Hi guys The speedometer of my '87 RRC has thrown a wobbly @ exactly 63k recorded miles. Worked fine up to a short stop in a journey but when it was resumed I became aware of this loud ticking sound, much like a grandfather clock, increasing with road-speed. Curiously the needle is still...

Back in the 'seventies when I was driving sand/ballast most of the deliveries were local but on occasions when a longer trip was called for cruise control was employed to relieve the calf muscles of my right leg as the loud pedal was heavy when pressed to the floor for long periods. I can hear...

Lot of opinions on this, so here is my input .. for what it's worth ;) 1) Liners; all RV8's have them, it's just that the original 3.5 ones don't normally slip because there's more meat around the cylinder (88.9mm bore as opposed to 94mm) so block cracking is unlikely. 2) Top hatting; like...

Or go the rebuild route & have it stroked to 4.3 & avoid liner issues ? Real Steel are still in business, though I don't know if they still market the stroker kit.

1) No they didn't. 2) Sounds a bit barmy .. no offence o_O

That's encouraging news. Another prompt for me to inspect the braided earth strap & it's connections ;)

Sounds plausible though I can't find any info. as to when the revision actually took place, but that's only out of curiosity ;)

Sorry I don't quite follow your question. The first Amp I purchased was already attached to the alloy bracket when received from the supplier & failed a relatively short time after. Having read advice on this forum that an extra earth to the bracket might be worthwhile, as any corrosion in the...

Many thanks for the advice, I will follow it all as soon as I'm able. Update > I have used 4mm cable to run an additional earth wire from the amp bracket to the alternator bracket bolt on the block & made minor changes (major not practical) to the routing of the dissy to amp harness to give...

Thanks for that. The remote amp is mounted on a aluminium bracket (that came with the kit from PowerSpark) bolted onto the inner wing. Is aluminium a sound earthing material in the same way as steel is though ?

I remember that, along with the Lucas light switch having 3 positions .. dim, flicker & off ;)

I've had recent (last summer) experience of Lucas ign. components. Having decided to renew both the dizzy cap & rotor arm, purely as they were probably the originals, I purchased replacements & also went for a new coolant sensor (ECU not temp gauge) all ordered from a well know & respected LR...

Thanks for that info. I'll look into it. I had assumed that such genuine parts were either no longer available or more likely the same inferior quality as the aftermarket offerings.

My '87 RRC had it's original dissy mounted ignition amplifier replaced last summer with the later remote amp. purchased from a 'well known' supplier of aftermarket ign. components for classic cars. Five months & very few miles later it failed so the supplier replaced the amp under warranty & I...

Preferably an old one, much older if it's a LR product ;)

On it's way tomorrow Sam, I've PM'd you to that effect.

My '87 Classic Vogue had been retro-fitted with LR's handling pack STC8046/8047 front & rear prior to my purchase of the car 15 years ago. I still have the fitting instruction booklet (STC534D) published in June 1991 & could mail it to you if that's any help, though obviously I would want it...

Hopefully sorted .. a squirt of releasing fluid, leave to penetrate for a couple of hours & I managed to move the screw, albeit still quite stiff. Got the free idle revs. down to between 850/900 which drops to 500 when Drive selected. Think I'll leave it at that. Appreciate all of your replies.

Appreciate the reply. The procedure you describe is essentially as was followed by old school mechanics on the basis that it set the optimum timing for that particular engine that had covered a good few miles, rather than the factory settings for a brand new engine. I could put the timing light...

Appreciate for your reply. The idle revs increased as a result of the slight advancement of the timing, which is what you would expect so I doubt there's any problem with the gap. I'd had the dizzy out & having previously marked the position I turned it a just couple of mm following...