You are kidding me. Man my heart goes out to you. I really hope it is not the case and all is good once everything is in and running.
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You are kidding me. Man my heart goes out to you. I really hope it is not the case and all is good once everything is in and running.
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S#$t Jono, that really sux, that's the last you need. What's the min specified PSI? Guess George knows what he's doing so best trust his judgement, but that's not going to help with the state of mind (grrrrr!!).
Hope it works out alright mate.
Bugger mate, fingers firmly crossed it all works out for ya...
Ohh crap Jonno, not good news mate!
Should the readings be in the 400's. I think all readings should be within 20% of each other as well.
Did you guys use a fresh battery for tests??
What results were the other cylinders?
Feel for ya mate hope its just a hick cup
Far out mate. Here's hoping its just false readings or something.
All will come good mate I'm sure of it.
Thinking about selling all my guns????
George wants to do a leak down test and I have to go and find some fittings today so we can do this tonight.
Depending on the results George also wants to fit the engine and get it running..... I am tired and emotional right now and my back hurts so much so not sure I can make any good decisions at the moment.
Mark Bakker is a c@%t..............
dont do that -sell your guns- you will regret that decision down the trackQuote:
Originally Posted by bloodyaussie
it will work out for you
Well I dont know as Mags wants me to sell up the 4wd (she is not being mean spirited just worried) and I have no real funds to draw on anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by roofy
Early days I guess as Mags I could only talk briefly and George has not given up yet although I could see it that he was now worried..
Why do I trust people.... it all my shitty luck started when I thought I was doing the right thing trying to help some low life scum bag.
Time for a coffee then its kids kids kids as I run around all day being "Dad's Taxi"
That look i had on my face wasn't worried mate it was Tired !!! Hahaaa! Before we get ahead of ourselves lets get it to run and re asses it then coz apart from number 2cyl than only produced 220 - 240psi the other 5 made 360 - 380psi, so lets just see what happens yeah!?
Could be something as simple as a sticky ring from sitting. First fire up it may all come good.
Thats what i was telling Jonathan so everyone cross your fingers haha.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Dales300exc
have to agree give it a run mate and see how it reads thenQuote:
Originally Posted by dales300exc
enjoy the rest of the day and let george do his jobQuote:
Originally Posted by bloodyaussie
get theKIDS an ice cream and sit in park and relax
Feck that is no good mate. I have the same problem with trusting people. I always get burnt...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodyaussie
If you need engine parts, rings etc let me know. I have a good contact at Engines Australia...
I just re read this. Don't sell Bruce! You can't! At worst I would cancel the reg, put him in the garage and keep driving the bluey and when you got the coin, do bit by bit. Besides you have a cool little Zook sitting there which could be your new weekend warrior. Be awesome in the summer with the roof off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodyaussie
Don't panic yet Jonathan,
It could be the result of a number of things, and even at those numbers ( even though they aren't ideal ) would probably run just fine too. George knows the drill, he will get it up running for a while, and then re-test
There are a lot of good people here to help too .... i'm sure it will be up and running in no time.
Try to focus on the positives, seeing how much you have learnt through all this, and how it will help you when you are in the middle of nowhere, or you come across someone stuck in the middle of nowhere
I hope all is going well, any chance of an update?
Nope because my head is stuck in a bucket full of fish!!!!!
What if I told you guys "IT LIVES" ................. Fired up tonight and ran well indeed.
Got nervous about a couple of things but after George gave it a tickle it purred like oil burning kitten.
Now we have had a talk and decided not to rush trying to get it ready for the meet as there is still too much to do and I dont need to stress of rushing to get it ready and paranoid we missed something.
God it feels so strong compared to a petrol.
I can relax now and just enjoy this coming weekend with Winnies car !!!
Thanks again George I know I am hard work but then so are you ya control freak!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
I am happy for you, its great news and good to get a win. Its also great that you can relax this weekend.
Mate, that is bloody awesome........ where's the vids and photos cock???????
Awesome news man.
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See, nothing to worry about :). Stoked for you mate, certainly is a good feeling.
Awesome news mate. Happy for you!!
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Woohoo! All your stressing for no reason!
I wanna see this thing roarrrrr tomorrow mate...c'mon!
Well told ya let george weave his spell and bobs your uncle
your just a worry wart
Bloody oath! And I said to Johnny that if his car is not ready that he can drive mine and I really don't want him to drive my car because he is such a terrible driver..... so I wanna hear it roar too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nisshead
Thanks guys but there is just far too much to do... this time round I have made sure (George has made sure) that it is all done properly... all the little things that do make a difference.
This is costing me a bit more in time and money as we have not just got a motor and slapped it in, we have replaced seals and bearings and gaskets for both the engine and gearbox.
All fuel lines have been replaced and electrics, the electrics were not totally necessary but made the job a lot more factory.. just a slight variant from the serious 2 loom I had which turns out was from a Maverick which should make that sooking Irishman happy and the loom that came with the engine but George drove down to Geelong to visit Darren and eyeball his wiring.
Still a fair bit of sorting as far as electrics go if I want all the functions to fully work including fuel warning and oil pressure and some aircon stuff..
Tomorrow I will be checking out all the TD42's as you would be surprised how many differences there are in all the models to help work out some of the above issues.
I have one video only of when it first fired up but was rough and there was a small knock (which was my fault) but on the second run it purred...
Now I need to do a shopping list for tomorrow and go and get the meat to feed all you bone heads..... thanks again guys I know some of you have been really wishing me well.
Effing awesome news!
That's awesome mate! Really good to hear. Any pictures or videos? It took me a bit of fiddling to sort out the thermostat and oil gauges, should be easier for you I'd imagine as you swapped looms.
I spent $15 at the car wash getting ready for the hoist so I should be there around 7 tonight.
Spoke to George this morning and he did a cold start first thing to see how it performed and it started straight away.... I cant wait to start putting it together.
Woot woot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So what has made BA happy today? A working Td42. You make me jealous.
I sense an all nighter coming on tonight! Toot toot!
Excellent news! Can't wait to see your rig rolling under its own steam.
Good one Jono thats grouse news. At least you can enjoy the weekend worry free! ! Looks like the end is in sight, might have to organise a drive soon. .
Well its about f%&king..... I mean Yaaaaaaay!!!!! So glad to hear its up and running, thought I was going to have to hide your shottie there for a minute.
Hopefully, this will mean farewell to the sh!t run of luck you've had this year.
Good news, I've been saving up all my used vegetable oil for you to run your car on.
I think we need to have a special forum banner with four simple words on it:
"In George We Trust"
I might make up a little sticker of this and put it under ba's picture in the church...Quote:
Originally Posted by Irish