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You have probably already done this but on top of Danny's suggestion have a look inside the dizzy at the central contact check it's not burnt away Aidan

How did it die? Immediately or struggle then die? Loose power, miss fire? Aidan

Haha Is your GT6 lowered? 75mm does seem low to me. I've been on the ferry crossing to Caen with my mk1 but it's with standard suspension Aidan

Is the cable of sufficient length to be connected? I can only compare to my 6 pot but it sounds as if it's the rev counter cable. There's two options, either your rev counter doesn't work or it's been converted to an electronic version Aidan Sorry just 're read the thread I guess that's the far side of where the cable connects. I would find some metal of the right size and fix it in with loctite Aidan

Is it me or is the plug facing the front of the car? If it is a tacho drive it would need a very long drive cable to fit Aidan

The, well at least my mk1 GT6 has a similar looking motor and is a two speed Aidan

I had a similar problem. It takes very little additional pipe to cut off the old flare and re-flare but do remember to add the sleeve nut before the re-flare - I nearly forgot DOH! Aidan

Well done Adrian that was a very brave moment as you have done quite a bit of surgery Fyi my replacement is now on your stand still waiting for me to do an initial compression test to see what I have to work with I will no doubt soon be asking for your advice! Aidan

Looks odd to me - maybe the p.o. had an odd idea or something. Should look like this https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F352274425127 Usually have flexi tubes fitted to suck in air from in front of the rad I have k&n's fitted but you do need to have the carbs and needles adjusted if you want it to run on them perfectly Aidan

Dave, did you just drain with the car sitting flat? My plug being on the side is a bit more of a bu**er to get to! Aidan

Not tried yet but I have a large oil syringe to suck out the oil v cheap on eBay plus my filler plug is on the side not on the back plate so am hoping that gives a little more room I believe a previous thread on here said it could be done but they needed to use a thin tube such as screen wash tubing Aidan

Don't know if this would be of interest to you tr6 engine on fleabay item 273232494810 From previous experience you can get it delivered for around £50 Aidan

I have the exact same. At 70 or above I get the same noise. I will try the ep140 thanks Aidan

Guess I'm lucky. My mot place is run by a guy with his own classics. He's passing on his knowledge to the young recruits! As for emissions no smoke is a pass for them! Aidan

I'm not sure why anyone would not have the mot done. Yes you can get a garage to sign off your car without one but then in the worst case scenario and you end up in court which document would hold more weight? Do you actually loose anything by having an official certificate? I'm not sure you do Aidan

As a double check connect your multimeter between the yellow wire and the +ve battery lead. Measure the resistance with ignition off then on. It should change from 1 to 0 Thats rhe lead NOT the battery itself Aidan

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Hi Just a quick update - my engine is now on its stand. Thanks Colin for the advice to look on sideways I have copied one from there The engine is nice and stable with the stand on the side Also a big thanks to Adrian who has allowed me to borrow his crane and stand for the medium term Aidan This is the one I copied

Hi Rob Apologies but on the mobile version no signatures are shown hence me not seeing it. Not sure if its the same on a tablet but have to load up the PC at home to see any signature Aidan

Thanks "nonmember" btw are you going to reveal your name to us all at some point? or did I miss that post !! Can you use bolts instead of studs? Aidan

Thanks I will go the garage this evening and have a better look - 3 + 4 + 6 = 13 plus two dowels is 15! I will double check the total no: holes to Aidan

Pete I was going to buy a pack of each from Bresco as they have always provided me with decent kit. This is why I wanted to know what the larger size was from the 5/16 short and long versions. They are all UNF I assume so what would the next size up be? maybe I should just buy a mix Aidan

Hi Its a Mk2 Vitesse engine - looking at the various pics of the gasket, I think the plate is wrong on Canleys or does not show all the holes, including dowel slots. I didn't think this was a difficult question () but there looks to be 16 Then again when I look at the Canleys parts list the quantity of parts don't add up - Dowels 2, short studs 4, long studs 6 that's a total of 12 It does mention 101962 2 off as an addition to the short studs and this is on the Mk2 2 Litre cylinder head plate, so not the exhaust manifold but that STILL does not make 16 Aidan This should be exactly the same as the Mk2 GT6 Engine yes? Not consistent, the MK2 GT6 Head plate on Canleys shows three off of the 101962 aagghhhhhh!

Ok thanks Pete. There are long and short ones I agree but one of the remaining studs in the spare vitesse engine that I took out of the head at the weekend is definitely a thicker stud. Possible I guess that a P.O. has re-tapped one I will recheck the head once its off Aidan

Thanks Pete Sounds like a useful book - can you give me some more details and I will have a search for one Are they hens teeth? Aidan