Looks great Tony! What paint did you use on the diff?
Pete
First job jobbed - 2 more found !!!
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Re: First job jobbed - 2 more found !!!
POR15 Gloss black. Mighty expensive but went on so nicely and virtually looks like powder coated finish.What paint did you use on the diff?
Dried rock hard within 24 hours which most paints I've used in the past don't do. Shame no one will see it other than the MOT guy once a year.
What goes together.... Must come apart.
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MetBlue
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Re: First job jobbed - 2 more found !!!
Back in April, I was posting about improvements to performance after checking and correcting the jetting.
Recently starting got a bit more troublesome, resulting at one point in it refusing to go, even a few hours later. Tried swopping most of the electrical spark side and still no go. Next day it just started again as normal. Confidence now completely destroyed - again !!!
10 days ago I just needed to do something to try and track a fault, so started with a full dizzy strip. All as good as when rebuilt last year. No problem there.
Then moved on to the carbs and checked Float levels, float valves etc ( Didn't check this back in April as most jets can be accessed just by removing the top cap).
Jets all correct and good, but float level was 17mm on both carbs. Spec is 15mm, - ( 17mm is correct for the much earlier spec engines).
Reset to 15mm and what a difference that 2mm makes
Starting - Brilliant and Instant - Hot or cold. - Just show a turn of the key and she's purring away.
Cornering - At 17mm, push hard into a roundabout ( Turning right) and I'd get momentary fuel starvation and hesitation. Came back after a fraction of a second but frustrating non the less. Reset to 15mm and gone completely
2K hesitation - Was still present even after fitting slightly larger idle jet holders, but now with a bit more fuel in the bowls, as good as gone completely.
What a difference 2mm makes
This car just keeps on getting better and better.
Tony
Recently starting got a bit more troublesome, resulting at one point in it refusing to go, even a few hours later. Tried swopping most of the electrical spark side and still no go. Next day it just started again as normal. Confidence now completely destroyed - again !!!
10 days ago I just needed to do something to try and track a fault, so started with a full dizzy strip. All as good as when rebuilt last year. No problem there.
Then moved on to the carbs and checked Float levels, float valves etc ( Didn't check this back in April as most jets can be accessed just by removing the top cap).
Jets all correct and good, but float level was 17mm on both carbs. Spec is 15mm, - ( 17mm is correct for the much earlier spec engines).
Reset to 15mm and what a difference that 2mm makes
Starting - Brilliant and Instant - Hot or cold. - Just show a turn of the key and she's purring away.
Cornering - At 17mm, push hard into a roundabout ( Turning right) and I'd get momentary fuel starvation and hesitation. Came back after a fraction of a second but frustrating non the less. Reset to 15mm and gone completely
2K hesitation - Was still present even after fitting slightly larger idle jet holders, but now with a bit more fuel in the bowls, as good as gone completely.
What a difference 2mm makes
This car just keeps on getting better and better.
Tony
What goes together.... Must come apart.
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TonyL
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Re: First job jobbed - 2 more found !!!
Well done on your fix, & thanks for taking the time to write the post. I never tire of reading this forum & learning about my car.
