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mrzigazaga
6,659 posts
35 months
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The beast lives again!...Wow..You certainly have come a long way mate..Well done..Sounds superb...Ziga
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Mr Tank
5,007 posts
145 months
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Martin
Well done, you have come a long way and now it runs, Great!
Andy
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Jack Valiant
996 posts
106 months
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Excellent Martin cracking job.... i should have put money on it running when we met fella! Make sure you have the trigger voltage appearing on the injector line from the resister pack on the non firing cylinder... its going to be an awsome car!
Chris
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The Hatter
Original Poster
511 posts
40 months
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Chris, I'm guessing I need a 'scope to check the trigger voltage - which I don't have access to. Or can I somehow use a normal digital voltmeter?
I'm thinking that tomorrow I'll check the continuity at the ECU connector then start swapping things from cylinder to cylinder; and if that doesn't work I'll pilfer stuff from the 350i to try and isolate the problem.
Any other ideas?
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JamieG
838 posts
95 months
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Englishman
886 posts
80 months
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This is one of the best threads in years. Been watching the updates with great interest and really glad to see the engine is up and running. Obviously a great deal of work has gone into the restoration already which is a great credit to your skill and perseverance! Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh one day.
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JMF894
1,466 posts
25 months
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Great stuff Martin really impressed with the progress you have made.
Jimbo
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Transmitter Man
2,570 posts
94 months
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Congratulations Martin.
Good work,
Phil
420 SEAC
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The Hatter
Original Poster
511 posts
40 months
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Thanks for all the encouragement chaps! I've got it running on all 8 now, and it's sounding pretty damn good... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0t37OOSpFIThe whole car shakes like a beast on tickover, but the engine smooths out as it's reved up. All the wiring checked out OK, it turned out to be a sticky injector; when I had them cleaned they came back with a warning that this might happen due to the cleaning fluid used. The remedy was a sharp tap with a hammer...
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B@man
917 posts
74 months
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ralph350i
731 posts
17 months
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what cracking Build and what a great noise, great work mate 
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stainless_steve
5,690 posts
128 months
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Outstanding work,keep at it 
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mrzigazaga
6,659 posts
35 months
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Just seen the latest vid and have got to say.."It sounds f  king awesome"..Sorry for swearing but what a transformation..Martin its amazing what you are doing to that car and you totally deserve such a rare beast..What an achievement..Fantastic..Looking forward to seeing and hearing it turn up at the fest..Well done that man...Ziga  ... ... ... ... ... ... Edited due to advertising being used from the words in my post..f king liberty!!
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rev-erend
17,924 posts
154 months
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Excellent work .. get some injector cleaner in the fuel.
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taz turbo
491 posts
120 months
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Martin,
Any update / progress?
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The Hatter
Original Poster
511 posts
40 months
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Hi Chris,
I was very pleased with how it went/stopped/cornered/rode on the limited road system at Ettington so now I'm into finer fettling. I'm not happy with the engine's clattering and lumpy idle; I think it's down to the worn cam which can only get worse and scatter metal debris through the engine so I've decided to renew the cam. That means the engine's got to come out again; new cam (I'll get JE to match it), rhodes lifters and timing chain/wheels if necessary.
Then it's seat belts, number plates (fiddly front polycarbonate panel fettling!), windscreen, tyres --- and then MOT; and hooning will begin. That is, after I've sorted the wipers (thanks Ian for the Pektron work!) and the lights (dodgy wiring/connectors; second time lucky!?)
There's other niggles too which I suspect have been there since the car was new but I want to sort them for my own peace of mind; the dry sump pump belt rubs on the chassis when the engine rocks under power so I need to rethink the bracket/belt/tensioner; and the driver's window hits the door frame when it goes down into the door. I like roof off and window down motoring so I need to sort that.
Then there's new carpets/hood (one for the professionals I think). And repair the kevlar/carbon fibre bonnet crack where some lout has tried to jemmy the bonnet open. And the front spoiler's got a chunk broken out of it where another oaf has attached a tow rope.
I'm taking a SEAC breather at the moment though, other projects need attention and I need my life back! I'm hoping most/all of the above will be sorted for BBWF2013... I want to drive it there this time and hit the rolling road.
Martin
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Transmitter Man
2,570 posts
94 months
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Martin,
Where are the Pektron's located and what goes wrong with them?
Window lifter?
Phil
420 SEAC
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deetes
400 posts
103 months
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You don't need to take the enginre out to replace the cam. Just unbolt the engine mounts and jack it up untill you can pull the cam out over the front cross member in the engine compartment. Not too bad a job. The Hatter said: Hi Chris,
I was very pleased with how it went/stopped/cornered/rode on the limited road system at Ettington so now I'm into finer fettling. I'm not happy with the engine's clattering and lumpy idle; I think it's down to the worn cam which can only get worse and scatter metal debris through the engine so I've decided to renew the cam. That means the engine's got to come out again; new cam (I'll get JE to match it), rhodes lifters and timing chain/wheels if necessary.
Martin
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Wedg1e
22,808 posts
135 months
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Phil, the wiper delay timer (along with most electronics modules apart from the ECU) were made by Pektron... Martin's had bad capacitors so the timings were all to cock. Usually to be found hanging off the wiring loom up around the wiper motor. Transmitter Man said: Martin,
Where are the Pektron's located and what goes wrong with them?
Window lifter?
Phil
420 SEAC
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Transmitter Man
2,570 posts
94 months
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Thanks Ian.
You learn something new every day.
Phil
420 SEAC
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