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Siberia22 |
posted on 29th Oct 03 at 09:15 |
also another question is it easy to change the sump gasket on them? What do i need besides the gasket some oil and oil filter and the tools? do i need gasket sealant? | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 29th Oct 03 at 08:31 |
sounds good siberia, but the engine wont blow up. I have driven those engines at 100 mph for 30 mins and it never failed me once. Just look after it and give it frequent oil changes. Also treating it to a nice set of plugs and HT leads will do the world of good. | |
Siberia22 |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 15:43 |
Yeh pushed it last night to c what it could to got up to 82 Mph id say there was prolly 5 more in her but i was about 150 mile away from home so didnt fancy walking if sumat went wrong | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 15:37 |
so thats what the whistling was :lol: | |
MattyB |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 15:35 |
Just as a rule of thumb with the 1.2 8v's..(only applies if running std air box).... | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 14:26 |
then the catalytic converter broke a week later :lol: | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 14:26 |
quote: I wouldnt worry about that mate, if well looked after these engines are bombproof. I drove back from the new forest in my old corsa, 2 hour drive and i didnt go below 90, used a hell of a load of petrol, but it was happy as larry by the time i got home. Dave | |
Siberia22 |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 13:45 |
well the gear stickk assembly. I want to make sure it will travel to all 5 gears | |
Gambit |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 13:31 |
why do u need the gearstick?? apart from the fact it say 1,2,3,4,5,R on the Ball | |
Siberia22 |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 13:24 |
Exactly right a 1.2 merit Gear box should be simple enough just dont want to have it out on the ground and then figure out i have to go back to the breakers for the gear stick:lol: | |
MattyB |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 13:17 |
I was gonna suggest a rev count to help u out, but seeing as u have a 1.2 8v 4 speed, u therefore have a Merit, which doesnt have the wiring ready to accept a set of SRi/GSi dials :( | |
MattyB |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 13:15 |
70mph in 5th gear in a 1.2 8v = 3k revs exactly (on 14"s 185/60) | |
Siberia22 |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 13:08 |
Theres no rev counter in it so hard to tell. what i can tell you is that anything over 60 is stressing the engine badly i was doing 70 last night and i though i was going to get a valve or a con rod in the head, not healthy at all. | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 12:49 |
well its a WR gearbox, so at 70mph in 5th gear its probably at about 3-4k revs. | |
whitter45 |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 12:43 |
to how many revs. Whats the indiacted rev speed at 70mph in a 1.2 8v | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 11:16 |
yes if those are your intentions, a 5 speed F10 would be a better choice. At 70mph, it will be at significantly lower revs in 5th gear. | |
Siberia22 |
posted on 28th Oct 03 at 11:13 |
Thats the problem its not for speed, just to stop the Pig overreving on the motorway and maybe to help a small bit with fuel consumption | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 24th Oct 03 at 23:16 |
so TBH, just stick with F10 4speed, unless your worries are on motorway cruising ;) | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 24th Oct 03 at 23:16 |
correct, all F10 4/5 speed gearboxes are identical whether they came from a nova or corsa. having a 5 speed F10 will be no different though, since the engine will not have the power to turn the wheels faster. In fact its just an overrun gear with top speed reached in 4th, regardless of the 5th gear. | |
ainsley_brader |
posted on 24th Oct 03 at 21:38 |
gearstick if its like the novas is different as it has a plastic lug on the side to stop you moving across to the 5th gear position. | |
miles |
posted on 24th Oct 03 at 09:40 |
The gearstick assembly is the same, just need to reconnect and adjust the linkage. | |
Siberia22 |
posted on 24th Oct 03 at 08:20 |
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