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    rear door removal

    hi can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to remove the rear passenger door please?
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    i'm losing brake fluid

    i've notice i'm losing fluid from somewhere not sure where! toped up the resvoir couple of weeks ago and it's lost over half ,after only being driven a couple of times, any ideas where to look or how to investigate further? or any common faults? there is also a light on the dash (brake) assuming...
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    v8 trouble

    ok so still having trouble with car losing power so have had another play today, balanced the carbs, took it for a spin still bogging out when i put my foot down, so i pulled choke out a bit and hey presto car is back to its old self and runs fine, so i'm guessing the choke cuts air and supplies...
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    still having problems

    ok so in my other thread i was having problems getting the car started, well we now have it started and ticking over revs freely took it up the road it went ok thought i'd got round the block and it did the same thing, lost power and would not pick up speed, knocked it in to neutral and will rev...
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    losing the will to live now! help

    thanks for the replies just an update. good news is we now have the car running, i sprayed fuel into the line from top of the filter to the carb and after a min she fired up and i was getting fuel through top of the filter so we filled the filter up with fuel primed the top fuel line again and...
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    losing the will to live now! help

    was thinking if i disconnected both pipes to the tap and joined them or blocked them off would that in effect bypass the fuel reserve?
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    losing the will to live now! help

    i had the feeling it may be a pump issue is there any way of testing the pressure from the pump?
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    losing the will to live now! help

    i've undone the filter and fuel is present upto the filter it's not spraying every where but it's there! if fuel filter is in place and i disconnect the top hose (filter to carb) there is nothing ! this is the same on both new and old filter , i've also blown air through the old filter and it's...
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    losing the will to live now! help

    ok so the issue is this, up till a few weeks ago car was running spot on started up and ran great, then one morning started her up got out the garage and lost power and died on me! established that the petcock seal had perished and was the cause of fuel loss, also at this point i did the usual...
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    need help

    ok thanks is there a way of just bypassing it as it seems like a real pain in the arse and for what little use the car gets i don't really see the point of having a reserve tap, especially as if it doesn't get used for long periods i could drag a load of shit through causing no end of grief
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    need help

    i did read somewhere else that maybe an issue where would the reserve be located and what do i need to look out for?
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    need help

    i have not ran out of fuel as i put two cherry cans in thinking that maybe the initial issue, still running mechanical fuel pump, ran fine started on the button upto this morning, i last used it two weeks ago, i have however noticed a smell of fuel when i open the garage door but not noticed any...
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    need help

    we did by pass it with just a hose but there wasn't enough fuel pressure not sure if this was down to the battery becoming drained and not spinning the engine quick enough???
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    need help

    ok little up date i have spark, went out to the car and it started again then conked out, i realised i had left choke out so chances are it just fired up on fuel already in the carb, so i disconnected fuel pipe after filter to carb and was getting no fuel through, disconnected the pipe between...
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    need help

    Hi Ron i have put fresh fuel in about £12 worth still no joy with it starting
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    need help

    started car up forn1st time in two weeks it fired 1st time moved it out the garage and it felt like it had no power so move choke in half way and it just died, wouldn't start again, fuel gauge didn't move up so i thought perhaps i ran out of fuel, filled two cherry cans up still won't start, so...
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    brake light on dash

    im assuming it's the handbrake light? mine stays on even if hand brake is off! i've checked brake fluid and it's fine and the wires are all connected so i'm guessing there is a hand brake switch somewhere that's maybe stuck any ideas anyone?
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    cylinder head upgrade

    thankyou harvey
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    cylinder head upgrade

    im sure i read somewhere that changing the heads. for sd1 heads improve performance and that they were easily identified by a casting number i have found some heads but not sure what the number should be the ones i have found read (erc 0126)would these be any good?
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    now engine bay is is looking good time to work on the noise level

    ok been working on the engine bay to make it more presentable, have added cone filters and the induction noise is wonderful, now i want it to sound more like a v8 so was thinking strait through exhaust, anyone done this and how does it sound? was also thinking possibly a cam upgrade would help...
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    3500auto idle speed

    hi what should my 3500auto tick over at i currently have it between 6-800 rpm is this to low
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    throttle cable clamp

    i think it may actually be the screw that clamps the choke cable to the carbs as the throttle seems to be controlled by rods i may well be wrong but i can't seem to upload the pic as it says file is to big car is 3500 v8
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    throttle cable clamp

    hi have been doing bit of tidying up in the engine bay and in process of removing the carbs(v8) i have some how managed to lose the throttle cable clamp (carb end ) would any of you fine people have one need asap regards wayne
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    Went to the dyno today

    despite all the grief at the beginning sounds like the outcome was well worth it in the end
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