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i don't know how normal it is, but my injectors are quite tappy, and its quite noticeable when idling

i'm using a Hurricane cam, i might take manifold off any way to take a look at the cam, make sure i've not done any damage. when checking the preload, will i have to bleed the lifters first? is it likely to be anything else causing this, would a better oil help i am planning on going for Valvoline V...

so it might be worth just dropping down to the next size shim, and see what happens.
if there is too much preload what might happen that end? i assume you could get to valves not closing properly in extrame cases

on my 3.5 RV8 if i drive at speed before the engine is fully warmed up i would get a noisy tappet/lifter, would last about 10-20 secs then stop again. last weekend i went to MITP at santa pod, all was well going there, but coming back i would get this noisy lifter about 1/2 dozen times for no reason...

and i bet you've all checked out the site

looks like a tidy motor, should have gone for a 928, would have been a V8 then. suppose they wouldn't be as cheap

I could see the gararge had fidled with the airflow meter,had i wound up too tight,the flap wasnt moving far enough while cranking to switch the fuel pump contacts. i thought the relays switched the pump on when cranking via the ignition switch, the AFM only switches on the relay as the engine is r...

it was an after thought to check that, but it had been running for most of the week before the problems started. although the boards looked dry, there was a few drops on the inside cover, so i can only assume the boards had been wet at some point. the loom is also very hard and brittle, so it could ...

one extra thing i have discovered concering the ECU is that last week before these problems started i fitted a new radiator, and on filling and bleading the cooling system some coolant did get thrown out of the header tank near the ECU. i have taken the cover off the ECU and although the curcuit boa...

as my EFI is playing up, i was thinking maybe its time i finally went for a Megasquirt ECU. when going this route, what items would i have to keep from my flapper system, and what will be going in the bin (or Ebay) the two items i know would go are the ECU and Flapper AFM. do i need to keep the resi...

have you solved this yet? some things sound simular to what i've been trying to sort out on my Mini. it wouldnt start on friday, so i left it to sort out today, and first thing i found was all cylinders where full of fuel, so i cranked it over without plugs to pump it out (goes quite far :shock: alm...

i made one up using a bit of tube and an old dizzy drive end

lokks like he might have a hand in

http://www.jrv8.co.uk/gallery.php

you find V8's in anything.... even old Ferguson tractors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWsI5PWG5XU

might seem a lot of money but there is loads up for grads here, worth a look. just its in America, and you would need a lotto win http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170060842285 just noticed that one had finished, but is relisted http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI...

Cropredy Bridge Garage just out side Banbury restores Jenson's, might be worth giving them a call http://www.jensen-cars.co.uk/