You're welcome to join in if you want.Get a room/ garage/ carport..!
I know, right? You'd think officers would know better than fraternising with NCOs.Grovelling or what.
tomcat59alan
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I didn't. But he had a RRS grill and lights on it, so if he was on here he'd be laying low.Did you ask him if he's on the forum?
Scotiawhiskers
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ideally something bigger than motorcycle-sized clutches are needed for a V8...
Depends on the motorcycle. Coil spring clutch on my old T3 is bigger than the one on wife's Ka, despite similar power. Ka clutch is lighter though. I've still never got round to engineering a hydraulic conversion on the bike. And with a P38 to play with I probably never will...
Scotiawhiskers
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Got 2 shiny machined heads with new valves / springs / seals (guides were OK) back from the engineering shop. So now back towards reassembly once we have finished prepping the block surfaces. Hoping the dry weather holds to the weekend, and that the chiro induced aches of the day have eased by then.
Need to order some bits to get too much further than just heads on, but I think they might turn up faster than we will be ready for using them. Starting to reduce the piles of bits around the house would be good though.
Tomorrow evening's job will be to redo the rocker shaft that I realised too late I had just fully reassembled back to front. Damn BIL coming in and talking while I am juggling a frozen shaft and 150 degree pillars....
Need to order some bits to get too much further than just heads on, but I think they might turn up faster than we will be ready for using them. Starting to reduce the piles of bits around the house would be good though.
Tomorrow evening's job will be to redo the rocker shaft that I realised too late I had just fully reassembled back to front. Damn BIL coming in and talking while I am juggling a frozen shaft and 150 degree pillars....
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
Dead battery tonight, very convenient!!!!
Well it was near dead after 4 days of sitting, the engine barely turned over.
So hooked my jump pack on it and off she went..
Did around 55mi round trip and came home, upon hooking the multimeter to her it seems she is running at 14.11 which is good even with the headlights on
However after turning her off it dropped from 14.11 straight to 12.6 volts, and it started to drop quick quite quickly..
I would assume there would of been some kind of surface charge on the battery after a run, which it didn't seem to show...
Hankook MF31-1000 only a year old!!!
Grr
After leaving her for a 2 minutes she went to sleep so nothing is keeping her awake...
Any ideas before I go at her with a multimeter tomorra?! @Datatek
Well it was near dead after 4 days of sitting, the engine barely turned over.
So hooked my jump pack on it and off she went..
Did around 55mi round trip and came home, upon hooking the multimeter to her it seems she is running at 14.11 which is good even with the headlights on
However after turning her off it dropped from 14.11 straight to 12.6 volts, and it started to drop quick quite quickly..
I would assume there would of been some kind of surface charge on the battery after a run, which it didn't seem to show...
Hankook MF31-1000 only a year old!!!
Grr
After leaving her for a 2 minutes she went to sleep so nothing is keeping her awake...
Any ideas before I go at her with a multimeter tomorra?! @Datatek
If it was flat, 55 mile trip is not likely to charge it up in my opinion.. put it on charge overnight.. then see what it's like in the morning
brianp38dse
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Trying out my new pressure washer. It scrubs up pretty well, not perfect by a long shot mind.
It did get a bit dirty the other day flinging mud everywhere.
Where was that?
Plantinum 649X for me. Fit and forget and not that much more expensive. Cannot remember where I got it now. HTS Spares possibly.
300bhp/ton
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The video is on some family land. A little off road course we have setup. I know you are fairly local, feel free to shoot me a PM if you wanted to come and try yours over the course.
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
The head bolts used in the eary RRC engines are all high tensile and can be re used, stretch bolts are used in Rover V8 engines from 1994 onwards
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Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
vertical scoring?
Yea
Scotiawhiskers
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When I was taking Otto's heads off, most of the bolts were T-bar and 3 feet of piping and needing my full weight / pull to shift. But there were a couple each side which seemed barely finger tight. Hoping the stud kit will be more consistent, especially with settling time between each stage of tightening.
