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it's the idle air control valve i think, it has a small aperture within which remains open for a preset time to allow more air into the engine when warming up from cold

when warm the valve closes and the additional air is shut off

hey that's a nice colour, looks in good nic too

fuel will only come out the top of the metering head if the engine is flowing air, so doubt that's the problem

check vacuum lines first, a loose one will cause air to bypass the metering head causing a very lean mixture

nice one - big sigh of relief no doubt! :D

i really wouldn't want to say without having a proper look at the cam, if everything is still tight then assume would be ok

hows £10 for the pulley, won't get it split off till 2moro tho, posted thurs next day for say £4?

haha :D well at least its sorted!

don't have a spare cam, but do have a pulley!

have sent you a pm with a document attached...

same as kipvr i investgated this idea couple of years ago, but dad (ex dealer) talked me out of it. in addition to initial capital outlay, ensuring the tools didn't go walk about and that every chav didn't squash their mates under a ramp or electrocute themselves meant supervision costs were HIGH :(

bodykits aren't ormally my thing either, but your car can get away with it as its has the power to back it up, sometime you just can't beat a balls out big lairy motor :D

just noticed the side exits pipes, liking that touch too

another huugggggggeeeee power corrado :D great work

not sure what i like more - the car or dogs - maybe you could fabricate a toolkit trolley and get the dogs to drag it over when you need stuff :D

ok have been outside, and here's four pics of;

- outer timing mark on cam pulley

- inner mark on cam pulley

- cam gear timing mark circle and woodruff key groove

- also a shot showing position of cam lobes when lined up at tdc

your timing is a mile out so i'd visually (ie thereabouts) check the timing marks and cam lobe positions are somewhere near mine, i think the first two lobes at the pulley end seem fine, it's the gear (chain) end which looks all out, if it is then you'll need to get urself a gear puller to pull the gear of the cam and check for sure that it has sheared off

i have spare gears and a woodruff key which can be posted if you need :D

tbh i don't the pulley does fit both ways, i think the groove on it is like a triangle on one side which only lets it fit one way

that said, i take it that white stuff is tip-ex, so someone has marked timing it up previously?

can't make anything out on that picture, the marks should be obvious :scratch:

will nip out to the garage and have a look at one of my spare cams in a minute :D

another awesome project :shock: nice work

no your absolutely right with the notch on the pulley end, it's the gear ends i was thinking of, too much time spent previously trying to bodge an exhaust cam as an inlet :D

99 % sure there's a woodruff key on the cam gears dave

ok should be lined up perfectly if the timings are correct

occassionally the woodruff keys - little disc things which sits in the cam/ gear recess - can shear off so the cam looses its timing, maybe worth checking that

i can't remember if the pulleys can be put on the wrong way either?!?

cam gears circles face each other at 3 and 9 oclock

there's two marks on the cam pulley, the mark on the right/ engine side has to be level with the top of the cylinder head, the other mark meets the cam cover groove in vertical

if ur the guy who asked the question about the crank recess, then no, nothing goes in that recess :salute:

great work, spanking looking bay you have there, good inspiration for cracking on with my own engine rebuild :salute:

liked the race between the lights with the lambo & merc myself :lol:

those boys have a great job

i wouldn't bother tiling personally, a coloured self leveling grout, resin or thermplastic single pour floor would be better

if you do tile make sure the tiles are etched non slip so when they get fluid on they don't turn to ice, also you'll need to make sure they're laid perfectly even on a good quality engineered sub base/ grout - otherwise the point load from trolley jacks etc and even truning the wheel when static *could* start to weaken them

yep looks spot on :)

welcome mate, don't think you need any pep talks you seem to have it all under control and wallet open :D

can't comment on the 500 apart from liking the look of it, they at least stayed true to the original

i did read an article on the scrappage scheme in the sunday papers few weeks ago, and it seems a lot of dealers are taking the mickey with the scrappage scheme, giving you (upto) £2k off yeh, but from an inflated starting point

one example provided was for a mid range focus zetec, best price from a dealer with scrappage considered was about £1.5k higher than a separate deal for just the car from an internet dealer.... plus you got to sell your own car on top :cuckoo:

defo shop around and cross compare dealer/scrappage -v- straight purchase and private sale

they are crap

:salute: oh yeh that's standard rado wipers for sure

ahh sorry man from the pics i thought it was an early bonnet i.e the 1.8, good luck with the sale anyway it's nice and would look ace with a bit of undivided tlc :D