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Old 15-06-2014, 08:18 AM
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Hi all I have just had the head gasket done on my s2 rst and the head rebuilt but now he refuses to fire up have spark and can smell fuel in the exhaust but it will not fire
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Old 15-06-2014, 11:01 AM
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It finally fired but now it's running with a serious miss fire can't understand what's causing it timing is ok and ignition timing set at 12 btdc
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Update oil and water have seriously mixed again and don't know if it's related but one of my new plugs is brown
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have you put the gasket on upside down?
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No I double checked it before I fitted it I have a feeling the block I knackered
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