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  1. el_freddo
    Yeah no bent valve there for sure! If you're going by a tapping sound it seems to me as Subaru Scott said - valve adjustment. Tapping can be due to the section of the arm that comes in contact with the valve wearing oddly (I can't remember what it's called), this wear doesn't allow you to ever get the valve clearances just right to get rid of the tapping sound. I've got one arm like this on my ea81. You can remove the rocker arms (Which requires two head bolts to be removed) and have the surface refaced to remove this adjustment issue. Or just live with a bit of the tappety-tap. It's an ea81 after all - and nothing like the "tick of death" of the ea82 Cheers Bennie
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    You're not the first to attempt this - a google search should easily dig up a how to list of instructions. Either way, spool or weld, it's gearbox opening time, just the rear housing needs to come out to access the centre diff. Cheers Bennie
  3. el_freddo
    If you haven't pulled the head how do you know it's a bent valve? Have you tried adjusting the rocker arm clearances? If you're worried about getting the wrong valve, ask the shop you buy from about their return policy, and if they allow you to return an unused item I'd be ordering both valve sizes. I reckon the issue is either a bit of get on stuck on the valve seat or the rocker arm clearances. Best of luck with it. Cheers Bennie
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    108.0 fm is the highest my head unit goes to knucklehead. Triple J Melbs is the last station at 107.5 that I can remember. I think there used to be an old pirate radio on 107.9 but I never listened to it... Cheers Bennie
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    Also be looking at the other side of the car for these issues. This side that's run in hot could be doing more work than the otherside - but that's usually noticeable from pulling one way or the other under braking loads. Cheers Bennie
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    The caliper slides will not be smooth in operation, as in one side or both are stuck/have excessive friction. These can be removed, cleaned up then have some high temp grease applied to them. I'm not sure the exact grease to use, hopefully someone will be able to share that info. You may see your brake pads wearing oddly in a different angle other than parallel to the metal brake the pad is mounted to. I need to check this same issue out on my brumby :/ but it's not getting THAT hot. Cheers Bennie
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    That's funny about those frequencies you're able to access Subasaurus, we have the same sort of thing on those frequencies too! Knucklehead, I've always used the side, it's more uniform in thickness and can cover a larger area. Only thing is it's a cover, it can't hold weight. Cheers Bennie
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    Head to exhaust I use high temp silicone. Works a treat until you knock your exhaust on a rock when offroading. Cheers Bennie
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    I don't know if I mentioned this before - I've used the side of an old oil bottle for fascia panels. It's a nice black with a "neat pattern" through it depending on where you cut the oil container. And the plastic is easy to work with which is a bonus. Cheers Bennie
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    Yeah mate she's beaut! Cheers Bennie
  11. el_freddo
    Nice. Glad to hear you got a whole exhaust setup as I would pin the issue on the catalitic converter letting go. As for extra fuel usage who knows what's up with that unless the O2 sensor is no longer getting the same heat to keep it inside its optimal operational temp range, which could mean you're running in a fuel enriched loop/limp mode. Cheers Bennie
  12. el_freddo
    Sounds good mate. Keep a posted on the updates! Smash it with pics too Cheers Bennie
  13. el_freddo
    As the Lucky Texan has mentioned - check your cam belt tensioner. Remove the cam cover on the lhs and see if the tensioner bounces. If not then the stethoscope onto it to listen for the knocking sound. I'd be particularly suss if you replaced the tensioner with a non genuine item. We had one making noise after 10k km. Cheers Bennie
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    Winning! Extending the bash plate outwards and blocking all the holes will also help with drawing air through the radiator too. Something I'm still aiming to do - and have "proof" that it works after our trans continent trip in 2016 during the peak of our summer. Cheers Bennie
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    I've never touched one of those little or age seal things in the back of the crank on an ea81. I've always been told to leave them. Are you sure the rear seal was put in correctly? I've never heard of a sump gasket saturating the clutch in oil. And I've usually found the oil pump is the culprit as the reason for an oil saturated sump gasket. Not saying that the sump gasket will never leak, just that it's worth investigating the oil pump thoroughly. Cheers Bennie
  16. el_freddo
    Battery any good? I had a flat battery recently in one of our cars and it did some seriously weird stuff. The battery being flat was a result of a dead alternator... Cheers Bennie
  17. el_freddo
    OP, you sure that noise wasn't there before you did work on your car? I used to hear many "new" noises on my car after working on it, particularly after an engine install or internal works on the engine or gearbox. It could be that you've never noticed this tick on start up before, but since replacing the cam belt you're more critical of noices heard since the work was done. It may have always been there... My EJ gets a lifter tick every now and then - idling when cold, when oil level is low, sometimes when hot... It always goes away and is of no concern to me. But it is a good indicator that my oil level could be low Cheers Bennie
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    Story doesn't check out in my book - "pulled from a friend's rusty legacy" at the start of the description, then at the end they say something along the lines of "never installed (into what??), this cost me a lot of money to get it all together"... Last comment designed to bump the price? Cheers Bennie
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    The 2L turbo setup of other manufacturers are most likely to fit in with wrc class reason. Best of luck with the rebuild! Cheers Bennie
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    Hey jkinz, I'm pretty right for parts atm other than that funky folksy bowl O ring! If I ever need anything I'll keep you in mind Cheers Bennie
  21. el_freddo
    Sweet looking brumby Knucklehead! Have you thought about making the aerial cable pass through the sports bar to eliminate the cable ties? Two holes, two grommets... And how did you mount the UHF in the vehicle? Cheers Bennie
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    Is there any State side member willing to help me out with acquiring a couple of those toilet bowl O rings and shipping them to Oz? My O ring gasket has expanded and I doubt I'll manage to get it refitted without pinching it or it leaking. I don't know what they were thinking when they made all these funky O rings on the EA82... Me Fuji must've learnt as I've not seen any like these on the EJs, just your traditional style O ring. If you can help out pls PM me. Regards Bennie
  23. el_freddo
    If you're going with the harness and ECU online, ensure it comes with the engine intake manifold harness too - unless you're certain it's the same loom as what's on your ej22. Over here we got two and three plug intake manifold looms for the same Gen engines - generally in Gen1s, the difference being the series 1 and 2 setups (my experience anyway, I've not had much to do with Gen2s). Cheers Bennie
  24. el_freddo
    It's called lichen. An interesting symbiotic relationship between coral and algae. Comes in many forms and structures but we know little about them other than they're an indicator of little to no disturbance. Cool stuff and can be found all over the Australian bush and in some places in the deserts too Cheers Bennie
  25. el_freddo
    If timing gear is covered in melted cam belt rubber ensure it's all removed before fitting the new belts Cheers Bennie
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