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

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

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

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

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

David Vizard explains how to tweak emulsion tubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pkFSA_rRFI -- Joachim ...   11-06-2016 02:34 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doesn't sound unlikely, actually. It seems to read right right after starting up, reading 1-1.5V low after a while. Edit: missing half a sentence -- Joachim ...   06-06-2016 07:44 pm

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

Lotusbits in the UK has brand new water pumps. -- Joachim ...   05-30-2016 05:38 am

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

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

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

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

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

It doesn't leak, it marks territory.., ...   05-12-2016 03:32 pm

60 degrees after 45 minutes shouldn't be an issue, the inlet manifold was much hotter. ...   05-11-2016 02:00 pm

Got to the dizzy last night, as the adverts say "some (dis)assembly required"... http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq129/subwooferbone/956C8A04-6279-4FBE-B31B-AB53E66EBE91_zps7lgnxnau.jpg Dizzy cap didn't look too bad, have seen a lot worse scorching than ...   05-11-2016 06:29 am

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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