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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:45 pm

v6 steve wrote:i would put money on it being timming iv spoke to your Dad a couple of times and im sure he has done it right but thats what it sounds like, iv got a nice little red top you could stick in it

thats what we thought but like you said at f/c we looked at the pullys and thay were fine looked at the timing that was fine striped the heads of and had them tested and they were fine its asif its sparking aty the wrong time got a spark and got petrol but no bang

if i were to do a transplant it would be up in size not down lol
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:25 pm

just trying to upload pics of the timing marks
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:51 pm

timing iv hilighted the marks with french chalk


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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by Fraz » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:55 pm

the bottom mark is behind the Crank pully ...that mark is shown 5 degrees before TDC
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:38 pm

right the ecu is of for a free cheaqe in plymouth fingers crossed thats it if not im burning the f*****g thing
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by Fraz » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:52 pm

how hard would it be for you to go take a close up picture of the pulleys timing marks
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:58 pm

very hard at the min im in birmingham and the cars in doncaster i will have a look on sunday when i get home
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by Fraz » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:05 pm

well while your taking the picture check that the exhaust cam pullley is on the first mark and the inlet is on second
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:09 pm

if any1 fancys stoping of on the way to billing im only 15mins of the m1 :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by Fraz » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:26 pm

and you need to take the bottom crank pulley off as well, as the timing mark is behind that
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:28 pm

Fraz wrote:and you need to take the bottom crank pulley off as well, as the timing mark is behind that


ok will have a look thanks
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by Fraz » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:39 pm

rich30mex wrote:if any1 fancys stoping of on the way to billing im only 15mins of the m1 :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


are you not going to Billing ??...I am going down your way but early Saturday Morning
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Re: help needed with my v6 please

by rich30mex » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:43 pm

Fraz wrote:
rich30mex wrote:if any1 fancys stoping of on the way to billing im only 15mins of the m1 :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


are you not going to Billing ??...I am going down your way but early Saturday Morning

yes i will be at billing going on the friday moring but my dad is at home
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