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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:07 am

I have found the cause of my tapping!
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After more dismantling im 100% this is whats wrong!
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The top one is the old one! the other is the new!?!
Mesured new one it is 2.5mm out! also mesured 4 spare ones all the same.
So the adjusters were only just on top of the valves!

State of play as of last night
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Just hope they (ecp) have another one in stock.
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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:38 pm

Think I'm missing something there Len, are they badly worn or something? :(
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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:56 pm

Nice quality control there then , not !

Alex, the retaining spring location groove is in the wrong place M8

3mm max maybe but defo enough to miss the valve now and again I bet
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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:58 pm

Ohhhhhhh!

<hangs head in shame>

Christ, that's not good!

How much are OE ones?
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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:34 pm

Ok so they may have crap quality control but customer service is second to none!
Went in there thismorning guy said no problem! come back after 2.
Just been back got 6 new rockers and a new shaft no charge even tho i couldnt find recipt :D

Alex since i got mugged for Ԛ£24+vat for a pair of exhaust gaskets ive not been back to a dealer so cant tell how much. Prob need a morgage or few limbs ect.

So all going well tonight getting it all back in one peice n i might make it to lakeside after all :D

Ant are you still up for having a look at my fueling? if i make it?
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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:00 pm

Len, if you can make I'll defo have a gander for you , Gizmo is in the car already M8 :cool:
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Post Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:53 pm

Its all back together all looks a lot better still have to do cambelt and oil change and persuade girlfriend to pick me up some tax :cool:
Cheers :cool:
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Post Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:07 pm

God that rocker shaft is lousy !

I'm using more genuine parts these days as i wasn't sure about the quality of some ECP/GSF parts, it depends on how expensive the part is though i supose.

Sounds like you will be back on the road soon Len 8)

Is your S/C roots or twin screw ?

Which car is it from ?
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:07 pm

Andy its a roots from a clk merc.

Well its all together again.
After changing the rockershaft i fired it up and it still sounded like a bag of nails but that turned out to be the camshaft one tooth out so after changing the belt and cam timing it sounds sweet as :D
Just got to wait till the end of the month to get tax now :cry:
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:26 am

Eeeeexcellent!

Only 8 days now :D
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:51 am

Not long now!
Have been making a new intake pipe for the supercharger
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Its a bit smaller than the old one but being smother inside it should flow better :D

The old pipe was a bit of a throw together in the first place
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Have taken the new one to a friend to be tiged up with any luck it will be done before the 1st :cool:
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:20 am

is that samco silicon PVC boost tape? :D

looks good mate! a lot smoother than the old one.
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:31 am

Na just ducktape!
The "flexy" 2 3/4" is not so flexy when its been flexed too many times :wink:
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:16 pm

Latest for those that missed ipswitch the weekend
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And it only cost me £30 in fuel :eek: [/img]
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:24 pm

Was the fueling any better at wot on the way back?
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:41 pm

Was better @ WOT just have to sort all the points below that 8)
I presume you are the guy that was helping me work out some numbers?
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:52 pm

Yep, that was me. No probs mate. It's a shame really, cos if you were closer we could rig up the wide band and det cans and i reckon we could have that driving 100% better within an avo of live mapping.
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:50 pm

GUTTED i missed this :cry:

I had mine running again last night, new uprated bolts and gasket and some fresh paint while I was there :cool:

Lennie, is that from the mapping we did the other day at yours? Nice torque dude!! and the valve seat you made is wicked mate, it has some extra preload built in so gives about 0.7 bar, the original one which I now have is only 0.5bar.

Doug, I've ordered the chips I need for sparks so will be live mapping mine again in a week or two, we only managed a few teaks before the head gasket went last time. I would be up for a go on those det cans, my WB is hard wired in, so no worries there. MOT on Monday and hopefully by the end of the week she'll legal and ready.

How many turned up in the end?

( I was under my car the whole weekend )
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:31 pm

That was the map we made with idle control taken out and fuel cut taken out! prob explain the consumption thing :wink:

Think my TPS is messing about a bit. Doug spotted the map was running from the second line ie: TPS was @ 2 of 15 not 0 so recalibrated it monday evening and bad things started hapening :eek:
The first line of the map wasnt doing anything 8O Think thats sorted for now tho!

Will have to check that sensor incase its loose? :?

Also got my pipe back tiged up :) needs a bit of grinding ect..
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Gonna make sure it fits first tho.
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