Recent content by robertwilcox

not sure, ive only just joined this site but James Martin is the oracle!!

hi, i was getting back pressure booming in the airbox, it turned out to be a broken hydraulic tappet so compression was going back in the wrong direction, check with your fingers all the rockers are tight, if you can a compression test will let you know if its a valve. my problem was on cylinder...

ha ha understood,

oh, sorry i miss understood, yes he seemed very helpfull on the phone and backs up his heads with a 12 month warrenty. and yes again, not the first time i have found fault with a haynes manual.

hi James, im not very good with these sites and could not find our previous conversation over {pressure in airbox} it now has been identified to a broken hydraulic tappet. new one is in. no more pressure in airbox and tappet noise gone, it was on cylinder 1, thank you for all your help, being a...

have you had problems with them? it seems difficult finding quality work now,adays.

My td5 is giving me grief, on reading the Haynes manual it says the head cannot be skimmed, was thinking of getting rid when I contacted Ian from autotech_cylinder_heads, not only did he confirm that they can be skimmed, he offers an exchange head ,all prepared with a built up area around the...

OK, there is contact between the rocker and the cylinder head, if releasing the engine mounts doesn't give enough lift to remove camshaft and address problem, then the cylinder head must be removed. This then raises another issue, the Haynes manual suggests these heads cannot be skimmed...

Its seems number one cylinder has the rocker arm hitting the head, will vist garage to find out more later.

I really appreciate your expertise on this, I'm making a note of your suggestions and will pass on as a request to the garage, I'm no stranger to spanners, and having owned many British motor bikes, know how things work. But arthritis stops me doing many things, but nothing can serve anyone as...

I agree, I did suggest to the wife that she could sell a kidney as she doesn't need 2, I will let you know how that went when my eyes stop swelling!!

Thank you for your time, could you advice me what would need doing to the head and maybe where you would recommend, once again thank you.

Thank you, James is talking to me now, I will let know what I find when head is removed, Robert.

Hi James, will try and get some information from the garage as soon as they get the head off, one question though, on top of all the valves the cap is black, except the suspect one nearest the firewall, this one has a blue cap, maybe done before?