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Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:03 pm
by ian65
So after two and a half months the Mazda main dealer have finally got my gaskets and injector seals in for me.... I bet it wouldn't have taken that long if the car was stripped down in their workshop blocking a bay
Another 60 quids worth of miscellaneous bits of paper and rubber.... the type of things you don't think about when planning a project but which soon add up.
Anyway it means that at long long last I can finish building the TII engine back up... about time too.
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Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:23 pm
by myatt1972
Not a lot there for £60
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:09 am
by MelloYello
ian65 wrote:I bet it wouldn't have taken that long if the car was stripped down in their workshop blocking a bay
don't you know it
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:23 pm
by ian65
myatt1972 wrote:Get that road test done, Retro Rides here we come
I doubt it in this car.... it's still running like a bag of shit and is undriveable
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:42 pm
by myatt1972
ian65 wrote:myatt1972 wrote:Get that road test done, Retro Rides here we come
I doubt it in this car.... it's still running like a bag of shit and is undriveable
could be compression its an old lump after all.
Pug then
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:03 pm
by ian65
myatt1972 wrote:ian65 wrote:myatt1972 wrote:Get that road test done, Retro Rides here we come
I doubt it in this car.... it's still running like a bag of shit and is undriveable
could be compression its an old lump after all.
Pug then
I reckon it's ignition.... the last time I had a car running like this was my old black RX7.... that was the leading coil but I've already changed it on this
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:24 pm
by ian65
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:36 pm
by DKWW2000
Did Willy Wonka fix it?
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:01 pm
by ian65
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:29 pm
by ian65
just put 15 miles on it to shake it down... running great.... doesn't half fly when it's up on the boost... there's nothing wrong with this engine
I think there might be a slight weep from the water pump but that's a doddle of a fix...... I'll put some miles on it over the next week or two to make sure it's ok for the RRG....... things are looking up for a change.
