Bugger i was hoping thats all it was for you.
finally got it running re-torqued head, reset tappets 20/20, new spark plugs, new dizzy + rota arm not sure which one cured it. Took it for a quick spin and all good bar a sticky accelerator cable and my side exit centre bobbin had split so exhaust now hanging apart from that all hunky dorey.
Good stuff james. Is it not 20/ 15 with the tappets or did you fancy a change? You never know what was the problem sometimes with these cars, they realy are like a women
Ok exhaust now fixed
Don't want to start another problem thread do will carry on this one.
Got yet another problem car idles perfect and drove perfect yesterday for about 2 miles until the exhaust came loose so cut my drive short.
Fixed exhaust thinking that was it Finally done. Took the 5 for a very short drive and as soon as I hit 2k rpm the running on 3 problem is back
Any ideas or anyone local fancy casting a second pair of eyes over it.
Last edited by James5; 17-11-2009 at 23:28.
Have you tried a different king lead ? Might of got some heat damage?All that's left too change is this, leads and renix. May aswell do all these at once too.
is it pining for the Fjords?
Well many thanks for the Wizards assistance I have reset the dizzy gear correctly now, flywheel TDC mark lined up with 0 on the gearbox bell housing so that the rota arm now points directly away from the engine. Only downside now is the car will not run now as now not sparking + no fuel pump sounding didn't sound but I am sure I can sort this part out now she is set correctly (TDC lead)
With reference to how I split a liner this is a combination of things from looking at the liner first thing is I was suffering from Det in cylinder number 2 (liner that went)and from looking at the liner it was rusting from the outside in as there is a rust line on the outside of the liner that looks like rust is eating through it so with the liner being weak and the small det this is what i think has caused the liner to go. I think whom ever had the engine previous to me has just been running it on water for a very very long time I will find the camera and get some pics of it up.
Not sure what has been causing the Det as yet? Could be faulty AEI vacum
Last edited by James5; 23-11-2009 at 11:51.
***cough cough F4R cough cough***
Soon...got to buy the missus another car first
She's running , changed aei for a spare, double checked dizzy gear was correct just had a nice 30 min drive got some piston slap nothing I can't live with for now and got an oil leak from the front of the sump.
Many thanks for all your help peeps
My god James, your getting alot of little niggley problems at the mo, when it rains it pours with these things!