Nickp
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:32 AM |
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Originally posted by owelly
The twink coming out of my car is excellent. Low mileage, four branch, good oil pressure etc, coming to an internet auction site soon.....
Sorted!!  What's it in BTW mate?
[Edited on 14/10/11 by Nickp]
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owelly
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:44 AM |
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It's all good!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Nickp
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
It's all good!!
Bumfinger??
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Valtra
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 05:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Nickp
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
It's all good!!
Bumfinger??
Ah but which model of Bumfinger ? Mk 3 or 4?
"If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works"
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Nickp
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| posted on 14/10/11 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Valtra
quote:
Originally posted by Nickp
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
It's all good!!
Bumfinger??
Ah but which model of Bumfinger ? Mk 3 or 4?
Or is it the Bumtwinker Special??
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Valtra
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 06:08 PM |
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Following a good "gander" over my engine yesterday I've come to the conclusion that it's better the devil you know and that a
rebuild using the experience gleaned since the original build some 15 years ago (though it was only struck up just over 3 years ago) will be the best
option : again looking over the engine I realised how many elegant solutions I found to literally build the car around the engine and then fit
ancillaries and attendant secondary items around it . Though I say so myself the installation is a work of art despite limited funds thrown at the
project or previous experience , and the moment that engine struck up for the first time was one of the best of my life . I may decide to massage the
specification a bit with certainly a few baffles in the sump and perhaps some slightly meatier cams to make better use of the Webbers . But on the
whole stick to the principal of a budget engine of real class.
Thanks for all the suggestions, very much appreciated and of all the options the Alfa TS 16v looked the best option but issues over engine mounts,
sump, inlet manifold clearance . plus worries over ecu compatibility and immobilisers etc meant that I would need a phase one engine or convert a
phase two to phase one electrics. That's not a path I would tread confidently 
Ian
"If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works"
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Valtra
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| posted on 23/10/11 at 01:26 PM |
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update
Got a chance to check the oil pressure with a different gauge today and voilą 3 bar at idle and 5 bar at high revs when warmed up .
"Hienz" manual says 2.9 to 4.9 at 6000 revs . just gotta get my fueling sorted to stop the poping and banging at idle and I'm away
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Thanks all for your input
Ian
"If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works"
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Nickp
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| posted on 23/10/11 at 03:46 PM |
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Result!! Always worth getting a second opinion with old (or new) gauges 
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