Mike D EP82
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Well after all the fucking about i got oil pressure from craigs engine. putting it down to the dimple on the rotor being the wrong way and also think the sealer for the sump might have blocked the oil hole at the bottom. NOW!! iv had it running filled with oil and coolant bled the system as normal the temperature was sitting at around half way (the usual) then i lifted the revs to around 2000rpm then blaaaa. engine died? it was like an electrical fault. tried to start it, it was like it had almost seized. put the car up in the air and tried to turn the engine over. it was tight but could move it. i checked that the gearbox had not siezed up put it 3rd and turned the wheels ok, then i checked the voltage at the battery during cranking. went from 12.5volts to around 7 volts which isnt enough to turn an engine over. need at least 9.5-10 volts for for cranking. so i put the battery charger on it and turned it to high charge to give it a boost, went to the car and walla it started?? anybody had anything like this before? the battery was dead when i put it back in the car but im really stumped at this as the engine was hard to turn then it wasnt?