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Title: valve giudes Post by: cherrywidow on June 19, 2012, 11:46:27 AM hi all, nead a new set of valve giudes for an 850 robin reliant, any one know where i can get sme before i pull out the last 2 hairs out of my head. PLEASE :( :( :( :'( :'( LOOK REAL TEARS, many thanks :)
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: nabsim on June 19, 2012, 12:47:28 PM Try John Copestake, very helpful chap
http://carwisespares.moonfruit.com/ or 01226 766039 Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: steven brock on June 19, 2012, 02:15:53 PM There is a whole cylinder head on eBay for 4.99 ! Item number 370623593138 in the search bar .. :)
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: hunter on June 19, 2012, 02:48:07 PM Here you go.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370623593138?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D370623593138%26_rdc%3D1 Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: cherrywidow on June 19, 2012, 08:37:24 PM hi will go for the valve guides first before investing in another head, but thanks for links, will keep an eye on the price, thankyou
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: Manky Monkey on June 19, 2012, 08:40:22 PM Buy the cheap head & take the valves out of it?
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: cherrywidow on June 19, 2012, 08:45:56 PM i mite be silly, but how do i know if they r any beter than the worn ones i have, geting very wary of bying stuff on line ?
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: steven brock on June 19, 2012, 09:08:32 PM 4.99 an investment crikey !! Lol ask tha bloke maybe? that costs ya nowt ;)
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: Manky Monkey on June 19, 2012, 09:09:29 PM Then sell the head on for a profit!
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: cherrywidow on June 19, 2012, 09:26:10 PM yup just done that cheers steven :-[, and no never thort of that manky lol.
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: morrag on June 19, 2012, 11:10:53 PM That would be similar to a Reliant Robin then I assume! or maybe a Focus Ford even, ....Mmmmmm!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: Manky Monkey on June 20, 2012, 04:21:22 PM "nead a new set of valve giudes for an 850 robin reliant".
-yeah, that always bugs me too! ;D Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: cherrywidow on June 22, 2012, 10:15:30 PM i better get politically correct then with my robin reliant robin lol ;) ;D.
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: cherrywidow on July 15, 2012, 07:47:39 AM hi, finally got all the valve guides done, had to get new exhaust valves as 2 of them where bent, seated them all in, jobs a gooden. got it all back together and started up the beast, purred like a kitten when it started :) :) :) :) then :'( :'( :'( the water pump started to add to the deluge of water that the sky has been providing laitley. got another pump on order, fingers crossed this will be it for the moment so i can ride it to its m.o.t, only ten days late for it lol.
Title: Re: valve giudes Post by: Manky Monkey on July 15, 2012, 03:53:10 PM Hurrah! That's good news. Glad you got it sorted.
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