09-09-2015, 08:56 AM
(06-09-2015, 04:28 PM)Piggy Wrote: You must be chuffed
understatement of the year!
building an engine from the bottom up, which is not my trade, then you get the nerves of if it will live when you turn the key.
i knew the time would come that id have to fit it, again all done on my drive by myself,
turned the key and it burst into life is an excellent fealing
i know ive had a few teething issues but ive over come those too
350miles in and my smile is still ear to ear
checked all the fluids, topped the oil, water was good, all the temps and pressures are good, so next Thursday or Friday on my days off, im planning on flushing the oil and fitting the oil cooler new filter and good oil
oh!
i have had an issue with a electronic oil pressure gauge i fitted the gauge readings would fluctuate with electrical loading ie; switch anything on the gauge would drop,
i tryed a few things to stop this but the one thing that did the most good was upgrading the chassis to gearbox and gearbox to battery earth cables
these were 10 +16mm i believe now they are both 35mm a lot of stuff works better
fuel pump sounds faster engine turns over better and the pressure gauge is a lot better
so it can only be a good thing
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
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