Update : I've purchased a (hopefully) better quality ign. amp. made by Lucas, which interestingly infers on the label to have been made in the UK & will fit that this week. The existing cheaper amp. which is still working(!) will be carried as a spare. The remote location means only a 10min...

Points? You can't be referring to CB as the car has electronic ignition. 'Small battery' The factory spec. is 70AH & that should be quite adequate, unless you have extra power hungry equipment fitted or a defective alternator.

Referring back to the original post, the first question I would ask is did the car travel any distance prior to the 'tapping' or was it from first start-up after storage? Always assuming it doesn't turn out to be non-mechanical (ie gasket blow/timing etc.) is the sound commensurate with...

Many thanks again for the recent replies guys, much appreciated. Poor close work eyesight & arthritis in my hand leaves me 2 choices (1) ignore the problem & drive on the tacho or ask my local mechanic to check out the cable(s) as a starting point .. I'll go with the latter, but it might be a...

Many thanks for the replies guys, but I don't understand .. if the cable (which was lubed last year to cure a slight needle waver) has failed/snapped why would the speedo continue to give a reading that (if you ignore the 'ticking' & needle bounce) proves accurate when matched to the rev. counter?

Hi guys The speedometer of my '87 RRC has thrown a wobbly @ exactly 63k recorded miles. Worked fine up to a short stop in a journey but when it was resumed I became aware of this loud ticking sound, much like a grandfather clock, increasing with road-speed. Curiously the needle is still...

Back in the 'seventies when I was driving sand/ballast most of the deliveries were local but on occasions when a longer trip was called for cruise control was employed to relieve the calf muscles of my right leg as the loud pedal was heavy when pressed to the floor for long periods. I can hear...

Lot of opinions on this, so here is my input .. for what it's worth ;) 1) Liners; all RV8's have them, it's just that the original 3.5 ones don't normally slip because there's more meat around the cylinder (88.9mm bore as opposed to 94mm) so block cracking is unlikely. 2) Top hatting; like...

Or go the rebuild route & have it stroked to 4.3 & avoid liner issues ? Real Steel are still in business, though I don't know if they still market the stroker kit.

1) No they didn't. 2) Sounds a bit barmy .. no offence o_O

That's encouraging news. Another prompt for me to inspect the braided earth strap & it's connections ;)

Sounds plausible though I can't find any info. as to when the revision actually took place, but that's only out of curiosity ;)

Sorry I don't quite follow your question. The first Amp I purchased was already attached to the alloy bracket when received from the supplier & failed a relatively short time after. Having read advice on this forum that an extra earth to the bracket might be worthwhile, as any corrosion in the...

Many thanks for the advice, I will follow it all as soon as I'm able. Update > I have used 4mm cable to run an additional earth wire from the amp bracket to the alternator bracket bolt on the block & made minor changes (major not practical) to the routing of the dissy to amp harness to give...

Thanks for that. The remote amp is mounted on a aluminium bracket (that came with the kit from PowerSpark) bolted onto the inner wing. Is aluminium a sound earthing material in the same way as steel is though ?

I remember that, along with the Lucas light switch having 3 positions .. dim, flicker & off ;)

I've had recent (last summer) experience of Lucas ign. components. Having decided to renew both the dizzy cap & rotor arm, purely as they were probably the originals, I purchased replacements & also went for a new coolant sensor (ECU not temp gauge) all ordered from a well know & respected LR...

Thanks for that info. I'll look into it. I had assumed that such genuine parts were either no longer available or more likely the same inferior quality as the aftermarket offerings.

My '87 RRC had it's original dissy mounted ignition amplifier replaced last summer with the later remote amp. purchased from a 'well known' supplier of aftermarket ign. components for classic cars. Five months & very few miles later it failed so the supplier replaced the amp under warranty & I...

Preferably an old one, much older if it's a LR product ;)