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For the past few weeks I've been hearing a "chuffing" noise from the front of the engine on my 1974 2200 TC. It's most noticeable at tickover, and speeds up with revs and has been getting slightly louder over time. It sounds like a typical blown exhaust sort of noise and I seem to remember...

My 2200 TC doesn't do many miles nowadays but, after a 30 mile run to clear the cobwebs, during which I noticed slight misfiring under acceleration when warming up, I took the plugs out to check their condition. To my surprise, 1, 3 and 4 were the expected colour, but 2 was very sooty...

Hi, I've got the opposite problem to an earlier thread about cold starting. My 2200TC stands outside and is used very irregularly. However, even after standing for 2 or 3 weeks it always starts cleanly on full choke after 3 or 4 turns of the key and runs smoothly. Over the last six months or...

Hi all, I've just bought a 71 2000TC as a minor restoration project. Basically it's in pretty good shape all round but has been badly neglected over the years. It hasn't got any history and I haven't yet done any research on the engine number, but one thing puzzles me that you might have a ready...