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Title: mk1 16v
Post by: raferackstraw on 27 April 2009, 12:08

hi guys

having blown the head gasket on my 16v cabby at christmas  :sick:

i sent car away to have engine rebuilt to 1900cc with newman 272cams and a pnp head, at the same time having gearbox rebuilt  :wink:

i got the car back in late february and everything was fine but within a week it developed a hot start problem  :angry:

so i thought f00k it as i'm working in ireland i'll send car up to mv developements to have servo and master cylinder upgrade and sort out the hot start problem  :smiley:

well brake upgrade was done ok and gear linkage was rebuilt

car was then put on rolling road for setting up but they found it was running very lean above 4000 revs so they are investigating

but i've been home for 10days now and still no car i'm just so f00king frustrated  :angry: cars been away for nearly amonth and i thought it would be sorted by now  :sad:

and i havent even got my bike as thats up with me brother in law in march  :angry:

so far my time off has been sh!te i should have stayed at work  :cry:

Title: Re: mk1 16v
Post by: raferackstraw on 27 April 2009, 18:05

update

it seems wur was causing hot start problems so im having wur mod done

but lean running has not been sorted yet as the rolling road company mik took car to doesnt have guages to diagnose kjet  :huh:

so mik has took it to another rr and its booked in for weds at 4pm and should be ready for thurs morning fingers crossed  :undecided:

hopefully when i get it back it should feel like a new car just 72hours to wait  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: mk1 16v
Post by: Dinky on 05 May 2009, 19:51

ooo...hasn't been a happy time darl - hope you get it sorted...
these bl00dy old cars..if its not one thing, it's another and another... :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: mk1 16v
Post by: raferackstraw on 05 May 2009, 20:33

thanks dinx still havent got it back,  :cry:
 its back on the rolling road tomorrow at 10am with a newish metering head, so fingers crossed they will be able to set it up this time and i'll be able to pick it up 

Title: Re: mk1 16v
Post by: Dinky on 05 May 2009, 22:04

oh dear darl....
its going to be a brand new car by the time you have finished with all these parts!

fingers crossed this sorts it!

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re:UPDATE UPDATE mk1 16v
Post by: raferackstraw on 06 May 2009, 14:06

wooooooooohoooo just got phone call from mik at mv developments and apart from changing the fuel pump and accumulator the car is FIXED and running right  :smiley:  :smiley:  :smiley:  :smiley:  :smiley:

car was set up on rolling road and is making 200bhp @6800rpm at the flywheel  :shocked:  :shocked:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

really fooking happy  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:

got to give a big shout to mv developments for their customer service and professional attitude  :wink:  :wink:

 would recommend anyone in herts, essex, north london area to take their mk1 to them  :cool:

Title: Re: mk1 16v
Post by: mk1tt16v on 07 May 2009, 21:44

bet its a real weapon mate