The Dog Kennel

[DaveDreads]

Cheers for thinking of us mate.

What I'm finding is there's loads for sale ranging from £250-£1000, they all say "good" or "strong" engine, "pulls well" "got vids of it running" I've got vids of mine running a pulling well but it's still f*cked, none of them come with a compression test or any proof it isn't f*cked other than their word, I saw one the other day that said 200psi, no proof just words.

This is why I haven't bought one yet, I'm not putting a grands worth of parts and labour into an engine with no proof it has good compression.

 

[Matt Cup]

Yeah I get you. You could enquire with the seller if they can compression test it for you?

I think @SKINTasPER has an engine for sale too?

 

[SKINTasPER]

Yeah I get you. You could enquire with the seller if they can compression test it for you?

I think @SKINTasPER has an engine for sale too?

I do but I didn't compression test

 

[Matt Cup]

I do but I didn't compression test

Can it be done out of the car?

 

[DaveDreads]

Yeah I get you. You could enquire with the seller if they can compression test it for you?

I doin't want to be a FB messer, or deal with people's attitudes when they get arsey about it, I'll just wait until the right one comes along.

 

[Myfanwyi]

CS wip round to buy Dave an engine?

Or, just take the one from @Krarl

 

[SKINTasPER]

Can it be done out of the car?

Should be able to

 

[RustyMojo]

CS wip round to buy Dave an engine?

Or, just take the one from @Krarl

If it means we get him on track…let’s do it to get his rebuilt.

 

[DaveDreads]

If it means we get him on track…let’s do it to get his rebuilt.

That could be a Pandora's box of expensive problems, it could need everything, cheaper to wait for a good one and just swap it over a weekend with new belts and dephaser.

 

[npt]

Whip your engine out and send it too aw motorworks for a refresh, saves buying another 100k banger imo, if your keeping it long term its a no brainer

 

[Myfanwyi]

If it means we get him on track…let’s do it to get his rebuilt.

Mate, after years of sitting back and waiting for Dave to get this sorted - I think we need to sort something out.

Surely a group of us could have this thing running sweet in a matter of days?

I say this as, as much as we all take the piss out of old @DaveDreads - he's one of the nicest guys you could meet and been a bloody good friend over the years.

 

[DaveDreads]

Whip your engine out and send it too aw motorworks for a refresh, saves buying another 100k banger imo, if your keeping it long term its a no brainer

My plan was to get it back on track with an engine swap, then take mine apart and get it rebuilt over a year or two so I don't miss the money, then drop it back in new and improved.

 

[DaveDreads]

Mate, after years of sitting back and waiting for Dave to get this sorted - I think we need to sort something out.

Surely a group of us could have this thing running sweet in a matter of days?

I say this as, as much as we all take the piss out of old @DaveDreads - he's one of the nicest guys you could meet and been a bloody good friend over the years.

It runs fine, it just has 130psi compression on three cylinders, 90psi on the other, it misfires and cuts out randomly, too many problems to bother fixing all at once, easier to just swap the engine & loom get it mot'd and see how it goes.

 

[Rob]

It runs fine

it misfires

cuts out randomly

You’ve always been a funny one, Dave.