Mikeb's Builds Thread

[Bonzo]

Can definitely relate to that scenario.

Strange how quick logic goes out of the window in a brief moment of panic.

I once changed the engine on my nephews Turbo charged XR2
He didn't tell me that he had fitted one of those fangled gadgets on that keeps the engine running for a while after the ignition has been turned off ( Supposedly to allow the turbo to spool down properly ?? )

After first start, I immediately noticed a major oil leak, quickly turned the ignition off.
Imagine my shock when nothing happened, blind panic when faced with the reality of a newly rebuilt engine likely to go pop ( I jumped in & stalled it on the clutch )

Turned out that I had not fully tightened the turbo's oil feed pipe ( Thankfully, no harm done )

All that aside, it is not uncommon for a manifold to glow a bit when very hot ( very noticeable in poor light conditions )