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use FF!!

is it a big thing to repair burn? expensive/time?

possible, but the temp sensor is conected to the pressure sensor in some way isnt it? so if the temps working (which it is) then the pressure should work shouldnt it?

what does it mean when the oil pressure dial doesnt move? im pretty sure its working because it moves a slight bit sometimes (i mean like 1 notch) but surley thats not right?

yeah but sooooo impatient its not funny! :( yeah i know how expensive they are, although ive just seen how much tax is!! :O bugger me!

so it sounds like a no no then. :( i was thinking about taking a mech friend of mine with me when i go look at it. i've just looked at autotrader and there are 2 really nice examples near me, but both over £1000, and i cant stretch to that. :( prob this month about £800 max if i wait another...

i know its a bit of a worry isnt it! yeah thats quite possibly it :D stupid me! basically what im saying is there's no service history for it! :)

yeah but i bet he wants a nice tidy price for it too! :) money is the big issue at the min! i reckon i get away with paying under £675 for this car ive seen, where as all the other are like £1000 + for something that has 85k + mileage. it does have the V5 just not the log book. i had it...

i wouldnt say its a chavs car ( i hate chavs!! ), he sounds all right the lad when i've spoken to him on the fone its just the fact that this valver is in my price range and its got low mileage.

i've found a valver for sale locally(ish) and would just like everyone else's opinion on it. its a mk1 J reg (91), blue, 66k on the clock, no log book, only mods are some neon’s underneath (those are coming straight off though! :) ), a pipercross kit on the engine and a momo steering wheel...

thanks for the reply swervin :) just out of interest, what are cv gaitors? also does anyone else have anyting they'd check for? what millage do the belts need doing?

hopefully i'll be going looking at mk1 valver some time this week and was wondering what i need to be looking for in terms bodywork / engine etc. so far on my list:- rear arches (rust) sun roof (leaking) is there anything else i should be looking out for?

is it better to have an older car (say 91/92ish) but with lower milage (lets say under 80k?) or a newer car (95 onwards?) but with higher milage (90k onwards)? basically im looking for a mk1 valver, but the only ones in my price range seem to have astronomical miles on them, one i saw had got...

why are they so different from alloys and what makes turbines so special?

Thanks for the awesome post FM :D it's gonna take a while to digest it all! lol i've got a few questions if you dont mind:- - compressor (what hp/ltr? ive heard that nothing less than 3hp / 25ltr> can you recommend any?) -some tak rags (what are these for?) -5l panel wipe (for cleaning...