Recent content by doug77

Right we decided on a cga3 engine in the end, got one off the eBay and successfully swapped it in using the 1.0 gearbox n flywheel :) used a bar and some rope to lift it in and out! gotta love little engines!! First try the starter wasn't engaging so we immediately assumed something was wrong...

hehe cracking effort m8! budget in mind what are your thoughts on head gasket re-use for this relatively low stress application...?

holy smokes u been catching sum big fish with that rod how'd u manage that?!! im amazed the TBs are the same but thats v.good to know....kinda wanna build up a motor now!...I'll def strip the old one to see what carnage has occurred if theres anything photo worthy ill get em up

ok cool this all makes sense now, thanks for all the help its much appreciated :) iv been round and about all local scrappies here all day and i follow whats been said with the coilpack and non coilpack engines. The throttle bodies inc sensors look very different between generations too. So if i...

looking like a 1.4 engine may be the much easier option! shame they're so rare....damn coilpack malarky!

great info thanks, im now wondering if they trigger in the same way so i could just splice the cam sensor from the dizzy setup into the current loom? as far as i can find out they are both hall effect sensors with the same impedance and both trigger once per rotation of the camshaft so may be...

thanks for the super quick reply frank! top stuff, id hoped to hear from you as i see you are active and knowledgeable on these forums :) just to make sure by short block you mean engine without gearbox? or would i have to use the 1.0 head? - do you know if the cg13 has the same cam sensor setup...

Hi guys, first post so feel free to castrate me if i asking something that i could have found here but i have searched high and low and really cant find anything. I have a micra with a 1.0 coilpack engine in it. I'm going to replace this engine as it inhaled a puddle during the...