Recent content by dylanirl

Thanks!! This had me frustrated almost to the point of tears today! I did the resistance check. Hooked on to cable going from coil to points and other end to earth. With points closed I got a buzz. With points open... I got a buzz. Wriggled the cable a bit and buzz stopped. Found that where...

Hi I tried removing the lead going to the points. I get 12v when I test from - on the coil and neg on the battery. If I short the wire from - on coil to the bodywork I get 0.8v when I measure from -coil to beg battery. It should be 0v right? Does this mean I have a short somewhere.

and the story continues... So I drove the beast out of the garage and left it running for a few minutes and it just died. I checked everything and all appears to be fine except, like before, starting motor turns but no spark. I checked the negative on the coil and earth and am getting 1.5V...

FV - Thanks so much for the response. Put voltmeter on positive coil and earth and got 11v reading Put on negative coil and earth and got .530 reading Checked inside distributor like you suggested and found where the negative from coil goes to points had frayed a little and was touching...

Hi Folks, I am having a challenge with my series 3. I am not very experienced with older cars so please go easy on me. I have a petrol 2.25 series III. It was running very well and then one day as the engine was idling it just died quite abruptly and has never started since. When I try to...

I love the brown! haha I suppose we are all different :) Maybe I will go and take a peep at that one then. Eyes off hololulujoe!! :fencing: thanks again for all the replies. Nice bunch of lads on here.

thanks for the info lads. I much prefer the front end on the stock model above, looks nice. I think I would have fun with it :) Getting excited about potentially getting one now. So galvanized is a bonus then, I have read up on rust in chassis and bulkhead so I guess if you can avoid that...

it happens to the best of us...

I am not really interested in how it looks to be honest. I am interested in it because it is older than 30 years so as a hobby car it will not need a yearly test, has cheap tax and insurance. suppose if those bits are all put on after the fact who knows mechanically whats been done. no idea...

Hi everyone, I am thinking of going to have a look at this machine. Anyone got any initial opinions or thoughts? I am new to this so your insight would be appreciated. thanks. Dylan Land rover diesel For Sale in Wexford : €3,750 - DoneDeal.co.uk

Hi, I am based in Ireland and am considering buying a Land Rover, pre 1984. There are a couple of factors that are tempting me down this route If a car is 1983 or older it does not need an NCT (MOT) If a car is 1983 or older the road tax is a little over 50 euro per year Insurance...