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- Fri Sep 07, 2012 6:09 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: My CrappyCresta
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15590
- Mon May 07, 2012 4:41 pm
- Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
- Topic: Rover v8 Manifolds stud snapped
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6611
hi the extractors are made by kd tools,they are very good ,firstly make a drill bush ,say your stud is 3/8 dia,get an old bolt and drill 1/8 drill through it place the bolt in the manifold and drill through the bush through the broken stud ,so that you drill right in the centre of the stud,once you ...
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:59 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: gillie on the road
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7292
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:19 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: gillie on the road
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7292
i have allways wanted a gilbern but had never seen one for sale or at a good price,allways thought the mk3 was the best,but now i prefer the mk2 as it has the chassis strengthening but fitting a v8 would require more cutting than i would have wanted to do ,as i know of a mk3 with a ford 302 in it.bu...
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:01 pm
- Forum: Forced Induction
- Topic: Wade R034 Rebuild
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31381
ro34
hi just seen your message for build manual,have not been on forum for some time,been in garage working on another cresta.sorry crappyvelox,glad you have been sorted sorry about that.
cheers crappy.
cheers crappy.
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:56 pm
- Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
- Topic: v8 still misfiring
- Replies: 29
- Views: 18619
- Fri May 27, 2011 4:52 pm
- Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
- Topic: FUEL IN OIL? HELP!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6654
fuel in oil
had the same problem on my car,found one cylinder not firing,you could check plugs,one might be dropping out without you noticing, turned out after stripping the engine i had a sticking valve,giving me no compression,so the cilinder was not firing and the petrol going past the rings into the sump, b...
- Sun May 15, 2011 1:01 pm
- Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
- Topic: v8 still misfiring
- Replies: 29
- Views: 18619
missfiring
hi my car is doing the exact same thing ,i have done nothing to the car and it is getting worse,back firing through carb,very undriveble,thought it was timed wrong,ended up richening carb runs much better,now going to change main jets ,may change rods to.
cheers Al
cheers Al
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:32 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: gillie on the road
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7292
gillie on the road
just got my invader on the road since 1988,so far only brokedown once,float chamber needle jamed closed. http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd388/crappycresta/Picture060.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd388/crappycresta/Picture055.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd388/crappycresta/...
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:45 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: man or mouse
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8173
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:16 pm
- Forum: Forced Induction
- Topic: supercharger fueling
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5295
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:05 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: man or mouse
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8173
mouse
here are a few more photos,it seems that the car has a vinyl dash,most of the mk2 have a vaneer dash ,it was a factory option i think it looks better,
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: man or mouse
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8173
mouse
had a play with the gilbern today,engine sounds realy nice,i only need to bleed the brakes,but i am having trouble,will have to borrow a preashure bleeder.cant wait to go for a drive.
cheesey Al.
cheesey Al.
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:33 pm
- Forum: Forced Induction
- Topic: supercharger fueling
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5295
fuel
now i am more worried,is there an addative thet can be used to stop this from nackering my carb ?
worried Al
worried Al
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: man or mouse
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8173
mouse
yes is an invader mk2 ,the suspension is mgc , you can get an mgb with a v8 in ,you would think there would be some v6 in an mgb,but i have never heard of one,unless the mgb has a different suspension to the mgc,thought it only had different hubs one 4 stud and other 5 . might be wrong but i have ne...