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2000TC with HS8-carbies. As I understand things the downstream side of the carbies should be connected to the vacuum advance. In my case the rear carby has its nipple at the bottom, the front carby on top. WHY? Currently only the rear is connected to the vacuum advance, the front nipple is...

My heater hoses are on the way out. To verify the part numbers for ordering new ones I'm trying to find an exploded view of the coolant/heating system. But can't find one. Help please. 2000TC Vin

When I recently ordered a refurbish kit for my HS8 carbies I phoned Mark Gray about the applicable needle type. He recommended AAB. The istallation will take place once the days get warmer again. Meanwhile I'm wondering: What are the crucial dimensions of the needle? Is it the diameter at the...

It's the carburettor setup once again, HS8. Although the jet of the front carby is fully up, i.e. flush with the bridge, the two front cylinders are running rich with sooty plugs and yellow colortune indication. I swapped the suction chambers including piston and needle from front and rear, but...

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It becomes increasingly obvious that it is hard in Germany to find a workshop able to administer the ailments of a P6 - a 2000TC 1972 in my case. Now: My gearbox obstinately refuses to smoothly accept reverse, first and third gear. Instead of a repair I'm considering to have the box exchanged...

Being non-british I always struggle when reading technical terms. After trying several automotive dictionarys I recommend the following web page: http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/ Although the term 'dizzy' is missing in any of them. (Meanwhile I know the answer.) Vin

Yes or No ? The coolant temperature gauge is lately showing a rather low value. My first check was the voltage regulator for temperature and fuel level. Fuel level is no help as the float is flooded anyhow. A voltmeter at the voltage regulator does not indicate a steady value but ist pulsing...

Hi, gentlemen. My previous thread was from Aug.17 till Aug. 25 2012 and concerned "engine failing when hot". (2000TC) Considering quite a few additional items that had to be fixed vs. my creaky joints I entrusted the Lady to a highly recommended expert. (Unfornunately his workshop is 160 miles...

I'm puzzled. Over and over again the coil is mentioned as being the culprit for engine misbehaviour. Actually the coil is a low tech contraption. What can go wrong? Is it the insulation between the wiring layers? How can you check a coil once you have removed it? To put it under stress...

Presently my engine is having a good brush up. Once she is running smoothly again I should like to attend to the gearbox. As of now I am the only one who knows how to get reverse and third into their slots and a more standard behaviour would be welcome. I have now read many posts regarding a...

On all your photos of the engine bay I see one brake booster only. There are two of them installed in mine, one of them apparently retrofitted. Is that the usual way to convert to a dual circuit system? The battery has been moved to the trunk. Vin

Advice required. The cool engine started immidiately as usual and had its rough idle - as usual. After 20 km on a hot day (water temp. beeing ok) it started missing. I had to keep the rpm above 2000 to avoid a complete flameout. A restart was only successful after 2 hours of cooling down. The...

A man comes to the doctor for his yearly checkup. Doctor: Do you drink any alcohol or do you smoke? Patient: Well a sherry after dinner maybe, and a pipe in the evening. Doctor: Oh good. And do you play any sports? Patient: Some jogging every morning and tennis regularly. … and so the...

For instance: A poor peasant having been robbed of the weights for his beam balance prays to God to help him out. God beeing very parsimonious lets a 40 kg rock drop to the ground which on contact disintegrates into 4 fragments. These are now sufficient to weigh goods from 1 to 40 kg in 1 kg...

Hi Everybody. On a preceding 2000 TC I once had a broken inner valve spring which I discovered serendipitously (I DO love that word!). Has that been a very rare occurrence, or is it a well known issue, a constant threat? Should one take the lid off at intervals to check? Your experience is...

Good morning to you all. My car is a 1972 2000 TC. The idle rpm is extremely irregular. When accelerating from low rpm the engine frequently misses. In the upper registers the old lady performs quite well. After a longish warmup the idle rpm is lower and more irregular than at the beginning...

Sorry, I think I misplaced my introduction which was as follows: Gentlemen, Forgive my English as I am from From the Continent, from Angela-Merkel-Country to be correct. During the seventies I owned a 2000TC, and finally in the early eighties I had two more for spares. After owning other makes...