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andy 16v
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:03 am

when i bought my 19 16v last week there was a rubber mat on the rocker cover. me being the tool i am i ripped it off (i now know what its for lol) after the heavy rain last night i went to drive it this morning, but it was only firing on2 cylinders so i had the fun of sucking the water out of the wells with a mc donalds straw! oh joy! Very Happy Embarassed
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:04 am

the joys of ph1 ownership
bradharris
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:45 am

has no body com eup with a sensabul way of not gettin the water in yet?? as i looked on mine and one of the previuos owners has sealed up the slots in the spark plug cover
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:54 am

yes, ppl have made drain sheilds and sell them like Hill Power for example

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the site is http://www.hillpower.co.uk/

Nick is a nice bloke but dont expect his parts to be cheap.

you could of course just make yourself one
andy 16v
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:02 am

got a piece of stainless steel in work to make myself 1! Very Happy
schakal
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:31 pm

Wicked Neo wrote:
yes, ppl have made drain sheilds and sell them like Hill Power for example

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the site is http://www.hillpower.co.uk/

Nick is a nice bloke but dont expect his parts to be cheap.

you could of course just make yourself one


yes and places like hillpower ripped you off all these years
in 2005 schakal himself found a rather cheaper solution Smile
hence,its a 5 minute job with the help of a battery tray Wink
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:37 pm

i've never bought anything from Hill Power so where did u get the idea they have ripped me off ?

funnily enough i do have a drain sheild thou, made from carbon fibre and bought off of ebay for £5 lol
Neal
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:38 pm

schakal you always think youre albert einstein when you come up with the same obvious solution to problems that everyone else had years before you Rolling Eyes Razz
bradharris
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:42 pm

silly question i no but is it fitted to the bonnet underneith or ontop of engine??? any body got nay pictures or these fitted either home made or a branded one juts so i get the idea


Idea i wounder if work will order me some nice shiney stainless steel hehe
schakal
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:45 pm

neo i never said you been ripped off mate ,read my post again ,you will see

Neal 19 16v wrote:
schakal you always think youre albert einstein when you come up with the same obvious solution to problems that everyone else had years before you Rolling Eyes Razz


i never claimed that or tried to give that impression neil , just sharing my experience here adding a little bit of humour to the presentation .

HONORABLE people like yourself would not need that info but there are people like me that do if you dont mind Cool


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Neal
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:45 pm

the P clips clamp it under the strut brace.
bradharris
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:55 pm

arrr nice idea that is
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:19 am

I have mine with sheet steel, used to be clips that kept workign loose so I cut slots in it and fitted jubilee clips.
bradharris
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:20 am

might be silly question but is the front brace soliif so i might drill and tap it then screw clips to it??

chris any pictures of said item?
Neal
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:28 am

its tubular. You can drill it if you want but it will weaken it and make it more flexy (yeah, big deal). But why would you want to do that? its easier to just use clips anyway isnt it?
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:39 am

look in the progress reports section and my ph1 blue chamade. theres pics in there.
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