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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 14 June 2008, 22:27:07
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Some may know I bought Tunnie's T reg 2.0 16v Estate Manual, with HG failure. We didn't have a clue about the history of this car, it wouldn't run, was full of sludge, and had almost no compression on two cylinders, but we took our chance.
Thankfully, it paid off. Markie and myself stripped the top end down in about 90 minutes and got the head off it - quick sausage roll (cheers mother tunnie!) and cleaned it up. Then TheBoy turned up, and we all started the reassembly. Got it all back together, and it's now running very sweetly indeed.
Needs a few quick oil changes but nothing to worry about.
We all took it for a test drive - couldn't really give it some beans though, until we cleaned the windscreen ;D
Test drive went fine - once it burnt off the clouds of oil smoke (I spilt some in a plug well!) - pulls and drives well (for a 4 pot) and the manual box is very good.
Only slight problem is a leaky HBV - which'll be done next weekend, along with the leather, Elite wheels and cruise upgrades.
Thanks to Mrs/Mr Tunnie for putting up with us and supplying neverending tea etc... to Markie for working on it all day with me, and to TB, for providing further assistance and company (Eg, cheers for coming and taking the P1$$ all day, Jaime ;D )
Oh, and thanks too to TB, for the "Climate Modification" with the Tech2. I must be the only person in the country whose climate can go to 74 degrees ;D ;D
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Ah yes, waterpump felt nasty. It's having a cambelt kit, water pump and aux belt, before it's let loose on the road :)
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Some may know I bought Tunnie's T reg 2.0 16v Estate Manual, with HG failure. We didn't have a clue about the history of this car, it wouldn't run, was full of sludge, and had almost no compression on two cylinders, but we took our chance.
Thankfully, it paid off. Markie and myself stripped the top end down in about 90 minutes and got the head off it - quick sausage roll (cheers mother tunnie!) and cleaned it up. Then TheBoy turned up, and we all started the reassembly. Got it all back together, and it's now running very sweetly indeed.
Needs a few quick oil changes but nothing to worry about.
We all took it for a test drive - couldn't really give it some beans though, until we cleaned the windscreen ;D
Test drive went fine - once it burnt off the clouds of oil smoke (I spilt some in a plug well!) - pulls and drives well (for a 4 pot) and the manual box is very good.
Only slight problem is a leaky HBV - which'll be done next weekend, along with the leather, Elite wheels and cruise upgrades.
Thanks to Mrs/Mr Tunnie for putting up with us and supplying neverending tea etc... to Markie for working on it all day with me, and to TB, for providing further assistance and company (Eg, cheers for coming and taking the P1$$ all day, Jaime ;D )
Oh, and thanks too to TB, for the "Climate Modification" with the Tech2. I must be the only person in the country whose climate can go to 74 degrees ;D ;D
You noticed that issue then, found any others? ::)
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Some may know I bought Tunnie's T reg 2.0 16v Estate Manual, with HG failure. We didn't have a clue about the history of this car, it wouldn't run, was full of sludge, and had almost no compression on two cylinders, but we took our chance.
Thankfully, it paid off. Markie and myself stripped the top end down in about 90 minutes and got the head off it - quick sausage roll (cheers mother tunnie!) and cleaned it up. Then TheBoy turned up, and we all started the reassembly. Got it all back together, and it's now running very sweetly indeed.
Needs a few quick oil changes but nothing to worry about.
We all took it for a test drive - couldn't really give it some beans though, until we cleaned the windscreen ;D
Test drive went fine - once it burnt off the clouds of oil smoke (I spilt some in a plug well!) - pulls and drives well (for a 4 pot) and the manual box is very good.
Only slight problem is a leaky HBV - which'll be done next weekend, along with the leather, Elite wheels and cruise upgrades.
Thanks to Mrs/Mr Tunnie for putting up with us and supplying neverending tea etc... to Markie for working on it all day with me, and to TB, for providing further assistance and company (Eg, cheers for coming and taking the P1$$ all day, Jaime ;D )
Oh, and thanks too to TB, for the "Climate Modification" with the Tech2. I must be the only person in the country whose climate can go to 74 degrees ;D ;D
You noticed that issue then, found any others? ::)
A little birdie told me that you had "modified" the MID... but it was all still in MPH/MPG when I looked ::)
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Time for a shower, and some beer, I'll check in shortly :y
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nice to see some one was working hard his weekend.
oi james you know you like the 4pot really ;)...they arnt that bader engine. i like mine ;D
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Some may know I bought Tunnie's T reg 2.0 16v Estate Manual, with HG failure. We didn't have a clue about the history of this car, it wouldn't run, was full of sludge, and had almost no compression on two cylinders, but we took our chance.
Thankfully, it paid off. Markie and myself stripped the top end down in about 90 minutes and got the head off it - quick sausage roll (cheers mother tunnie!) and cleaned it up. Then TheBoy turned up, and we all started the reassembly. Got it all back together, and it's now running very sweetly indeed.
Needs a few quick oil changes but nothing to worry about.
We all took it for a test drive - couldn't really give it some beans though, until we cleaned the windscreen ;D
Test drive went fine - once it burnt off the clouds of oil smoke (I spilt some in a plug well!) - pulls and drives well (for a 4 pot) and the manual box is very good.
Only slight problem is a leaky HBV - which'll be done next weekend, along with the leather, Elite wheels and cruise upgrades.
