irvined
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 12:49 PM |
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SVA Fail - Carlisle
Some minor things, the front track rods needed some padding in between the rubber cover and the nut cos he could still feel the metal nut
underneath.
A couple of bolts where a bit too short, which I should have spotted anyway.
Didnt bat an eye lid at my bias bar which had cap head bolts all the way through, he did ask me to take them out so he could check they werent
soldered in at each end.
None of the minor things surprised me, there where about 4 or so trim issues over the car, nothing major, however I also failed on the brake hoses,
not the braided ones, those where fine, but the ones between the master cyl and the reservoir, they arent marked, unfortunatly i bought them from
Luego, so i dont think there is any chance of me getting the box or something that says they are ok for brake fluid.
I also found my front left caliper was a bit sticky, and failed on the inbalance, i suspect since its been sitting for 6 months the pads are a bit
stiff, he could still lock up the wheels etc though.
The chap Andrew is a nice bloke, and was happy to discuss the way to solve the problems so it should be a doddle to fix once i get the bits.
Had an eventful trip there, slept through my alarm for about 20 minutes, forgot my toolbox, came back, left again, engine started f*cking up big time,
stopped, bonnet off, fiddled with choke, mixture, you name it, waved a few dead chickens, and sacrifeced a goat, then it was sort of ok again up to
about 3000rpm where it misfires like hell.
The way back was slightly more predictible, same as above but with the odd bit of detonation to boot.
Oh well 
Made it home via some nice little back roads though, was really chuffed with the cars handling, its nice and smooth, doesnt jump and bounce like i
thought it would.
Wooohooo!
David
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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wheezy
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 01:08 PM |
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Sorry about that.
At least there are only a few easily fixed problems. So you should be out on the road soon.
Nice to see others having an interesting time getting to the test
Dave
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Hellfire
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 01:14 PM |
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That's almost a positive result... easily rectified and then you're off!
Top Man!!!
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muzchap
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 01:22 PM |
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Merlin Motorsport for the hose!
They supply the documentation as well
Good Luck!
And may 'utrecht' carefully
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If you believe you're not crazy, whilst everybody is telling you, you are - then they are definitely wrong!
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wheezy
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 01:36 PM |
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http://www.fuelsystem.co.uk/hose.htm
This is where I got my brake reservoir hose. They also have an online hose spec which you can print off as proof.
Dave
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MikeR
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 03:26 PM |
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tried callng u on your holland mobile around lunch time, didn't work.
guess some smiles, any news on the re-test ?
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donut
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 05:05 PM |
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waved a few dead chickens, and sacrifeced a goat,
Wow you did have an eventful day!!
Bad luck on the fail but sounds like an easy fix.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 06:13 PM |
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Used some silicon inside the track rod to end gaiters to give them a bit of "body" if you smear the track rod before filling the gaiter it
will not stick and makes tracking adjustment easy.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 5/5/06 at 06:46 PM |
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Rusty means smear the track rod and end with grease, to stop the silicone from sticking to it. ie as a release agent.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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greggors84
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| posted on 6/5/06 at 09:00 PM |
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What engine are you running?
Im currently suffering from a misfire around 3k rpm and not sure whats causing it.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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darrens
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| posted on 7/5/06 at 06:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by muzchap
Merlin Motorsport for the hose!
They supply the documentation as well
Good Luck!
And may 'utrecht' carefully
If you haven't got documentation but the hose is marked with the relavent SAE code/No would that be suffiecient.
Cheers
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irvined
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| posted on 8/5/06 at 01:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by greggors84
What engine are you running?
Im currently suffering from a misfire around 3k rpm and not sure whats causing it.
Crossflow,for me i'm 90% sure its a carburation/dizzy issue.
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