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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:25 pm
by Bertroex
WHAT??
Crickey, really sorry to hear that Helen... Gosh.
Any particular reason given for it?
Best regards,
Bert
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:15 pm
by Helen
no idea whats going on. it started becoming abit noisyer and then lost pulling power. thought it was just some crap in the fuel filters or something but they were clean.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:55 pm
by Mike
bad news, hope it works out ok.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:26 pm
by hot66
Zentrum built the engine didn't they? Do they know what they're doing with flat 4's ?
If you go back to the start of this thread & read through it again, you realise how much you've both achieved with this car in quite a short period of time
. Even with problems like this, don't forget how far you've come
Chin up & all that
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:23 am
by sladey
It'll get sorted Helen - stick with it!
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:27 pm
by Helen
problem found.
its got a knackered piston. new one on order (hopefully)
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:37 pm
by Mick Cliff
Oh, bad luck Helen
Let's hope you are sorted and back on the road soon
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:40 pm
by hot66
what was knackered with the piston? I'm assuming it was fine when fitted ( about 100 miles ago).
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:59 pm
by Lazza
We refitted a piston that had a small chunk missing from the skirt. We thought it would be ok.
Seems not! Witness marks indicated the piston is not moving as it should. No damage done, but needs fixing.
So a replacement is awaited. PRS helping out hopefully.
Lazza
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:59 am
by Helen
well there is no way the 356 is making it to Denmark Now. at least that is what i thought untill a phone call from Andy Prill who said if we can get the car down to him he will lend us an engine.
needless to say we collected the car from (a none to pleased) Zentrum (sorry mike) in North Nottinhamshire and headed down the A1 for Castle Hedingham.
very glad we did though as Andy Prill and his team staight away spotting a few (well actually... a lot)other problems with the engine. i feel alot more confident now that we'll end up with a reliable engine.
i know its going to hurt the bank account but, what the hell. who needs a house anyway
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:56 am
by Hendrik Moulds
Sorry for your engine problems, at least you will still be able to go to the international though. Am hoping mine will be OK, am having problems finding some of the engine parts.
I put them in a safe place somewhere.........