looking at a pulsar

[crow3030]

went to england yesterday to buy a gtir got pics sent to me on internet after many phone conversations about the car i decided to go to buy my2nd R anyways got over ok after spending £300 to view this car in prestine condition realised it wasent the one in the pics it was a different car fxxking waste of time engine was rattling like mad there was a boost valve on it what was taken off and a screw put into the pipe in its place lots of blow back from the oil cap like a hair dryer what would that indicate????? also car was running at 15hundard rpms is that normal somehow i dont think so back wheel arches was rotten and the lacker was peeling of the bonnet waste of time and efford anywayz just a few questions to ask
1, what should the car engine in rpm be runningat
2, is it normal for the i think it called the rocker cover were the oil cap is to be like a hair dryer when oil caps removed
3, ratting top of engine
be very grateful if someone could advice me of what these mean befour i buy a sack of spuds o yea i dient buy it if indoupt do without, no good at spelling thanks
ps still looking a pulsar:lol:

 

[saddler]

went to england yesterday to buy a gtir got pics sent to me on internet after many phone conversations about the car i decided to go to buy my2nd R anyways got over ok after spending £300 to view this car in prestine condition realised it wasent the one in the pics it was a different car fxxking waste of time engine was rattling like mad there was a boost valve on it what was taken off and a screw put into the pipe in its place lots of blow back from the oil cap like a hair dryer what would that indicate????? also car was running at 15hundard rpms is that normal somehow i dont think so back wheel arches was rotten and the lacker was peeling of the bonnet waste of time and efford anywayz just a few questions to ask
1, what should the car engine in rpm be runningat
2, is it normal for the i think it called the rocker cover were the oil cap is to be like a hair dryer when oil caps removed
3, ratting top of engine
be very grateful if someone could advice me of what these mean befour i buy a sack of spuds o yea i dient buy it if indoupt do without, no good at spelling thanks
ps still looking a pulsar:lol:

your best looking to buy a car from one of the owners clubs as you
have a better chance of getting a good one..

 

[Fast Guy]

1, what should the car engine in rpm be runningat
2, is it normal for the i think it called the rocker cover were the oil cap is to be like a hair dryer when oil caps removed
3, ratting top of engine
be very grateful if someone could advice me of what these mean befour i buy a sack of spuds o yea i dient buy it if indoupt do without, no good at spelling thanks
ps still looking a pulsar:lol:

1) 950-1000ish
2) sounds like the rings have gone and it's got excess blowby, ie rebuild time
3) top ends can be abit noisy, due to injectors and solid lifters, but hopefully you can tell the difference between a normal rattle and a very worn top end rattle (could just need shimming, could be worse)

 

[paz]

Its worth adding though that a LOT of pulsars have a slightly dodgy idle.

Paz

 

[antgtir]

As Saddler said, probably best to get one from an owners club as you can also ask for peoples feedback on the person as well as the car i.e. what kind of personality has this guy got.

Also you can review posts by members previous issues with the car ad work that has or hasn't been done on the car. Probably alot safer (maybe more expensive in the short term) than going to someone outside of all this and taking the risk of being told a pack of lies or buying a rotten egg.

950rpm for normal idle running, not always a big issue if its slightly higher (slightly!). 1500rpm would lead me to think there is something suspect if not a good tuning reason for the high idle.

Out of interest were would you be travelling from?

Ant.

 

[riske]

Just speak to Pulsarboby and he will sort you out a nice GTIR. job done

 

[crow3030]

As Saddler said, probably best to get one from an owners club as you can also ask for peoples feedback on the person as well as the car i.e. what kind of personality has this guy got.

Also you can review posts by members previous issues with the car ad work that has or hasn't been done on the car. Probably alot safer (maybe more expensive in the short term) than going to someone outside of all this and taking the risk of being told a pack of lies or buying a rotten egg.

950rpm for normal idle running, not always a big issue if its slightly higher (slightly!). 1500rpm would lead me to think there is something suspect if not a good tuning reason for the high idle.

Out of interest were would you be travelling from?

Ant.

form ireland to birmingham traveled from liverpool down total waste of money, ahh well ive learned a hard lesson not to mention i took my evo with me only good thing was the fuel was cheap there ive about 2grand left hardly get a good pulsar for that would ya:doh:

 

[crow3030]

re

Just speak to Pulsarboby and he will sort you out a nice GTIR. job done

thankyou i send him a pm

 

[crow3030]

re

1) 950-1000ish
2) sounds like the rings have gone and it's got excess blowby, ie rebuild time
3) top ends can be abit noisy, due to injectors and solid lifters, but hopefully you can tell the difference between a normal rattle and a very worn top end rattle (could just need shimming, could be worse)

i think you hit the nail on the head bud thanks for all your info very usefull;-)

 

[PobodY]

Plenty of Pulsars with high idle problems... but that doesn't mean they've got something seriously wrong with them. Most likely is the idle air valve is clogged but it's so hard to get to that it hasn't been cleaned...

Excessive crank blow-by is a much bigger problem; I would say that the engine is f*cked...