Starting to Sweat

[FrenchTVR]

OK off to Lemons on Wednesday morning, and this is how the Wedge is currently looking





Thankfully the rack and gasket set were delivered today, guess I'll be a busy boy tomorrow

[gsx600]

Nah that be running by Monday - like a bag o nails

Good luck and don't forget the nice gentle running in - well at least to Dover Once in France hoon it till it hurts

Will not be seeing you there this year so have a good time all

[badredwedge]

have you tried the AA, I am told there are very good

[rev-erend]

Mike - seriously : have you a backup plan for getting down there.

I'm sure there are others in the Kent / Surrey / Suxxex groups who may have spare seats - if you want to be in a TVR rather than an everyday car.

Edited to add - hope you get it fixed in time..

Edited by rev-erend on Saturday 10th June 18:16

[wedge girl]

It's not going well..........

Backup plan - I guess we will bring the MX5

[gsx600]

MX5 sounds the sensible option, as you'll have no time to bed everything in and check for leaks etc after a few hundred miles.

Last thing you want is the Wedge on a FRENCH lowloader , whereas with the MX5 it doesn't matter


I'd lend you the 450 but you could take no luggage , as I'd be hiding in the boot

[wedge girl]

It's starting to look good Wedg1es special bits just going on - need to sort some air con out in the garage though.

[gandalf]

Good luck Mike & Georgina hope you get there in the end and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday all being well

and I thought I was having problems with my cooling!
But nothing a few hours and £4.00 cap could`nt fix.

[wedg1e]

Did I tell you my special bits are good for at least another 50 bhp?

Hope they fit OK, I'm sure Mick can things into shape...

If it's any consolation, I got the engine and 'box back in the Esprit only to realise that I'd missed out a special washer that fits on the gearbox input shaft, so the box had to come back out.
Put it all together, refitted brakes, driveshafts etc. and then realised that I hadn't torqued the clutch plate the first time...


ETA: from that photo above, I'd say your heads could benefit from some porting work, Mick! Those long winter nights will soon be with us again...

Edited by wedg1e on Sunday 11th June 21:57

[matt-man]

well i thought a new set of wheel bearings and oil hoses in the final lead up days was good...GOOD LUCK!!

[wedge girl]

Whilst it's back together and turning over - its lumpy as hell doesn't seem to be running on all 8

Can't get a slot on the rollers either

[rev-erend]

Mike

Hope you make it in time.. good luck.

If it's running lumpy now - was it running fine before.

Did the cam have signs of wear as you expected - if not possibly
that was not the cause of the problem.

I have a compression tester and exhaust gas analyser if you get desperate.

YHM.

[dickymint]

wedge girl said:

Whilst it's back together and turning over - its lumpy as hell doesn't seem to be running on all 8

Can't get a slot on the rollers either

Sticky/unprimed cam follower? Guess you had them out going by the photo.

[FrenchTVR]

Hi guys, thanks for the words of help and encouragement. It seems to be a timing/fuelling issue, with it not sounding like it's running cleanly on 8. Trouble is i'm tired, stressed and getting sh1t from work as well.
Worst case is that i've timed the cam wrong, i was haing a basd day Saturday, but I knew that so I checked, checked, checked and then checked it again before carrying on.

Going to pick up a different strobe in a minute so that i can check the full advance at 4000 rpm rather than relying on my ear and the tickover setting, which it's not happy running at.

Problems were compounded by having an air leak from the bottom of the plenum housing when i first put it all back together (must have been that crap I bought from up North only joking Ian)

Off out to carry on again in a bit.

[rev-erend]

Any news ?

[FrenchTVR]

rev-erend said:

Any news ?

It's running, very lumpy at tickover and doesn't pull like it should, but it's running. I'm more & more convinced the cam timing is wrong. So we're going to bimble down and back to the Chateau and just enjoy the countryside and the and the

Edited by FrenchTVR on Tuesday 13th June 07:45

[rev-erend]

Good luck.