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Same dash as my '86 EFi except mine too is in MPH. Notwithstanding the LRcat part numbers if you check Rimmers you will see several stats listed for the Classic V8. They show the 88deg for 'cold climates' an 82deg as 'standard' and a 74deg for...

Yes. And hopefully you won't find any bigger rusty holes!

Take it you're using standard bulbs, not LEDs? These might help:

Hi Norseman (and kermit) the problem turned out to be the earth ...negative on the battery....needed a good clean where it was wired to the chassis....Both places...starts fine now... also bought an 80AH battery ...bit of extra juice for the old...

Thanks to everyone who replied ! ...and i,ll pass your kind regards on to Mrs Doodle when they release her from the Burns unit Bless her large armour plated doodle proof knickers !!!:vb-angel4:

I had something very similar with my own - 1986 3.5EFi - which turned out to be the live feed wire. Old pump had failed - lots of noise before it died. Fitted the new & nothing. Bit of head scratching & out with the digital multimeter. Almost...

I went one better ! I got the Mrs to do it so i could have a chuckle as well later

Ah, my mistake. I assumed the OP might have a modicum of sense. But in this day & age that's perhaps not the best assumption :)

Connect the new one to a battery & see what happens.

This might help: www.v8developments.co.uk/preload.htm

IF - and it's a big IF - the battery is fully charged and in good condition try connecting a jump lead directly from the battery earth terminal to a good clean metal point on the block & see what happens. This would help to rule out a faulty earth.

The link I gave you says the lifters should be empty. They are hydraulic & the engine running (which drives the oil pump) will fill them with oil under pressure. If the oil is not under pressure then you will have no resistance when you press...

Shall see what I can manage, cheers

In the absence of a manual for your system you'll be best tracing all the wires from the alarm & seeing where they go. It's common for many aftermarket systems for at least two of the car's systems to be interrupted by cutting a vehicle wire &...

Sure it's a 720? Googling suggests that's specific to Minis produced from 1976 onwards. How long have you had the car & has it always had this bleep & non-start problem? Have you removed one of the plugs & turned the engine over to see if there...

Your understanding is incorrect - refrigerant charge is done solely by weight, pressure varies in a static system dependent upon temperature and by temperature differential when running. It's possible to achieve the required pressure differential...

Many thanks again for the recent replies guys, much appreciated. Poor close work eyesight & arthritis in my hand leaves me 2 choices (1) ignore the problem & drive on the tacho or ask my local mechanic to check out the cable(s) as a starting...

Sorted ! another speedo cured the problem !!!! anyway thanks to everyone who replied ..

Don't they also require a specific quantity of lubricant? Not sure how you achieve that without an empty & refill of the system with a weighed quantity of oil to avoid lack of lubricant leading to damaging the pump.

same for me !

As it's only under 'moderate to heavy' acceleration or under heavy load another issue could be ignition timing - too advanced - & that's what you're hearing. Be interested to know the result.

You can't ignore the 'ticking & needle bounce' You will have the same setup as my '86 EFi. Suggests an issue with one or both of the cables, the drive gear at the transfer box end, the angle drive gear on the back of the speedo or an internal...

You cannot adjust the standard rocker arms. The cam followers are hydraulic & do this automatically. You can adjust the height of the pillars (pedestals) that the rocker shafts are in. You need to take measurements & then work out the thickness...

As they don't like spending money I doubt they would have bothered if it wasn't necessary & I'm inclined to think it was probably showing up in numbers on vehicles during the warranty period.

The extension was due to changes to the rolling 40 year exemption for vehicle excise duty. An unintended consequence of the change was black & silver plates being able to be displayed on post 1/1/73 vehicles. The latest change stops other than...

Double post.

Check the drive cable from the transfer box to the transducer & the drive cable from the transducer to the speedo drive on the back of the speedometer inside the binnacle. Check that the inner cables (square ends) aren't broken - I suspect that's...

Earlier (LT230 transfer box) like my '86 3.5EFi auto have a two piece speedo cable. Long one comes out of the drive unit on the transfer box & up into the car by the transmission tunnel side of the driver's side footwell. The shorter upper cable...

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Just remembered. It blew the fuse on the petrol/LPG changeover - manually switched - as well & that's a 7.5 amp blade fuse. Default position of the relay is petrol & I can't remember which fuel I was on at the probable time it went so it wouldn't...