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Remember the manky engine?
#215624
15/10/2006 22:56
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Some of you may remember the manky engine....... clicky well, I've sorted it out now................... sorted! Not recommended for a Sunday or anyone over 40 
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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15/10/2006 23:11
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Stan!! you dont need to take an engine out to clean it! oh too late  
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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15/10/2006 23:13
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Quote:
Stan!! you dont need to take an engine out to clean it!
oh too late
oh gee thanks, now ya tell me
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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15/10/2006 23:42
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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15/10/2006 23:58
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Eeek. Once i get my few little noises sorted im gonna steam clean my engine aswell.
Ross
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 00:03
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Well now it's out Stan you can put it in the dishwasher 
funny you should mention that.................she's back at work tomorrow, and I've still got one more day on holiday
Maybe I should post in "technical problems" about what setting and dishwasher tablets to use 
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 00:41
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Buggers will nick anything up in Cumbria, have you reported it?
Pete
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We must all do our part for the planet.
I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 02:44
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How long's it take????
Best get this mount sorted monday!
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 02:55
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Quote:
Buggers will nick anything up in Cumbria, have you reported it?
Pete
Heard the polis arent up to much ther m8
Could nae catch a cold
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 06:37
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you'll have to apply to roger or barbz!!!! i don't think i know anyone who can take out an engine with just a 15mm spanner and an ajustable!! see here!
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 15:17
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Well, to answer some of the questions: Quote:
How long did it take
I don't know really. I've been "picking" at it over the last few weeks (or could that be months now?). The suspension was off and has all been tarted/renewed ready for refitting (it's in the dining room  ). The engine drop took the best part of four hours by the time all the wiring was disconnected, gearchange links undone, water/fuel pipes undone etc etc. Biggest problem was working on a driveway: even with an engine hoist it was difficult. The engine was lowered onto padding then the front of the car lifted four feet in the air and the engine dragged out (ouch my poor back!).
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b*ggers will nick anything in Cumbria
that's given me an idea: next time I'm taking the car and parking it in Liverpool for an hour........
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I don't think I know anyone who can take out an engine with just a 15mm spanner and an adjustable!
You'd be surprised how few tools you need for this job, I know I was. 10mm, 13mm, 15mm, 17mm, 19mm sockets/spanners, Screwdriver, one flat and one philips. Set of ribe sockets. Hammers, three off, big, bigger and "get me an ambulance!" sized. Two jars of "Rocket Fuel" coffee (Tesco only) and twenty-three packets of chocolate Hob-Nobs. One bottle, Glenfiddich single malt whisky.
The adjustable spanner wasn't for the car: it was used to beat passing kids who asked "is it broken mister?"
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heard the polis aren' up to much there mate
True, Cumbria are crud, the best are in North Yorkshire
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 16:07
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Stan, you are a very brave man taking on this job. You must... A. Have a lot of spare time on your hands or B. This will take many months to complete! Good on yer!
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 16:11
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or C. All of the above Get decent days off, needed to get the engine into the garage before the cold weather heads in. Plan to spend the winter fettling all the bits, no rush. Replace all the bits as time allows (and funds ) and then refit in the spring when the warmer weather arrives. Until then the coupé can sit under her nice Tyvek car cover If there's any photos that are required to assist how-to guides or if anyone wants specific pictures of something then now is the time to ask!
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 16:12
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Will you do the typical "bloke" thing and sell after you have done all the work/spent all the money?
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 16:16
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Will you do the typical "bloke" thing and sell after you have done all the work/spent all the money?
Noooooooooooo! But it's funny you ask that: I did the same to a Mk2 Golf GTi which I'm now thinking of selling to fund the restoration of the coupé (I love that trick with the é, can you téll? ).
Of course I may end up trading down to a turbo version
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 16:30
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MK2 Golf GTI?..... hang on a minute (other thread)
You like Golf GTI's too?
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Re: Remember the manky engine?
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16/10/2006 16:46
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MK2 Golf GTI?..... hang on a minute (other thread)
You like Golf GTI's too?
Oh yes, and the engine was a whole lot easier to take out too This one has been taken back to showroom condition, absolutely luverly 
and then never used since I finished it
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