brianp38dse
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Ive got two colour tunes sitting in the garage
Going to give the MAF sensor a wash after extracting it from the housing, but have ordered a new Bosch unit and two new Lambdas as well.
Note that the the Torx screws are different size inserts, and the larger of the two is a non-standard 5-lobe torx.
Peter
Note that the the Torx screws are different size inserts, and the larger of the two is a non-standard 5-lobe torx.
Peter
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Tried the cleaned MAF, different, but not right.
New genuine MAF and two new Lambdas on the way over from Germany, Bosch don't have their warehouse at Denham any more, it all comes overnight from Germany to the dealers/agents.
The battery died today as well, just went pop and gave up. New Varta fitted, old one less than 2 years old, Chinese....
Peter
New genuine MAF and two new Lambdas on the way over from Germany, Bosch don't have their warehouse at Denham any more, it all comes overnight from Germany to the dealers/agents.
The battery died today as well, just went pop and gave up. New Varta fitted, old one less than 2 years old, Chinese....
Peter
ukadamwest
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nice work..
takes me back... to april this year
takes me back... to april this year
Ordered a new battery negative cable this morning, the existing one has been bodged somewhat.
Also ordered a touch-up paint stick and some more anchor cable ties to fix down the wiring round the driver's side of the engine.
Medical stuff is intervening, I have to go in for a surgical implant in the near future, a heart monitor device to keep track of what my misbehaving ticker is up to.
Should be a minor procedure under local anaesthetic, hopefully with no complications. I get a 3G base station with it so I can phone home to the hospital with data.
What would people in the 1950's think of this ? real fantasy league stuff!
Peter
Also ordered a touch-up paint stick and some more anchor cable ties to fix down the wiring round the driver's side of the engine.
Medical stuff is intervening, I have to go in for a surgical implant in the near future, a heart monitor device to keep track of what my misbehaving ticker is up to.
Should be a minor procedure under local anaesthetic, hopefully with no complications. I get a 3G base station with it so I can phone home to the hospital with data.
What would people in the 1950's think of this ? real fantasy league stuff!
Peter
New Bosch parts arrived
Peter
Peter
tomcat59alan
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Hope it doesn't send spurious signals to the rd receiver. Good luck.
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mozz smith
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alan , that'll be the R.F.receiver then would it ????? keep taking the tablets mate !!!!! ha ha , mozz
Actually, our battery chargers are more of a hazard as we use fairly high energy firing pulses for the thyristor bridges, and advise operators with Pacemakers and Monitors to keep away from the electronics when the covers are off.
Peter
PS: Tried the new MAF and it made no difference.
Peter
PS: Tried the new MAF and it made no difference.
Genuine Victor Reinz gasket sets, considerably cheaper than usual, £79.93 with free postage:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361910104006
I've bought one to put on the shelf, last one was £110, retail at over £200.
Peter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361910104006
I've bought one to put on the shelf, last one was £110, retail at over £200.
Peter
Sound of a nice 4.6 V8 ticking over and no overheating......
Tell you more later!
Peter
Tell you more later!
Peter
tomcat59alan
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Correct mozz, glad to see you are still taking an interest. The d and the f are next to each other so I wasn't far out.
We decided this morning that there had to be a gasket out of place or an injector pair crossed over, so we pulled the front upper manifold off to have a look.
Once off, the left-hand rectangular gasket was found with marks on that suggested it had not been in position, and it was the left bank that seemed to suffer most, so after an injector check (all correctly wired) we refitted the manifold but took a lot of extra care to make sure both gaskets went on correctly and didn't slip before the bolts went in.
After reassembly, it started up and ran normally, which was a big relief!
We haven't changed the Lambdas yet, and the pair in there are toggling away like good 'uns, so they can stay. We'll refit the old MAF tomorrow to see if that is functional too.
So, Donkey of the year award to me
Peter
Once off, the left-hand rectangular gasket was found with marks on that suggested it had not been in position, and it was the left bank that seemed to suffer most, so after an injector check (all correctly wired) we refitted the manifold but took a lot of extra care to make sure both gaskets went on correctly and didn't slip before the bolts went in.
After reassembly, it started up and ran normally, which was a big relief!
We haven't changed the Lambdas yet, and the pair in there are toggling away like good 'uns, so they can stay. We'll refit the old MAF tomorrow to see if that is functional too.
So, Donkey of the year award to me
Peter
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tomcat59alan
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Well done , nice job.We decided this morning that there had to be a gasket out of place or an injector pair crossed over, so we pulled the front upper manifold off to have a look.
Once off, the left-hand rectangular gasket was found with marks on that suggested it had not been in position, and it was the left bank that seemed to suffer most, so after an injector check (all correctly wired) we refitted the manifold but took a lot of extra care to make sure both gaskets went on correctly and didn't slip before the bolts went in.
After reassembly, it started up an ran normally, which was a big relief!u
We haven't changed the Lambdas yet, and the pair in there are toggling away like good 'uns, so they can stay. We'll refit the old MAF tomorrow to see if that is functional too.
So, Donkey of the year award to me
Peter
Insurance:
We have the V8 Discovery with Flux, and that runs from April as a fully comprehensive two-driver car.
To change to the Rangie they wanted £736.60, which I thought was a bit strong, the Disco was only £275.00 a year in the first place!
Tried a few companies but decided to leave the Discovery as it was, went to Direct Line and they quoted £415.00.
Peter
We have the V8 Discovery with Flux, and that runs from April as a fully comprehensive two-driver car.
To change to the Rangie they wanted £736.60, which I thought was a bit strong, the Disco was only £275.00 a year in the first place!
Tried a few companies but decided to leave the Discovery as it was, went to Direct Line and they quoted £415.00.
Peter
tomcat59alan
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That makes my £151.49 fully comp protected with Saga cheap, 2.5 diesel .
I used to dig around but these days I just go through a broker (Busby) and save myself the hassle. I used to check how good they were and it was always within a fiver of the best I could find so that will do.
wil2813
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hi al hows things m8That makes my £151.49 fully comp protected with Saga cheap, 2.5 diesel .
tomcat59alan
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Hello Wil, haven't heard from you for a while. Getting better pal, how about you?
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