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Valver Boy
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:28 pm |
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well suprise suprise..just had the car resprayed and after months of trouble free motoring it decides to play up..
the problem i am having is its a little slow to start when its hot after been on a drive..it will fire up but is a lil slow to do so?
the other thing is that my radiator fan is not working..but never reaches the temp for it to come on(but i know its not working) because i only use the car twice a week and do about 7miles..anywho back to the problem.. any ideas what it could be are the two linked? just replaced alternator around 2 months ago.
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Chris H
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:57 pm |
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are you missing a starter heatshiled? You fitted extra earthing?
I have some sand you can use on the engine to help speed up the slow death your causing it. |
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Valver Boy
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Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:57 pm |
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slow death?? im assuming you are on about the fan not working?
the fans not been working for a total of 6 days..and the car has been driven twice,6miles.
and yes the heatshield is there. |
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Chris H
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Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:15 pm |
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no the driving it 7 miles. might as well stack it tbh. |
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Valver Boy
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Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:17 pm |
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is only recently mate..since working..
the only reasin i were using it that distace was to go to and back from the hospital
ive not been doing it a lenght of time..
what sort of damage is being done.. |
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Chris H
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:45 am |
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bore wash due to low chamber ttemp, petrol gets into the oil, increases HC's and increases wear a lot.
I hate 1 lady owner low mileage engines, maybe its just cos I have replaced chamshafts that are worn to nothign after 20k due to little trips to the shops. |
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Valver Boy
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:24 pm |
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havent been doing it for long matey and no intentions of doing so either..
any ideas as to the hot start issue?
it always starts up,but its annoying!! |
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Chris H
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:27 pm |
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like i said heatshield and earthing. might just be the things also old and heatsoaks gettign to it despite heat shield if you have one |
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Valver Boy
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:33 pm |
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hmmm..i mean like today i drove for 30+miles(yes chris30+) and when i turned it off ant started it again it fired up straight away...
which left me a bit confused because other times it will turn over,and then spurt into life.. |
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Chris H
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:40 pm |
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well see if it gets worse or not then |
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hooverphonique
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Joined: 10 Nov 2005
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:37 pm |
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well, doing short trips from cold will bring down the total number of miles the engine will live, but doing 10 6 mile trips should not wear the engine anymore than 10 50 mile trips, since the first 6 miles of the 50 mile trips will do exactly the same to the engine as the 6 mile trips alone, or is my logic wrong? |
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Chris H
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:03 pm |
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50 mile trips will boil off the water and petrol contamination in the oil, 6 mile trips won't |
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friart
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:09 pm |
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so what do you drive chris? |
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hooverphonique
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:24 am |
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i see.. i need to get a new job or apartment farther away or ride my bike EVERY day then, to keep my 16V healthy.. |
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