02GF74
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oh well ........
 
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:01 AM |
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sold? broken? dead?
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02GF74
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:04 AM |
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dead big time.
overheated, reckon at least a head gasket, possibly more.
don't want to even think about it right now
question is why?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:05 AM |
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oh no! all that car and attention getting that new engine in then it goes and kicks you in the teeth
Craig
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FFTS
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:06 AM |
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Great!!!!!
Your having a car delivered? Cool!
I feel bad now.. only kidding.
Chris.
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AndyW
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:09 AM |
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Is that by chance, just off the A1 Stevenage south, layby?? I broke down there only a week ago, must be the area......
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iank
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:09 AM |
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On the bright side it's not bent or burnt.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:25 AM |
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Here's mine earlier this year outside John Lewis in Welwyn Garden City (a classier place to break down  )
Have a cup of tea, stash it in the garage and ignore it for a day or two.
 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:26 AM |
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at least that gives you time to paint that bonnet 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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TimC
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:38 AM |
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On the bright side, you take a great photo!
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
dead big time.
overheated, reckon at least a head gasket, possibly more.
don't want to even think about it right now
question is why?
i call that broken. its not written off, summer's over, time for the winter engine upgrade 
every cloud, and all that bollox
still not cool though
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nib1980
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 10:49 AM |
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same thing happened to me. just finished a 6 month rebuild on a xflow, and the oil pump siezed and shafted the engine. plus side is i now have a
4age, which is far lghter and more powerful
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BenB
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 11:02 AM |
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Think of it as fate deciding on an engine transplant
Looks a light car, perfect for a BEC conversion
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 11:10 AM |
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I would also say put another bigger engine in over the next few months.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 11:22 AM |
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I'm having a giggle at all the engine transplant comments.. you're going to make 02GF74 pull his hair out! haha.
He's only just upgraded!!
Craig
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02GF74
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 12:21 PM |
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yey, that is the A406, just off the A1 towards Stevenage.
been thinking about why.
I set timing static to 10 BTDC but didn't check it when running but it ran ok.
I fitted same dellorto carbs as for the 1300 - didn't check jetting but it ran ok.
The signs that there was something not quite right was that every time I stopped the fan was running which should have told me that the engine was
running hot.
Also fitted new thermostat; haven't checked that yet but will be extremely well p155ed off it that is at fault.
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iank
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| posted on 2/10/09 at 03:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
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I fitted same dellorto carbs as for the 1300 - didn't check jetting but it ran ok.
May have been running lean then, that would cause it to overheat.
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