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I have exactly the same problem, it's driving me nuts! Lights on, turn ignition on, lights ogff :cry: My lights are also very dim until I pull out the bulb behind the heater controls, then they light up like blackpool tower! Where was your dodgy earth then, on one of the crowns near the fuse board o...

Ok it's been decided, I'm changing the entire engine! After putting it all back together for the third time, and this time with all hydraulic tappets removed, dissembled, checked, reassembled etc etc...... it now runs even worse, and not only that, I've now got water and oil mixing so I think the pi...

Ha ha, the good old lady has asked what I'll chuckling about..... best keep this one a secret!

Ok, tomorrow I will pop out the hydraulic tappet and have a look, in the meantime I will start the search for a new head!

At what point do I dig deep and replace the entire lump.....

I saw those lurking inside, how does one get them out?!

First question is this, is that notch on both piston heads supposed to be there, or is that where maybe in the past the valves have hit?

Ok, here are some images. The cylinder with no compression is on the left of the photos shown, and the piston that is out, not in. Compression test was done before and after valve replacement. We haven't adjusted any clearances, yet, waiting for advice first! Thanks all. http://barrells.net/T25/IMG_...

Thank you for all the advice. Greatly appreciated. Am heading down to the workshop this afternoon so will take some photos of the head, piston heads and everything else! The 'pop' test was done with finger on valve guide top and whip out the valve. It pops on the inlet, but not on the exhaust, the a...

There was a bent valve yes, which we thought was the culprit, but after fitting a new valve which is properly seated, the fault still exists.

Stuck hydro tappet, how would one diagnose that?

Well that was an area with we were unsure about, how to set up valve clearances and searching didn't really help us.

When running, theres a rhythmic pop pop pop pop, but not back firing, and the chamber is soaking wet with fuel.

Looking for some help as am drawing a blank here. Have had a misfire since owning our 83 1.9 DG. Tried plugs, leads, cap, rotor arm etc but didn't solve anything so went to see a chap who I knew had worked on these in the past. Compression test showed there was zero compression on number 3. So, head...

Greetings. Thought I'd jump into this thread as I'm about to repair my own roof, which like everyone else is failing due to water ingress.

Did you ever restore your roof I wonder, if so, any tips before I bring on the pain?!