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Hi,

Yes, thanks. Think he's going to do it early next week. Thanks for posting his details.

Hello,

Does anyone know a reliable mechanic who could fit my refurbished carburetor? Happy to pay someone from here who knows how to do it.

Thanks.

Thanks Kev. Will proceed as advised.

I was in a hurry to start the dizzy job so marked the mounting bracket instead of the distributor, so that was useless. My error. A local mechanic has set the timing by ear (for free) and is coming back tomorrow to do it with a strobe. I don't remember where I read that I should start by doing a com...

When I refilled the system and tried to bleed it, water (no antifreeze yet) ended up p***ing out of valve at the top of the closed expansion tank. Is there any way this is anything other than very bad? :cry: I know the timing was out from when I removed the distributor. Will get it set up correctly ...

oil seal removed. (kept the funny looking temp switch, which itchy informed me, is the oil pressure switch :oops: ) http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee404/simonSE15/oil%20seal%20removed_zpsdi8jlokm.jpg the old one. why do youtube videos make things look so easy? :evil: http://i1226.photobucket.co...

Is this the correct coolant temp sensor?



Also, there was a rod & bearing floating about under the pulley. Any idea where it might be from?

cut the head off with a hack saw and the pipe came off. the bolt is still in the old pump.

Irwin tools do a socket that grips the outside of the cap head screw Thanks. Had a look and theyre quite expensive. Bought a cheap easy out set. When they dont work will probably have to buy the Irwin set anyway. :roll: Have seen vids of people using torx bits but don't have one the right size. Als...

Got the pulley off then the water pump. Along with 2 coolant pipes attached to it.



Going to re-use the large pipe that attaches to lhs of pump if I can get it off. Hex sockets are rounding.

Do I need the belt on to be able to undo pulley bolt? If you mean crank pulley no, use the locking bolt as shown, if you mean water pump pulley then no but sometimes easier if the belt is on, it can be tricky to undo all the bolts. nothing too unusual on the pics of that old thread^^ Plastic flange...

Ok normal places for oil leaks on dg engine dipstick tube seal oil breather tower seal dizzy seal fuel pump gasket oil filler tube gasket Check they are not leaking before doing the pulley Crankshaft seal, all available from Brickwerks Thanks. I replaced the dizzy seal last week when I did the vac ...

Oil dipstick pretty wet:

Sorry for confusion. Yes I know they are separate areas. Here's a pic of wet area. http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee404/simonSE15/wet%20area_zps1oqndsc4.jpg I am taking aux belt pulley off to do water pump. That is the area I know is wet. As you say it could be coolant. I was assuming I would h...

Ok, points taken about getting unnecessary things done on guesswork. By seals I mean driveshaft seals. There is wet oil on the engine bearer, so there's definitely a leak there somewhere, whether or not cv is leaking. I'll have a better idea once (if) I get the pulley off. Will have a look at the wi...