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so does impotence

Last 2 heads I've taken in to have guides, the machinist has laughed his head off at how bad they were. One of them needed all new valves too as the stems were worn

Don't see many problems with them, but it happens sometimes. Poor condition of hangers and engine mounts will contribute. If you're grounding out at all then its not down to anything but that

a nip and a bit extra is the best description. Torque wrench would be the best way really as it sounds like you've not done it before

yeah it'll be ok if you have the ability/experience to feel when they're correctly tight

Happy to look, bet it doesn't need all of that

was to be honest :p didn't do as much as I'd have liked to be able to. I'll just have to do it all when you get those pistons ;)

Because racecar Good engine, very light, well setup suspension, experienced driver. Its taken essentially 4 years to get it as competitive as it is. The learning process is a long one

I've done a PDR course earlier this year, it's pretty involved. There's some shocking examples of work out there, and some very good ones. He's absolutely right that the headlining will need to be dropped and it can't be glue pulled (unless you are happy to pay for paint again if it were to...

yes but he's not welsh!

So whilst I had the car here to sort out the broken sparkplug, I took the chance to put it on the rollers and see what was going on. Strong numbers, but the fueling on WOT was down into the 9s, the leanest point being 11.2:1 at around 4k. Not good for the engine or the lifespan of the oil. Tony...

Well a week or so ago I first attempt on the rollers and had to abort due to a knocking front pulley (looked like it was about to throw itself apart) Had to order up a brand new one. Fitting involved using all the cam locking tools as if doing a cambelt. Found this core plug hammer in too far...

You should make the trip to Mallory Park in August. Brilliant day out

you sent a text about buying a car? what kind of timewaster are you? call like a grown up

haha 2.53 I got a thumbs up!

best I can go for now is a picture from the catalog

Piper all day long. weighing up justification to throw away my perfect condition standard system for one at the moment.

I've only ever worked with schricks once, on a 172 cup. Car was quick but the cams were too damned expensive, and no better than other options. ph1 head is best, 182 manifold is best. Rest of the engine is essentially the same so no need to worry about ECUs, just get it mapped

I know, don't worry I've been there and had to take a car off the road for a few months when circumstances changed, on more than one occasion. IT happens unfortunately. You'll be better off in the long run if you can manage without it for a short time :)

without wanting to sound condescending, if you can't afford to service it then you can't afford to run it. best to not use it until you can afford what needs doing

I agree. I only do them when they're noisy, and i've had 2 come back ever. I let them soak in the part washer for as long as I can and it seems to help extend their life by getting all the old crap oil out

I had one in this week, that had been done by a guy who builds massive power Mustangs and other muscle cars, drag cars, circuit racers, all sorts. He couldn't have got it more wrong. Shows that it doesn't matter how good you think you are, if you don't know these engines then you are back to day...

I've had that happen on my old Monaco. total oil pump failure, spun every bearing on the crank. made a massive mess!!

Re: dmallett's 421'd monaco yeah that bucket seat.....What was the first thing you said when you got here last week? "That seat was a mistake" rings a bell

pre cat sensor signal is a 1000mV (1V) range. It's a switching signal, between roughly 40mV and 950mV

Got the little b*****d!!

Seats were the OK bit. The buttons on the dash felt like they'd last a week before they pushed in and wouldn't spring back, or fell out completely. I think it might have made it worse that i sat in a 208 GTI first, and that is a place I really wanted to be

Re: dmallett's 421'd monaco Loving the smoke. M1155s FTW (it's probably the paint on them burning off)

​Thats for non Renaultsport cars. Platinum plugs last a lot longer than Copper

sensor probably needs pushing in further