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broster
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1st Dec 05 at 16:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also supose it depends what gear it was in, if it was in 1st and you towed it there at say 40-50mph that wont have done it any good at all. gutted for you mate! hope its ok
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was bout 40mph tops. I was shitting mself getting towed 10 feet behind the discovery, as you cant see shit in front of you
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is it mechanical speedo or electric? if its mechanical did the speedo move
DarrenGSi
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what garage is it in?
Rus
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i'm not the only person with a problem this week then
a_j_mair
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mechanical and think it did
a_j_mair
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seditas in prestwick, just up street from work
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i remember when my diff broke, was towed 30 miles with my foot on the clutch to make sure that i did't fuck anything else up
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yep seditas is good. Michael knows his stuff, let him know the green gsi from auchinleck got sorted and is running good.
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clutch now that would have been the smart thing to do. Why do i always learn things the hard way
a_j_mair
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just had call from michael says " you jammy bastard" i thought said the valves have just been kissing the pistons but dont think they have caused any damage. Said it is cold starting running and idiling ok. not finished with it yet, should be done tommorow but the beast may live on

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what could be causing lack of compression in the engine then?
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dodgy piston rings?
a_j_mair
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dodgy piston rings expensive?
RobHayes
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parts, no. labour, yes
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will find out tommorow what the garage think is wrong with it
a_j_mair
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Just had the phone calli was waiting for evertything is ok all running fine no engine managment light or anything i am so happy and relieved, felt sick all day yesterday but on top of the world now. Said i am needing to get a few miles on the car as everything is a little siezed up because it hasnt been used regularly for so long. delighted!!!!!!! goin to get booked in in a couple of weeks to get everything givin the once over
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ace dude, well done!
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Nice one mate!
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cheers will need to give it a good clean and polish this weekend, tidy up a few interior bits that are half done and then get some decent pictures taken, mine never do the car justice
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picked it up and lunch time. car starts and sounds good. only went up street to the bank but all running fine pulls smoothly
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congrats mate, should have a nice reliable lump there now
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nice one fella
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Great stuff! You lucky sod!!!
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