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Post by spunkymonkey on Jan 21, 2014 15:13:45 GMT
Paul, it's a Herald in drag - of course it doesn't sit right!
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Post by pauldaf44 on Jan 23, 2014 11:58:21 GMT
I took her for her first proper drive just now on private roads we have a few issues that need sorting but definitely some very good news.
She runs and drives had her in first, second and reverse. No nasty noises and lovely smooth change. The brakes work well Clutch although very sharp to start with settled in nicely after a little time.
Issues I don't fit! She runs well enough but is definitely needing tuning. When cold she is awkward to start and temperamental to the choke. Once warm idle is way to high. 1200rpm and if you rev her up it stays at more like 2000rpm. Throttle cable is brand new and not sticking so need to look at ignition timing and carb mixture and balance.
Over all not a bad first run The engine pulls well, has loads of power and revs readily and she certainly put a smile on my face that after all has got to be the most important thing
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Post by thebear54 on Jan 23, 2014 21:42:13 GMT
Great news Paul. A little progress is better than none.
John
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jan 24, 2014 0:18:27 GMT
[...] she certainly put a smile on my face[...] You've done something wrong then. What they should do is put a grimace of pure terror on your face unless you managed to do the whole test in a straight line
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 14, 2014 13:20:18 GMT
Oh bugger I appear to have killed it!
Decided to get this one out of the workshop did some fiddling getting her ready for MOT and had her running quite nicely certianlly she was driving well untill the cabin filled with smoke and steam started issuing from under the bonnet all the time the temp gauge says normal. Oh crap looks like ive just cooked the engine.
Ive let her cool down again and discovered a now empty radiator and a split heater pipe. Disconected and blanked the heater and refilled her with water and started her again. Yep something is now definatly amis. She wont idle properly, idle speed is now very slow and she stalls frequently. Try and pick up the revs and there is a significant misfire to the point id say she is running on 3 possibly only 2. Checked the oil cap, crap mayo, looked in the rad oh great what was clean water 5mins ago is now full of oil. I won't know for sure until I compression test, which requires finding my spark plug socket, but I suspect a blown HG, or a cracked head or block. Not funny!
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 14, 2014 14:56:48 GMT
Compression test result is in.
4 - 140psi 3 - 110psi 2 - 140psi 1 - 140psi
140 psi seems reasonable to me although id have been happier with them a bit higher but one cylinder down to 110psi that spells trouble, lets hope it is just a blown gasket and nothing more serious.
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Post by ozzie on Apr 14, 2014 16:42:40 GMT
Welcome to the world of spit wrecks I had one years ago my second car in fact. Back then Toledo and dolomite engines were plentiful and the same just keep the sump off the spitwreck as it's different. Now it's not so easy. I had 4 engines and 4 gearboxes in 18 months in mine. But I was a kid and did loads of miles. Mine was a 1300 which is supposed to be stronger than the 1500. Anyway I got engine changes down to 45 mins each way. Loads of room sit on the wheel and work away merrily there is even a handy shelf for your tea.
The blocks and rads bung up with rust so give it a megga clean. They usually survive quite well without cracking but do suffer from gaskets. I found it was the bottom end that was weakest but oil is better now and that's why I am saying about rads because gentle overheating can run out bearings over a period of time.m Good luck with tearing it apart. By the way fiat 2000 twin cams are strong and double the power nearly.
Good luck with the mending it.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 14, 2014 17:19:31 GMT
It'll get fixed and I have a spare 1300 engine here anyway to rob bits from. I doubt i'll need to though the rest of the compression figures are nice and even she has no knocks and rattles, even on start up and oil pressure is 40psi at idle and rise nicely to 80psi at 3000rpm.
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Post by ozzie on Apr 14, 2014 19:44:15 GMT
Ah ha that sounds good if I remember it should be 60 psi at 2000 ish revs but it was a long time ago. And I used to go from Torquay to Mansfield quite regular b4 that I used to go Cambridge to Mansfield and London to Mansfield every ten days. Oil is good these days. I am a great believer in glaze busting the bores when they are apart for the time it takes it's worth it even if you have to pay.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 14, 2014 21:18:38 GMT
Head gasket and a piece of cake on those. Cracked block will tend to dump the water into the sump rather than the other way round.
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