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by cyrilsmoggie
Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:00 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1098 Frustration
Replies: 7
Views: 1478

Re: 1098 Frustration

Thanks for your comments, I will check the fuel but no one has admited to dropping some diesel in the tank by mistake! Regarding the ignition timing I have set it by strobe. I'll have another go this weekend to see if anything else comes to light - it is a really wierd one - both the overrun smoke a...
by cyrilsmoggie
Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1098 Frustration
Replies: 7
Views: 1478

Re: 1098 Frustration

Thank for the feedback thus far, to respond to the various points: - The white smoke has a bluish tinge, is quite dense and lingers so probably not water vapour, almost certainly oil - Head gasket is new and the head has been retorqued after running so fairly sure it's good - Don't think diesel has ...
by cyrilsmoggie
Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:33 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1098 Frustration
Replies: 7
Views: 1478

1098 Frustration

Dear Collective, can you help! We have a 1971 1098cc 2 door saloon which isn't used that frequently these days. Recently it hasn't been running well, losing power and producing a little white smoke on overrun and the engine continues to run on after the ignition is turned off. The engine has done ar...