Andy Moltu Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just confirming the plugs for 4As are supposed to be short reach. Just come to change mine for the first time and removed some long reach ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 They should be short reach and I too have seen long ones fitted, sometimes with not good results. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted July 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Luckily for whoever fitted them no damage ensued. Likewise for the other cock ups. I'm of the opinion that the previous owner should never have been let near a spanner. All the jobs he didn't pay to get done he had done badly. Just re-bushed the front suspension found the job half done - near side had been done with a number of bolts left loose and some of the bushes on the off side changed and others not. Presumably these were the ones that didn't want to come out! No wonder the car was unconvincing under braking and handled like a dog.Spax dampers didn't help if you leave the bottom bolt loose! Front wheel bearings assembled with no seals. Glad I started with the brakes and should be relieved he paid someone else to fit an unleaded head a few years ago. I would be tempted to say he shouldn't be allowed dead near a spanner, but he is dead! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Andy Moltu said: Luckily for whoever fitted them no damage ensued. Likewise for the other cock ups. I'm of the opinion that the previous owner should never have been let near a spanner. All the jobs he didn't pay to get done he had done badly. Just re-bushed the front suspension found the job half done - near side had been done with a number of bolts left loose and some of the bushes on the off side changed and others not. Presumably these were the ones that didn't want to come out! No wonder the car was unconvincing under braking and handled like a dog. I would be tempted to say he shouldn't be allowed dead near a spanner, but he is dead! Clearly wasn't a user of this Forum then... Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted July 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Certainly isn't any more. The Grim Reaper got him before his mechanical work did! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Oh for the great car bodgers! Probably number as many as builders, plumbers, roofers & the like! It is a British trait I think! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigBogan Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 Monty - I'd put our quota of dodgy plumbers and builders up against yours any day - we're awash with them....and the authorities who licence them are just as dodgy.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 7/21/2019 at 3:05 PM, Andy Moltu said: Just confirming the plugs for 4As are supposed to be short reach. Just come to change mine for the first time and removed some long reach ones. Have there been any repairs done to the head? Might have involved a longer plug on one or more of the pots. Just a thought. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted June 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 No I've concluded they were just the wrong plugs that someone had fitted (and got away with). The head has only had hardened exhaust valve seats fitted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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