Mick Day
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Hi Dave: Good holiday? The engine's fine: it's done 10 trackdays this year with no problems at all. Mick
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Sorry to hear the news Angus, however shouldn't be too difficult to fix. Tony drove my car back from Spa & managed 34mpg on the Autoroute. Pretty outstanding for a 227BHP DVA engine with mapping by the 2 Steves!
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IACV sticking?
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Hi Adil Think Auto do adapters to allow diferent threaded sensors to be fitted to the housing. If you don't have a heater you could run a length of heater hose from the outlet to the inlet. However have a look here for suppliers of blanking caps. However Pete at RL has been here before & can either supply or point you in the right direction. Mick
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Neil: as I work in Crawley that'll be my 1st port of call this Monday. Regin: thanks for checking.
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*idea*Check the front wings are bolted on properly. Had a similar problem with a 924 in the early eighties: added 2 additional bolts either side near the scuttle, & the problem went away.
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Does anybody know the size of this thread?
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Welcome: have a look here.
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*wavey*Having seen what happens when an overfilled K series dry sump system (bell housing tank) does to the immediate environment I think I'll park well away from you. The last time I was within spraying distance. Interestingly at Spa as well. Edited by - Mick Day on 18 Aug 2007 20:10:23
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A VDO one is usually the most compatable with VDO intruments 😬 Usually a 1/8 NPT thread. Try using a little PTFE tape on the thread. Maybe the thread in the housing is overcooked?
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If when you open the fuel cap & air gets sucked in you have a problem. Try the simple things 1st & disconnect the fuel breather. As a temporary measure run a breather pipe up to the top of the roll bar & down again to under the boot floor (many use this method all the time). See if that solves the problem.
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I've had my car 13 years. In 2002 I was faced with a gearbox problem plus a willing pair of hands (Adrian Elkin ) & the loan of an engine crane. I'd never removed an engine before. We took the engine out, delivered the gearbox to Road & Race, & refitted everything for the next w/e. It's not as difficult as it 1st appears. In 2005 I took the engine out on my own & again the following year for another problem. If you can borrow an engine crane then the owner of the crane will often help. Better still do what I did last time & bought my own here.
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I solved mine by removing the drive, installing a blanking kit (standard Ford part I believe) & fitted an electronic speedo off the front wheel.
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*wavey*Have a look here Edited to get the correct link to Tom's site. Edited by - Mick Day on 11 Aug 2007 13:12:37
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My tank used to have this config but I had it modified to remove eveything except a breather in the filler. So having said that I don't think it really matters where in the filler neck you connect these hoses as it works fine without.
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A few years ago my not very standard 1994 K series was presented for an MOT & before I could say visible smoke only he'd stuffed a sensor up it's rear. No cat or lambda sensor either. After a few moments he said that's OK & gave me a ticket.
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It's black & has a ring terminal at the end. Assuming it's original, or the person who added it understands the correct colour code, then it is indeed an earth wire.
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Hi John Fuel filter is behind RHS rear bulkhead. Jack up right rear & you'll see it. Myles's site hereshows it quite nicely. However I don't think you have a fuel problem, maybe an electrical problem after everything gets good & hot? Obvious things to check include plugs & leads. After that all the other sensor connections etc.
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It is servicable; any good brake specialist should be able to identify it & supply the correct service kit. Try Redline at Caterham or indeed CC.
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Not really: Sheffield is only 188 miles. With both Steve's not up & running until 11.00am it's an easy drive assuming the M1/M25 combination doesn't have an off day.
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Or rotate the rack in it's mountings a fraction.
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Just press the top of the switch to reset. I assume it's the same switch as fitted to the K series cars. Many re-site this switch in the cockpit so it's easy to reach.
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I have an unused one for a Caterham 6" exhaust can.
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Torqueing the suspension fittings with the engine in is not easy. So I did mine minus the engine with a complient person standing on the cruciform inside the engine bay. Much easier.
