tom-82
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Registered: 10th Nov 08
Location: Ludlow, Shropshire
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i have just got back from towing my car home as cambelt slipped on my sri 16valve i put new gsi head on it a cuple of months back and did cambelt but not tensioner and it came loose once soo we tightened the tensioner and it ran ran fine till today now its that loose i can pull of with finger i now reckon it proper fxxcked cos it slipped bout 5 teeth i will time it up and try startin it but reckon it bent a valve or two. guted has any1 got a 1.4xe or 1.6xe engine for sale near me ?
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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search through the classifieds, theres a few in there. Iirc Willay had a recon head for sale.
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S@M
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Registered: 3rd Oct 07
Location: East Yorkshire
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yeh might aswell try and time it to see if it runs, might be lucky,
did you not torque the tensioner to correct settings?
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tom-82
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Registered: 10th Nov 08
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didnt talk it to setting no just tightened it fxxckin tight.
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tom-82
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Registered: 10th Nov 08
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just timed it up and shes dead not a bit of compression. an 1 wanna buy a black corsa sri needs head??
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S@M
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Registered: 3rd Oct 07
Location: East Yorkshire
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unlucky, surely just buy another block 1.6 or 1.4 and will drop staight in?
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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quote: Originally posted by tom-82
just timed it up and shes dead not a bit of compression. an 1 wanna buy a black corsa sri needs head??
£50?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Lesson to all.. ALWAYS replace the tensionser, they are a crap design and dont last very long.
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TurboChris
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Registered: 31st May 02
Location: L'pool,drives ESCORT COSSIE,EVO 9 GT, BMW 525D MSP
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I've got a 1.4 16v engine and box £150 in Liverpool
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TurboChris
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Registered: 31st May 02
Location: L'pool,drives ESCORT COSSIE,EVO 9 GT, BMW 525D MSP
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Or go for it and buy another engine, I have a
Z20LET
C20LET
C20XE
X18XEL
available
 
Chris
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