thescrapman Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think we need to go 1 step further and try to become Miller Stockists.Somehow.Trade is about £20 now I guess.CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJP Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Phone call from the AA yesterday - the car will be delivered to my local garage on Monday .....................12th October! How's that for priority service :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/On the bright side, at least its coming home :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Oh, mine's got more wrong with it than I realised by the way. Like an engine mount which is very much in two pieces and a rather dead alternator. No idea how it lasted the 10CR. Radiator is half-way to being refitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane 1600 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Winning with mine nowNew rad fitted alternator rewirredJust need to rehang the door were they have been shacken out of true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Fitted the GT6s plug leads and have just ordered a new Dizzy for the car-now gotta change the head and fit some more trim to the old car!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedmonkey Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 trims for poofties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 ajp wrote:trims for poofties!Just say what you really think Andy! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 ferny wrote:No idea how it lasted the 10CR.I've done that too many times: look at something & say "How the hell did it make it home like this?!!"I've decided it's none of my business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJP Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The Spitfire has returned from France :) Strange because the AA had quoted the 12th October, not the 2nd, I guess it was a French 12th! It is now in the hands of my local engine guru who will have a look tommorrow - I tried to start it but the French garage has disconnected the fuel lines and plugged them so I'll leave it to the expert to analyse the problem. Interestingly there is a small card on the passenger seat showing good pressure (in bar) on all 4 cylinders, so they obviously did a compression test. (If my rudimentary French is correct)Just to satisfy my own curiosity I did check the fuel in the tank just in case I was stupid enough to do a 'Diesel Dave' and it definately has a 98 Ron smell about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenV8Machine Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 found me overheating problem, leaking matrix! Engine out! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Washed mine and took the stickers off. The front wheels had a THICK layer of brake dust...... dunno how that happened :PNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 GT6_User_and_Abuser wrote:found me overheating problem, leaking matrix! Engine out! LOLGuess what I'm doing when then engine comes outr of my PI next week..... :-)Is there a way of doing it with the engine intact???CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Just take the head off, it's quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenV8Machine Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 thescrapman wrote:Guess what I'm doing when then engine comes outr of my PI next week..... :-)Is there a way of doing it with the engine intact???CheersColinwould you not get away with just dropping the engine mounting crossmember to droop the front end of the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I practised on my spare Mk1 2000, had to take the head off, and drop the engine, and still it was an pig to get out.cheerscolinp.s. Dave, luckily (?) the engine has to come out as it has no oil pressure when hot. Spare lined up already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Well the head came off Monday and good news.The gasket is holed between pistons 1 & 2, so no major damage .I will de coke the head whilst it is off and I can inspect the valves when they come out, I am slighlty gutted as I took a spare head gasket and torque wrench on the run.One quick question, torque settings for the head, they always seem a little low in the book, any suggestions?Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 What make of head gasket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Payen are about the best make I know of and we always add another 5lbs of torqueHowever watch out for poor quality head nuts, we have had bad batches of `high tensile`, whereby they have been soft and they strip before max torque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Payen blew and a Payen will be going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Not being an expert on the Spit but I reckon it would be wise to use new cylinder head bolts/studs and as suggested above a little extra tweak whilst tightening them up.Do you want any help putting it back together Rob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 quite a few people have come accross poor quality new studs that snap. Many advocate re-using the better quality used originals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 MikeyB wrote:quite a few people have come accross poor quality new studs that snap. Many advocate re-using the better quality used originals!Yep, I re-use the old ones. Also make sure you use the proper hardened washers (ie the originals) as ordinary bolt shop ones do not work properly!Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 tiggrr1 wrote:Not being an expert on the Spit but I reckon it would be wise to use new cylinder head bolts/studs and as suggested above a little extra tweak whilst tightening them up.Do you want any help putting it back together Rob?I will be using the old ones as they are in great nick (brand new really) and are good ones, I have the hardened washers and the last set up had the hardened washers on top of standard washers, the head was really heavly torqued down.I will give you a bell Steve, I can do the job myself as I have done it a few times before, but I would apreciate the help ;)Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Steve/Rob - you're just organising a few beers aren't you?Good to hear that its nothing serious, so it could have been fixed at the road side, oh well.I had a rattle that more or less started as we left Enfield, turns out that the replacement spacer I fitted to clear the new rad fan went on back to front. Err, rattle gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 GT6_Don wrote:Steve/Rob - you're just organising a few beers aren't you? ;D ;D ;D Drat you havee seen right through my carefully thought out plan, a couple of hours spannering followed by a cold beer when Robs car springs into life 8) 8) 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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