HorseBox
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| 616 engine question
Maybe this should be in the vintage bit? but here goes.
I've just driven an old 307 horse box over from Sweden and it needs a bit of work for MOT etc ....but I want to be kind of happy that the engine is not completely knackered.
Starts on the button, ticks over smooth even after sitting unused for 6 months...but...there seems to be lots of crankase/rocker box compression, taking the vent pipe off and its blowing...take the oil filler cap off and it sprays oil.
However it doesn't use oil, vacuum shut off is a bit slow...takes about 2 seconds to shut the fuel off.
So is the rocker box pressure normal? and is the vacuum level OK? the brakes seem a bit crap so could this be a low vacuum?
Thanks for your help, time to walk the dog now |
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| RE: 616 engine question
HorseBox - 7/17/2007 1:44 PM
Maybe this should be in the vintage bit? but here goes.
I've just driven an old 307 horse box over from Sweden and it needs a bit of work for MOT etc ....but I want to be kind of happy that the engine is not completely knackered.
Starts on the button, ticks over smooth even after sitting unused for 6 months...but...there seems to be lots of crankase/rocker box compression, taking the vent pipe off and its blowing...take the oil filler cap off and it sprays oil.
However it doesn't use oil, vacuum shut off is a bit slow...takes about 2 seconds to shut the fuel off.
So is the rocker box pressure normal? and is the vacuum level OK? the brakes seem a bit crap so could this be a low vacuum?
Thanks for your help, time to walk the dog now
I've contacted a friend in the UK and asked him to contact you to see if he can help. |
