16v phase 1 pictures finally...

themildbunch · Post by **themildbunch** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:30 pm

Hi

Been working on this 16v today - fixed the dodgy running.. Replaced injectors with s/h ones tested, cleaned and resealed by a local injection specialist.. The engine runs beautifully now...

Nasty fuel leak though.. see this thread:

http://www.bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12346

Here's some pictures anyway.. looks much better than I remembered.. little bit of rust around the rear and some of the pipes don't look too good but no LHM leaks!

Oh - and this was the reason this car's been languishing in a garage for so long..

adrian

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:12 am

Looks great.

Post by **docchevron** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:49 am

I'm sure I've seen this car...

At a guess I'd say you've just had some work done on your estate at Bristol 2CV's??

themildbunch · Post by **themildbunch** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:50 am

It's first owner was one of the Will's tobacco dynasty - I bought it from a guy in Weston around 2005... until the belt snapped...

no - not done anything with the TZD yet - thought about looking for a replacement engine as a cheaper option but will probably visit 2cv's sometime soon as I don't have enough space to attempt that kind of work at the moment

Post by **docchevron** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:15 pm

That might explain it then... I went to look at a P1 in Weston a few years back, and I'm more and more convinced it was this one...

Mannie said a dude had been in with a TD that had a valver.. I commented that the dude must be a top man since all the best people have a TD and a valver!

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:37 pm

What about people who have a TD and a valver engine in a different car?

themildbunch · Post by **themildbunch** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:52 pm

Praise is more than welcome!

That's not what I've been getting recently with 'broken down' bx's....
Just makes me more determined though...

Maybe we should start a thread about the least constructive comments from our nearest and dearest... I could start it with; "now you've spent years on and off rebuilding the engine and it's almost ready for an mot you'll be able to sell it."

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:26 pm

themildbunch wrote:"now you've spent years on and off rebuilding the engine and it's almost ready for an mot you'll be able to sell it."

Post by **docchevron** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:28 am

mat_fenwick wrote:What about people who have a TD and a valver engine in a different car?

Thats cool too.
You know I'd buy that 205 if I thought K could actually handle it...

hmm, constructive comments from t'other half....
"so...you've bought another bus.......<dramatic pause>....great! Something else you'll never do anything with, just like me"...