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Offline Devon Joe

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bloody weather
« on: 03 November 2005, 10:43 »
finally got my valver back together with its new 2.0 heart...if only the goddam devon rain would stop it might run on at least 2 cylinders

everything is totally soaked, reckon about 4 hours wiith a hairdryer will fix it though  :grin:
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Judderi

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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #1 on: 03 November 2005, 10:49 »
Light a fire under the sump!  :grin:

Apparently they used to do this on the big diesels in the army in the good old days before glow plugs!
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Offline Si

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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2005, 16:33 »
Fair play dude, you got the lump in there then?!  :smiley:
Will it make it to Taunton on Sunday? it maybe raining tho!  :laugh:
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Judderi

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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #3 on: 03 November 2005, 16:38 »
Yeah i got it in mine. Its a good engine. Nice combo.
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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #4 on: 03 November 2005, 16:44 »
Yo, i meant that to go to Golf Scrapyard  :embarassed:, but hey, i didnt realise you had a 2ltr aswell. Sweet!  :cool:
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Offline Devon Joe

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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #5 on: 03 November 2005, 17:34 »
Yep its finally in...i have the scars to prove  :cry:

it fired up briefly at about 1am this morning but then battery died- a new battery and some easy start should do it!

fingers crossed it will be running by sunday- i plan to meet up with you guys in taunton on my way to london. :smiley:
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Offline Si

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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #6 on: 03 November 2005, 17:48 »
London?!!  :laugh:
Do you reckon it will get there?  :huh:  :tongue:
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Judderi

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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #7 on: 04 November 2005, 09:49 »
Quote from: Si on 03 November 2005, 16:44
Yo, i meant that to go to Golf Scrapyard  :embarassed:, but hey, i didnt realise you had a 2ltr aswell. Sweet!  :cool:



LOL i see. Would of thought my nickname gave it away a little.
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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #8 on: 04 November 2005, 11:48 »
DOH!!!  :embarassed:
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Re: bloody weather
« Reply #9 on: 05 November 2005, 13:16 »
well the engine would defo get to london...if i put it on the train.

some idiot  :rolleyes: seems to have put the clutch in wrong...nice grinding noise and you can start engine with car in gear..

woops, out it comes again... :undecided:

damn this car is gonna get caned when its all fixed!!
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