wurlycorner wrote:A series engines are rare as... Very limited production run (in the scheme of things).
What's up with your existing one?
How much work to put a B20A or a D series in there instead?
Yeah
it sucks!
The car is with Bruce at work now, it's all pretty beyond my level of understanding / mechanics now tbh. He said before that he thought the big end bearings were on the way out as it was slightly tapping - so we were literally planning to take it apart to check tonight and get parts ordered and get it done same day to prevent it getting to the point of no return
we've been driving without going over 2krpm to make sure it's not under too much stress while we wait too.
I went to go pick up all the servicing parts I'd ordered this morning but got a mile down the road and it started knocking as I slowed down for a junction. Shut it off straight away and got it towed to the yard but it's not looking good. I think I heard Bruce say 'chucked a conrod' but I was trying not to listen because I was starting to get wet eye
didn't realise I loved this car so much
He's going to check it out on his lunch break but he told me not to get my hopes up and to start looking for a new car
I doubt I'd be able to insure it with any kind of engine swap except standard tbh, I'm not one to drive 'undeclared' either. I really wanted to put a B20A in the mint one eventually, but they're not exactly easy to find either - or cheap.
