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SplitfireIV

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  1. Never thought of that! However, it seems to have sorted itself out, she's going grand now!
  2. Recently did an engine swap on my EP91, original engine with 235K was billowing smoke so picked up a clean and dry replacement engine with 95K on the clock. All in all it took approx 12 hours work outdoors, no pit, with a mate helping me when it got to the stage of lifting out the old engine and dropping in the new one. Not an overly complicated job, I have done some work with a 4EFE before so was familiar with the connections and such, just takes some patience.
  3. Hi! Did an engine replacement last Friday on my standard '98 EP91, the original 4EFE had 235K miles on it and was horsing oil and clouds of smoke out of the exhaust made all the worst by the recent addition of Lucas oil stabiliser! That crap made the smoke ten times worse!! Anyway, a replacement engine was sought and I got one with 95K on the clock, nice dry engine! Replaced it easily enough, but the engine was running quite fast on start up, so we put on the TB from the original engine which had her ticking over nicely then. So, I brought her on a 50 mile round trip, not a bother u
  4. Hi guys, if you could take a look at my vid and let me know what you think, cheers. https://youtu.be/DmSrvcos2Mw
  5. Hi! Sorry, I never concluded this saga! As mentioned above I was cranking like mad with no oil pressure being built. Getting fed up and horribly annoyed at this stage facing the prospect of an engine tear down or hair pull out I decided I've take the oil filter off.....why, I cant remember, just what you do.....right?! Anyway, I was fighting with that and it wasnt playing ball either loosened a little, tightened a little but would budge (ok, I had one of those crappy metal strap yolks). So thought, SHAG IT!! I'm just gonna fire her up! So, turned the key and.... ....oil light went out a
  6. I've a 4EFE in my 1971 Triumph Spitfire. Ok, theres more room to work and its rear wheel drive (4E mated to original Triumoh gearbox with over drive) but hey, anythings possible! ;)
  7. Hi guys, I've picked up a Corolla rev counter for a project I'm working on. I want to hook this up to a Starlet 4EFE. I need, I believe, a signal from the dizzy (taken from the ecu? Green wire at the dizzy plug? or from diagnostic plug?) a live and neutral. However, the rear of the dial has 6 terminals. There is an LCD screen that I dont require, so I assume some of the terminals are for this, I just need the rev counter. Anyone help me out as to what goes where? Thanks
  8. Hi guys! Was wondering if you could take a look at the pic below and help me out. The image is a 4EFE mounted in my Triumph Spitfire project, pic is a number of months old, so it does look a bit tidier and neater now....promise!) Two things I've yet to sort though is the pipe marked with the red arrow on top of the rocker cover. Where should this go, or can I blank it off or put a filter on it? Second, the green arrow is the vent coming from the fuel tank, now, in the Spitfire the tank is quite high (level with your back almost when seated!) so the vent has to be kept above that level.
  9. Ok guys, stuck a new belt on this eve, turned it over by hand a few times and all sounded fine. Put a few bits on and turned her over a number of times on the ignition (no plugs in and efi fuse removed) and it sounded fine again but the oil light wasn't going out. Stuck the fuse in, plugs etc and fired her up for a second or two, oil light still not going out and the engine sounded a bit clanky. Is it safe to assume I've done the oil pump in?
  10. Has anyone got a diagram or know what the individual wiring going to the light stalk are on an EP91? I want to swap the wires over to a simple column mounted stick that controls the indicators (3 wires) another that controls high beam/low beam (4 wires) and a three stage toggle switch that controls the side lights/main beam (off/on/on). Any help appreciated!
  11. Cheers guys! I've not had a chance to get back to it yet......stupid work getting in the way! Consensus seems to be divided on whether the 4EFE is interference or non interference. I'll get back to ye when I stick a belt on. Heres the car...
  12. As the title says, I put my belt through the lower end of my front belt cover!! Engine is a 4efe. The belt was ripped lenght ways for a few inches before the snap and I notice a bolt missing from the water pump mounting which I reckon came loose, ripped the belt lenght ways before coming loose, snapping the belt and shooting through the lower front plastic cover!! I've got the rocker cover off, as well as the timing belt cover, there doesn't seem to be any damaged to the cams/buckets, everything turns as it should. What's the procedure for a belt snap? I've got a new belt, can I stick it on
  13. Found my problem, a snapped timing belt protruding through the bottom of the plastic cover is not something you want to see and would be a major contribution to an engine not starting. Thanks for the help and tips, think I better take this one over to the engine forum.
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