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Iirc there is also a match mark on the throttle lever, it can take several attempts to line it up but you will get there eventually...

did you have any luck with the after market part? lots of these have now turned to dust in britain, looking to source a couple and interested if there are any alternative options. cheers.

much blue smoke from the exhaust? disconnect the catch can and see if it improves.

if im reading your post correctly i agree, any well tuned/fueled/boosted/intercooled 1HD FT would make these marginal gains irrelevant. non the less, a very interesting read and thanks for taking the time to post Vadim.

yes its wrong, i ran into this years ago. off the top of my head its 45 nm. can confirm in the morning as its permanent marker penned on one of the walls of my workshop...

Great find on the VIN plate. Most British ones are getting crusty and hard to read.

for the uk climate 15-40 semi synthetic changed every 5000 miles.

depending on your budget though, a sleeve would work out cheaper, as you can use a standard sized piston and hone/ use new rings on the other cylinders. providing the other pistons/bores come up to spec.

imo your machine shop should be telling you what make of sleeves they will be using based on experience. mine did on a couple of 1HD T blocks i had sleeved. its hard to tell from pictures, but they were in far worse condition than what you have there. is the bore not in tolerance of a rebore...

why the change of heart on the quad headlights vitek?

with respect, non of this actually means anything though. People get what they get, as long as there doing there sums right.

I know, that's why I converted my 25 uk imperial gallons to 30 US gallons for you.

285s, 2" lift, intercooler, stock turbo at 15 psi. Grind on the fuel pin.

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