Oh and the mamouth session working till 0030 last night and then again from 5am this morning. I got the car back on the road at 0800 having:
- plumbed in the vapouriser coolant pipe from the back of the coolant bridge around the front
- replaced the HBV
- replaced thermostat (and coolant bridge pipe
)
- replaced most of the coolant piping at the back
- fitted the inlet manifold that KW kindly tapped for me
- replaced the leaking camshaft seal.
When I first started her up it ran fine at idle, and then I blipped the throttle and it was running of 4/5 cyl
I was dredding that the cambelt had slipped but I definitely remember torquing it up correctly and making sure it was still set perfectly. Then I realised that some rain water must have gotten in to the inlet after the thunderstorm hit during the rebuild. I hurridly had placed the scuttle in place but obviously not well enough
After a few minutes with a rough idle a few studdering blips of the throttle cleared the last of the moisture and she was running sweet
End result:
- no more oil leak
- no more coolant seepage (not really a leak but was losing a litre a month plus the sweet smell in the cabin)
- a more normal running temperature
- increased mpg
- smoother
- more power
The last 3 were a pleasant suprise but definitely noticable. But the whole session last night and this morning was not a pleasant one after playing a whole day of rugby league 9's tournament when you're mid 30's.
Now to fit the rest of the kit
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