186 motor quistion?

[keithu]

Hi guys ive just bought an ek holden  still looking for fe or fc too thow any how can you tell me any of you guys run the 186 on unleaded with lube kit fitted  to the carby , for uper lubracation  flash lube or morries,
is this ok or would you recomend i stick to lrp fuel leaded.
please if anyone can give me some good advice id like to here from you  cheers keith.   ???keithu@justinternet.com.au

[fcvan]

hey keith.  I've been told these tips by many people  and have friends that use these methods regarding the running of unleaded fuel. It is possible with these motors to run the fuel  straight out of the pump with no mods. It will take such a long time before any difference is experienced in the running of the motor that new guides, seals etc will probably have been needed anyhow. Another cheap mod (around $80) is the use of the flash lube set-up which you talked about. This is extra insurance to prolong the life of the valve area when using the unleaded fuel.
hope it helps

[keithu]

 ::)Hi fc van  thanks for your note's yeah it seems the way to go i here  well thanks  for the info   what do you run your holden on by the way   unleaded or lrp ??.

[brads59]

Hi Keith,unleaded is cheaper and so are holden heads
every 100000kms.
              cheers     BRAD....

[keithu]

Hey brad way to go hey  yeah i get the drift he he
every 100,ooo klms cool. way to go . ok well im sure itll be ok then .  do you run unleaded in your holden brad as well

[FEHOLDEN]

hey keith,

i actually got a quote from perfectune for a yella terra "gas head". cost is less than $500 and comes with all the hardened bits to enable you to run on any fuel you like plus all the benefits of the porting and polishing which you get with a yella terra head. this is the way i have chosen to go when the time comes [not too long i hope]

hope this helps


denis

[Graeme]

Hi Keith,

I also had a 186 but was thinking the greenies are going to win and ULP will be all we can get soon (apart from gas) so I chickened out and put a VL Commodore RB30 injected motor and 4 speed auto in.  

Bloody expensive when compared to some of the above solutions, but the motor was there and the empty space in the garage was just too tempting.........

Graeme

[keithu]

hey sound like a good idea to do  whats the full cost  you said under5 oo mhh well thats pretty cool , so dennis what kinda  ol girl you got mate  thanks for the info too hey  cheers keith

[keithu]

Hi Graham  im running my 186 on ulp know and its doing ok no problems  i use the lube upper cylinder too . so your  a bit of a comodore man hey mhh  he he well ill stick too the old motors basic and easy hey but sure sounds like youve got the  problem licked there he he cheers mate . keith well i guess if you got it use it hey .

[FEHOLDEN]

gidday keith

cant remember exact amount but i think it was about $450. i spoke to one of thr techs at perfectune in moorabbin vic [youll have to check in phone book]

i havnt bought the head yet so cant tell you how it will go but it is going onto a 186 from a low mileage ht holden i was given and will be going into a 1958 fe with hr front end & disc brakes coupled to an m20 box and 2.78 diff so should cruise very nicely. ive got all the bits and im nearly finished building the garage so all i have to do is just do it. i also have a gas kit so will be running dual fuel [lpg and ulp].

progress reports will be forthcoming so be patient but stay tuned


denis

[keithu]

Hi Denis ill keep my winkers open  for your progress report on the convertion  cheers keith. mean while any other guys out there got any feed back they 'd like to add to this discution cheers again keith stayin cool .