Engine CORE PLUG gearbox side...

[Adz]

Mines crying
It was loosing about a litre a fortnight...
Waked some K-Seal in it yesterday & done about 80 miles & no water loss
Would you consider it fixed or get another core plug for the new year.?

 

[Deleted account DD]

Always replace once theyve leaked.

Treat pour in cures as a reprieve to allow you to do it at your convenience.

Been caught out more than once.

I remember one on a cav exploded like a giant pluke

 

[Adz]

Was it a 16 valve :augie

 

[Deleted account DD]

No, an old 2 litre. Had a few of them and did a cracking trade breaking them. Got into that by accident

Also had core plugs go on sierras.

 

[Adz]

Its normally the 16 valves not the 8 valves that blow up :lol


Well i might put the Pajero on the road early when it goes bang then take the engine out & rebuild it replacing the said core plug & see how the internals have warn plus change the clutch while its out

 

[Deleted account DD]

Didnt have 16valves on the ones I had , not even on the manta versions :thumb2

I cant remember if it was a ford engine or a vauxhall , i think it was a ford, where one went and it was behind the flywheel. What a pain in the arse.

 

[MontysMaverick]

Its normally the 16 valves not the 8 valves that blow up :lol


Well i might put the Pajero on the road early when it goes bang then take the engine out & rebuild it replacing the said core plug & see how the internals have warn plus change the clutch while its out

Adz, This sounds like the sensible thing to do as at least youll have peace of mind for next season, as daved says these additive just buy you time, Good luck with the re-build :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs

 

[Adz]

Didnt have 16valves on the ones I had , not even on the manta versions :thumb2

I cant remember if it was a ford engine or a vauxhall , i think it was a ford, where one went and it was behind the flywheel. What a pain in the arse.

Showing ya age :augie :lol I was lucky enough to of owned 1 manta saloon & it went like stink :naughty then swaped it for a Opel Ascona with throttle boddies :sly

Adz, This sounds like the sensible thing to do as at least youll have peace of mind for next season, as daved says these additive just buy you time, Good luck with the re-build :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs

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[Deleted account DD]

then swaped it for a Opel Ascona with throttle boddies

They used to have 2 main problems, the gm varijet carb always conked out around 60 thou and the cams suffered from premature wear.

Kent cams high lift and a weber twin choke solved that and the ascona/cavs went like hot snot.

I tried a high lift cam in a 2 litre and it ate manta gtes on the 0 to 60 but ran out of steam around 80 ish :doh (gte was good for 125 + )

Best around town car i ever owned :clap

 

[Adz]

Me Manta flew top end but the Ascona was a right bloody monster then i went from GM to Ford for thr XR & RS range :sly

I wanted me dads Mk2 RS2000 with warrior body kit & 2.3 pinto but he said no