mk2cossie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,949
Club RR Member Number: 77
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Aug 10, 2018 12:03:02 GMT
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Must either have missed it or it passed me by (blame the beer) but I didn't realise the engines were different capacities! Nor did I I'm guessing due to budget and/or availability is the reason tho ivanhoew you appear to have a crack in a bell end I noticed from that video
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Aug 10, 2018 12:47:17 GMT
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Yup indeed cossie , i had a 4.0 from a scrapped car ,and found the 3.6 down the scrappy sitting in a heap of dirt and oil on the side , no idea of its history nor nuffin , just plugged it in and started it up .,they both seem a bit smokey on start up but fine thereafter . the bell cracks are patina well! here's a fine kettle of poisson and no mistake , i have been setting up the throttles and generally faffing around , and lo and behold i just ran out of gas ..BUM. nearest stn is 6 miles away ,with no legalities on the car .and hopefully mot next week , i do have a pretty new 48kg bottle on my garage heater, if i get a coupling from that to the filler will some go in ? anyone know ? regards robert.
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Aug 10, 2018 13:15:58 GMT
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I seem to remember reading from my LPG days that if the donor bottle was turned upside down then yes, you could transfer liquid gas, but no idea how successful it actually is, or how much gets transferred. Mind, how much do you actually need for six miles? Hang on, I'm getting 8mpg out of the '38 around town, and that's 4.6, you've got another three litres on that!
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Frankenhealey
Club Retro Rides Member
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
Posts: 3,875
Club RR Member Number: 15
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Aug 10, 2018 13:25:42 GMT
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here's a fine kettle of poisson and no mistake , i have been setting up the throttles and generally faffing around , and lo and behold i just ran out of gas ..BUM. nearest stn is 6 miles away ,with no legalities on the car .and hopefully mot next week , i do have a pretty new 48kg bottle on my garage heater, if i get a coupling from that to the filler will some go in ? anyone know ? I seem to remember reading from my LPG days that if the donor bottle was turned upside down then yes, you could transfer liquid gas, but no idea how successful it actually is, or how much gets transferred. Or you could quickly knock up one of these
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here
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Aug 10, 2018 13:57:11 GMT
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That must be Chris (aka Grumpynorthener) on that picture with one of his Jowetts
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Aug 10, 2018 13:58:18 GMT
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first test drive..
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Aug 10, 2018 14:04:06 GMT
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makes a lovely noise - though I am waiting for the scream as your burn your leg getting out
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Aug 10, 2018 16:38:19 GMT
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I think I possibly have four brand new engine mounts that are no use to me whatesoever but look like they might be useful to you.
Sounds awesome.
I love V's accent too. Can you get her to sing some jazz torch song solos next time?
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Hang on, let me get my earphones... Damn, the girl child has borrowed them, they're like a wirebird's nest. Giv us a sec... Open new beer and ready... Good God. Goes off to measure the '38's bay and stick a wanted ad for two Jaguar engines on OLX.com.ph That noise! Wonderful. Just wonderful. What with that and a ladies knee, there's something there for everyone!
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Aug 11, 2018 14:00:37 GMT
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makes a lovely noise - though I am waiting for the scream as your burn your leg getting out haha funny you should say that Sam , i do now have a teaspoon sized rosy mark on my inner forearm after a glancing kiss of the pipes whilst doing the throttle balancing , one of many i am sure .
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Aug 11, 2018 14:03:46 GMT
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Hang on, let me get my earphones... Damn, the girl child has borrowed them, they're like a wirebird's nest. Giv us a sec... Open new beer and ready... Good God. Goes off to measure the '38's bay and stick a wanted ad for two Jaguar engines on OLX.com.ph That noise! Wonderful. Just wonderful. What with that and a ladies knee, there's something there for everyone! well summed up George, the only thing with the same firing gap is a 18 cylinder radial , so that's basically the sound .
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Aug 11, 2018 14:05:27 GMT
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I think I possibly have four brand new engine mounts that are no use to me whatesoever but look like they might be useful to you. Sounds awesome. I love V's accent too. Can you get her to sing some jazz torch song solos next time? Thank you you big drama person you , re v ,i will do my best ,cannot promise anything though , she has a utube channel you can peruse for more accentification ju.. www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QZdJsBIgrQFnWo5-kVNBg
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Aug 11, 2018 18:29:41 GMT
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Awesome. Just awesome.
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Aug 11, 2018 21:44:23 GMT
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I think I possibly have four brand new engine mounts that are no use to me whatesoever but look like they might be useful to you. Sounds awesome. I love V's accent too. Can you get her to sing some jazz torch song solos next time? Thank you you big drama person you , re v ,i will do my best ,cannot promise anything though , she has a utube channel you can peruse for more accentification ju.. www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QZdJsBIgrQFnWo5-kVNBgYou have so spoiled us. Thankfully you are a really nice guy too. I prefer this to her reading a Chinese fast food menu, but she has a voice..... Of course, horror movies are not my favourite...... But V made it all bearable. Thank you for sharing.
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Aug 11, 2018 22:21:13 GMT
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Why do I think of the Shining after having seen that?
The best song to do with Cricket I have heard.
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oh mmy god ! there goes my image ...forevahh.
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Rather than continue down the path of debauchery towards ladies knees and beyond, what are the cables and box for on the dash of the Aston?
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Rather than continue down the path of debauchery towards ladies knees and beyond, what are the cables and box for on the dash of the Aston? good call john lol. Re Astra...there are two things on that part of the dash , one is tech edge wide band readout ,and the other is a j and s knock control gauge.
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Have you done something interesting to the Astra too?
(When I watched the video I was convinced you said βAstonβ, I even double checked... made my smile, I often refer to our Skoda as βthe shooting brakeβ)
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John,its a 1.6 16v converted to a 1.4 8v ,then turbocharged and running solely on lpg . running megasquirt. its been on the dyno a lot.
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