Sadly the EAS can be a pita. And while a few claim they can be reliable, they are by far the very small minority.... Anything you do to fix them, they can still go wrong. In some ways the suspension is not that complex, but if you need to sort...

I ordered one from Ulster in the end. Don't know if I need it but they seem to be getting rare so thought I had best get one in stock. From here: https://www.rotatingelectrics.co.uk

Platinum was 643X last time I bought one, iirc. I had to deliver it to work because they wouldn't post to private address for some reason. I found Platinum the best. I don't rate the MF31. EDIT: might have been 642X. Cannot remember which.

If 10 are needed then the pack probably contains 6 or 8 🙄

Can't see any on eBay. Maybe they've run out!

VR-VW010

Just for reference, a 12V x 90Ah lead acid battery should be charged at 14V4 and a manufacturer will typically advise ten hours, known as the '10Hr rate' for a full charge. Therefore, a 90Ah battery should be charged with 9A for ten hours...

Found the box. Looks like I replaced it 9 years ago with a Mobiletron VR-VW010 ... or possibly VVV010. Has another number underneath: 4 717020 225646. In theory I could just put the original gubbins back.

+1 on that. Marty experimented creating a replacement EAS driver pack using modern solenoid hit-drop driver chips, etc. It worked, but did suffer gremlins & glitches. The plan was good, but if I remember he was too busy to complete the project.

Just checked my eBay history and it was too long ago for me to see the one I bought last time. Seller probably gone anyway. Thinking about it, I would never have thrown the old one away. Just a case of finding the right box in the shed ...

After I had driven the ten miles home. Parked up, left the engine running while I fetched my DVM and then popped the bonnet and took the reading. Car radio was on but nothing else other than the HEVAC.

Yes, engine running at idle. I don't know if the scrapper one had the upgrade or not. I'd need a working battery to test it! It could do with starting though so maybe I will do that first.

Don't think it would be robust enough. Has to take vibration, extreme temperatures and moisture. The current electronics have taken that for 30 years on mine. I don't think an Arduino would.

Got home and got the DVM out. 13.6 V at the battery, so either the battery is dragging the lot down or the alternator isn't 100%. I guess I could swap the alternator for the one on the scrapper and see if that improves matters but it will have to...

I'm in love. Went for a spin in a 4.4 Westminster L322 while waiting for the wifes car to be mot'd 😍

Did well to squeeze a straight 6 in there, did they 'modify' the bulkhead? With R&D money being short I would have thought Rover would have at least experimented with the later version of the P5 engine which was producing as much power/torque as...

Sounds like my wife.

you could just employ someone to sit in the boot and press the tailgate outwards when the button is pressed? you might need to wire up a handshake buzzer in case said person falls asleep

Just don't do what i did and put it all back together again and shut the tailgate before plugging the button back in.. took frigging hours to get the beggar open again!!

@MrGorsky got some from Brum that had a Timken bearing. Don't think he's had any issues.

No doubt sold in packs of ten.

Can't remember how many either, but yes I will probably need 20. Let us know how your guinea pig does !! LR Cat shows either 11 or 14 clips for lower trim depending on VIN.

Creality Ender 3 KE and PETG, took a while to get the parameters right but now seems good, I might try with nylon later

Well I finally got around to creating the CAD file and 3D printed the little rascals!

This weekend I continued with the work, after having assembled the sump and the oil pump, I positioned the lower part of the chain and sprockets then timing protection casing, I tightened the crankshaft bolt to the expected RAVE brute force, then...

So it is immobilised.

I just took all the Adobe 4 files and pasted them into the RAVE folder so it kept working when I moved from XP to whatever, how ever many years ago that was!

No big pothole?

Spent some time of the car today. Changed the diff oil on both ends (concrete floors are fecking cold fyi), some Heko wind deflectors fitted as I think they look cool. ….aaaand started to try and fix the leaky bits when it rains. Silicone...