Hooli,is this the one we had a fantastic* time at ladybower viewing due to the extremely organised* coordinators Indeed it is, the only one flying in europe. Those organisers were brilliant* weren't they? Yeah it's not coming, go home... Everyone back in cars/bikes & queuing in traffic Typhoon ...

Hooli,is this the one we had a fantastic* time at ladybower viewing due to the extremely organised* coordinators

See also egr and dual mass flywheel

More photos received today. Cages for flaps have been retrieved from inlet as well as the rod, albeit in 3 pieces. Only 1 and a half flaps found though. In his opinion the engine has likely mulched the rest of the flaps and it's been like it a few thousand miles now and done before my ownership. He'...

christine wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:54 pm 2 Someone might crash into it before then, and you'll get insurance payout

Regards crashing,I'm trying to keep my record clean now! My points came off last Christmas,non fault claims come off in 24 and 26, fault claim comes off in 25.

christine wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:54 pm 2 Someone might crash into it before then, and you'll get insurance payout

I can do a James brown on it for 380. It owes 650 with tyres but it's already paid for itself so owes me pretty much nothing now.

DodgeRover wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:32 pm It's running, just put it back together with new gaskets after removing the obvious bits that shouldn't be there.

That's the plan.

I can understand the plastic breaking up but not the metal though. The idle stumbling was intermittent and was rectified by unplugging egr but that put on the eml so I bought a blanking plate for it. He's going to turn engine over by hand to see how valves are tomorrow.

It runs well enough. Still capable of 120 on a private road and still pulling.

I'm just confused and concerned as to where the fuck all the bits of gone and why it runs so well even in its current situation.
Looking like option 2 is a winner so far