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by Sunfly
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:36 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Gear change
Replies: 23
Views: 363

Gear change

The Flying machine is in first class running order apart from one thing! Stiff gear changing - and occasionally gear crunching! My reccolection of my 16v was that you could change gear with the lightest push on the gearstick but with the FM its a very firm tug. Oil has been renewed and linkage has b...
by Sunfly
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:35 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Gear change
Replies: 0
Views: 46

Gear change

The Flying machine is in first class running order apart from one thing! Stiff gear changing - and occasionally gear crunching! My reccolection of my 16v was that you could change gear with the lightest push on the gearstick but with the FM its a very firm tug. Oil has been renewed and linkage has b...
by Sunfly
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: No hot air
Replies: 7
Views: 246

Re: No hot air

Hi Charles. Very familiar problem to me on my 16v. I dont know if you can get the same issue on a 24v, but the problem was the heater was air locked. You can have a full radiator and everything working fine but no heat. The fix is to disconnect one of the heater hoses, connect a garden hose and push...
by Sunfly
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:13 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: 24v over fueling
Replies: 8
Views: 1512

Re: 24v over fueling

Good info Bob have passed on to the owner but i did say check the CPS as he had the cambelt etc done then stopped working a month later and said check the wire has been zip tied to the dipstick and not nicked by the pulley ;) as you said Kev, start with the easy stuff! Might be more than a coincide...
by Sunfly
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:15 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: 24v over fueling
Replies: 8
Views: 1512

Re: 24v over fueling

Was it running when it was last used but then would not start? If so, its the CPS system for my money. Only one of the two no start due to lockout faults that will cause this. You still get a spark from the dizzy but the engine doesnt know where the crank is so though everything else is good it wont...
by Sunfly
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: It's getting hot, hot, hot!!
Replies: 4
Views: 409

Re: It's getting hot, hot, hot!!

I'd go for thermostat slow opening, had this once.
by Sunfly
Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:05 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: E10
Replies: 9
Views: 816

Re: E10

E5 cleaned up my fuel system very nicely after I bought the car. Judging by the poor maintenece everywhere else, the previous owner would have been using supermarket fuel. The car had an irratic tickover and low power at tickover causing stalls. One dose of fuel treatment and E5, slowly over about 2...
by Sunfly
Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:40 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Reverse lamp
Replies: 8
Views: 7647

Re: Reverse lamp

have you modded lights as theres only one reverse light on Uk Probes have you a picture :?: if you have 2 clear lenses l/R it may not be wired up try putting the fog light switch on and see if the bulb lights up :idea: & if the bulbs not painted red, or removed, it's an MOT fail :shock: Same if you...
by Sunfly
Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:02 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Misfire/stutter
Replies: 15
Views: 10684

Re: Misfire/stutter

sad to say this company sold me a poorly recon dizzy masquerading as a new. it looked good but the location spigot was 0.5mm undersize making it impossible to centralise it on the axis of the camshaft. Very noisy for the few seconds i let it run. They reimbursed me but I wouldnt trust them again. it
by Sunfly
Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:23 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: ENGINE MOMENTARILY CUTTING OUT
Replies: 2
Views: 6851

Re: ENGINE MOMENTARILY CUTTING OUT

jrh wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:44 pm
I hope you are right BUT always carry a good spare dissy in the boot................just in case.
as John says! Dissy is notorious for everything you describe. Also remember that any break in the CPS circuit will cause a no start whilst cranking ok.