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 need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
 22nd Oct 2014 10:35pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
Woodchip, yes, you and many others have advised me not to touch it but there would have been great pleasure in fixxing this beast simply because so many advised against it.
You win some and you lo ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
22nd Oct 2014 7:38pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
Well, eventually bled it all up and been running about in it still the same, using water and temp gauge going up randomly.
Had enough of it now, any offers? |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
20th Oct 2014 8:07pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
I bypassed the lpg system today and am now having even more issues bleeding it up!!!!
Have previously had it pressure tested, i did it again today while i had all the pollen filter out and no sig ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
18th Oct 2014 6:10pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
| Its an omvl system which has the gas pipe from the vapouriser split in two both go to two seperate units. Then from each unit it has four pipes, each going to each mannifold runner and is connected to ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
17th Oct 2014 8:33pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
| Thanks for the thought but as far as i can make out the engine in the l322 is the m62tub44 fitted and was only fitted after about 2001 i have considered buying a doner 740 but dont know if i can be bo ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
13th Oct 2014 6:58pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
| Pete, thing is i'm confused why it doesnt do it all the time. I did 120 mile trip yesterday and the last five miles temp gauge went into the red. I pulled off into a layby and opened the bonnet as was ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
11th Oct 2014 7:47am
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
| The heater is that hot i cant bear it on full for too long. Until the temp gauge rises to 3/4 mark then it goes stone cold. After about 30 seconds temp gauge comes back to half way and heater is hot a ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
10th Oct 2014 7:38pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
Todays developments in the ongoing saga...
Topped up coolant lunchtime by about 250mls put it on pressure test after work, i have same kit as on above ebay link, pumped up to 17psi and went over ev ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
9th Oct 2014 7:47pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
5k with head gasket gone, is he  ?!
I too have had cars with head gasket troubles, and usually within a week it goes from using a bit of water to an undriveable misfiring bag of that puts ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
8th Oct 2014 9:34pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
| Thanks for the replies, im still not sure. I have the use of an engine crane air tools and a 4 post ramp, i also have somewhere to keep it and if its not finished in the next two years im not fussed. ... |
| need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
James4287
7th Oct 2014 7:38pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 51 · Views: 18194 · Subject: need some advice, sell it and cut my losses or continue... |
Right, having my long awaited l322 on the road for just a week i am getting close to tears with it!!
I bought it cheap (read as find the cheapest on ebay and half it) with a list of faults as long ... |
| 4.4 bmw cooling system issues.. And yes, i have a 140 cap... |
James4287
1st Oct 2014 11:05pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 18 · Views: 11302 · Subject: 4.4 bmw cooling system issues.. And yes, i have a 140 cap... |
First off hello to a fellow cornish ffrr owner, im far west how about you?
Anyways the job in hand, todays the day, new car tax bought lets hit the road for the first time, tyre pressures checked, ... |
| SOS SOS INDIE IN CORNWALL NEEDED |
James4287
27th Jul 2014 11:49pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 7 · Views: 2986 · Subject: SOS SOS INDIE IN CORNWALL NEEDED |
| The only garage I know of in that area is tregonning ford at wadebridge. I know it's not an indi and I know it's a ford workshop but out that way it's literally a ford dealer or a guy in a shed with a ... |
| What is it about the L322 then? |
James4287
27th Jul 2014 11:37pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 12035 · Subject: What is it about the L322 then? |
| Not so much an l322 "thing" for me but a land rover " thing". It all started for me in about 97 when I was ten with my mother at the local LR dealer when she was eyeing up a disco ... |
| 4.4 bmw cooling system issues.. And yes, i have a 140 cap... |
James4287
27th Jul 2014 10:41pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 18 · Views: 11302 · Subject: 4.4 bmw cooling system issues.. And yes, i have a 140 cap... |
| I've checked it using an exhaust emissions tester with the probe over the expansion tank with the cap of and engine warm raising the revs to 2500 revs. The idea being if co or hc was present in vapour ... |
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