Stephen

most have a stock time of 6.5 to 7 secs 0 to 60 your zed should be quicker if you can launch it properly, the merc will launch itself far more consistently and easier.

they call them mechanics gloves but are they much cop for that? surely theyd get filthy and be too thick to feel little bolts properly?

unless its got amg bolted to the back of it i think hed be a bit disappointed if you had it out.

We have hadvthis discussion over orange before gary! Al jokes aside its gonna look the mutts nuts.

what did you get pulled for mark? i assume it was unrelated?

took mine out last night i was very carefull on the loud pedal, till the tyres warmed up and on the major roads. was fine then, just a little squirely on the back icey roads.

i think your right they're pete there are only a hand full of cars permitted to display a stick on plate to the front, ie stuff like etypes that have no available flat surface to mount. so technically you could be prosecuted for improper plate/display which is a nice fine. dont take my word for it though lol also as far as im aware failure to display a plate is a producer situation as it could arguably have fallen off. need to look into it....

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Dunno ask him isnt it zxhoodys car.

right ive a had a look rob but i must of thrown it out, i guess with it being broken there was no nee dto keep it. anyways im fairly sure yoyu can seperate the body and repalce the bearings, but tbh you can pick them up dirt cheap.

oh right thats an interesting one mate worth a shot aint it.

I thought bout that but wouldnt the system have to have a leak for v8 that to work? Else psf would be able to escape?

Mine works itsjust sorned atm.

Il have a look in the shed think ive got one with a fecked core you can raid the shaft and bearings off. Il look tomorrow.

Dont forget wd isnt a grease and long term regreasimg or a new bearing would be better.

Just check its supplying charge to the battery aswe mate.but yeah its all soundoing positive.

Sounds like a dry bearing, is the alternator ok?

The solenoid is located on the drivers side of the engine bay next to the master cylinder and small fuse box, this connects to the balance bar via some vac line, possibly via some rats nest vacuum lines. Just check those connections first.

doesnt it have a one way valve inside so oil stays in the line better

Didnt see this till after your text but obviously anything I can do to help youve got my number.

I think it was 2.75 litres get 3 litres and you should have enough.

Easy theres a bottom drain plug and a side on ed to fill just jack it up and crack them open.

i was going to sujest ebay.. but if theres none theres none. how sthe engine dave?

do a compression test to see if the cylinder is holding taht will elimate rings valve seating damage to the bore etc if it passes, unfortunatly i think the only way you will know is to pop off the head and inspect properly. you could use a borescope to spot anything obvious. although there cant be a compelte loss of compression or the cyldnder would still be inactive. tbh if yoiur going to be replace bearing or rods changing a valve isnt a mucgh bigger job in all fairness.

if fragments of teh plug ended up in the combustion chamber you will have caused some problems no doubt, but speaking from experince running on 5 cylinders teh car feels like a bag of shite, more revs required for pulling away driving everything. if with anew plug teh engine purs like a kitten and passes compression testing youve probally been very lucky. obviously those were private roads you were drifting on aswel i take it.