You know, half of me wants to stop what I'm doing and do that. But I also don't want to be beaten . Have ordered the vacuum meter !

Ah yeh on the existing fair doos. The 3.9 is in a state so would want total rebuild

Lol my grammar is terrible kwakerman. Not ready to sell just yet cooltide. Not sure if I'd want to tackle a rebuild of an engine, I just don't have clean space to do it

wow thats really interesting reading. all the scenarios meaning so much different things. everythings a school day eh! I get you on the carbs... its my last port of call. i have to say. I'm really enjoying the learning curve and messing. I thought id be really frustrated. If i sent the 3.9 to...

fair cop :)

Hi all, With the snow melting at the weekend i noticed that water runs down the windscreen, onto the gutter on the bulkhead, to the end and then runs down off the gutter down the face of my bulkhead, (between where the bulkhead and wing join) and drips out underneath but also runs over the...

Thanks Waldamar, I went out to my dads at the weekend after setting the gap on the plugs (they was pretty accurate to be honest) i did go on the motorway and got up to 65/70 i wouldn't say i had any overtaking power though or that it felt any better... I've adjusted my driving style slightly...

Thanks for tips. I will inspect what I can this weekend.

The rdx thermostat is probably a bad description on my part. It's always open, it's just a billet alloy block with a temp probe inside that turns the rad fans on when it gets to a certain temp. It works. I've watched it trip the fan. The temp gauge is new and sits just below the middle when...

Prop seems fine... Also each wheel feels different it would be the same if it was the prop? I'm going to take the shoes out just to make sure

:rolleyes: what you said. Anyway. I've taken the drum off and can't see any issues such as rubbing. I've backed the shoes off and its still the same. could it be something else?

Ok, Thanks for all this. Very useful. As mentioned before, I'm going to get the gap on the spark set right and go for a run. probably the easiest thing to do. Which picture are you looking at? The rad is not visible in my pic. Fuel pressure is ok, i have a fuel pressure gauge on the filter...

my computers breaken

Thanks Pete. Its a 1989 model. Though i believe most of the bits have come from a donor V8 stuff has come from a RRC.. its been a TD in its history but i do not know the full history. Engine number is earlier in the thread - CR8 13.1 S24G00181b Not on LPG Coil/Balast? is mounted to the wheel...

prob shaft the Missus but she don't put out no more! So prob not. Makes a mean breakfast tho. Gives me pleanty of energy to look as these pesky brakes. That or prob shaft the barmaid at the local boozer o_O

Ok sorry for delay on this. I jacked up and rotated each wheels by hand. Each wheel will turn about half a turn before stopping. I can continue to turn but it's harder. Feels maybe that it's binding on the brakes. Drivers side is worse. I checked UJ and they are all ok. No play in the prop...

It's an after market thermostat... I seem to recall 60 odd and 80 odd on the manual but I'll check. The rad fan is also after market. It had two fans like you'd see on a competition Landy when they put the rad in the back. I'll take all the plugs out, clean and set the gap through the week and...

It's Deffo wider than .8 . I have an after market thermostat that had two spade connectors. One to tell fans to come on at low temp and the other at a higher temp. The needle on the temp gauge never gets higher than 3/8 for way up. Should it be running hotter? It could be rich because I've...

I seem to have made a little progress. I took the no1 plug out to find TDC with a probe down the hole. Supprisingly it was bang on the mark. Not sure what to make of the plug? They all look like this Not sure if the gap is too big.... I wasn't happy with the vacuum advance pipe manifold...

Bloody freezing and snowing this morning so only managed to check for restrictor and have a look at the dizzy/throttle before my fingers packed up. Apart from the obvious scoring on the base of the piston I can't see any restriction behind the butterfly. Looks like a clear run into the...