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Engine & Transmission > oil cooler leak (6 replies - 9816 views) Oil coolers usually have female ports, so they are always supplied with adapters in place for the connection you want. AN, BSP and metric are ... 11-29-2016 05:45 am Engine & Transmission > oil cooler leak (6 replies - 9816 views) A fresh one from Setrab or any equivalent would be cheaper than repairing the old one. While at it, you should replace the sandwich plate ... 11-28-2016 08:24 pm Electrical & Instruments > Wacky Tachometer (9 replies - 14722 views) If it reads correctly when not mounted but incorrectly when in the car, there are really only two possible causes; either the voltage is too ... 11-21-2016 05:52 am Electrical & Instruments > 3 Fuse Third fuse (12 replies - 18515 views) Also keep in mind that due to the design of the fuse box, the fuse box may still be the problem even if some functions ... 11-16-2016 09:16 am Electrical & Instruments > 3 Fuse Third fuse (12 replies - 18515 views) Off by an order of magnitude if you do the installation yourself. Brand new universal wiring harnesses for the entire car runs in the 150-300$ ... 11-15-2016 06:26 am Carburetors > Dellorto 45 jetting as found (43 replies - 66260 views) David Vizard explains how to tweak emulsion tubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pkFSA_rRFI
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Joachim ... 11-06-2016 02:34 pm Carburetors > Dellorto 45 jetting as found (43 replies - 66260 views) Bfitz241 wrote:
If I may, I would like to ask for clarification on one point. As I understand the text of Des Hammil's book, when ... 11-05-2016 09:30 pm Ignition > Ignition Issues,engine quits when hot! (4 replies - 9556 views) Did you change the rotor (semi-)recently? If you have a rotor with a metal rivet in it holding the conductor to the rotor plastic, that ... 10-25-2016 06:11 am Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) My apologies on the placement of the markings, memory was off apparently and I trust Tim to be right on this matter. If your cam ... 10-11-2016 05:36 am Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) That would make things even worse, as the ignition timing likely would be out as well (although that can be corrected by turning the dizzy).
But ... 10-10-2016 10:43 am Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) You have both cams installed with Red Dot (110MOP) as the valid timing mark, but if I am not much mistaken they have been timed ... 10-10-2016 08:56 am Projects > New Restoration Project Started - 13046 - Riverside, CA (70 replies - 102107 views) Have the images on an external server (like photobucket et al) and copy the IMG tag from the single photo view into your post. Then ... 09-12-2016 06:05 am Engine & Transmission > Engine Flatlines At Random (15 replies - 19023 views) Fuse box is the most likely culprit. But beware rotors with a metal rivet in them, they can be a real problem - causing stalls ... 08-26-2016 10:10 am Engine & Transmission > Oil Pressure too high (23 replies - 32902 views) A 5w-40 oil should be more than thick enough, and will greatly reduce wear when cold (which amounts to at least 90% of total wear. ... 07-07-2016 09:26 pm Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 246367 views) MOT done, good for another two years. :-)
Need to reset the idle mix and air bleeds, everything is way out of wack after messing about ... 06-16-2016 11:20 am Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Not really a priority, knowing it reads wrong after a while is ok, may look into it after rewiring the car, or it may have ... 06-06-2016 08:20 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Doesn't sound unlikely, actually. It seems to read right right after starting up, reading 1-1.5V low after a while.
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Joachim ... 06-06-2016 07:44 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Still working and rapidly building confidence, not scared of city traffic anymore.
The more I think about it, the more likely is it that the ... 06-05-2016 10:39 am Cooling > rebuilding the water pump (11 replies - 21121 views) Lotusbits in the UK has brand new water pumps.
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Joachim ... 05-30-2016 05:38 am Projects > 18711 "Miss Jensen" (129 replies - 246367 views) I may finally have cured the f¤%&ing misfire problem, and while I was at it I replaced the battery with a fresh 72Ah silver/calsium battery. ... 05-21-2016 10:20 am Engine & Transmission > Gear reduction starter wiring (9 replies - 14894 views) Brown wires (without stripes) are unfused, constant 12V, so they attach to any point between the large starter terminal and + on the battery. Mine ... 05-21-2016 10:06 am Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Back from an hour mixed-traffic testing, not a misfire in sight after replacing rotor and dizzy cap with fresh (and rivet-less) items. Grand sum total ... 05-21-2016 09:57 am Fuel Stuff > Carbs or Fuel Pump Issues - 2.2L Stroker (20 replies - 32660 views) Just back from a test drive after swapping out the rotor, IT WORKED!
If you have a rotor with a metal rivet in it, tear it ... 05-21-2016 09:55 am Engine & Transmission > Gear reduction starter wiring (9 replies - 14894 views) There shouldn't be any need to run a new wire from the battery, the connection is at more or less the exact same distance from ... 05-20-2016 05:44 am Engine & Transmission > Leaking cam seal (20 replies - 26479 views) It doesn't leak, it marks territory.., ... 05-12-2016 03:32 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) 60 degrees after 45 minutes shouldn't be an issue, the inlet manifold was much hotter. ... 05-11-2016 02:00 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Got to the dizzy last night, as the adverts say "some (dis)assembly required"...
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Dizzy cap didn't look too bad, have seen a lot worse scorching than ... 05-11-2016 06:29 am Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Again, the simple things first, Jim. It's so easy to forget, one starts chasing the expensive bits before checking basics. Crossing my fingers here, having ... 05-09-2016 05:32 am Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) Well, some seller on Ebay just got an order for a tune-up kit. I don't need the points and condenser, but is was £9.50for the ... 05-08-2016 06:29 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) There may be (probably is?) multiple issues here. The alternator needs a checkup, the battery replacement and so on so forth.
Thanks for the reminder on ... 05-08-2016 05:53 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) I have been shortish in the messages because I had to type on a phone and not a computer. Had forgotten the password to this ... 05-08-2016 08:58 am Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) I am more than a little confused, since it runs well under load and speed, getting stuck in traffic on the other hand is an ... 05-07-2016 09:20 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) I'm pretty convinced the problem is electrical, I pulled a main jet to check for fuel on the emulsion tube, and there was fuel to ... 05-07-2016 03:10 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) I jumped the tach, and it seemed to be cured - for a little while... It is maybe looking like the alternator isn't all well, ... 05-07-2016 12:49 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) No resistor, AFAIK the gold coil is a 12V coil. Pertronix is correctly connected.
I can't seem to provoke the problem standing idling in the ... 05-06-2016 06:04 pm Ignition > Misfire after 30 minutes (31 replies - 45530 views) It would seem I have an ignition problem... She runs very well for 30-ish minutes, then starts misfiring at low revs, dies at idle, can ... 05-06-2016 05:45 pm Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) It shouldn't take many hours to get it running fairly well, if the rest of the car is in good nick it would be a ... 05-03-2016 03:14 pm Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the closer timing would spit less. Some you have to live with, that is why we ... 05-01-2016 06:57 pm Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) You can't tell if cam timing is off by looking at the cams, the changes required to make it run like a bucket of excrement ... 05-01-2016 06:38 pm Engine & Transmission > cams, valve timing and ignition timing (106 replies - 145457 views) But you still haven't answered the fundamental question, are you using the correct marks? Don't ASSUME anything, VERIFY. ... 05-01-2016 06:20 pm | |
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