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by covdubber
18 Aug 2016, 20:19
Forum: T25 Alternative Engine Forum
Topic: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE
Replies: 11
Views: 9058

Re: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE

got my vw engine out today, I do have a 2nd hand but meant to be good runner from Mario so a am torn wether tojust drop a vw motor back in as I have it or go Subaru? got the knackered engine n box out in 8 hrs on my norman bates, came out schweet, may do a bit of a build thread yet, forgot to take m...
by covdubber
02 Aug 2016, 22:33
Forum: T25 Alternative Engine Forum
Topic: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE
Replies: 11
Views: 9058

Re: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE

Also found the fuel filter on my syncro today, its the OG filter from when the van was new!!!!! :shock: my van is a 1988 everything on the van seems to have been serviced fairly well apart from it getting a fuel filter-probably as access to the filter is a bit of a sod!
by covdubber
02 Aug 2016, 20:54
Forum: T25 Alternative Engine Forum
Topic: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE
Replies: 11
Views: 9058

Re: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE

although the gearbox has been rebuilt by aiden previously I am planning to get the box out & put it in the boot of the legacy & nip up with it to him to give it a check over! make sure its all up to spec & maybe get the benefit of his experiace to whip the clutch arm off! :ok my legacy i...
by covdubber
01 Aug 2016, 21:11
Forum: T25 Alternative Engine Forum
Topic: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE
Replies: 11
Views: 9058

Re: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE

CHILIFINGER!!! thankyou that's just the sort of response I was after, really really appreciated, i have been in two minds of what route to go engine wise with my van ie wether to Subaru or not, or keep my van original with a rebuilt/reconditioned original engine humming & haaaarrrring but i thin...
by covdubber
29 Jul 2016, 09:20
Forum: T25 Alternative Engine Forum
Topic: SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE
Replies: 11
Views: 9058

SYNCRO SUBARU SWAP SOME ADVICE PLEASE

right I have made the decision to go Subaru 2.5 quad cam (1998) power in my syncro as my 2.1 is screwed & I don't trust the engine wiring loom so the engine is coming out in 2 weeks! I am going to ring rjes to get all the bits I need as I believe his compnants for the conversion look great, seem...
by covdubber
01 Jun 2014, 21:52
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

SUCCESS ON SORTING 2.1I ENGINE STALLING ISSUES

SUCCESS :ok well chuffed, I have got her running like a champ! still room for improvement but as it stands I would trust it to drive anywhere in the UK & back no probs!!! no more cutting out at every junction or when the steering is on full lock, revs pretty sharp from idle no stumbling etc etc...
by covdubber
01 Jun 2014, 08:05
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

Also wanted to add when I do check/adjust ign timing & I remove the temp 2 sensor the rpms rise is this normal? then what I do is get someone to hold the rpms between 2000-2500 as per the Bentley & adjust the timing to 5 degrees BTDC when I plug the temp 2 sensor back on the rpms fall is thi...
by covdubber
31 May 2014, 23:53
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

right a little progress today, only just on in at 9:40pm, been fiddling on the van since 2pm well I have found the coil was leaking some form of gooey gloop & the secondary resistance was out of spec so in the bin it went, my spare coil which WAS a know n good coil I also found to be leaking som...
by covdubber
30 May 2014, 19:48
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

when its been running at operating temp for 5-8 mins roughly, you can see/hear its running rough as "pooh"! then just dies http://s428.photobucket.com/user/s12midlandsuk/media/DSCF2168_zps4147608e.mp4.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; whats this meant to be conn...
by covdubber
30 May 2014, 18:48
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

right lads had a fiddle on the van today, what a nightmare, the idle screw was seized solid in the throttle body! timing is all to "cock", was going to redo the timing & dropped my flippin timing gun & broke it - you can imagine the curse words..... just to confirm the timing for a...
by covdubber
27 May 2014, 20:48
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

right simon big thanks, what thread is that from?????? had a piece of pi$$ shift at work lots of time spare so I sat reading the Haynes manual what a sad "bar-steward" :ok , tomorrow hopefully will be an easier shift if again if I play my cards right so i'll read the Bentley tomorrow my sy...
by covdubber
27 May 2014, 10:15
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

no set up as you mention si, no lpg on this one, never had it fitted either working for 2 days in my day job, then I'm welding fabing a camper interior for my old mans transit, should have that done by sunday so hopefully between Thursday & sunday i'll get some time to pee around on my 2.1 again...
by covdubber
26 May 2014, 23:01
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

no'p I reset all the tappets, 20 odd years of wear I like to adjust them to the book, reset timing, injectors are 100% good, bloody baffling me I tell ya

only thing I have swapped out is the coil! but that aint temp sensitive in operating temp is it

it gives a big phat spark when I test it
by covdubber
26 May 2014, 22:47
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

replaced everything with "book" recommended parts max n caddy, I mean everything, filters rotor arm, plugs the lot, I had similar issues years ago on a Nissan Sylvia (no cold start) but I found that issue to be a broken wire in the loom & was an easy fix like I say in the above post I'...
by covdubber
26 May 2014, 22:35
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions
Replies: 19
Views: 4917

Re: vw speedshop 2.1 fuel injection kit opinions

nice one elvis, Christ on a bike! the jammy "bar-steward" with a rolling road in his garage :ok to be fair I know a chap in oxford into classic minis (turbocharged) he has a rolling road in his garage, its a hobby for him though I have had recommendations for DTA stuff for a previous proje...