The ongoing saga 6

AT LAST - SHE GOES!!!

After weeks of trying this and that (not entirely wasted though as I learned lots) - I finally sussed out what the problem was.

One of the injector seats (no 3) was not sealing, kept blowing. I tried everywhere to get a seat cutter to no avail. Eventually, today I made a heath robinson cutter out of various plumbing bits and pieces - and it worked.

The no 3 valve was cut perfectly with my new wonder tool...and I sucked the swarf out with another heath robinson tool (vac cleaner plus taped on rubber pipe to reduce the size)

And jobs a good'un!!

Next job fit a front output shaft bearing kit ready for MOT.


Off for test drive now

NICE ONE !!

Diff.

Further update - now that I have had time to do a few miles and also to tow my small caravan 400 miles

The good news is - that it is going beautifully. Even the 3 amigos seems to have gone!!

I love her again now <3

:high5:

don't ya just love it when a plan comes together .

It was weeks of pulling my hair out in despair...doubting my own abilities...and trying just about everything. And in the end it was one just one injector seat that needed recutting.

Latest update (10th Dec) after re cutting no 3 injector seat more than a month ago it is still running perfectly, 3 amigos still haven't reappeared, and today she passed her MOT. All is well with my world again :5bhurray:

Next job - break upgrade.

Richarddiscoverytwo said:

Latest update (10th Dec) after re cutting no 3 injector seat more than a month ago it is still running perfectly, 3 amigos still haven't reappeared, and today she passed her MOT. All is well with my world again :5bhurray:

Next job - break upgrade.

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why would you want to break your upgrades??

They say every time a bell rings and angel gets its wings ! I say every time disco passes it's mot an owner gets his smile again .
Well done on the mot now just the 365 day count down for the next one . Best get started

I will start working towards the next MOT in spring..but for now the smile is firmly in place.

Great news.
Its worse than going to the Dentist, having an mot.
Especially when the Chassis hammer comes out..gulp

jayh29 said:

Great news.
Its worse than going to the Dentist, having an mot.
Especially when the Chassis hammer comes out..gulp

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Can't help but feel a little smug when mot time comes around !!! I almost dare the mot man to find anything wrong chassis waxoyled years ago check and checked again even had camera put inside chassis,everything working as it should,mind you its constant attention and things replaced before they go wrong!! love me disco !!

jayh29 said:

Great news.
Its worse than going to the Dentist, having an mot.
Especially when the Chassis hammer comes out..gulp

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thats why i always view my mot being done ,i find the hammering never seems so hard when your standing there , plus i only ever take my motors to a place that only does mots and nothing else , that way theres no more money in it for them other than a part retest if you don't get it back to them in the allotted time ..