Jake's Story
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Feilding, manawatu, New Zealand
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Jan 2013
Once we got Jake home, we took a look around.
Washed off the dust and bird crap was the starting point!
I quick nosey underneath confirmed no overdrive. Never mind.
The car drove quite nicely, the WOF having only run out in December. The previous owner had spent a little money to put the car on the road for his son, but the cool young lad wasn’t going to be seen in this old car!
There was some engine smoke, & we had been told the head had been overhauled in an effort to stop the smoke. I contacted the guys that had looked at the head, but the full story was that the head had come off, nothing was found, and the owner was left with the choice to ‘Go a little further’. He didn’t !
An advisory note on the preceeding WOF checksheet highlighted engine smoke as a problem.
I’d hoped the smoke was from crankcase pressure/blocked crankcase breather dumping into the inlet.
After a little digging, the tappet covers & breather all seemed OK. Bummer
Once we got Jake home, we took a look around.
Washed off the dust and bird crap was the starting point!
I quick nosey underneath confirmed no overdrive. Never mind.
The car drove quite nicely, the WOF having only run out in December. The previous owner had spent a little money to put the car on the road for his son, but the cool young lad wasn’t going to be seen in this old car!
There was some engine smoke, & we had been told the head had been overhauled in an effort to stop the smoke. I contacted the guys that had looked at the head, but the full story was that the head had come off, nothing was found, and the owner was left with the choice to ‘Go a little further’. He didn’t !
An advisory note on the preceeding WOF checksheet highlighted engine smoke as a problem.
I’d hoped the smoke was from crankcase pressure/blocked crankcase breather dumping into the inlet.
After a little digging, the tappet covers & breather all seemed OK. Bummer
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