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  1. Jonathan Kay
    Edited: The categories are given on page 4 of the instructions. What's the capacity of your current battery, probably described in Ah? Jonathan (PVR 25, set to "Car" and "AGM")
  2. Jonathan Kay
    My 4.5 year old Duratec is on its 5th sensor. Why do some suffer more than others? Jonathan PS: At that frequency I'd definitely replace the fuse with a resettable circuit breaker and/or run the sensor through a fuse of it's own, probably using one of those clever little piggyback fuseholders.
  3. Jonathan Kay
    How to do it for MGs. What number does yours have and does it sem to match that scheme? Jonathan
  4. Jonathan Kay
    Found it: emails are being sent and the fault is at my end. Sorry Jonathan
  5. Jonathan Kay
    ... cannot remember if you quench it or let it cool slowly!? I think it doesn't make much difference for copper, but I can't remember the science, and I don't think I've ever seen a study. Jonathan
  6. Jonathan Kay
    Previous discussion. (And my offer... stands.) Jonathan
  7. Jonathan Kay
    I am fitting a new battery (which some say have cured the issue) anyway as mine keeps going flat. If that makes no difference then I will get a new stepper motor. I's check the charging (as well as the other voltage tests) before fitting a new battery. That's both because the new battery might not be needed and to make sure it doesn't repeatedly run down the new one. Jonathan
  8. Jonathan Kay
    How strange. When I built mine in 1998 IIRC the bolt came up from below and was received into a thread, and needed a lock washer. I'll check some other versions of the Guide. Jonathan
  9. Jonathan Kay
    Great resource, and I remembered it for once! Jonathan
  10. Jonathan Kay
    Don't know. Assembly Guide and Supplement. Jonathan
  11. Jonathan Kay
    Changed anything recently? What's the battery voltage: At rest, everything off Minimum during cranking At 3,000 rpm?Then I'd disconnect, inspect and clean all the starter connections, including the earths. Jonathan
  12. Jonathan Kay
    :-) Jonathan
  13. Jonathan Kay
    My problem is email notifications of tagged threads, not profile pictures. Jonathan
  14. Jonathan Kay
    That looks fine to me: only the word "bold" is bold... Jonathan
  15. Jonathan Kay
    Test 1: bold unbold. macOS, Safari. Jonathan
  16. Jonathan Kay
    I think that I'm not getting these again. Anyone else? Jonathan
  17. Jonathan Kay
    There's a Halfords part number in the archives. Jonathan
  18. Jonathan Kay
    3 pictures ≈ 3k words. :-) Jonathan
  19. Jonathan Kay
    And doubles up as a spare indicator switch in case of breakage. I don't think a sprung one would be good because the sensors and/or gauge are heavily damped; it takes several seconds to adjust, Good points. And always nice to have options. Jonathan
  20. Jonathan Kay
    I'll run a new wire then, sounds like the safest solution I'd try and fine that existing one if you think it exists. Found any other candidates? what gauge wire should one use? Anything at least as big as the current one for the water temperature. Conventional colour would be White/Brown. Jonathan
  21. Jonathan Kay
    I wouldn't start this without the wiring diagram, table of standard colours (which might not match yours) and a multimeter. I'm not really sure how to interpret the diagram! Where have you got stuck? Is it with the colours, the numbered ways in a schematic or something else? Switch one way gives water temp, in middle nothing, other way reads oil. is that better than a two position switch? Wasn't there a discussion about whether to use one that sits in either position or one that is sprung to water but can be manually held over for oil? ... Black/ Green is conventionally "Relay to radiator fan motor" but again might not be in your car. I'd test that directly. Jonathan
  22. Jonathan Kay
    Why do you suspect the battery? Quick battery tests: what's the voltage across the battery: At rest, everything off? Minimum during cranking? At 3,000 rpm?Then I'd disconnect, inspect and clean all the relevant connections, including the engine earths and the connector(s) for the TPS. Jonathan
  23. Jonathan Kay
    Like this? Jonathan
  24. Jonathan Kay
    Well done. I have sourced a couple of spare 7.5 amp fuses for my tool kit in the car and would commend this action to all owners with electronic senders located at the rear offside wheel. An alternative would be to use a circuit breaker that you push to restore. (But I carry a selection of ordinary replacement fuses all the time.) And then there are those blade fuses that light up when they're blown. Jonathan
  25. Jonathan Kay
    I think I've now got all of the 7 books... which do you have already, so that I can check the others? Jonathan
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