WARTYM Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 talked to my good mate who i got it from and he said that, when they brought it the engine was in bits they put it together fixed a valve and rebedded it. got the engine running but was smokey and used oil. so they started to pull the engine back down so that they could get the bore honed. he and his father lost interest in the project and left it how it was (radiator removed/valve cover removed/exhaust manifold removed/leads removed/distubitor cap removed. he said it should run, considering it turns over nice and sweetly by hand. said they couldnt get it started with the starter as it just cranked and cranked so they tow started it and it run good apart from being smokey. Any help now that iv got some background info on the engine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 So what are you going to do when you get this known to be smokey motor going? Seems a tad odd tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvega Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 i personally vouch for WURTH Kompression, it worked a treat. Pretty sure most European car sales/parts departments will have it i got mine from the VW place here in hamilton bro snap-on sell some that garenteed to give you at least 10:1 its a little bit more expensive but fuck .. you cant pay to much for a product that works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARTYM Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 its not like its going to be a beast of a thing. as long as it runs im happy, for now its gonna do duty around the farm. once i have spare money. im going to replace the body/gaurds/bonnet/grill/tailgate with rust free items. once that is done i'll look at getting it back on the road. then i will replace the engine most proberly a engine conversion for a 4age or something. but need this engine to get running for the time being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macabre Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 i personally vouch for WURTH Kompression, it worked a treat. Pretty sure most European car sales/parts departments will have it i got mine from the VW place here in hamilton bro snap-on sell some that garenteed to give you at least 10:1 its a little bit more expensive but fuck .. you cant pay to much for a product that works I suppose the lifetime warranty is a plus too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggo Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 its not like its going to be a beast of a thing. as long as it runs im happy, for now its gonna do duty around the farm. once i have spare money. im going to replace the body/gaurds/bonnet/grill/tailgate with rust free items. once that is done i'll look at getting it back on the road. then i will replace the engine most proberly a engine conversion for a 4age or something. but need this engine to get running for the time being Lol so the plan is to replace the entire vehicle in stages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARTYM Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 err no just the replaceable body panels that have rusted, driveline and chassis has no rust checked it all out. painted the rocket cover today lol. i'll go around tomorrow and try find and buy a can of compression. and engine start stuff. then hopfully i get compression+spark+fuel = 1 running motor with a bit of smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Seriously. I bet you can find/get/be given another one of these for less than it will cost to get this one sorted. That's an OMS Guarantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Check repco, they had it for about $3 a can the other day Fuck off ya can get it that cheap, the stuff I got was like $28. Fucking did the job though, got me to Napier and back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 That's an OMS Guarantee. Lol'd on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARTYM Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 cleaned the engine up today. Started to put a few things back, took the carb off to give it a clean. gave it a crank today with the battery hooked it all up and most of the stuff works, such as all the dash lights/fan/lights. cranked it without the sparkplugs and the valve cover to get rid of all the shit and water. then i drained out the old oil/water for the engine, the water was in there from when i cleaned the head. heres some photos: Cleaned the body up too and its not that bad apart from the front bumper and bonnet, but im still going to replace the whole body once the engine is up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 haha fuck that thing is awesome bro. I can't wait to see that crusing the streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 That photo is priceless! It's yellow with holes in it! Swiss cheese! Swiss cheese!! Can imagine a cartoon mouse chasing this thing down the road. Someone photoshop pls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARTYM Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 hahaha hooked everything up yesterday, new plugs, new oil. connected fuel up to a bottle, and tried to fire it, after cranking it for a bit and realising it wasn't trying to fire, id thought id check if we were getting any spark at all, much to my disappointment no spark. Opened up the distributor cap and guess what. lol there's no distributor rotor in there. so today i check at the repco/supercheap auto stores in Hamilton to track me down a rotor. found 1 at te rapa and bought contact points too for it. hopefully I'll put it all in tomorrow and try and crank it and *Fingers crossed it should fire into life* brought a can of "START YA BASTARD" engine starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Ha good news, hope it starts. have any luck with the can of compression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARTYM Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 nah i didnt find it at repco or supercheap. when i asked them they said it sounded doggy and i should stay away from a product like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 supercheap said it sounded dodgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insani-T Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Well its obvious Supercheap dont know what the fuck they are talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 believe me - if it were dodgy supercheap would have it wouldnt trust it from there tho, if its anything like the rest of their products it wont work/itl cease your engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheater_5 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 lol but really, GL with it dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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