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Off with its head (s)!!! (Read 52524 times)
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #75 - 08. Mar 2009 at 22:18  
Marks DTM Calib wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 08:30:
JamesV6CDX wrote on 07. Mar 2009 at 21:09:
Martin Imber wrote on 07. Mar 2009 at 21:06:
PaulW wrote on 07. Mar 2009 at 20:59:
Will .8 compression really make that much difference??



Yes - Look at this thread earlier - they tuned the DBW engines to make up for power loss.

I reckon 2 or 3 bhp minimum would be found but also better mpg



Is it worth it, for a barge?



Given the additional cost is small and only involves time (your won)......then why wouldn't it be  Thumbs Up!




I am buying a spare pair of heads to refurb so will be investigating skimming very seriously.

Will be porting too. Years since I've ported.

Done a 33% improvement on a 100cc bike and 66% improvement on a Hillman design push rod lump
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #76 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:06  
Ok, stripped a head down today.

Here is a pic of the trouble stem seals.

The green one is the standard Vx stem seal as used throughout the 2.5 and 3.0 production run plus most of the other big block 4 pots to!

The red one is the issue, it is vey hard and I could simply pull it off the guide with my fingers (compared to the ones on TB's old heads which required special pliers and brute force to shift even at 10 years old and 100K+ miles).

Now these came into existance because some low life, sorry purchasing person, decided to try to save a penny a seal by using an alternative which had not been proven!. I trust they were sacked, fired and buried for that one!

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Here are all the removed items, these will be soaked in caustic soda for 24 hours before having a good hot rinse and final clean in an ultrasonic bath.

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And the head, this will gently 'bleed' old oil until I get a chance to pressure wash it down ready for a bit of 'touching in'

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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #77 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:10  
Valve seals - I need 24 of them - same reasons

Might call Trachii and ask them what colour theirs are
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #78 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:11  
Martin Imber wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:10:
Valve seals - I need 24 of them - same reasons

Might call Trachii and ask them what colour theirs are



There green

I got 16 very cheap on ebay (genuine) and then bought 8 more from the dealer at just over a quid each
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #79 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:17  
Marks DTM Calib wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:11:
Martin Imber wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:10:
Valve seals - I need 24 of them - same reasons

Might call Trachii and ask them what colour theirs are



There green

I got 16 very cheap on ebay (genuine) and then bought 8 more from the dealer at just over a quid each


Shocked

dont ask how much are they here Sad
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #80 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:21  
cem wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:17:
Marks DTM Calib wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:11:
Martin Imber wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:10:
Valve seals - I need 24 of them - same reasons

Might call Trachii and ask them what colour theirs are



There green

I got 16 very cheap on ebay (genuine) and then bought 8 more from the dealer at just over a quid each


Shocked

dont ask how much are they here Sad


How much Cem? Wink  Wink 2 000 000 Turkish Lira?


(I think you've lost a few zeros since I last went to Turkey though  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!)
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #81 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:24  
Andy B wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:21:
cem wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:17:
Marks DTM Calib wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:11:
Martin Imber wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:10:
Valve seals - I need 24 of them - same reasons

Might call Trachii and ask them what colour theirs are



There green

I got 16 very cheap on ebay (genuine) and then bought 8 more from the dealer at just over a quid each


Shocked

dont ask how much are they here Sad


How much Cem? Wink  Wink 2 000 000 Turkish Lira?


(I think you've lost a few zeros since I last went to Turkey though  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!)


2 years ago when foreign currency rates were low they were 350 quid nearly 750 tl for a 24 set .. I'm afraid to ask now Sad
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #82 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:33  
cem wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:24:
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2 years ago when foreign currency rates were low they were 350 quid nearly 750 tl for a 24 set .. I'm afraid to ask now Sad


You mean 750 MILLION TL?  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked
Postage from UK to Ankara can't be that much!  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #83 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:37  
Andy B wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:33:
cem wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:24:
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2 years ago when foreign currency rates were low they were 350 quid nearly 750 tl for a 24 set .. I'm afraid to ask now Sad


You mean 750 MILLION TL?  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked  Shocked
Postage from UK to Ankara can't be that much!  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!


yep..I'll definitely want help when I decide to change them.. VX/Opel here sometimes make legal robberies.. Angry

Thanks  Thumbs Up!
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #84 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:47  

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2 years ago when foreign currency rates were low they were 350 quid nearly 750 tl for a 24 set .. I'm afraid to ask now Sad [/quote]

£14.50 for a stem seal Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #85 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:49  
HerefordElite wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:47:
cem wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:24:
Andy B wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:21:
cem wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:17:
Marks DTM Calib wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:11:
Martin Imber wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:10:
Valve seals - I need 24 of them - same reasons

Might call Trachii and ask them what colour theirs are



There green

I got 16 very cheap on ebay (genuine) and then bought 8 more from the dealer at just over a quid each


Shocked

dont ask how much are they here Sad


How much Cem? Wink  Wink 2 000 000 Turkish Lira?


(I think you've lost a few zeros since I last went to Turkey though  Thumbs Up!  Thumbs Up!)


2 years ago when foreign currency rates were low they were 350 quid nearly 750 tl for a 24 set .. I'm afraid to ask now Sad


£14.50 for a stem seal Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked


estimate , how  much I pay for all those list I've changed Cry Cry

shocks 300 £
cambelt 180 £
wishbones 350-370 £
and many sensors etc etc list goes on Cry
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Reply #86 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:52  
so I deserve to be the most stupid member medal Grin Thumbs Up!
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #87 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:55  
good news Mehmet exchange rate is better at moment 750TRY = only 296GBP  Cheesy

Sure anyone on here would sort parts and postage for you if you need bits Thumbs Up!
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Re: Off with its head (s)!!!
Reply #88 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:56  
Surely you could get parts sent from the UK much cheaper than that.
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Reply #89 - 08. Mar 2009 at 23:57  
HerefordElite wrote on 08. Mar 2009 at 23:55:
good news Mehmet exchange rate is better at moment 750TRY = only 296GBP  Cheesy

Sure anyone on here would sort parts and postage for you if you need bits Thumbs Up!


problem is the GBP part is fix TRY part changes so they profit more Embarrassed
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