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Date: Wednesday, 07/Sep/11, 8.19 PM | Message # 101 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
There's a donor 2.4 next to it there in the drive complete!! £300 low milage just need a hoist iv got a new cambelt w.p camseals and rocker gasket for it just need to check the clutch the new dash cluster is in and iv found the altenator feed wire B-)
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Date: Wednesday, 07/Sep/11, 8.25 PM | Message # 102 |
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You are right though this engine will be kept for spares the head is new , new cam valves etc no point in splitting the donor one ol run it for a while and see what happens!!
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Date: Wednesday, 07/Sep/11, 8.40 PM | Message # 103 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Would be interesting to see exactly what happened to the other one. They are not usual suspects for a seizure. Let the transplant begin! 
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Date: Wednesday, 07/Sep/11, 8.53 PM | Message # 104 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
I will open it at some point I suspect ring failure or oil pump failure soon as I have the hoist in she goes!!!
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Date: Sunday, 11/Sep/11, 2.40 PM | Message # 105 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Well well well after all that it was 1 10mm bolt that's worked loose and got trapped in between the timing belt and bottom pulley that seems to be the problem I reckon iv found that it's broken the woodruff key and the belts slipped pictures to be sent later what a bummer!!!
Damage to the timing belt
and the pulley keyway
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Message edited by listensqueak - Wednesday, 14/Sep/11, 8.27 PM | |
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Date: Sunday, 11/Sep/11, 7.36 PM | Message # 106 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Wow. Small component lots of c**p mate. Bummer indeed.
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Date: Wednesday, 14/Sep/11, 8.26 PM | Message # 107 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
More pics of the damage
The bolt that worked loose
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Message edited by listensqueak - Wednesday, 14/Sep/11, 9.14 PM | |
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Date: Thursday, 15/Sep/11, 7.21 AM | Message # 108 |
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From: 06/Sep/09
I once had an Astra GTE of which i loved to bits as it was basically a road legal go cart but upon furthore inspection i started to notice some problems with it, one was under a strobe light when i noticed the crankshaft pulley shaking like mad so i ended up replacing it for a new one, what a sod of a job anyways this was the triggar to my beleiving it had had a seroiuse front ender in its past life.
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Date: Saturday, 17/Sep/11, 7.01 PM | Message # 109 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Just inspected the old engine found a very small hole in the back of the block roughly where the head bolt goes past!!! I always could smell burning oil must have been from there il send a pic tomorrow!!
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Date: Monday, 19/Sep/11, 8.21 PM | Message # 110 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Any idea what caused that mate? 
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Date: Monday, 19/Sep/11, 10.54 PM | Message # 111 |
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No idea I could always smell burning oil I had people follow and say it was running clean and where the engine is leaning it never dripped possible happened when I put the head on could never see it
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Date: Thursday, 22/Sep/11, 7.14 PM | Message # 112 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Had the old girl running briefly got a fuel pump leak and a couple of little oil leaks but she goes result
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Date: Thursday, 22/Sep/11, 9.03 PM | Message # 113 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Good news then. Is the fuel pump leaking from the spindle?
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Date: Thursday, 22/Sep/11, 9.08 PM | Message # 114 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Yea out of the spring loaded Bit where the throttle cable goes on!!
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Date: Friday, 23/Sep/11, 7.56 AM | Message # 115 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
That's what Ultimate had mine for six weeks for. Apparently bits broke when they dismantled it and they had to apply by carrier pidgeon to a guy called Norman in Budapest who only works every third tuesday afternoon to carve one from a block of steel a mile high using only the rough end of a plastic toilet brush.
My fault for having such a rare van!
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Date: Saturday, 24/Sep/11, 7.45 PM | Message # 116 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Changed pumps no fuel leak now sealed up oil leaks and iv got the rev counter working result !!
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Date: Sunday, 25/Sep/11, 6.35 PM | Message # 117 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Just in time for Wales next month on the water ...... Good stuff. Much left to do or are we cooking on gas now?
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Date: Sunday, 25/Sep/11, 6.56 PM | Message # 118 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Mate had some fun today timing up the pump ran it up all seems ok I even think it runs better than the old engine ever did had to ruin the bottom ball joint today so iv got to put the drive shaft in and new ball joint have another check over every thing oh and I need one of the fan things that bolts on the front panel by the passenger head light where and when in Wales any idea??
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Date: Sunday, 25/Sep/11, 7.03 PM | Message # 119 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
We were talking of doing Lake Gwynant in Snowdonia around the 20th. Has to be finalised though.
Those ball joints are fun. I have a top one to do. Lots of heat and a puller needed for those.
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Date: Sunday, 25/Sep/11, 7.18 PM | Message # 120 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Yea the annoying thing is iv already replaced all of them they have only done 150 miles :-/ it only the lower one iv got it out already I'm so happy how it's running fingers crossed and very happy the rev counter works the only down side is I for got to take the bulb out that lights up the gear selector for when it was an auto!! Still I'd rather have that and an engine that runs lol looking forward to the road test maybe tomorrow then I just need to prime it so it's all one colour
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Date: Sunday, 25/Sep/11, 8.20 PM | Message # 121 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Good luck for tomorrow! Hope all goes well. Reckon you have done all the jobs on a T4 that are possible almost.
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Date: Sunday, 25/Sep/11, 8.36 PM | Message # 122 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Yea there's not much left to do I must admit I'm almost ready for my repair shop!!
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Date: Saturday, 01/Oct/11, 6.29 PM | Message # 123 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
well well well iv just been out on the first road test and seems ok i think i need to check the pump timing i think its running a little lean and making a ticking type noise i hope its this and not a dry lifter rev counter works looking forward to doing a little adventuring now shame i had to spend the money on the paint work
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Date: Saturday, 01/Oct/11, 6.33 PM | Message # 124 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
would like peoples opinion on doin the bus two tone black top and a differnt colour lower section ?
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Date: Sunday, 02/Oct/11, 9.39 PM | Message # 125 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
Can anyone tell me what materials they use on the Walls in the back if the bus??
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