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I agree take wire off temp sender and earth it whilst someone watches the temp gauge needle should go all the way to hot hot hot How far do you drive it to warm up The needle sounds like it's energised but I wonder if sender is responding properly Are we certain of no air locks in coolant system

Pin amiss hooray I'll scratch me head then me arse and see if I can sus the gauge for ya

If I remember correctly the paints are listed in the back of said catalogue

Had a 110 that colour It's stratos blue

Beat me too it yep check for oil, unscrew cap

So the temp sender wire feeds in and goes to pin 5 on speedo then out on pin 9 at speedo and to the temp gauge Reversing current ie pin 1 and 2 shows gauge responds by moving to max Don't know if that is safe as it is passing through the speedo and might damage it, take care and use a meter...

On the 16 pin plug did you make a short jumper lead that plugs between pin 9 and pin 13 Pin 14 provides the input for both handbrake and fluid low level You prob made a link wire between pins 6 and 10 to switch off the abs lamp which is fed through pin 7 I'd double check every wire is in the...

Humoured mysell today fitting new calipers on a guys Tdi Tried them upside down on op sides Glad to say they don't fit and fowl on the track rods That's good news

Can you verify the carb for us? The make A pic would be good

The brake warning lamp is linked to the handbrake and the brake fluid level have you get the black and white wires correct If you disconnect the fluid level wires what happens? The td5 display is led lit Here's my display dismantled being fitted into another Tdci cluster ( a mod I do for people...

An easy job, I use a heel pry bar to lever em out, keep in order and work cleanly Carefull does it not to damage the new o rings Once in I recommend setting the injectors bump stop travel Fully depressed on rocker wind fully in then back off 1 full turn then tighten the nut ( it's like setting...

Is the cable on the heater assy working Two cables on the heater, one opens the door to allow flow it is linked to speed lever, check this is moving correctly

Seen poor spark issues at coil trash the coil and almost cook em Take off the dizzy look for spark when cranking at points The choke effecting fueling makes me think there's an issue with fuel, worth at look at fuel delivery from pump and after filter then see if any filter gauze where fuel...

Coil hot? As in red hot? Check the fuel filter?

Has the little vac pipe popped off on the advance, it's a short pipe from base of carb in a u shape? Not the one that runs to the dizzy Any fuel smell? The weber 32 34 dmtl carb associated with this engine used to suffer float failure, the float used to get a hole in it and sink

If it didn't open with fresh boiled water I'd suspect it as temperamental Continued mass heat on the pan might have forced it I would change it personally

Told ya Get them to replace it Wonder if there's a dodgy batch seen as mine did the same :-/

Yep I'd be dropping it in a glass of fresh off the boil water

Have you bedded the brakes in Also with engine running and not moving press the brake pedal...... You say it sinks down about halfway, can you pump the pedal to improve it's travel/firmness? Were the parts you fitted the correct ones? Hold pressure on the pedal whilst someone checks the pipe...

Nice detailing, the words Eat, Your, Dinner and Off spring to mind Good work