I fear the worst... :-( EDIT: I am a spanner.

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:43 am

JBT wrote:
kitkat wrote:When the key way goes it slowly retards your timing, you can overcome it by advancing your timing.

But it's the retardation of the cam timing which causes the huge power loss.

after putting some decent thought into yes thats right....

but... advancing the timing will help ALOT when it comes to driveability... well it did in our case.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:59 pm

Who can tell me the 3 VITAL ingredients of internal combustion?

1) Air

2) Spark

and

3)???? :oops:

Your needle not sitting on empty. The stumbling and lack of power might be something to do with not having anything to burn. :oops:

It seems that I thought that 1 + 1 = new engine, when in fact, 1 + 1 = me being the largest spanner in the shed. :oops:

Thanks to JBT and Andrew for coming out and having a look at my pulley wobble, which they have assured me is acceptable and not terminal.

The theme of this post is :oops:

... I welcome your laughter, I deserve it.

What a week. :roll:

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:08 pm

haha,

thats how many things we can have a laugh about?

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:08 pm

Several.

99MXV · Postby **99MXV** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:08 pm

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

OH GOD - YOU IDIOT !

Now I wouldnt mind Kitkat posting that picture of my and my oil cap fiasco. I feel like a quiz show winner compared to you Boags !

PML...

NOW.. deep breath and prepare thyself for some caning my good man!

LOL

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:30 pm

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:46 pm

oh dear.

how embarresment :oops:

kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:49 pm

Ah well we all have our moments Boags...

Wayne has left his oil cap off... ive dropped a diff and had a car towed home when the problem was just a loose tyre and you've forgotten about the all important petrol gauge. :lol:

Might have to start a thread... \"What stupid things have you done?\"

ASE05 · Postby **ASE05** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:07 pm

at least she's not broken :mrgreen:

......foooooooool :oops:

!

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:11 pm

If this forum had a pool room, this thread'd be on the wall

NMX516 · Postby **NMX516** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:24 pm

Classic!!!!

Well done Boags!!!

So the road trip will be back on, and you don't have to worry about a new engine! Good news all round!

OMY005 · Postby **OMY005** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:59 pm

JBT and myself get there and he cranks it over, it splutters and dies. We check the timing (all good) and try again and the same thing happens. I say \"it sounds like its starving for fuel\" and JBT agrees. We check the fuel pump and its runs. Then JBT says \"the fuel gauge is pretty low\" and Boag's face has the expression of \"I cant believe this is happening to me\" while mine and JBT's eyebrows raise a few levels. You all know the rest from the guilty party's post above.

Statistics are, several phone calls and a 1 1/2 hour 70km round trip through Friday afternoon Christmas traffic only to say \"you are out of petrol\" :roll:

I have some large selection of spanners in my shed but none as large as Boags.

Andrew.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:17 pm

I'm leaving the planet.

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:47 pm

bwhahahaha

I've had a similar experience with a bike, but my excuse was that it didn't have a fuel gauge or a low fuel light.

At least it was a cheap easy fix. :mrgreen: