My grief with SCS and Harvey Gibbs
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Originally Posted by Noisy Boy
didnt say it was his fault did i. the point i am getting across is that he is faced with people pointing fingers at each other and he has no idea which one is to blame? so you never check your car when someone fucks about it? and someone had to tell him it was rattling and sounded like a bearing? could`nt spot that! yep well you guys spend your money on something you know nothing about, and moan when you dont know whats wrong with it!
Mechanical knowledge isn't a must when getting a powerful engine, paying £8.5k was his way of covering that! You haven't half said some stupid shit on this thread
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ya you mod a washing machine dont you, thick cunt!
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wow just spotted this what a great read
entertaining but not so funny for the chap out of pocket
my 2p worth
I personally trust Harvey
No wonder he gets wound up with EA, paul hills will have read the chip and stolen another dyno written base map he will later claim to be his.
WHICH NUT CAME UNDONE?
if it was tensioner, engine is instantly scrap and won't run
if it was cam pulley, nothing happens because of the woodruff key...
If you want something done properly do it yourself, won't have all the stress of taking yourself to court
no-one will ever really know the answer to this one
entertaining but not so funny for the chap out of pocket
my 2p worth
I personally trust Harvey
No wonder he gets wound up with EA, paul hills will have read the chip and stolen another dyno written base map he will later claim to be his.
WHICH NUT CAME UNDONE?
if it was tensioner, engine is instantly scrap and won't run
if it was cam pulley, nothing happens because of the woodruff key...
If you want something done properly do it yourself, won't have all the stress of taking yourself to court
no-one will ever really know the answer to this one
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Originally Posted by the original
if it was cam pulley, nothing happens because of the woodruff key...
So the tensioner nut came almost right off???
don't make sense
going back to the first post
"I was having a clean up under the bonnet on my drive, and was warming the car up when my neighbour approached (ex Brands Mechanic, Cossie expert) and told me that it something sounded like a bearing was going somewhere, he had a look and noticed that the locking nut on the camshaft was 'hanging on for dear life' which would have resulted in cambelt failure"
what locknut?
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Originally Posted by the original
..... will have read the chip and stolen another dyno written base map he will later claim to be his.
I am in no way takings sides for or against Paul Hills but you suggest
its not right for someone to examine others work in detail no matter
what the reason is and then take advantage of that knowledge.
I suggest you look up the meaning of ... "intellectual property rights"
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..obviously the haters will think i meant that in a bad way Not at all....i am sure he doesnt dedicate his time being a cossie tuner..as far as i am aware he is more a custom man and trick parts builder...and i am not saying you shouldnt use him...as i would be stupid not to recommend him,i am saying the 3 i mentioned are actually tuners only..dedicated ones...just cause he got the best Escos there is..dont mean he spends his life with a YB
Of course feel free Martin groupees to shoot me down..AGAIN
..obviously the haters will think i meant that in a bad way Not at all....i am sure he doesnt dedicate his time being a cossie tuner..as far as i am aware he is more a custom man and trick parts builder...and i am not saying you shouldnt use him...as i would be stupid not to recommend him,i am saying the 3 i mentioned are actually tuners only..dedicated ones...just cause he got the best Escos there is..dont mean he spends his life with a YB
Of course feel free Martin groupees to shoot me down..AGAIN
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Wimwerk...
..obviously the haters will think i meant that in a bad way Not at all....i am sure he doesnt dedicate his time being a cossie tuner..as far as i am aware he is more a custom man and trick parts builder...and i am not saying you shouldnt use him...as i would be stupid not to recommend him,i am saying the 3 i mentioned are actually tuners only..dedicated ones...just cause he got the best Escos there is..dont mean he spends his life with a YB
Of course feel free Martin groupees to shoot me down..AGAIN
..obviously the haters will think i meant that in a bad way Not at all....i am sure he doesnt dedicate his time being a cossie tuner..as far as i am aware he is more a custom man and trick parts builder...and i am not saying you shouldnt use him...as i would be stupid not to recommend him,i am saying the 3 i mentioned are actually tuners only..dedicated ones...just cause he got the best Escos there is..dont mean he spends his life with a YB
Of course feel free Martin groupees to shoot me down..AGAIN
Like ya say, one of custom parts and builds....but a tuner maps etc which iirc Martin hands over to a tuner....
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Originally Posted by the original
WHICH NUT CAME UNDONE?
if it was tensioner, engine is instantly scrap and won't run
if it was cam pulley, nothing happens because of the woodruff key...
and your last statement about the woodruff key is not always true as some people remove the woodruff key and pull the pully up real tight so they can dial the cams in without the use of verniers
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Originally Posted by pugo
Originally Posted by the original
WHICH NUT CAME UNDONE?
if it was tensioner, engine is instantly scrap and won't run
if it was cam pulley, nothing happens because of the woodruff key...
and your last statement about the woodruff key is not always true as some people remove the woodruff key and pull the pully up real tight so they can dial the cams in without the use of verniers
maybe cam cap locknut being talked about?
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i am thinking more along the lines of the cam pulley as they would have had to take the cam cover off to see the cap lock nuts....and he doesn't mention that?
however i think everybody on here is guessing (inc myself) nobody knows exactly what went on except the parties involved...and to be fair if i was spending £8.5k on an engine, i would be expecting to drive the car in...then out completed and ready to rock
however i think everybody on here is guessing (inc myself) nobody knows exactly what went on except the parties involved...and to be fair if i was spending £8.5k on an engine, i would be expecting to drive the car in...then out completed and ready to rock
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Originally Posted by NIL 7717
1 reyland(who no-one has mentioned on here,should that say something ?
He is so in demand and busy though that I can't even get my car done by him!
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Originally Posted by NIL 7717
phil: why do you say that? i thought martin was good at what he did? or does he mainly do his own or close friends? i really dont know.
this is such a mine field and i dont want to end up like rich.
this is such a mine field and i dont want to end up like rich.
Look at the development Martin has put into the YB in the last 2 years....
and look at his development of putting a Skyline and then an OSgeeken sequential box into a Cossie.
Not a big Cossie Tuner?? Really Phil....
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Originally Posted by Bosch-Man
...i can tell you now..Karl and Stu and MAD are 3 tuners which i can garantee wont have any slaggings from people who have used them EVER IMHO.
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Originally Posted by Noisy Boy
Why have a 400bhp engine if you nothing about it, you should of learned more about engines so you can point your own finger rather than other people, 11k is a joke 8.5k for a 400 bhp is a joke, get you hands dirty and do it yourself then you only got one person to blame. engines are not the hardest thing to work on just takes abit of time and effort to build one, still so sorry to hear that you have had this problem mate.
Im more annoyed at the way i have been treated rather than being out of pocket, the customer service, (mainly from Anne) was truly awful in my opinion and i would never treat anyone like that, regardless if they were spending 8 quid or 8 grand.
Anyway, it will all get resolved im sure of that, i know that Harvey DOES build good engines, i just think i have been very unfortunate, still, it could be worse, somehow
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...i can tell you now..Karl and Stu and MAD are 3 tuners which i can garantee wont have any slaggings from people who have used them EVER IMHO.
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
WHICH NUT OR BOLT CAME UNDONE RICHIE?
People have been asking you that question for 3 pages now and still no answer!!!!!
People have been asking you that question for 3 pages now and still no answer!!!!!
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
WHICH NUT OR BOLT CAME UNDONE RICHIE?
People have been asking you that question for 3 pages now and still no answer!!!!!
People have been asking you that question for 3 pages now and still no answer!!!!!
But yes, a picture would be good, as it should help to resolve the issue of wether there is any possibility the timing altered while the car was in your care as opposed to harvey doing it wrong originally (which seems highly unlikley TBH)
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
Originally Posted by Richie Russ
Originally Posted by chip-3door
WHICH NUT OR BOLT CAME UNDONE RICHIE?
People have been asking you that question for 3 pages now and still no answer!!!!!
People have been asking you that question for 3 pages now and still no answer!!!!!
But yes, a picture would be good, as it should help to resolve the issue of wether there is any possibility the timing altered while the car was in your care as opposed to harvey doing it wrong originally (which seems highly unlikley TBH)
And yes, before this, i have posted once this morning (twice now) inbetween working. I will get to the bottom of it, just when i want to, not when YOU want to
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Originally Posted by pugo
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i thought i was the only one wondering why he wouldn't answer that one
i thought i was the only one wondering why he wouldn't answer that one
I have said what nut i mean, people aren't too sure what one,
Car in garage at home.
