antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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For those that know all about engines and engine internals how did you learn about them?
Has anyone just bought an old engine to take it apart?
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*JonnyG*
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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
Location: Lincolnshire
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I did it at college, rebuilt 1.5 civic engine.  Didn't know if it worked after tho lol
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
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I'm currently learning, still don;'t have a clue but i got a cheap car for messing about with
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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i dont know much but like to have-a-go
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Sean-B
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Registered: 1st May 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: 200SX S14a
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I've bought a 2.0 and taken it apart and I'm about to rebuild it.
Have surprised myself in how much I've learnt I can hold a conversation about engine internals easily now whereas I couldn't before.
A haynes manual helps a lot as well
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
Location: Sandbach
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Went to college for 2 years. But before that through my mate and his dad. Both big ford fans and just helped them take engines apart and build cars back up. Now I do it myself.
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caseboy
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Registered: 3rd Dec 08
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learnt on tractor engines at work as im a agricutural engineere cummins 15 liter diesel is wot i started with about £30,000 for a rebuild so u learn quick, but i fink a old lawn mower engine is a good place to start u can by a old mower for pennys and learn that way i spose
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scotty_f
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Registered: 27th Dec 08
Location: essex
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learnt from my dad at the start then went into collage and currently in my 3rd and final year of mechanics and diagnosis (sp)
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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Your in the third year... and your still not 100% on how to spell the name of your course...
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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Learnt just from messing around with cars, did a headgasket on a fiesta when i was 14 (and was still running 5 years later) and just taught myself, and the fact I can never afford to pay for someone to the work I learnt pretty quick.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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had a spanner, wondered how hard it could be
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Muzzy@VauxhallScotland
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Registered: 12th Nov 08
Location: Aberdeen
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College for 4 years then working as a mechanic and working for an engine reconditioning company.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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I got Tank to download me an engine rebuild program.
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spikedjack
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Registered: 16th Oct 08
Location: wolverhampton/cannock
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talking to people that do know about them, doing work myself and i guess internet forums maybe helped too?
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Richardhhha
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Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
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7 years in the motor trade and my favoret part to get down and dirty with is an engine
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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use to watch and try and help my dad when he was rebuilding engines in his cars when i was young then when i was sixteen just started playing about taking things apart, always had the haynes manual and a helping hand from my dad
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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DizzyRebel
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Registered: 2nd Jan 09
Location: Lincoln
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College, then a road dealership and finally working for a race team. Hate working on engines, so bloody fiddly!
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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used to help my dad and grampa with fixing cars and bikes and just got into it from there, have done 2 years at college and worked at alot of garages as well
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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just homework, pictures, manuals..doing most the work myself.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
I got Tank to download me an engine rebuild program.
sadly his brother dozer got killed by a man called cypher 
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
I got Tank to download me an engine rebuild program.
sadly his brother dozer got killed by a man called cypher
I got it But making the second comment so people would get it is a nono dude
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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Sheer necessity.
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lostboy
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Registered: 29th Jan 09
Location: Durham
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I don't know loads but I learn as I go with my mate as we have had his C20XE apart more times than I can count, I actually know more about a C20XE than I do about my own C16XE/X16XEL lol
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Root
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Registered: 28th Dec 08
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extorsion prices of garages and curiousity to learn it ^^
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