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 1492 Posts Member #: 9468 Post Whore Wootton Bassett |
6th Apr, 2012 at 03:43:24pm
Hello guys,
Edited by Craigie-B on 6th Apr, 2012. On 10th Mar, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
Hypothetically speaking, where would you stick your nozzle? On 22nd Jun, 2012 apbellamy said:
my wife doesn't know what.head is never mind compression ratio. |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
6th Apr, 2012 at 04:23:42pm
get a bigger hose...
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
6th Apr, 2012 at 04:40:46pm
For the sparkies just gently tap the tip and feel with feeler gauges mine are at 0.7mm but ive run them as high as 1.2mm
Yes i moved to the darkside |
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1492 Posts Member #: 9468 Post Whore Wootton Bassett |
6th Apr, 2012 at 04:46:13pm
mine are currently 1.1mm as I bought -11 plugs Ill set them to 0.7mm?? Or should I leave them as is? What will happen if its not right for my engine? Just so I know if they need to be changed.
On 10th Mar, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
Hypothetically speaking, where would you stick your nozzle? On 22nd Jun, 2012 apbellamy said:
my wife doesn't know what.head is never mind compression ratio. |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
6th Apr, 2012 at 04:49:04pm
If you're using a mini rad you will struggle to get a pipe the right shape to fit the metro stat housing...
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
6th Apr, 2012 at 04:52:27pm
If the gaps too big the spark could blow out at higher boost resulting in a misfire. How ever i cant get mine to blow out at 1.2mm (well not to my knowledge) but i looked up a few book values on various oem cars 0.7mm seems to be the norm so i settled at that Yes i moved to the darkside |
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
6th Apr, 2012 at 04:54:21pm
As andy says about the stat housing you want to take water from there back into the bottom hose (or other low pressure part) Yes i moved to the darkside |
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1492 Posts Member #: 9468 Post Whore Wootton Bassett |
6th Apr, 2012 at 05:50:01pm
okay, I was going to drill it out a bit as I was told here:
On 10th Mar, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
Hypothetically speaking, where would you stick your nozzle? On 22nd Jun, 2012 apbellamy said:
my wife doesn't know what.head is never mind compression ratio. |
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 319 Posts Member #: 1742 Senior Member essex |
6th Apr, 2012 at 06:04:40pm
i thought later cars (spi) used that style thermostat housing but with undrilled small stub. There should be a pipe available that goes to a mini side rad. My small bore turbo project http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=473901 |
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1492 Posts Member #: 9468 Post Whore Wootton Bassett |
6th Apr, 2012 at 06:15:13pm
SPI has the old style:
On 10th Mar, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
Hypothetically speaking, where would you stick your nozzle? On 22nd Jun, 2012 apbellamy said:
my wife doesn't know what.head is never mind compression ratio. |
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319 Posts Member #: 1742 Senior Member essex |
6th Apr, 2012 at 06:37:31pm
Yeah looks like im wrong about the spi but there is a hose to fit these.
My small bore turbo project http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=473901 |
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1492 Posts Member #: 9468 Post Whore Wootton Bassett |
6th Apr, 2012 at 06:49:14pm
Ahh thank you very much :) will look into putting the water feed into the bottom of the rad first as that will be easier
On 10th Mar, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
Hypothetically speaking, where would you stick your nozzle? On 22nd Jun, 2012 apbellamy said:
my wife doesn't know what.head is never mind compression ratio. |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
6th Apr, 2012 at 07:51:56pm
On 6th Apr, 2012 Craigie-B said:
Can you just get a bigger hose? I was going to just buy the right size diameter pipe in silicone and bend it round, my old man said it would kink??? You need a hose from a Rover Cooper RSP or Mainstream Cooper. To get the first motion suport bearing out, first remove the spring clip, and then ensure there are no burrs on the edges of the hole the race sits in. Gently heat the case from the back as quickly as you can, in a wide area around the bearing housing avoid heating the race doing it this way. Not too much, just enough that when you spit on it (not a gob full!!), it sizzles. Gently knock the cover flat as possible onto a piece of plywood on the floor, with the bearing race on the underside. It should drop out easy as pie. You could try it the way Guessworks suggests which is simmilar, but a bit more brutal and may crack or distort the case. There is no real need to het it that hard. use the temperature indicator suggested above On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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