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The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Friday 9th July 2010
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Movement with the house, all signed up, completing end of next week, so as a result, she's finally coming out of hibernation later this morning; complete with shiny new breathing apparatus !! biggrin

Given the time she's been away, plus another ~ 100 horses, I think it'll be slow and steady for a while yet tho nerd

Still feel like it's Christmas xmas

Gazzab

21,640 posts

311 months

Friday 9th July 2010
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I bet it will feel amazing to have her back!
100 horses - wow , is it now at an incredible number or was it down on power before or are you comparing to the number you first started with??

What spec is your engine now? Is it like HarryWs or is it a Red Rose spec with short induction and remap?

My Red Rose is 411 or something like that (maybe a little higher since headwork). I like to think a remap might push it to 430. so another 20 hp 'only'.

The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Friday 9th July 2010
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The latter, RR...

Is awesome yes, and the 100 horses is basically down to problems with deormed pipes before, negatively impacting the remap, so moving to the short induction, it's the gap from where we were, to where we are now with a few tweaks. Needs some more running in tho before the final remap.... Great excuse to get out smile

The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Tuesday 13th July 2010
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Don't laugh - but - got her back for 24 hours, about 80 miles... and guess what.........

Clutch.... confused

(Just no resistance behind the peddal)

It's literally just been replaced, along with the cylinder (got it all done) so it's less than 500 miles old!?!

I'm hoping it's something simple/silly due to the rebuild, and maybe a hydraulic hose not fixed properly or something....(?) just hoping it's not the clutch itself, again!

I real last time that if you don't put them on EXACTLY the way they were when you took it off (i.e. same 'rotation') then the fingers can go really easily. But after 500 miles I wouldn't have thought that the fingers would have 'worn' much, such that it would make a difference?

If it does turn out to be the issue though - damned if I'm paying for another! rage


nakedguy

97 posts

197 months

Thursday 15th July 2010
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Air in the hydraulics. Seals gone inside master or slave cylinder. Hope it's an easy fix for you

The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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nakedguy said:
Air in the hydraulics. Seals gone inside master or slave cylinder. Hope it's an easy fix for you
Cylinder(s ?) replaced with the clutch, so hoping "air in the pipes" is the issue... smile

Tricky to fix on the A26 in the middle of nowhere though... so still had to get it recovered *sigh*

Steve_T

6,356 posts

301 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Could be the master cylinder seals. Is there fluid in the footwell?

The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Steve_T said:
Could be the master cylinder seals. Is there fluid in the footwell?
Was in convoy (fortunately) en route to a cricket match, so didn't have much time for investigation - nothing obvious - but as I said, was hurried frown

It's back with Austec (I think) and I'll call them later.

Hoping its air, or a hose issue... nothing this major smile


Gazzab

21,640 posts

311 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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You might have a few niggles if the car has been off the road for so many months. Hopefully Austec will have ensured all coolant and fuel pipes are in good order, painted chassis etc etc when engine was out.

The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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clap

Minor 'union' issue... aka leak.

All fixed.

Take 2 driving

HarryW

16,028 posts

298 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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tfft........

gruffalo

8,150 posts

255 months

Sunday 18th July 2010
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HarryW said:
tfft........
Well putbiggrin

The_Edge

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958 posts

235 months

Sunday 18th July 2010
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yes
gruffalo said:
HarryW said:
tfft........
Well putbiggrin
yes