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Post by spunkymonkey on Dec 29, 2013 17:40:04 GMT
I'll be attcking Boris within the next week. Provided his replacement engine behaves and I don't need to use the head myself, it's got your name on it. Having seen the work Mac had done on it, I'm almost tempted to swap it with the one on the "new" engine, but that's just too much extra work (and an extra gasket) unless it's really needed I'll try to get a battery connected up tomorrow and run compression tests - if they're ok then the old head can stay on & I'll remove the spare ready to send.
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Post by Sigmund Fraud on Dec 29, 2013 19:00:56 GMT
Thanks Joe, that's very kind. Fingers crossed that Boris' head will be OK then !
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Post by Kenr on Dec 29, 2013 19:34:03 GMT
Crikey, must have been in an alternate universe and missed this update!
Panos, you have indeed been proven worthy of Daf ownership! You have progressed to the 3rd degree of Dafness and shall be rewarded accordingly on Thursday with a freshly printed bit of scabby A4 that says 'you have an MOT on yer car mate'(of this I am sure).
I've never used one of those kits (yet) but they are obviously ' a very good thing'. Good work sir, good work indeed.
Keep going!
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Post by Sigmund Fraud on Dec 30, 2013 14:21:19 GMT
MoT now booked for Thursday morning... fingers crossed !
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Post by thebear54 on Dec 30, 2013 22:53:57 GMT
Best of luck...keep us informed.
John
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Post by spunkymonkey on Dec 31, 2013 14:00:03 GMT
Good luck for the MOT One of the nice things about these is they have far less they can fail on than a modern does!
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Post by Kenr on Jan 1, 2014 9:05:49 GMT
Whoohoo, one more sleep before MOT time. Very exciting!
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Post by Sigmund Fraud on Jan 2, 2014 12:11:27 GMT
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jan 2, 2014 13:13:34 GMT
Excellent!!!!!
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Post by 33grinder on Jan 2, 2014 13:23:01 GMT
RESULT! Well done that man!
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