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« on: 25 March 2016, 08:53:20 »
Now that the glorification part is over and some great people were curios I feel like I should respond.
There are a few miles below 222k kilometers on the clock. I believe it to be correct based on this car's temp gauge problem described here when I bought it. When I removed the instrument clusters it all seemed factory labeled, dusty & intact. You know, no finger prints and such. If that's any indication....
Back to car's engine. Well since the service history is absolutely non existent and oil was missing from the dipstick when I bought it I suppose it suffered bad treatment. Mr. Wood (pardon me if you are younger) is right, these engines are solid. It doesn't burn oil other than a typical puff of blueish smoke on first start up, oil is black as sin, consumes no water and it starts on every turn of the key. Always dependable.
Lifters can be heard only after it has been sitting for more than a week and only for a second or two. When it runs on LPG I can do a coin test on it. It does misfire on petrol.
What irks me is that I am unable to find a knowledgeable mechanic for this car. They all claim they know these engines but when I asked for a price for the thing that seals crankshaft/camshaft from oil leakage they stated that it's a one day job since the rad should be removed for such procedure. I shut the door. All I am left with is the courtesy of you people.