WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Trackday 2

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project (Update 05/03/09) Answers!!

Post by volvo740 » 13 Mar 2009 11:07 pm

whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooopppppppppssssssssss

just saw the info. shame its not a 330 he he

i wonder what power this engine will make

top stuff, that a good 'un

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by WooDooUK » 16 Mar 2009 07:59 pm

Posty came with a presant today, Remote Oil Filter kit
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This will hopefully help me tidy up the gauge senders and stop my arm getting covered in oil when i change the filter :)

Also purchased some parts for the F7R ready for the next few days of stripdown check and fitting into the car,
New Cam Belt
Some Gasketgunk for the sump
Engine DeGunking stuff
Ordered Spigot Bearing for the crank,
and some VHT Paint.

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by garth » 16 Mar 2009 11:55 pm

Looking good son.
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'E176RKR' Kermit 340 F7P Drifter SOLD

''Speeding, What's your excuse? B14 licked in yo''

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by WooDooUK » 17 Mar 2009 09:14 pm

Busy Day!,

Cleaned the block and gave it a nice coat of red, Came out a little lighter than i was expecting, but the point of paint the block a lighter colour was to spot leaks easily so its win-win :)

Also fitted new cambelt, and Checked the big end bearings, all of which are in excellent condition.
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Do cranks on these normaly look like this? (never noticed it before)
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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by germ » 17 Mar 2009 11:32 pm

Lightend and balenced etc?

Looking good! 340pw
Volvo 340 Image 1988

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by WooDooUK » 18 Mar 2009 09:21 pm

germ wrote:Lightend and balenced etc?
Apparently not, a lot of factory engines look like this.

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by foggyjames » 20 Mar 2009 02:42 am

Renault redblock?! Heresy...

Those are probably factory balancing marks. With parting marks that wide, it appears the crank may be forged.

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by WooDooUK » 20 Mar 2009 09:55 pm

Well the williams lump is up and running!

had no issues with the Willy ECU. Just little things to finish up and fix now, got a slight oil leak from one of the joins on the remote filter housing. And just some more idle time to get the tappets settled down. sounds like tractor at the mo :lol:

Well get some pics tommorow!

Found this one :)
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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by xtrmjks » 21 Mar 2009 10:03 am

Nice work, Mate !!!!
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Post by volvosneverdie » 21 Mar 2009 11:06 am

WooDooUK wrote: Image

BIG WIN!!!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Soon to be Williams Power

Post by WooDooUK » 22 Mar 2009 12:14 pm

:D It looks the same as the old engine :) just with a magic letter on the end of the F7.
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My Remote Filter
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Unfortunatley it is increasingly likley that the engine needs a set of tappets and annoyingly i only did this job 2 weeks ago on my other engine before it when pop!
It may be related but im not convinced its running quite right. more investigation needed.

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Now With Williams Power!

Post by garth » 23 Mar 2009 05:21 pm

I was quite suprised how quick that thing picked up yesterday, mega impressed!
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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Now With Williams Power!

Post by WooDooUK » 23 Mar 2009 06:44 pm

garth wrote:I was quite suprised how quick that thing picked up yesterday, mega impressed!
Should be quicker still once i have the tappets sorted, just been and started it again, it just sounds nasty :(
So im going to take my new tappets out of the engine that spun a bearing as they were only 2 weeks old and fit them.

It was a pleasure meeting you garth, its alway good to speak to like minded people!

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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Now With Williams Power!

Post by garth » 23 Mar 2009 09:07 pm

Likewise! Hopefully that'll sort it out, what oil is in there too?
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Re: WooDooUKs ReVolvo Project Now With Williams Power!

Post by WooDooUK » 23 Mar 2009 11:35 pm

hopefully this should sort it.
It was running 10w40 semi-synthetic but now its just going to be used to flush, when im done with the fitting my other tappets its going to be run for 10 minutes then changed oil and filter again

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