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My Van started running lean this morning so I turned down the boost and messed around a bit trying to find the problem I bought a fuel pressure guage fron halfrods but the presure was ok so I stipped the carb and cleaned it out checked the float level etc . When I took it a run it was flying and the mixture as fine but I must have done it some harm when I ran it this morning as it is breathing heavy and the plug on no 3 is oily.
I am just going to stip it now.
A we bit pissed of Allan

Edited by Nicky on 28th Feb, 2005.

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allan i hope you have not damaged a ring or blown the ring land ?
hope not buddy

compression test to eliminate

allan i have left you a reply on the thread

my bad day
about the accident i had in the mini

a little late........................................

Its broke the lands and rings on two pistons its realy my own fault I am a bit of a chancer and shouldnt have driven it so fast when it was lean.
I read about your accident earier sounds a bit nasty.
I havnt hurt my head badly just concusion a few times but have broken most of my bones more than once (not my back or neck)I used to be reckles on a bike for meany years

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arse

bad luck buddy

well good luck with the rebuild allan

may pay you to rebuild a spare if the finances allow

Finances are ok but justifing a spare to my wife or myself may be a problem I have spent a we fortune on this van so far I didnt think it would cost so much.I have new Omega pistons coming from MED and a 4 pin dif and 1.5 rockers from Avonbar just an outher ?650 or so!!!!! but hey you are only her once.
Allan

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why does no3 always goi oily!? . o/t but every a-series iv ever had thats been shagged is oily on No3.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

This is just my thoughs but the midle two will normaly get the hotest and no 3 is the furthest middle cylinder from the radiator.No 2 piston is cracked as well this time but not so bad.

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I got new Omega pistons from med yesterday and have had it rebored to +60 I have lowered the compresionto 8.8-1 and richened the needle a fair bit for the topend.I have the head on with new 1.5 rockers and the bottom end is asembled just waiting on a diff from med (which I ordered today because I was let dawn by an outher compony) who have been very helpfull

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whats the latest allan?

The latest news is good I got it on the road this morning and I have done 200miles today and every thing seems good it is running much better than ever before I found that the ignition wasnt advancing propery so I have changed the pluming to the inlet manifold.
I have only run my proposed max boost of 9psi once just to try and it seemed good got to run it in a bit for a change.
Allan

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im sure if i dont say it somone else will, head to the rollers for a set up mate!

Do you know where the nearest dyno is to Dumfries? I have the fueling prety good I have a lambda and fuel meter also i am a mechanic and have a fair bit of knowlage but I am a we bit of a chancer which explains most of my problems.I know if I lowerd the compresion a fair bit then the chances of problems would be less but I probably would just turn up the boost more

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