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Dan
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:42 pm

Right, got the engine in, plugged in etc, started her up, without water, just to make sure she ran, and theres a nasty rattling as if the fins on the alternator are hitting something, im hoping that its the water pump? and not the bottom end on its way out again.
cheers
Xvisor
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Joined: 06 Sep 2004
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:46 pm

Erm again??? Plenty of oil in i presume? I wouldn't have fired it up without and fluid in the cooling system...
Dan
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:51 pm

it was a 2 second thing if that, me dad said it would be fine, its just, if i put the rad nd all in, and its fucked, i have to take it all out again, yes the oil pressure is fine
Xvisor
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:56 pm

Oke you couldn't here from where it was coming? or didn't listen and turned it off directly??
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:58 pm

put the rad in and get some water in it, you can run it for as long as you need to be able to find the noise then. Not really the biggest task in the world to stick the hoses on is it.
Dan
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:08 pm

im having some difficulty with the pipes at the moment as my old engine had an oil cooler and now my new one doesnt, so its left with pipes going nowhere, so, ive gotto go down wicks 2mo and make a copper by pass pipe up.
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:10 pm

what you talking about? you just need a little loop of hose to go where the cooler was, dont need any copper crap made up.

Ill have that spare oil cooler off you btw Smile
Dan
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:29 pm

lol, nah thats stayin on my other engine
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:31 pm

what for?

A busted engine sitting in a shed doesnt need much cooling for the oil Razz
Dan
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:42 pm

a newly built, highly tuned engine will though Razz , im keeping it anyway, always useful.
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:46 pm

bah, was a good try! Smile
Dan
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 4:54 pm

lol, if i find one at a breakers, i'll grab it for ya
JB
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 4:46 am

i may have one soon neal
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