Drizz Developments - Page 23

Drizz · 04-07-2008, 19:13

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Originally Posted by Fow16v

have you turned the engine over with oil in it? if you have th head will probably need to come off as the oil between the gasket will stop it sealing, ive also had water stop the gasket sealing before to, if you can empty the fluids back out and get an e
airline in there try to get it dry as posible.
also just looking at your lifter and you said you need a new motor, whats wrong with the old motor can it be rewound? or is it a 3 phase?

No as the water leaked out before i even turned it over. But obviously i filled it with oil just before. Oil and water are dropped out now. Havent seen evidence of oil seeping so hopfully itll be ok. In theory i could leave the inlet manifold on the head to lift it off. Just undo the fuel lines couldnt i? But ideally id rather not! Wouldnt the pressure of the head tightning force fluids out? Are you saying use the airline to blow it out now or with the head off?

Fow16v · 04-07-2008, 22:12

i was thinking airline with the head on but only posible if there is a visable gap which by the sounds of it there isnt, its posible that the tightening may push the fluids out but i did one before with water on the head and the ****ing thing lost compression accross all four, gotta be worth a try tho rather than taking the head off.

Drizz · 04-07-2008, 23:18

Yeah well itll have all night to drain so fingers crossed. I may blast it with the airline as we're changing the bolts...

Drizz · 05-07-2008, 14:59

Well it runs. Need to flush the cooling system as it has oil in it from yesterdays issue so fingers crossed its not from anything else!

Grim Reaper · 05-07-2008, 21:13

atleast the problem has been solved (i hope!!!)...but my god, estate + turbo = the sex...but phail on FWD

nah but seriously, its gonna be awesome

something different too

Drizz · 06-07-2008, 09:10

I flushed it out for over an hour. I think itll need running and flushing over a couple of weeks...

Drizz · 06-07-2008, 14:19

Well the threads been renamed as Andy is moving out

New man joining the realms very soon though!

Kev 180iE · 06-07-2008, 14:25

ahhh - how come?

And who's the new guy?

Drizz · 06-07-2008, 14:33

Lack of use apparantly? He was always in my way though

New guy would like to stay anon so you wont be seeing much of him!

Brian Stirrup · 06-07-2008, 19:12

I always though it a bit odd to store a car in a barn in the middle of nowhere when he has plenty of parking space ay home.

Do you know if you had not have mentioned it I did not notice the thread change titles. I cant even remember what it was called...

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 10:21

Well just took the estate for its maiden voyage!
Revs took themselves up to 6k for a bout 3 seconds but other than that fine. No power steerings a killer though. I need to dig out the correct engine mount so i can connect up the PAS pump.
SO ill sort the fuel pump now!

vxlgsi · 07-07-2008, 16:01

so what was up with the let then lad to make it go noisey?

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 18:59

Dunno but seems ok so far...

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 19:00

Well today was a good day. Got it filled up with gearbox fluid, fitted the uprated fuel pump, put it all back together and went for a drive. Think i might have a boost leak but ill deal with that. Then as that was under its own steam time to play with the fiesta

John and Scott came round, and Elmo couldnt resist getting involved:

More tomorrow

Steve! · 07-07-2008, 19:04

why you cutting the floor?

ultra-vaux · 07-07-2008, 19:18

I spy a RWD project....top stuff Drizz!

J Sabo · 07-07-2008, 19:23

in the above pic it looks like a Corsa subframe so.....

MID-engined Fiesta!

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 19:32

Vectra subframe

Steve! · 07-07-2008, 19:42

seriously, what you doing cutting the floor?

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 19:43

J Sabo · 07-07-2008, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Steve!

seriously, what you doing cutting the floor?

weight saving?

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 19:48

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Originally Posted by J Sabo

weight saving?

yeah thats it

Steve! · 07-07-2008, 20:09

Thought the Fezzy was gunna be a mk1 xr2 concours car?

Drizz · 07-07-2008, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Steve!

Thought the Fezzy was gunna be a mk1 xr2 concours car?

Whatever gave you that idea? Its a 950 pop plus!

Steve! · 07-07-2008, 20:37

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Originally Posted by Drizz

Thats not far off how i want my Mk1. Not touched it for a few days as been sorting the estate.

erm?