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    Ballast issue

    It should run from coil to ballast resistor and then to starter motor and also to fuse box which is supplied from position 2 on ign switch at least that is how mine was wired before I fitted electronic dizzy...
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    P38A Headliner issue

    Yes remove the composit shell clean off any crumbly foam and re-glue headlining on with spray adhesive...it's a pain of a job as you have to remove A,B, and C piller plastic covers...
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    Gear selector spring from Bearmach doesn't fit....

    I as part of an order 2 rear shocks from Paddocks they sent me fronts...phoned them and they sent correct ones and said keep rears and that was post Brexit to Portugal no charge and within a week...
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    I would just like to say

    If you watch Tyrelle engineering on youtube working on classic ferarri's the chassis work is terrible it's just there to support engine and suspension...
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    I would just like to say

    Mate came back from America after 12yrs there...his Ducati has been lying in a damp Portugese house all that time behind a pile of Lambrettas in his spare bedroom...I suggested we pull it out for a look but he didnt want to go there this trip...I will have a brush and pan ready for september to...
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    I would just like to say

    Same here not to my taste so go to Iceland supermarket and buy NZ chops and leg...
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    2a flywheel ring gear

    Pics...as I've got a flywheel from an S2 and ordered a ring gear with other bits before I stripped engine...flywheel is a solid bit with ring gear part of it...to costly to send back from Portugal also cant use engine number to order parts as the one stamped is not an LR and is in the wrong place...
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    Swivel Ball seal replacement

    Its the only way to do it on a 101...
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    Swivel Ball seal replacement

    Why is it a bodge?...
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    Swivel Ball seal replacement

    The 101Forward Control has the seal cut as standard as swivel is welded on...remember the oil/grease is not under pressure and is only filled up to filler plug...
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    new front tyres

    Fit the same all round mix and match dont work...
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    I would just like to say

    Bloody hot here today getting up to nearly 40c...out for lunch fried rabbit in garlic v'good...and then look what turned up...the irony...
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    Insurance renewal - what adds cost to the premium

    Is Spain like Portugal it's the car thats insured not the driver so anyone can drive it with owners permission...
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    Series 3 What lies beneath?

    Would guess one is for fuel delivery pipe from tank to lift pump and the other would be fuel guage sender...my 101 has them factory fitted and the spacing looks about right compared to an S2 tank...
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    Its broken.

    I really cant understand why he is going down replacing the engine after so called experts/garage's cant give a definitive cause of non-starting...we would have no customers and a yard full of boat anchors if we couldn't fix/diagnose faults...as for fitting a s/h engine with no knowledge good...
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    I need help with my insurance

    Go Third party and then they are not paying out for your car if you make a claim even if it's your fault they will pay out to third party...if it's only worth 2k whats the point of fully comp...
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    I need help with my insurance

    What level of insurance are you going for?...what age is vehicle?...how many miles a year are you doing?..on or off road parking?...value of vehicle?...
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    I need help with my insurance

    It will be a combination of your age vehicle (land rovers are being nicked left right and centre) and where you live...are you just getting on-line quotes as that is just box ticking...
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    Its broken.

    Did the same on my D reg RRC efi fitted a s/h engine swapped all parts as mine was auto... then had after a while it kept stalling then wouldn't start bought an ecu from a breakers (had to remove it myself..shows how long that was ago)..plugged it in and 2 months later drove to Portugal...
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    Its broken.

    I am well aware of the workings of a V8 as have owned and rebuilt a RRC and have done the same to my 101 which I still own have also worked on a few P38's down at the garage sorting electrics and non-starting problems...easystart will not wash bores anymore than neat petrol spraying into...