Lemon or not

[BigRAWesty]

I'm guessing you used a timing light to set TDC at idle, did it advance further when you increased rpm?
To me its sounding like a vacuum issue.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

[ckh]

I'm guessing you used a timing light to set TDC at idle, did it advance further when you increased rpm?
To me its sounding like a vacuum issue.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Yes to timing light, and yes to engine advancing when I rev it

[ckh]

Ok, how's the brakes? With the aircon issue it sounds like the vacume (if it has it) may have a hole in the system.
In my Q the vac pump is on the back of the alternator. Not sure f your timing runs off the same vacume or if its independent. Worth a look

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Brakes stop car fine, but there is a squeal in the pads... why?

[taslucas]

Brakes stop car fine, but there is a squeal in the pads... why?

brakes use vacuum to operate properly. I think he was asking to see if there was a vacuum issue

[ckh]

have done as a few have suggested, pulled out the flame thrower and put origional coil back in, its still got a miss, did some googling. a test for a burnt valve is to put ya hand over the exhaust pipe and if there is any sucking rather than blowing its a sign of a burnt exhaust valve... tried that and was flat out keeping my hand over the exhaust, kept trying to blow hand off..

Am going to a guys place this arvo to try his GT40 coil and see if that makes a difference

[BigRAWesty]

Brakes stop car fine, but there is a squeal in the pads... why?

Yea brakes are assisted by vacuum that's why I asked. I'm still leaning towards a vacuum issue. Because your aircon choke is vacuum assisted aswell.
Simple test. Find your vac lines and test for suction.
Your brakes have a dedicated line so its good that there working.
Have a poke around, you might find an issue

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

[ckh]

Just had it to a cylinder head specialist, he sais I definatly have a valve problem, he will supply recond head plus all the gaskets and new bolts for 1100 if I do the job myself, or for him to do it basically 2 K and he would need the car for 4 days or so. reading though the manual, I recon I could get the head off and new one one with in a day........ doesnt read as being that hard to do...

[taslucas]

That's a bugger mate. Did he pressure test and compression test?

Tap, crackle, pop

[ckh]

That's a bugger mate. Did he pressure test and compression test?

Tap, crackle, pop

No he didnt test anything just listened to the miss

Got a mate who will put a perfectly running motor in mine, including ignition and carby, motor will cost me 1K but his mechanic mate says I should get at least ten years out of it if I look after it, so 1 K for the motor and for him and his mate to install it they want my motor to do up.... Considering its going to cost 1100 for a recon head for me to fit my self, and if that aint the problem a carby recon for god knows how much, they say this motor is good, new water pump, new fuel pump only fault with it is the power steering pump has a slight weep, so they are going to put my power steering pump on it, he said to turn up at his place on a sat morn in a few weeks and I'll be driving it home that afternoon/evening...

[BigRAWesty]

If I was you l'd take the second motor, but not for $1000.
Then strip yours down and slowly rebuild it completely. If your keen snail it aswell..
Then once completed swap them back and sell on the old motor, or recon it to and sell it.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories