timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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Just on my way to a mates house to link up for a rave to the NEC last night, on the M1 ontop of the Tinsley Viaduct, booosh, no power, then engine cuts out. Tried to turn it over and it sounded goooooooooood.
Quick phone call, and mr usher turns up with elasticated tow rope and off we go.
Thank fook it was my clio. Towed it with the Corsa, its the fastest my little clio has ever accelerated ROFL 
[Edited on 01-01-2006 by timrud_]
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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 you had me worried then  i thought you had killed the Corsa.
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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Engines out of the Corsa very soon anyway, so it would be no great loss if it was that! Infact it would be been cheaper and more convienient! Bah.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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thank fuck for that
fucked valves?
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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I dunno, its an 8v, I might of been lucky and missed everything. Need to whip the head off. As its a very late Mk1, it came with the multi point injection engine, you can put a 16v head off a new shape 1.2, so might as well do that.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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so its not all bad then really
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timrud_
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Location: Sheffield
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Nah and absolute worst case, an entire engine isn't going to cost the earth!
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Tom J
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Location: Bridgend
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nice place to break down
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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i have a MINT engine here, and i mean MINT
it has 80k, full service history, 2 owners i think
its in 5 door 1.4 j reg cleo, my dad is using it to practice welding/spraying on as its metalic
any use to you?
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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I can probably lay my hands on bitsfor next to nothing, and want to keep it the same engine as its my work bus. But if I do need a full engine and I'm having trouble I'll drop you a line! 
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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oh no rainbow bus 
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topshot_2k
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Registered: 1st Dec 03
Location: Northampton Drives: Pug GTi-6
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 bye bye valves
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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valves would of gone!
my girlfriends timing belt went just under 2 months ago, all 8 vavles were done in! no damage to pistons or head tho thankfully!!
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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I'm ready for another engine, not be more than £100 I don't think. Mr Usher can prolly slap it in, in next to no time.
This will be its third engine!
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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Update, just got a new head, pistons were marked, but thats OK. Cost me £210 for a head, headset, timing belt kit, streach bolts, oil, oil filter, fuel filter, plugs, water pump and some CV grease.
Should be running tommorow, Mr Usher just got to skim the head we got and slap it all together. Considering its getting a full service too its not cost me much. Should feel a lot nicer than before.
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