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Apr 2nd, 2022, 11:59 | #101 | ||
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The repair you did is fine if you just want a rough motor car to drive around - but if that is the case £4,000 is a bit steep. The rust will come back in a couple of years, you may have to do a bigger repair then :-) Alan
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Apr 2nd, 2022, 21:21 | #102 |
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Water pump changed in a few hours with help from some small hands
Pretty simple Drain system Fan and cowl out Cam cover off Release tension on belts with the tensioner Remove the 6 bolts Remove the pump and clean the gasket off the face Fit new pump and do everything else in reverse to put it all back JJ
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Apr 3rd, 2022, 11:58 | #103 |
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Made the scabby aerial look a bit better today (free)
Wrapped the broken bit in electrical tape And when I had enough bulk I used a bit of heat shrink to finish off JJ
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Apr 3rd, 2022, 19:28 | #104 | |
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Apr 8th, 2022, 22:35 | #105 |
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So I’m getting really bad MPG on the Volvo
£25 of fuel has given me under 60 miles That’s around 15mpg The car idles nice but does smell rich I also struggle to get above 70mph on the motorway (60mph on a hill) Thoughts oh wise ones?? JJ
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Apr 9th, 2022, 08:33 | #106 |
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I've always found the hardest part about refitting the water pump is levering it upwards to compress the upper seal at the same time as tightening all the nuts.
I'm always worried that sliding the pump up the slots in the two studs will disturb the gasket. |
Apr 9th, 2022, 08:43 | #107 | |
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I tightened the top one first (not completely) to make sure that top rubber seal was in the correct place. It’s hard when some of the studs come out from the block attached to the nut and you only have 1 stud to hang the gasket off haha JJ
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Apr 9th, 2022, 10:14 | #108 |
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A light coating of Hylomar on the seal & area (less is more)
A length of wood to lever the pump up on "lightly torqued nuts" seems to work well. Bob. |
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In that case you probably want to buy / make a fuel pressure gauge and check your system, hot and cold pressures. Unless it's something obvious like a sticking brake, I'm going to guess that the fuel pressures are off and it's running rich. Edit : it's also worth checking that the cold start injector isn't stuck on the on position or leaking Last edited by Juular; Apr 9th, 2022 at 10:58. |
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Apr 9th, 2022, 11:13 | #110 | |
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It had a new fuel pump before I bought it JJ
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