Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 3 hours ago, AdamR said: Silicone hoses Chris? Try a smear of grease between the clip and hose... Yes - I’ll give that a go. But I might have to cancel - car is just not running right at all and no time left to try and see why. Plus the brakes are spongy - spent hours trying to get them sorted (even had calipers off to help raise the bleed nipple). But single handed means it’s a right sod. Really, totally and utterly fed up 😞 Quote
Simon Waterfall Syman84 Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 Just now, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Yes - I’ll give that a go. But I might have to cancel - car is just not running right at all and no time left to try and see why. Plus the brakes are spongy - spent hours trying to get them sorted (even had calipers off to help raise the bleed nipple). But single handed means it’s a right sod. Really, totally and utterly fed up 😞 Maybe just come anyway with car and then we can help you get it sorted 1 1 Quote
Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, syman84 said: Maybe just come anyway with car and then we can help you get it sorted Yeah - guess so. Right now I just want to give up... spent so much time on it including perry much all of the last three days and now it doesn’t go or ***** stop! gutted Quote
Andrew Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 Agree, .. you may as well fetch it along to the circuit Chris.. see if we can suss it out between us all? What's the running issue? Quote
Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 It’s just running really rough. I noticed last week that it was popping and banging and missing when I tried to start it. It seems to go once past 2k ish but haven’t had a chance to warm it up properly yet. going to fill the Jerry cans now so will see if fresh fuel helps. I’ll be there tomorrow though - might as well 1 Quote
Simon Waterfall Syman84 Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: It’s just running really rough. I noticed last week that it was popping and banging and missing when I tried to start it. It seems to go once past 2k and it will only be used above 5k all day tomorrow so will be fine Fixed that for you chris 1 Quote
Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 Right. Bit of fresh fuel and it’s running a bit more like it used to. Brakes are a bit -errr pants. Guess I’ll just not have to brake then 🤣 Quote
TAFKARM Posted March 8, 2020 Author Posted March 8, 2020 We (the royal we) can bleed them tomorrow Chris. I’ll think I’ve got a spare zetec coil pack I’ll chuck in the car now so at least we can rule that out. Quote
Andrew Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 59 minutes ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Brakes are a bit -errr pants. Guess I’ll just not have to brake then 🤣 Don't use brakes .. they make you go slow. 😉 What work have you been doing to get crap brakes? Quote
TAFKARM Posted March 8, 2020 Author Posted March 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Andrew said: Don't use brakes .. they make you go slow. 😉 What work have you been doing to get crap brakes? looking through the track drivers excuse hand book? 1 Quote
Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Andrew said: What work have you been doing to get crap brakes? complete rear end swap. No more wide SDV So it now has different uprights, driveshafts, brakes, hubs, handbrake cable, braided lines and arches. Oddly I used to have golf calipers (despite it being a Sierra SDV) and now it has Sierra calipers to suit the uprights I bought. Sierra calipers are a right gimp to bleed by yourself - and I failed miserably! Quote
Simon Waterfall Syman84 Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Sierra calipers are a right gimp to bleed by yourself - and I failed miserably! Bring fluid we will do it quickly in the morning Quote
Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 1 minute ago, syman84 said: Bring fluid we will do it quickly in the morning Already in the box 👍😁 Quote
Andrew Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 I presume you've been concentrating on the rears, but could there be air in the fronts? Quote
Kingster Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, Andrew said: I presume you've been concentrating on the rears, but could there be air in the fronts? I did consider that and bled them a bit as well - but yes mostly the back. The fronts are also a pain - wilwoods with their utterly stupid ¼ inch bleed nipple! I don’t possess any imperial spanners either Quote
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