Recent content by Faber

Needing to replace the rear axle seal on my Series 3 1980 I found amongst 30 odd different seals 4 of the above. I am not going to use them but would like to know what they are for since no searches on line come up with anything. Just curious. FABER

Understood and thanks Faber

Thanks. If that is the case I shall probably buy the plugs separately and make up the wiring. Faber

Thanks. All this is very interesting. I have had numerous issues with glow plugs and their wires shorting behind the fascia, leading to replacing wiring, and not bothering with the warning light. I sometimes think the beast has a will of its own...you solve one problem and another pops up! Faber

Very useful. Thanks Faber

I have just realised that the new plugs do not need to go to a separate earth. Faber

I have a Series 3 1980 diesel, want to change to a parallel set-up and should be grateful for any advice you can give. A diagram is included to help me and hopefully you. I intend leaving the ballast resistor and bracket in place so I just connect the wire to the plugs to the terminal 1 (present...

Thanks for all your advice. I tried today to retrieve any bits i) by inserting a thin magnet tipped probe and ii) turning the engine over withe the plug out, and I retrieved nothing. A later compression test showed that the pot was OK ( at least at the moment ) and it starts well. It is 43...

Thanks very much for your help. Faber

Yes. Yesterday it was difficult to start but after a 15 sec crank it did and I went for about an hour before returning and checking the glow plugs. It was then that I found no 4 had a broken end, and replaced it with a new one. I was thinking of removing it, bringing the piston to tdc and...

Thanks. It looks as if I have made a cock up! Faber

When the end of an early type glow plug breaks and disappears into the engine should I try to take steps to retrieve the bits or hope that they will be blown out? I am concerned about damage, don't want to take the head off, but was thinking of turning the engine over with the new glow plug...

I have just managed to fix it, and I now have 7 psi. Thanks for your input. Faber

I'll keep trying. What about putting it back without the spring with 4 psi?

I dismantled this lift pump only to find that I cannot locate the t shaped diaphragm rod back in place using the spring. If I leave the spring out there is no problem although the psi goes down to 4. I can buy a new lift pump or fit an electric one but I would like to be able to fix this...