is my engine blown?

[Brett]

It sounds like you are left with two options:-

1) Pay for a diagnosis at a Rotary specialist.
2) Be prepared to take a big hit on its value and sell it as a non-runner.

[Brett]

ED,

 Which area of London are you in?  It may be that I can pop over one evening next week and take a look for you, at least get you pointed in the right direction.

[BlitzBoy]

yep if the plugs were very loose then you didnt have any compression and like Ian says you have now probably flooded the engine.
Take the plugs out overnight , dry them, put the battery on charge and try tomorrow

[Alex T]

Brett, He\'s in Enfield, not too far from me.. If you do pop over give me a shout, I\'d be interested in seeing it too prob.

Ed, how cheap we talking.
Email me on alextulloh (AT) hotmail.co.uk

[Brett]

That\'s a bit far for me - zone 3 is as far as I like to go!

[EDZAIRX7]

Yep i am from edmonton near enfield, i cant effort nomore to take it specialist its very expencive- powerhouse 80 pound to start and wifbitz 50 per hour,
 
i just wanna get this car out from my hands..
 
 
 
May be engine not blown and its some little problem that i dont know, i am goin to try spark plugs and and start the car again.
 
may its gone in to Limp mode
 
but what would make car sound like tracktor, when i take it off from gas the car stops .
 
and when i was driving why would everythin cutout - even the breakes wasnt working - what if i was on 90MPH i could of have big accident
Thank God didnt happen
 
another my though is
may be miss firing or commpression problem,,,
 
and also thank you everyone helping me you all very kind

[leon]

Good luck with the car, just hope it is the spark plug. It is possible and make sure to de flood it.

just dont give up on the car so quickly they are wonderfull when running :mmmm

[EDZAIRX7]

Thank you leon. I\' m hopping the problem is from spark plugs. I am goin to do my best to put the baby lambo UK Speck on road again.
 
 
Thanks for your reply

[johnf]

If the engine cut out you would lose the brake servo and it would feel like you had no brakes.

[nikp]

...but you would still have brakes. But would have to put a lot of force into them.

[Alex T]

Ed, Did you not have a compression test done recently?

[ianelvar]

Ed, I\'m sure it\'s just going to be because the plugs are loose. No engine works well with loose plugs, rotary or piston. The tractor effect will be rough running because the air in the chambers is leaking out round the loose plugs, and she won\'t fire properly then.
I\'ve driven an FD being towed, so I know what it\'s like without the brake assitance from the engine. You need to be He-Man to get the damn thing to stop - it\'s worse than my land rover with no assistance and drum brakes. I\'m not kidding, either!

[Jit]

Ed,
drop me an email Lsun69@aol.com
I dont mind coming over from Harrow to have a look at it

[RemarkLima]

Just as an aside about the breaks, shouldn\'t the servo hold a vacuum for at least 1 more application of the breaks? Or maybe a couple?

[ianelvar]

Just as an aside about the breaks, shouldn\'t the servo hold a vacuum for at least 1 more application of the breaks? Or maybe a couple?

Good point. There is a one-way valve that\'s supposed to hold it. I don\'t remember it helping that much though...