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[Alex_B]

step away from the rover and into import! that garage is full of very tasty motors !

[samsfern]

Money though dude, i just got a two bed house for me and my lass, that ive got to furnish

[mini-luke]

Money though dude, i just got a two bed house for me and my lass, that ive got to furnish

Trip to Ikea is in order

[Chance]

Move onto diesel rovers and mgs

[samsfern]

Or just move onto proper cars

Edited by samsfern, 31 October 2012 - 10:52 PM.

[Alex_B]

Money though dude, i just got a two bed house for me and my lass, that ive got to furnish

Furnish? naah find some nice comfy boxes and spend all the time in the new car ;)

[samsfern]

So i decided to have a session on a friends mill.

[Chance]

Done it yourself?? Fair play

I'd be scared of ruining it

[samsfern]

Yep, took 12 thou off it, and if my calculations are right, it should be 11:1 c/r, so should give it a bit more torque.

Head back on and builtup, looking a bit less mayoe, lol!

[samsfern]

Nope, still steaming, and with lots of hydrocarbons in the header tank so looks like another engine now then

[Chance]

What a pain!!!

Does that mean the block face is the problem??

[samsfern]

It could be anything, cracked head, naff block face, cracked block, i think my best option is going to be to stop messing around, bite the bullet and drop another engine in.

[Jordie]

should have got the head pressure tested before going to the effort of skimming but its done now.

[samsfern]

So, havent bothered doing anything to this, as i bought another car to use, lol. naff engine should be coming out at the weekend, ready for a clean up of the engine bay, then the vvc160 engine can be dropped in, im going to fit new timing belts on it first though, and put a new clutch in whilst its out, then ill be able to use it

[Chance]

They never did a VVC ZS. Did they??
Just a 1.8, the V6 and a diesel??