...went to look at a turbo engine today near Gatwick, the guy on the phone the other day said bla bla bla, and said i could see the engine in the car which was still running.
got there and he lead me into his garage and said what do you think?..all it was was a pile of metal with some red and blue bits mixed into it
he said someone wanted some parts off the car so he took the engine out:mad
how am i supposed to know what he was trying to sell me?.....it did look clean though

180 miles round fookin trip

 

Most people take someone with them who knows about that kind of thing, you dizzy coo.

HTH.

 

i didnt have anybody.......all my mates are as fluffy as me
i thought if it was in the car and the car was running... even though the back of the car was missing, he said i could still try it out
i feel stoopid now
it was only £600

 

My rule: never buy an engine that's been taken out of car.

The only exception is if you buy it with the intention to strip and re-build it - in which case you only pay what its worth less the re-build cost.

I've bought too many "running" and "good condition" engines that have turned out to be shagged as soon as I whipped the sump off and had a proper look.

There are too many con artists about....when quizzed, they'll plead ignorance

 

i think it only had 25k on the clock........but the clock was gone :ccuckoo:
it was nice and clean though, i dont even know what i was looking at to be honest.
knowing me i could have gone off with a Mountfield lawn mower

 

That wouldn't suprise me , you did the right thing anyway

 

what, buying it

 

Now you've got me confuzzled now!

What have you bought?
Is it a Briggs and Stratton 3.5 Or a Tecumesh Vantage 3hp???

 

naa, i didnt really
ive got a red mountfield, briggs and stratton, and a green Hayter. the Hayter has no grassbox and the mountfield has got a box but the engine wont start, but the grassbox wont fit the other one.......dont suppose you have a spare grass box Ali

 

I only have a box to fit a Qualcast quadtrak

 

i willl swap you my mountfield for it
its only a missing ht lead, too lazy to sort it out

 

Does it have any service History??

 

are you saying i cant look after a bladdy mower
its got low mileage and the wheels arent worn

and its still red(not yellow) not rusty

 

What oil does it use? Have you used synthetic motorsport oil or just normal Golden syrup?

 

baby oil, i think
does it need oil then

 

How am I suppose to know if needs oil?

 

has it got a dipstick (not me)

 

Undo the drain plug and have a look

 

its dark outside now, but i will have a look in the marning
still wont work the ht lead is missing

 

This thread is SCARING me ..........

 

are you scared of the dark as well

 

Yes......... i want my mummy

 

could of sworn I clicked on NSR not Muppets......

 

You realise that the Sport is a different car completely dont you? It isnt like putting an XR3i engine into a 1600GL.

 

I have a tecumseh with a broken-off choke lever free to a good, or even indifferent, home.

 

if i can find a seat for mine i might take a trip to Ali's and get him to look for my dipstick

GC8, as for the engine difference.....i dont care if it fits or not, nothing else on my car does