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Author Project ACZ XE! Breaking for parts.
Darryl H
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Registered: 19th Nov 09
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26th Jul 12 at 18:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bargaining for videos

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Jamie-C
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26th Jul 12 at 20:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I don't even know if my camera can record videos tbh, I know my phone certainly can't I'll see what I can do Mark

And yea Darryl, finally on the road, just needs taxed but going to leave it until the end of the month since there's only 5 days left of this month.
corsabchrisy
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26th Jul 12 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
seen you the day in ballybogey around 4 taking it you where coming back from the mot centre lovely looking motor and sounds well

cant bet the good old scaffold bar lol best straight thru lol

[Edited on 26-07-2012 by corsabchrisy]
Jamie-C
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26th Jul 12 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers mate Yea I would've been on my way back about that time, should've give me a flash or something

I thought he was going to fail it when he said about the scaffold bar straight through, just as well I got a friendly MOT man. They seem quite lenient in Coleraine.
Mark.W
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26th Jul 12 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
I don't even know if my camera can record videos tbh, I know my phone certainly can't I'll see what I can do Mark

corsabchrisy
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well good job it past lad, hope to see it on the road leaving some of the boosted/remapped diesels up this part of the country in dust lol
Jamie-C
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27th Jul 12 at 23:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers mate

Broke today again Driving down the road and the battery light came on, called into my mates garage and had a nosey, stupid alternator belt broke. Tried 3 shops and not one had a belt the right size Was 60 miles away from home so had to make do with one that was too short.

Had to cut and weld my alternator adjuster bracket to allow me to move it forward more which allowed the belt to fit. What a nightmare, always breaking on me

[Edited on 27-07-2012 by Jamie-C]
Daveskater
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29th Jul 12 at 16:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I shouldn't read your thread, each time I do I want to go out and buy a Corsa B and an XE. Why do you always do this to me?

Numberwang!

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I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

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Jamie-C
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30th Jul 12 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't buy 1 Dave, nothing but trouble

Fucking thing is broke again Think it might be the end of it now tbh. I can't afford t keep pouring money into it, I need a car that can get me to work and back without worrying about it breaking. Only been on the road properly about a week and already its broke twice.

Had to be towed 60 miles tonight to get the thing home.
Jamie-C
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30th Jul 12 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What this? Anyone know? Some how it got inside my timing belt casing and mangled everything

Jamie-C
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30th Jul 12 at 23:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking at it it looks like the bit thats round the water pump.
craig55
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30th Jul 12 at 23:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats not good how many bent valves are you expecting
Jamie-C
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30th Jul 12 at 23:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't know tbh, hopefully none, was turning into an industrial estate when it happened so was only doing about 10mph and knocked it out straight away. Going to lift the engine out tomorrow and see how bad it is, will more than likely be breaking it now though.
craig55
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30th Jul 12 at 23:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Personaly would just retime it up and turn it over by hand youve got nothing to lose
Darryl H
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31st Jul 12 at 00:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fooking hell! you have so much bad luck mate

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corsabchrisy
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thats not good now dont like to see it happen to anybody, was looking forward to see this corsa eating all the 306's and xsara's about up here hope it all turns out alright for you
Mark.W
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31st Jul 12 at 04:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did you not replace the water pump before you fitted the engine Jamie?
Piér
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Steve
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31st Jul 12 at 07:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what a shit design
Jamie-C
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I know Darryl, nothing but bad luck with this car, problem after problem. Don't know what to do now tbh. Sick of fixing it, if I fix it again, is it going to break again another week down the line. Just seem to keep pouring money into it and getting nothing in return.

Yea Mark, was a brand new water pump but it still managed to fail, I changed all them bits to make sure nothing like this would would happen, just a shit design like steve said, if the outer ring was secured better it wouldn't have happened.





Do I fix it? Or do I break it? If I'm fixing it probably going to cost me in the region of 1k.
Alex_Rally
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haha thats a patient hoist from a hospital haha
Darryl H
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31st Jul 12 at 17:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd be fixing it if it were me but that's because I've had quite a lot of miles of fun in mine.

If I were in your position I'd understand why you would want to break it. It would just be a shame when it does look good

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Jamie-C
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I'm thinking about it Darryl, I've done 500 miles in it and most of them have been fun, I just don't know if I can afford to keep chasing problems. ATM I don't know what damage has been done, the valves are badly scored but I don't know if that would cause the tapping?

I'm considering part-exing it for a known running good engine or else getting it rebuilt but I need time to think
BeetleGav
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31st Jul 12 at 17:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id fix it personally, ive had badluck with my engine this year also and rebuilt it. you will get far more enjoyment out of it!
Jamie-C
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If I was to rebuild it what all would need done?

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