stevebrookman
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Thanks,
Bodywork on both is very good-especially the Senator-I think it was given extra treatment from new-the doors have a few scabs-but I have a full good set of doors in the same colour.
The 3.0 are not so bullet proof as people think.
I thought they were when I first had the Royale-the Royales engine, originally a 2.8 carb with 3 speed auto-had been replaced with a later 3.0 injected one and a 4 speed auto from a later Monza. Goes like the clappers-I think the rear diff is set up for the three speed and a little lower.
Bought the Senator 2 years ago with a misfire-thought it was plugs/injector-but turned out to be a worn camshaft. One lobe had gone.
The engine had only done 61000miles. Apparently after doing a bit of research-the cams on these early ones were a bit soft. Good cam and new hydraulic tappets and it's been very good ever since.
Bodywork on both is very good-especially the Senator-I think it was given extra treatment from new-the doors have a few scabs-but I have a full good set of doors in the same colour.
The 3.0 are not so bullet proof as people think.
I thought they were when I first had the Royale-the Royales engine, originally a 2.8 carb with 3 speed auto-had been replaced with a later 3.0 injected one and a 4 speed auto from a later Monza. Goes like the clappers-I think the rear diff is set up for the three speed and a little lower.
Bought the Senator 2 years ago with a misfire-thought it was plugs/injector-but turned out to be a worn camshaft. One lobe had gone.
The engine had only done 61000miles. Apparently after doing a bit of research-the cams on these early ones were a bit soft. Good cam and new hydraulic tappets and it's been very good ever since.
