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The golf in this video from the day is giving me silly ideas about body swapping the 8 onto an mx5 chassis.....
itll never happen though
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Jun 10, 2024 16:25:59 GMT
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Jun 12, 2024 18:44:04 GMT
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Absolutely love driving this around but..... I have decided it needs a touch more go. Currently trying to source a 1397cc engine to modify and drop in the hole. Hopefully, all being well it'll go in easily with a few parts swapped over from my current engine. Ill see what I come up with on the hunt, would be nice, if I find one, to add a few bits to it if I can find them, maybe a fruity cam or something.
Ill try and find an engine first, it'll be for the future as I don't want to risk starting a swap now and not making it to RRG
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Jun 29, 2024 20:45:43 GMT
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Its not looking good for the 8 at the moment. The last few times I've driven it I've had the odd misfire. Assumed it was carb or ignition related, but it would clear and not cause me issues. Odd.... Anyway on Wednesday I pulled up at home with it after the commute and it was tapping a little more than normal and misfiring again. A few revs it cleared and I didn't think much of it. Decided to take a look today and go over the basics. No mixing of oil and water and no over heating. Whipped the plugs out to make it easier to spin and do the clearances to be greeted with number one looking like its coated in baked on oil. Could be worn valve stem oil seals maybe? not sure yet. Ideally I need to comp check. Any way I carried on and reset the valve clearances and on start up was met with a loud tapping that coincided with a miss. When it stopped tapping (louder than the vid) the miss stopped too. bit confused by this. Also there seems to be mega blow by and smoke from the exhaust. Any suggestions? I'm leaning towards piston or valve damage, what say you guys? Its done well to be fair, I've put a few hundred miles on it since getting it up and running, didn't open it up, just sent it. Not ideal as I was meant to be driving it to RRG in August.......
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Jun 29, 2024 23:49:34 GMT
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would these be any good if you got the new engine
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would these be any good if you got the new engine maybe, ill have to do some research.... found them on facebook cheers
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2024 6:07:38 GMT by Adey
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Darkspeed
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That top end looks really dry.
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That top end looks really dry. ahh yeah, that was after I cleaned it looking for issues, that said...... I'm not sure how dry it was to start with now thinking back
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2024 9:12:04 GMT by Adey
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SO....... who wants to hear a story about going gung ho into an issue without actually checking the very basics of what an engine needs in it to run quietly........
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Looks like number one has a drink problem.
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'57 Austin Cambridge A55 1800 Overdrive '50 MG Y-type (In build) '56 Standard Super 10 (In build) '04 Seat Leon TDi 130 (Wet weather runabout) '03 Citroen Berlingo HDi (Parts hauler)
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I am a tit
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2024 9:39:37 GMT by Adey
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jimi
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SO....... who wants to hear a story about going gung ho into an issue without actually checking the very basics of what an engine needs in it to run quietly........ Didn't check the oil level ?
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour![](https://jlawson.co.uk/images/Jimisig04.jpg)
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get some slick 50 or something in it asap to stave off any more damage 🤷🏻♂️
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stealthstylz
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Jun 30, 2024 10:08:48 GMT
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How easy is it to get the sump off? Probably worth getting it off and having a look at the shells and cylinder walls.
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Jun 30, 2024 11:17:00 GMT
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How easy is it to get the sump off? Probably worth getting it off and having a look at the shells and cylinder walls. Dropped the oil and there was no notable shimmer New oil and filter on and it runs sweet and smooth (ish) again..... though still has a decent bit of blow by from the rocker cover. Pretty sure its always had it tbh. Ill send it for now whilst collecting parts for an upgrade
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2024 11:17:33 GMT by Adey
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Here is a hilarious one...... took the car for a run, no issues, ran as well as it ever did. Did a compression check and all came in at around 8.5bar..... With the spare gasket sat on the shelf I though I may as well pull the head for curse word and giggles. I absolutely love this series of engine for its simplicity, and in an 8 there's loads of space to work. What I found was a little shocking, but explain where the blow by was coming from. Piston 1 to 3 all with damage, the top of the piston has gone to the top ring on cylinder 1, there are 2 holes down the side of piston 2 and 3 also has damage. Not sure what has gone through there but there was plenty of carbon build up before I cleaned it off. I'm wondering if a bit more of it came loose a few days ago causing more noise than normal. Either way its ruined inside and needs some hefty remedial work or a new lump throwing in. We will see what parts become available over the next week or 2 and go forward with a plan of action. thanks for reading
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ovimor
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Oooff! Storminn, M8 😯
When I bought my 'very 2nd hand' 998 IMP engine, It had popped quite spectacularly [.. in a previous life, in a Sidecar outfit] and a few 'dinks' were obvious down the liners... 998cc IMPs have the liners [875cc] cut out and the new 998s are bonded in.
It still went like the clappers 😉
Got a bit of work in there, aye 🔧😐
OVIMOR
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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The damage looks worse from 4-2 in sequence, is there any chance it was heat related (possibly because of low oil) and the rear of the engine had got hotter than the front (appreciating that its backwards in the car so not sure how its described/numbered).
Sad to see but i'm sure you will sort it out and the car will come back better than before.
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