HI Turboman, the SU is brand new and has the jet from ASR, I did enquire if I needed another due to altitude but the techs at ACR said not, I also had a leaner jet (needle on an SU) for the swiss MOT but it was much worse with no power at all but the emissions were ok (switzerland is really hard...

Hi Coll, I would guess it's about 60k (km) 180k on this engine ( it's a 5MB ) and in mountain terrain, oil filter last march. The original Zenith was a nightmare, running on and when it was hot not starting, did the surface grinding and replaced all the seals to no effect, the replacement copy...

New years greetings from the Alps folks. My series 3 2.25 petrol performance has noticeably deteriorated over the last few months even after the usual regular service valve clearance settings plus being fitted with a new SU carb, 123 electronic dizzy new plugs and leads, regular oil changes...

Hi Col, just to be clear the 123 unit itself is fine, it works but the difference is that the vacuum advance is a sensor and you have to set a curve, i listed them in an earlier post & the issue is that no one so far has been able to say which one to use, the curve data gives starting RPM for...

I know we have been here before but it drove me nuts ... Having spent 300.- euros on the 123 unit, it eventually drive me bonkers, no one, not even the manufacturers could tell me which one of the advance curves to use it was all a bit hit and miss. Then having added an SU carb conversion from...

Seasons greetings one and all, Today I decided to check the tappet gaps and try out the Ford method (2 on the rock) rather than the rule of 9, I found a video from Rimmer Bro's that explains this but also talks about inlet valves being a smaller gap than the exhaust ( due to the exhaust getting...

HI Folks, So i just came away from the Swiss MOT with a seepy power steering hose "get it done in 14 days please Sir".. I know, i know this quest must have been asked before .. 1. Online workshop/parts manual? 2. Where do you guys buy your parts from .. I have been using Paddocks for my Series...

Anyone? I am having no luck finding an early type chain wheel, the one with 6 key ways .. In order to correctly time the ACR power plus camshaft .. Simon

way too clean ... but looks great

Anyone following my saga with the SU carb will know that I am having a hard time getting the HC emissions right on my petrol 2.25. My local garage suggested that it might be the camshaft sprocket off by a tooth or night quite in line. To add to the mix i am using a 123 electronic dizzy (16...

It is a fairly easy job, it took me a little over an hour to get the loom in position and then the same amount of time tidying up. I have a LHD so the lengths are a bit off and yes it is tricky getting the loom into the headlamp bowls. The ceramic connectors use a bayonet style fitting, with a...

Boomslang wiring harness and convert to H4

Coll, which electronic dizzy did you buy? Simon

Petrol ... yes all the windows work .. except the drivers ...

Hi Folks, Greetings from Switzerlands East End. British bloke tucked up in a valley above the city of Sank Gallen here I am usually found on the Series forum here. However as my S3 is currently in the workshop and i need a daily driver ..I bought a Freelander1 1.8 petrol. It's a 5 door version...

Public apology .. I bought a version one Freelander I know I know ... but.. With the Series3 now in the workshop to sort out the whole HC emissions, engine timing thing, i needed a daily driver Couldn't find a Disco1 here for under 8grand .. Switzerland. The Freelander has only 70'000km on...

It's even easier for me ... my dizzy is 180deg rotated .. so it points away from Nr1, that allen cap is pointing towards the open space. I am now wondering if getting the version with the bluetooth programing would help.. if of course we don't find a curve that fits ... AND .. the whole could it...

Any idea what all these values mean? or better said which curve should i use as a starting point? http://123ignition.nl/product.phtml?id=30

Curve data can be found here ... Does anyone have any idea which one to use? http://123ignition.nl/product.phtml?id=30