looking good! :cool:
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looking good! :cool:
Would be good to have another 850 on track!
Wow! Thanks for reading:B_thumb:
I'm sure it went off topic on occasion, but this forum has been a huge help to me over the years
CELLOTAPE :jaw:
Nice work!
So jealous of you guys that can fabricate things :B_thumb:
I think that was Neals wallet! :uglyhamme
Well. some of you may already know but, went for a play at Brands Hatch on Saturday.
It was slippery as first thing in the morning, but dried up quite nicely, so got some good running in.
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Great fun at the ring! you were lucky to miss the barrier and not get a bill from the circuit!
One of the best yet simple upgrades I made on my 850 was solid subframe bushes and up rated drop...
I had bought an aftermarket stat to do exactly that! ;)
There is just a standard one in there at the moment
I used to run without, not sure it made any difference
But I’ve never had overheating issues before
Thanks
I've seen the aftermarket ones do that, but not an OEM part.
When I get around to stripping it down, I'll check it :)
The standard rad gave up very early on, like 10 years ago
water pump was ok when fitted, doesn't mean its still ok
I run an alloy rad now.
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Suspected head gadget failure, probably due to the extreme heat at the track
and lack of air through the new bumper
I’ll keep trying, not going to give up
Need to do something to bring it a bit more up to date
good news, fan has decided to start working again
bad news, it appears the overheating has cooked the valve seals, so its developed a...
was thinking of going 4.4, but that's all part of next years plan :B_thumb:
was thinking of going 4.4, but that's all part of next years plan :B_thumb:
so after investigation
the fan works
the relay works
the sensor works
all cabling is good
and if you unplug the sensor the fan will run in a failsafe mode
but if i warm the car up, it...
so after investigation
the fan works
the relay works
the sensor works
all cabling is good
and if you unplug the sensor the fan will run in a failsafe mode
but if i warm the car up, it...
Excellent!!:cool:
In other news, looks like my cooling fan stopped working! might explain the overheating :slap:
The moose is getting married ??
How cool is that! Excellent news
Well............it was Tuesday, yes the hottest day on record and I had booked a track day :lol:
Going back a bit, I said we had some engine issues right at the end of the last test, I think we...
:uglyhamme
So, I finally managed to get the front sorted yesterday :cool:
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:lol:
We'll find out on Tuesday how good they are :)
Exactly!
for that money, its worth buying a couple of spares just in case :)