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Hi J hows things with you? Got mine running sweet now even treated it to a brand new gen maf ...... what a difference!! Took it on a 450 mile round trip on Sunday never missed a beat temp gauge sits firmly in the middle with not a drop of water used :D:D:D Just gotta sort the front diff now...

Thats the way now just keep calm, take your time and you will find a good one, plenty there just gotta sort through all the nightmare ones to find them, rush into it and you will regret it!! Steve

Personally at £2k I think it needs to be a very good one or at least of had an engine, either re-linered or at least properly pressure tested and rebuilt. If you can do your own spanner work you can do the engine for £1000 to £1500 if not prob at least another £800 on top maybe more. I...

Been working through some problems on my 1999 4.6hse since I've had it, engine was the 1st and took a while to sort with lots of help and advice from here, then I sorted the MAF problem with a new gen one. Since I've had the car it has been really bad with tramlining, to the point lately that I...

Well just to update this thread and to say a big thanks you to all who offered suggestions and help with the problem, especially Irish and 'J' you are both superb!! going well beyond anything I've ever seen or had from any other forum!!!! In the end all the problem was caused by me! when I...

Well progress or not I'm not sure!! Dad came around with his scope got all set up, I pulled the plug and said here you are get on with it......... There is 3 wires the scope works on 2! We tested the 2 outer together....... nothing, then each way of one outer and the inner on both ways...

Thanks Irish. pm sent Steve

Right, spoke to pops earlier and as I thought he said "yep no prob Still got a scope, will be round tomorrow and check it out" So hopefully I will know if it is the crank sensor or not........ I hope it is then at least the problem is sorted, trouble is I can't see why it should be faulty as...

Sorry to say but the symptoms you have are exactly the same as I had almost to the letter........except I did manage a couple of months use from mine before it got to this! I have my own sniff tester and tested several times....... not once did it show anything. The signs of someone else...

There was a Reaaaaaly long thread on here a few months ago, started off buy someone who had bought of a trader, turned out to have all sorts of problems with the car, I don't remember the outcome but I seem to remember that with the help and advice from lots of peops on here the OP had some or...

I did the water pump, thermostat and flushed the rad (Rad was already new)1st, did these knowing that if/when I ended up changing the engine I would replace them with new anyway...... these made no difference. Then I stripped the heads of and found the passenger side gasket was blown, I did...

Temp gauge should go up to about half way and sit there all the time. When I bought mine it also had the stat wedged open a little, the gauge would go between 1/4 and 1/2 all the time up and down, eventually the real problem showed it's head, the same as yours, when I bought mine it was at...

No need to resort to breaking a window, if you are in the AA or similar then they will get in for you with no damage, if you are not in the AA there are ways to get in but I'm not going to write it up here on the open internet!! PM me and I will explain a way you can try yourself. Failing...

That should set the alarm bells ringing!!! Good old bodge trick to relieve pressure and slow down the over heating is to either remove or make permanently open thermostat. Was it a private car purchase or from a dealer.........

Ok thanks, I guess if he's not got a scope he can prob borrow one, he used to own the business! I also guess if I ask him to scope the sensor he will know what to do....... If it's not the sensor where do I look next? I asked in my other thread whether or not if I had the cam timing out would...

Agh my dads a retired tv engineer, if he has a scope still will this work the same as an automotive one? He also has good understanding of electronics........I dont!........ Would he be able to tell anything with with a good meter?

Hi Still struggling with getting a spark to my plugs after fitting my new block, before spending out for a new crank sensor could anyone tell me how to test the one I have? Or help me work out why I have no spark?? Thanks Steve

I just use a ratchet strap looped under each engine mounting and joined at the top of the engine, then put the hook on the crane tight down on the block, this will stop the engine swinging about and help with the stability so as not to have the crane arm to high. Steve

Unfortunatley even with some superb and appretiated help from J I still have no go :( It seems it is in sync, I still have no spark and as far as I can tell no fuel, this points to the crank sensor then? I have already pulled the sensor out and looked at it... that never sorted it! unplugged...

Just like ^^^ they said, just take out the water rad, unbolt the aircon pump off the mounting bracket and pull to one side same with the power steering pump, sling the engine and yank it out.... simples!! take care not to knock the torque converter out as you will have atf all over the place...