I thought I was brave but that would leave me standing, good luck and keep going .
Alan
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- Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:52 pm
- Forum: Members' Cars
- Topic: The long journey to restoration
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3251
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:25 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6278
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
Just a guess , but it looks to me it has had a small end failure which has punched the con rod through the piston top and jammed up on the bore then the other piston has taken an almighty whack bending the con rod .
(Who knows nobody knows)
(Who knows nobody knows)
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interceptor Registration Numbers
- Replies: 211
- Views: 68197
Re: Interceptor Registration Numbers
TUT 89L known as King TUT is in the members car Archives section 2017 .
Alan
Alan
- Wed May 27, 2020 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2011 news paper interceptor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3129
Re: 2011 news paper interceptor
I still have that news paper cutting stuck on my parts cupboard door, shame it never materialised lovely looking car .
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:42 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: 440 rebuild coming along
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3055
Re: 440 rebuild coming along
Those pistons look lovely, was the summit sale for seven or eight pistons good luck with the project.
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:39 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Head Gasket Slot Alignment....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5353
Re: Head Gasket Slot Alignment....
From what I have seen and read on this forum this is how they are designed to keep the temperature up for the sake of emissions, however you can open up the slots . Somebody with first hand experience will be along shortly to tell you by how much.
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:23 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Non starting MK1 383
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28529
Re: Non starting MK1 383
Oh well no news is good news so they say ?
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: JAGUAR STYLE UPHOLSTERY FOR MY JENSEN ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13708
Re: JAGUAR STYLE UPHOLSTERY FOR MY JENSEN ?
Steven LA. Your seats look absolutely Inviting. Personally I feel the interior is warm and inviting and does not need the piping for car to make a statement. Sometimes the piping is a statement from the owner that the owner wants the car to stand out. Personally I don’t want anything to stand out. ...
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: viewers of the forum
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7216
Re: viewers of the forum
Could be , years back this forum was red hot night and day , but pretty quite now ?
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Non starting MK1 383
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28529
Re: Non starting MK1 383
Hi Steve agree with you there , just easier to move the leads if you’re working on your own . If we are all reading this correctly from the point of view the rotor arm is pointing just passed the clip in an anti clock wise direction then he has to be firing on number 8 by the lay out of his leads ,l...
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:55 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Non starting MK1 383
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28529
Re: Non starting MK1 383
Lukey reading your post on rotor arm position it would seem it is pointing at number 8 and not 1 move the plug leads round one anti-clockwise and see if it fires then .
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:00 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Non starting MK1 383
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28529
Re: Non starting MK1 383
I fully agree with Chris that the original starters don’t sound very fast , when I first got my car it sounded like a WW11 Spitfire trying to start but none the less still managed to fire up , a new battery improved things but I kept the starter and works fine.
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:38 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Non starting MK1 383
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28529
Re: Non starting MK1 383
Lukey have you tried putting a 12 volt feed direct to the coil as you may well have a spark but not a strong enough one under compression. Check your battery terminals are not getting too hot if they are you have to much resistance somewhere, take a earth strap from engine to chassis see if this hel...
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:56 am
- Forum: Cars For Sale
- Topic: 115/3481 for sale on GUMTREE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5161
Re: 115/3481 for sale on GUMTREE
It’s like everything in life the car is worth what somebody is willing to pay and no more , incidentally I owned a car many years ago with the Reg 343 Fly close but no cigar .
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:48 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: power steering problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3219
Re: power steering problem
Hi DPP. Wheeled the car out, my wife lifted the front for me and I did what you suggested. moved the wheel over and back again for 5 mins. Forgot wife was holding the car front up. Anyway it seems to have worked. Might have a small rack leak. Missus was a bloody nuisance complaining about back pain...