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Post by Rickster on Oct 3, 2016 20:08:20 GMT
As you may or may not know, my engine made some horrible noises at a competition yesterday and i limped away on 3 cylinders. ironically it was going to be my last event prior to the big winter rebuild - just a shame it didnt last out to the very end. the car has been going ok but has been down a little on compression and using a bit of oil, however i got stuck in at lunchtime today and carried on this evening and have made a massive amount of progress.    My own engine hoist, luckily i strengthened the garage roof last year, well pleased with the hoist!  annoyingly, cant see anything obvious on head or engine   Beginning to wonder if i fried the coil pack!!! Anyway its worth doing, cos I can also give my engine bay a good clean and change the clutch  I will update this thread in case anyones interested! |
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Post by Horney on Oct 3, 2016 20:44:27 GMT
Very interested. Good luck with the rebuild.
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Post by Rickster on Oct 4, 2016 7:01:10 GMT
Engine mounts were knackered  |
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Post by sandys on Oct 4, 2016 7:58:06 GMT
Fair to you, I'd be lost in this undertaking.
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Post by Rickster on Oct 4, 2016 8:30:44 GMT
Fair to you, I'd be lost in this undertaking. to be honest, i love it, one of the reasons I have the car!!  |
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Post by BikeTuna on Oct 4, 2016 8:56:08 GMT
Excellent progress considering the timescale, looking forward to the updates!
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Post by agt on Oct 4, 2016 9:00:53 GMT
Good luck with the rebuild, will you be going forged or sticking with oem?
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Post by Rickster on Oct 4, 2016 18:10:50 GMT
Good luck with the rebuild, will you be going forged or sticking with oem? I'm sticking with OEM, I'm keeping the car fairly standard at the moment. I need to change the clutch but cant work out whether to stick with the OEM or go for something a bit better, (Exedy??) I will probably have a head skim and perhaps a valve regrind. Pistons out tonight  Gonna be doing a lot of cleaning and then a trip to Autolink for a load of parts! |
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Post by jackyboy on Oct 4, 2016 22:18:39 GMT
Porn.. i might have to pop over one Saturday if your working on the car. you could teach me a thing or two.. or a thousand, when it comes to car stuff my passion is there but the knowledge is not. i would be the same. if i knew how i would probably work on the car lots and lots and enjoy doing it!!
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Post by agt on Oct 4, 2016 23:27:32 GMT
Good luck with the rebuild, will you be going forged or sticking with oem? I'm sticking with OEM, I'm keeping the car fairly standard at the moment. I need to change the clutch but cant work out whether to stick with the OEM or go for something a bit better, (Exedy??) I will probably have a head skim and perhaps a valve regrind. Pistons out tonight Gonna be doing a lot of cleaning and then a trip to Autolink for a load of parts! A refresh of a standard engine is a lovely thing! Your a better man than me, I'd convince myself that I'd need rods, pistons, cams etc!!! Good thought on the clutch, somthing that can take a bit of a thrashing but still feels oem. Got a twinclutch in my mk1, great for handling the power but I groan when I see traffic!!! |
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Post by Rickster on Oct 5, 2016 7:11:16 GMT
Porn.. i might have to pop over one Saturday if your working on the car. you could teach me a thing or two.. or a thousand, when it comes to car stuff my passion is there but the knowledge is not. i would be the same. if i knew how i would probably work on the car lots and lots and enjoy doing it!! Yup, sounds like a plan, let me know when is a good Saturday - make sure I am doing something, probably be good to see when i start rebuilding , my mate John is also gonna come down with his sometime - wants a hand replacing his suspension! Bacon sarnies would be a given of course!!! |
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Post by Rickster on Oct 5, 2016 10:50:23 GMT
So now i have everything in pieces, i have been pricing up what i need. On the basis that i was going to go for a head skim and there is a tiny bit of lateral movement in my valves (guide replacement maybe) i am beginning to wonder whether to try and get a low mileage mk2 head, i believe i can also get a 2.5 head but the vvt wont work without extra gubbins, apart from needing the mk2 manifold i believe they bolt straight on, anybody done this?
The other option is a complete low mileage mk2.5 engine, if i could get the vvt to run it might be worth it?
Or i could spend the money on mine and then have an (almost) good as new engine?
too many decisions
what to do
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Post by tgbshelby on Oct 5, 2016 10:58:30 GMT
I am the same as Jack, I have a fair bit of knowledge but its not extensive but I would be more than willing to help!
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Post by Rickster on Oct 5, 2016 18:00:34 GMT
So now i have everything in pieces, i have been pricing up what i need. On the basis that i was going to go for a head skim and there is a tiny bit of lateral movement in my valves (guide replacement maybe) i am beginning to wonder whether to try and get a low mileage mk2 head, i believe i can also get a 2.5 head but the vvt wont work without extra gubbins, apart from needing the mk2 manifold i believe they bolt straight on, anybody done this? The other option is a complete low mileage mk2.5 engine, if i could get the vvt to run it might be worth it? Or i could spend the money on mine and then have an (almost) good as new engine? too many decisions what to do I've decided to stick with what i know and get my head refurbed, found a chap who can do it all at a good price. Then big end bearings, rings, seals, gaskets etc plus the clutch, put it all back together - Roberts your Mums brother!!! I will post when i'm doing stuff at weekends and anyone local who wants to come round for coffee, sarnies and to observe, help, lig about, etc, is welcome! |
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Post by Rickster on Oct 7, 2016 16:00:39 GMT
Heads gone for refurb and skim.
I've ordered all the parts, got an exedy clutch from MX5heaven, seemed good value, the rest from Autolink, over £400, all paid for by the sale of my ME221!
This weekend me and the missus are off to Cornwall for a little escape, (would have liked to have motored down in the 5 but hey ho!)
Next weekend will be the boring bit - gonna do a lot of cleaning parts and engine bay.
Also I have to do the clutch on my folks Corsa while they are away - PITA!
Will post more pics soon
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