Im at work.
I will take a picture and post it up for you all to see dont panic !!
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you didn't clarify which nut though
as the only nuts on the camshaft are on the tops of the brg caps....all the rest are bolts
however there is a nut on the cambelt tensioner but this is situated further down the cyl head and is not on the camshaft ????
and please do not get so frustrated so quickly when people are only trying to understand your predicament fully........as you mention that you would not treat people poorly whether it was£8 or £8k and then you shoot chip down when he only re-asked the question many have asked and that you have not answered........and that will only convince people that maybe this companies attitude towards you might have been justified if you went in with the six guns a blazin
as the only nuts on the camshaft are on the tops of the brg caps....all the rest are bolts
however there is a nut on the cambelt tensioner but this is situated further down the cyl head and is not on the camshaft ????
and please do not get so frustrated so quickly when people are only trying to understand your predicament fully........as you mention that you would not treat people poorly whether it was£8 or £8k and then you shoot chip down when he only re-asked the question many have asked and that you have not answered........and that will only convince people that maybe this companies attitude towards you might have been justified if you went in with the six guns a blazin
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Originally Posted by pugo
you didn't clarify which nut though
as the only nuts on the camshaft are on the tops of the brg caps....all the rest are bolts
however there is a nut on the cambelt tensioner but this is situated further down the cyl head and is not on the camshaft ????
and please do not get so frustrated so quickly when people are only trying to understand your predicament fully........as you mention that you would not treat people poorly whether it was£8 or £8k and then you shoot chip down when he only re-asked the question many have asked and that you have not answered........and that will only convince people that maybe this companies attitude towards you might have been justified if you went in with the six guns a blazin
as the only nuts on the camshaft are on the tops of the brg caps....all the rest are bolts
however there is a nut on the cambelt tensioner but this is situated further down the cyl head and is not on the camshaft ????
and please do not get so frustrated so quickly when people are only trying to understand your predicament fully........as you mention that you would not treat people poorly whether it was£8 or £8k and then you shoot chip down when he only re-asked the question many have asked and that you have not answered........and that will only convince people that maybe this companies attitude towards you might have been justified if you went in with the six guns a blazin
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I wasnt being sarcastic AT ALL, i just thought you perhaps didnt realise how important that question was to the people who had asked it and i didnt want it getting forgotten so i highlighted it.
Im not taking ANY sides here, never met you or harvey so i have no loyalties to either of you.
Im not taking ANY sides here, never met you or harvey so i have no loyalties to either of you.
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
I wasnt being sarcastic AT ALL, i just thought you perhaps didnt realise how important that question was to the people who had asked it and i didnt want it getting forgotten so i highlighted it.
Im not taking ANY sides here, never met you or harvey so i have no loyalties to either of you.
Im not taking ANY sides here, never met you or harvey so i have no loyalties to either of you.
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if the tensioner nut came loose, i would normally expect the belt to go slack and the engine internals would all shake hands and say hello
i would be amazed if all that resulted from that is an inlet cam that had jumped 1 tooth. that would make you very lucky, not the unlucky soul that your story tells of
i would be amazed if all that resulted from that is an inlet cam that had jumped 1 tooth. that would make you very lucky, not the unlucky soul that your story tells of
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
if the tensioner nut came loose, i would normally expect the belt to go slack and the engine internals would all shake hands and say hello
i would be amazed if all that resulted from that is an inlet cam that had jumped 1 tooth. that would make you very lucky, not the unlucky soul that your story tells of
i would be amazed if all that resulted from that is an inlet cam that had jumped 1 tooth. that would make you very lucky, not the unlucky soul that your story tells of
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Originally Posted by jaycos
hi rich see its moved on since the last tim e i spoke to when they where guna leave outside the workshop for you to fetch it ?
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
Originally Posted by Richie Russ
So getting an 8.5k engine back with the cambelt ready to fall off is ok then
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Porkie...please show me where i have EVER slagged off MAD Mark?
Stu and Karl hell yeah in my IMA Racing days ...all in good fun though as i am sure Karl and Stu would agree now We where all small time then..look at us now...3 growing businesses who all use each other...so have another:-
Stu and Karl hell yeah in my IMA Racing days ...all in good fun though as i am sure Karl and Stu would agree now We where all small time then..look at us now...3 growing businesses who all use each other...so have another:-