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brixtonmorris
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Post by brixtonmorris »

you must need new bearings ray
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Post by rayofleamington »

needs bearings, rebore, new pistons n rings, timing chain, rocker shaft, valve guides....

(but I have a spare engine awaiting some gaskets etc.. :-) )
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Post by brixtonmorris »

must be great to put your foot down and know it dosent matter :D
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Post by rayofleamington »

lol - not really - too much foot down and it cuts out (fuel starvation problem at 75 mph :-( )
lol
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Jan 06: The Minor SII Africa adventure: http://www.minor-detour.com
Oct 06: back from Dresden with my Trabant 601 Kombi
Jan 07: back from a month thru North Africa (via Timbuktu) in a S3 Landy
June 07 - back from Zwickau Trabi Treffen
Aug 07 & Aug 08 - back from the Lands End to Orkney in 71 pickup
Sept 2010 - finally gave up breaking down in a SII Landy...
where to break down next?
2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block :(
brixtonmorris
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Post by brixtonmorris »

when the bearings have gone, with high speed, we lose a lot of oil on the motoway
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Post by Matt »

and cars start sliding around behind you????
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Post by brixtonmorris »

motor bikers do
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Post by Gareth »

I'm not sure if what I can hear is the differential humming an aria, or just the resonance from the exhaust... I've got a tube of the molyslip stuff somewhere but everyone I've spoken to has said it's rubbish...

So I don't know what to do :(.
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moly

Post by Willie »

I can't comment on the effectiveness of the Molyslip as I have
not tried it but this was not the normal Molyslip for engines, it
was specifically for gearboxes and rear axles,and it was nearly
£9-00! not much cheaper than the 1 1/2litres of EP 140. The
only STP I ever tried was for 'tired engines' and it definitely
worked, for a while!.
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Post by Gareth »

Just had a look in the garage - the one I have is for gearboxes and final-drive units, but not automatic trannies or LSDs... Do you reckon I should give it a go, or leave her humming gently to herself?

I've already got the powerful stereo to drown out her own musical abilities, but I have been wondering if I'm going deaf... :lol: I must say that I get a few strange looks when I pull up at the lights with Peter, Paul and Mary blaring out... hehehe
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