Recent content by Ian H

  1. Ian H

    Front Shocks - Correct orientation

    Thanks where abouts were the arrows? any idea what the ’jointed part of the lower joint‘ refers to ?
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    Front Shocks - Correct orientation

    OK so in prep for fitting my shiny rebuilt engine I thought I would give the front suspension a clean up. Having marked up the front shocks prior to removal, I enthusiatically cleaned them and lost all traces of markings - dooohhhh! Are the shocks handed driver and passenger side? Having neatly...
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    Clutch Control lever

    Hi I am making steady progress with the 3200 engine rebuild and am just re attaching the gearbox. The lever which moves the clutch release bearing (part 4 in diagram) has curved arms and I can't remember which way round it goes. Should the arms curve forward towards the flywheel or backwards...
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    Clutch Control lever

    Hi all and happy Easter !! I am making steady progress with my 3200 engine rebuild and am just re attaching the gearbox. The lever which moves the clutch release bearing (part 4 in diagram) has curved arms and I can't remember which way round it goes. Should the arms curve forward towards the...
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    Hosing for Boost control and Pop Off Valves

    Great many thanks Can I use same stuff for boost and pop off lines given I assume one is vacuum and one pressure line?
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    Hosing for Boost control and Pop Off Valves

    Yeah bit nervous I don’t mix up pressure and vacuum hoses also recently got a silicon replacement for my sons Triumph spitfire radiator hose which didn't have the embedded strengthening cord and it split within 2 months! can see for the pierburg there is at least one layer of this cord
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    Hosing for Boost control and Pop Off Valves

    Hi Does anyone know a source for the hosing that comes off the bottom of the Pierburg Valve (hose 4 on diag. ). It seem to be 6.5mm id with a re inforcement core running through it. I assume it is under some reasonable pressure to open the turbo waste gate although it does goes through a...
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    Timing bearings lubrication

    I think I would swap Eurospares have them in stock and they are not stupid expensive
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    3200gt Buying advice

    Don’t think they are ran through a list a while back of what wasn’t available and will try and dig it out
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    3200gt Buying advice

    Have you got the manual which goes step by step through the full engine dismantle / rebuild? Provides full breakdown on how to do timing/ chain, I can send you copy if you send me private message with email. Chains off is very straight forward they come off when you remove cyl. heads, it is...
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    3200gt Buying advice

    Timing chains look like quite an adventure with double over head cam I am currently rebuilding bottom end but ducking top end at the moment part due to complexity but also cost of parts …
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    3200gt Buying advice

    Hi I would check the end float on the engine Just pulled my 55k mile engine apart and crank was chewing the block! The replacement 28 k engine was already out os spec.!
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    Attaching exhaust manifolds

    So you can refit exhaust manifold / turbos with cylinder heads still on if sump is removed. Passenger side bolts on with turbo attached - driver side needs turbo assembly removed from manifold Tough job with seized studs and knuckle ripping access but at least I can get on with the bottom end...
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    Replacement turbo hoses

    ok so don't want to dig up the old 'which oil' chestnut again but given there seems to be shortage of Selenium I dug out the comparisons between Selenium and Syntium both made by Petronas. In my micky mouse view Syntium has a higher TBN (better to remove acid from oil ) and higher Viscosity...
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    Replacement turbo hoses

    On the topic of Selenia oil has anyone used Syntium https://www.deltaintegrale.com/shop/delta-integrale-16v-lubrication-and-cooling/SYNTIUMRACER5L Apparently same oil in different brand/ can but who knows?