The Cabbie - Ph1

After viewing the forum's like normal. I spoted this in the Ebay section of Retro-Renault. With the tag someone buy it. So I started to watch the item, and talk to the chunk about maybe having it. but if we end up with it Project NEA will have to go in it's current condition. Anyhow I placed a small bid at first, Sat night just to get the ball rolling. Sunday came. and with it been on buy it now. I just kept play bidding till around £210. The chunk left me alone for a while. While tho' though was one my mind. well if it going. someone going to have to pay for it, so ended up in the end bidding £305. The rerevse was £300. And well no-one else bidded and ended up getting it for that. It was listed with a engine fault. i.e it was getting ready to die. But I got it back to base driving it. nice and steady. I was amamazed it last to 35 mile to get back here. Still now with it sat on the drive off the road not tax. Time to find out what the rattle was. First off was to whip off the rocker cover. to do a few check that Chris H as told me to do to find out, If I was lucky enough for it to be tappet's. Well it ended up no. Is the bottom end starting to show sign's it going. Well with that info known it time to look for a F7P engine for it. and get it fitted. Below is a wee report on the tsppet check's. etc

Right today got more time. the check the tappet. and spin the engine over manually via the crank bolt.

From pully side to flywheel

Exhaust Tappets

1. play
3. play
8. slight play

Innlet

1. slight play

Now when i say play i'm talk a few thou at the very most I can push them down with my thumb. slight play is like inbetween solid and play.

Also removed the plugs. in same order as above for the plug pics.

Plug No1

Plug no2

Plug no 3

And plug no 4


With the plugs out, and spining it over by hand. it was getting tighter/free. So i'll take it, that the bottom end fucked. and getting ready to go. Also wee pic of the side of the lump.



Also there is some play in the steering. So I will end up taking it up to See Chris H to have this sorted. once the engine in and running fine. Plus he's get a go in the only type of 19 he's not driven yet. Well ok maybe. It is the H after all