AidanT
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I have now had two "episode's" with NGK plugs. Fine when cold, but once hot start to fail. They were purchased from the club shop. I'm no longer going to buy them. Not saying this is your cause, but just a note in case you find nothing wrong on the fuel side. Aidan
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Can you confirm which plugs you were and now are using? Aidan
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Im one for a transporter myself and used one to pick up my car. I know it was five years ago but tbh that still sounds a bit pricey! I'm sure I got mine on a weekend rate at around the £125 price range Aidan http://www.transporterhire.co.uk/transporterhire_co_uk_recovery_truck_hire_prices.php
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Just a thought - how important is the the compression washer on the spark plugs? I ask this because thinking back, I only seem to have problems when I have taken out cleaned and put the same plugs back in to the engine? Could this be something to do with seating? or could I be damaging the plug somehow just removing them? Aidan
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Hi Dave That's very interesting info for me. My engine was swapped by a PO many years ago with a mk2 2000 saloon with domed pistons, but I think all the ancilleries are original so it has a D200 delco dizzy. I am intending to swap this engine out with a mk2 vitesse/gt6 engine, so would this be more suited to the D200 dizzy? Aidan
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New name eh? " The Money Pit Club" or MPC for short. Hmmm.... Aidan
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Colin, as a transplant recipient, if it works then you really don't care how old. I was very very lucky and got a younger model! Aidan
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Sure your just trying to avoid me Pete! I can do 23rd to ? A nice drive past Rutland water (proper name Empingham Reservoir but that's another story) and Upingham Aidan
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Replacing Inertia Starter with Powerlite Hi Torque Starter
AidanT replied to Paul H's topic in Electrical System
Oh no... not them again! I hope the new one is not the same! Aidan -
Although Duxford is also on the cards if I can get the 6 to run cooler! Aidan
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Ah well.. another one escapes me! I hope everyone enjoys! Aidan Ps maybe I will sneak down to Luton in the autumn and grab some time from you Pete!
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Ben's totally correct, you are pushing down on a sprung pin so you should feel the drill or whatever you are using push against the spring resistance. Its quite a firm Push needed Aidan
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Who's chartering the plane? ? Aidan
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Sorry. But with or without vacuum advance? Pinking too advanced or retarded? Aidan
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Thanks Pete you may well have solved the puzzle then! I will try and follow the steps above. I assume the engine should be fully warm before doing this. I will drop it back to tdc and work from there. I have a twiddle device on my dizzy to adjust the timing so will use that. When you say a 1/4" how many degrees would that be? Each click on mine seems to adjust by 1 degree in timing Aidan
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Please make it the last weekend! Missed the last because of holidays! And it's a nice drive for me! Aidan
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Clive. Can you provide a step by step please. I will so this as well. I did set it to 8 degrees BTDC but that was not necessarily what it was before the twiddle start Aidan
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So. Another test in the heat with new plugs and that issue has now gone. However it would seem my twiddling has now made the car run very hot! I can only think it was the leaning off of the mixture, would that be a cause? Aidan
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Hi Nick, Nope I'm running a mk2 2000 engine at the moment Aidan
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It's the fuel that worries me a little, although the symptoms are very odd I don't think I have got them down totally yet - they seem to be changing If it is the plugs I'm going to fall out of love with NGK as this won't be my first set this year! Any one advice on other brand options and their code? Aidan
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So a good (hot) test today and the problem is still present. Not the coil then. In fact it's now probably worse with a lack of power as well as stumbling on acceleration Next is to swap out the plugs. New set been waiting so hopefully not take as long this time ? Aidan
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He came already stuffed (with money) ? so why should he care! Aidan
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Doug, Doug it's called rain, it's perfectly normal..... But you are right ... Twyford is definitely doomed! ? Aidan
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That's definitely Doug's other forum!! Aidan
