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wildrover

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VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« on: January 03, 2012, 12:55:53 PM »

Last night i was tootling along in my 97 Diesal Cherokee , when it lost power , made some nasty noises , and would not rev easily over 2,000 revs...

Today i had a quick look under the bonnet and saw that one of the rocker cover bolts was loose , something thats happened before when a pushrod has popped out of place due to a duff hydraulic adjuster....

What i would like advice on is....

Should i give the car a good thrashing with the stout towrope i keep in the car , or would a tree branch be more suitable....?

I also have a selection of yard brooms , metal poles , and large rocks if the experts think thats whats needed....
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Re: VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2012, 01:06:17 PM »

Do what u shud hav done in the frst place and buy some PETROL and burn it at the stake :jump_125:
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Re: VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2012, 04:18:45 PM »

I find a sledge hammer is quite good........
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dieselj20

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Re: VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2012, 05:18:44 PM »

my mates vm kept dropping a push rod so i took the rocker arm off and tig welded a 13mm peace of tube on the socket end of arm it stops the pushrod escaping
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wildrover

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Re: VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2012, 07:38:37 PM »

Yep..it may be time to have a few nuts welded on....

I rather like the sledgehammer idea tho...?
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Re: VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2012, 07:43:37 PM »

i welded some nuts on the rockers to improve the poor seat. worked fine and no more jumping pushrods
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Re: VM ENGINE PROBLEM.... advice needed...?
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2012, 07:45:44 PM »

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