Thanks to Mrs/Mr Tunnie for putting up with us and supplying neverending tea etc... to Markie for working on it all day with me, and to TB, for providing further assistance and company (Eg, cheers for coming and taking the P1$$ all day, Jaime ;D )
Oh, and thanks too to TB, for the "Climate Modification" with the Tech2. I must be the only person in the country whose climate can go to 74 degrees ;D ;D
You noticed that issue then, found any others? ::)
A little birdie told me that you had "modified" the MID... but it was all still in MPH/MPG when I looked ::)
thought about the mid, but concluded it was that bad pixel wise, you wouldn't notice ;D
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nice to see some one was working hard his weekend.
oi james you know you like the 4pot really ;)...they arnt that bader engine. i like mine ;D
The half engine is "sufficient" - we'll leave it at that!!
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nice to see some one was working hard his weekend.
oi james you know you like the 4pot really ;)...they arnt that bader engine. i like mine ;D
The half engine is "sufficient" - we'll leave it at that!!
The engine is great...
in a car the size of a mini
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you can fit 2 minis in my car its long enough!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Busy day for me too....
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP2002.jpg)
8-)
Watching Le Mans on Eurosport now. First 8 or so places are tractors >:(
Wish I was there soaking up the atmosphere [size=8]and the Stella[/size] though.
Kevin
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Visited a car boot sale - I will be selling next week
Got depressed at Flogas AND Calor - both over 53.9p and 52.7p
Found more old magazines for CBS
Cleaned out the shed
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Busy day for me too....
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP2002.jpg)
8-)
Watching Le Mans on Eurosport now. First 8 or so places are tractors >:(
Wish I was there soaking up the atmosphere [size=8]and the Stella[/size] though.
Kevin
some nice work there Kevin, will be interesting to see your injector timings as a result of getting it that close to the petrol injectors.
Any chance of some pics of the other side of the manifold?
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Here you go:
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1985.jpg)
Grind a little flat to drill the hole
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1986.jpg)
Start small and open it out
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1987.jpg)
Hole drilled
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1988.jpg)
A bit of cutting paste on the tap
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1989.jpg)
.. and thread the hole
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1990.jpg)
Grind the area around the top of the nozzle to allow it to seat
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1991.jpg)
A little thread lock on the nozzle
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1992.jpg)
Screw the nozzle in, using a suitably sized allen key to align it with the thread
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1993.jpg)
Nozzle in place
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1994.jpg)
Grid the area around the nozzle smooth
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1995.jpg)
Top side of manifold.
Kevin
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Here you go:
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1985.jpg)
Grind a little flat to drill the hole
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1986.jpg)
Start small and open it out
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1987.jpg)
Hole drilled
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1988.jpg)
A bit of cutting paste on the tap
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1989.jpg)
.. and thread the hole
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1990.jpg)
Grind the area around the top of the nozzle to allow it to seat
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1991.jpg)
A little thread lock on the nozzle
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1992.jpg)
Screw the nozzle in, using a suitably sized allen key to align it with the thread
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1993.jpg)
Nozzle in place
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1994.jpg)
Grid the area around the nozzle smooth
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1995.jpg)
Top side of manifold.
Kevin
;) Nice tidy work Kevin; `very-good alignment considering you drilled with a hand-held. :y
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Some may know I bought Tunnie's T reg 2.0 16v Estate Manual, with HG failure. We didn't have a clue about the history of this car, it wouldn't run, was full of sludge, and had almost no compression on two cylinders, but we took our chance.
Thankfully, it paid off. Markie and myself stripped the top end down in about 90 minutes and got the head off it - quick sausage roll (cheers mother tunnie!) and cleaned it up. Then TheBoy turned up, and we all started the reassembly. Got it all back together, and it's now running very sweetly indeed.
Needs a few quick oil changes but nothing to worry about.
We all took it for a test drive - couldn't really give it some beans though, until we cleaned the windscreen ;D
Test drive went fine - once it burnt off the clouds of oil smoke (I spilt some in a plug well!) - pulls and drives well (for a 4 pot) and the manual box is very good.
Only slight problem is a leaky HBV - which'll be done next weekend, along with the leather, Elite wheels and cruise upgrades.
Thanks to Mrs/Mr Tunnie for putting up with us and supplying neverending tea etc... to Markie for working on it all day with me, and to TB, for providing further assistance and company (Eg, cheers for coming and taking the P1$$ all day, Jaime ;D )
Oh, and thanks too to TB, for the "Climate Modification" with the Tech2. I must be the only person in the country whose climate can go to 74 degrees ;D ;D
;) Busy and productive day for all! :y
We`ll have to start calling you Jesus-James if you carry on with these resurrections! ;D
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Kevin,
Very neat and tidy!! Is that your manifold or a spare?? I'm hoping to get my kit towards the end of July so I'll be begging a favour!! ::) ::) ::)
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the tip is to get the injectors as close to the petrol injectors.
kevin did mine Tooo. thank god i couldnt watch.
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Very neat and tidy!! Is that your manifold or a spare?? I'm hoping to get my kit towards the end of July so I'll be begging a favour!! ::) ::) ::)
That was my (only) manifold. I might have been a bit more adventurous with a spare.
No problem with doing them if anyone needs one although it's easier than it looks.
kevin did mine Tooo. thank god i couldnt watch.
::) :-X ;D
Kevin
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Here you go:
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1985.jpg)
Grind a little flat to drill the hole
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1986.jpg)
Start small and open it out
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1987.jpg)
Hole drilled
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1988.jpg)
A bit of cutting paste on the tap
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1989.jpg)
.. and thread the hole
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1990.jpg)
Grind the area around the top of the nozzle to allow it to seat
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1991.jpg)
A little thread lock on the nozzle
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1992.jpg)
Screw the nozzle in, using a suitably sized allen key to align it with the thread
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1993.jpg)
Nozzle in place
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1994.jpg)
Grid the area around the nozzle smooth
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/IMGP1995.jpg)
Top side of manifold.
Kevin
Good work :y