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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Omegatoy on 11 October 2010, 21:04:19
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long story shortend as much as possible
3 weeks ago i bought a hyundai HI2.5td minibus for just 240 euros which believe me is damned cheap for spain!!
downside was it had a badly knocking engine, but i took a chance and thought it might be a quick cheap fix :'(
nope when i removed the sump number one piston conrod had half a big end shell only the rest had turned to dust!!
oh well hunt for an engine then, two weeks searching and nothing!! they just aint available here as its a 2.5 turbo idesel built under licence from mitsubishi, as soon as they come into the scrapyards they are sold for around 5 to 700 euros!!! eek!!
well out the back of the workshop was the remains of an 1988 pajero td that had been stripped there was an engine block just thrown in the back, and left there without head as the head had cracked ,, enter GC,s thinking head!!
careful checking of the two blocks revealed major differences between them so using the pajero block and crank was a non starter, however!! could i use the pajero crank and pistons in the hyundai block?
nothing ventured nothing gained i thought, so i did, a quick rebuild of the hyundai/pajero hybrid with a for safety 4dot thick
head gasket ;D finished building it up yesterday, this morning went up to workshop and put it in the bus, no coolant or aircon power steering nothing just reinstalled the electronic injection pump and the diesel lines etc turned it by hand twice to make sure nothing hit that shouldnt have, crossed fingers, and turned key :o
it only blooming started and sounds sweet as a nut!!!
RESULT ;D
so now the whole thing has to be reassembled, you have to strip the entire front off to get the engine out :-X
so wil do that 2moro, was so chuffed today we promptly had a few beers then went quadding up the trails, purely to relax you understand? moral of the story is use your brains!! :y
now have a year 2000 minibus/people carrier worth 2500/3500, over here for less than 500euros!!
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phew.. interesting stuff..congratulations omegatoy.. :y :y :y
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phew.. interesting stuff..congratulations omegatoy.. :y :y :y
Thanks Cem, got to admit i didnt think it would work, but just goes to show, engines dont change that much, its just all the electronic gubbins!!! :y
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phew.. interesting stuff..congratulations omegatoy.. :y :y :y
Thanks Cem, got to admit i didnt think it would work, but just goes to show, engines dont change that much, its just all the electronic gubbins!!! :y
you could be very rich here.. :y
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phew.. interesting stuff..congratulations omegatoy.. :y :y :y
Thanks Cem, got to admit i didnt think it would work, but just goes to show, engines dont change that much, its just all the electronic gubbins!!! :y
you could be very rich here.. :y
Really? sounds good but i cant learn spanish properly never mind Your language, its all greek to me!!! ;D
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phew.. interesting stuff..congratulations omegatoy.. :y :y :y
Thanks Cem, got to admit i didnt think it would work, but just goes to show, engines dont change that much, its just all the electronic gubbins!!! :y
you could be very rich here.. :y
Really? sounds good but i cant learn spanish properly never mind Your language, its all greek to me!!! ;D
I'll do the translation!! ;D :y
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seriously in eastern countries where car parts and cars are extremely expensive this could well be a job..
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off for half an hour sorry..
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What a great result - well done 'Toy. 8-) :y :y
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Well done that man! :y
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did you remember to engrave "GC was ere" on the piston head? ;D
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did you remember to engrave "GC was ere" on the piston head? ;D
Noo! Don't leave as much as a fingerprint that can be traced. ;D
Kevin
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Sounds like some good old fashioned mechanicing to me, well done...... :y :y :y
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did you remember to engrave "GC was ere" on the piston head? ;D
Noo! Don't leave as much as a fingerprint that can be traced. ;D
Kevin
correct never put your name on a job you shouldnt have done!!!
lol roadtest is the next hurdle, it could still all end in tears ;D
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Nice one matey :y :y :y :y I like your train of thought :)
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Good work fella, hope it runs well for you :y
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didnt get it all finished today, so havent road tested it yet!, should be done tomorrow providing another mate dont come over with a load of beer to be drunk!! damnit lost the whole afternoon!!! lol
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Now that is what I call engineering! Well done. :y :y :y
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didnt get it all finished today, so havent road tested it yet!, should be done tomorrow providing another mate dont come over with a load of beer to be drunk!! damnit lost the whole afternoon!!! lol
Yeah, but you've got to help out your mates. After all, they'd do the same for you. :y
Kevin
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True Kev, hadnt seen him for six months and he had 2 cases of san miguel that was to heavy for him to carry around!!! :y
add Pete and paco into the mix and its not any wonder we didnt get uch work done!! ;D