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Oy, I hope you get it sorted. Sounds just like my saga - only I don't have the skill (or cash right now) to do a head gasket replacement & skim.

Sounds electrical to me, but I'm probably not the best person to respond (look at my previous threads). Give us some more details, tho. Has it always done that or did it just start suddenly? FWIW, check the grounding on your coolant temp gauge. (I'm not really sure what this means, but I've...

*Whistles* Verra nice

Thanks, I'll have to look into getting a compression tester and a vacuum tester. Definitely could be fuel vaporization, but I have no idea how to test for that. Any ideas? Today I just balanced the mixture screws using the first part of the method described in the workshop manual: align...

Thanks James - how do I watch the mixture? If I take off the pipes I can see the carb's pistons moving and compare movement. Is that what you mean? I just roughly re-balanced the mixture and backed on the timing advance. It idles more normally now, but still a little uneven. I think my pulley...

I have no idea what you just said. :) I think it has something to do with the distributor cap leads & rotor. The previous owner replaced the cap leads and I replaced the cap when I first got it (carbon element was all but gone). The rotor is original, as far as I know. What should I be looking...

Been chasing a ghost for over a year now, still no success. Symptoms: - Coolant temp gauge reading very hot after only a few minutes of running, but no other signs of overheating - After crawling along in low range a short while or flogging it up hills in high range, the engine misfires...

Thanks Griff - I've got a VDO sender sitting here on my desk that should be a good fit. Since I just put in a new genuine sender (as part of the long-running troubleshooting) I was going to try the new gauge with the existing sender just to see what happens.

I haven't done it yet, but I'm told (by many sources - perhaps someone can clarify) it's just a matter of running a wire to a lead on the coil. I've got an old V8, so perhaps it would be different on a diesel - I'm not sure. (Edit: Just re-read and can't tell if you were trolling me for making...

Good stuff. I do have hinges at the base of the windscreen so if I do get up the guts to try that's the route I'll take. Cheers!

In case someone eventually finds this useful... I did end up finding a workable adaptor at Maplin, like so. I also got what I hope is enough wire to fashion 5 short connectors. I'l have to take apart the stock wiring for the bulb since the VDO light has it's own light + socket that are...

Feeling a bit stupid (I hear you asking, Is that unusual?)... Shopped around and got myself a pair of VDO gauges: tacho & water temp. After talking with one vendor that explained their gauges included all the necessary wiring, I assumed it was standard practice, so I went with a cheaper option...

My body cappings are rusted thru just ahead of the rear sliding windows - matching holes on both sides. The previous owner just put some tape over it - said it was to pass MOT. Is there a patch/fix that's a bit more substantial than tape without going to the level of replacing the whole...

James, is the disc-braked salisbury axle from a 110 different? http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/1449636-post5.html Just a topic that interests me as well - would love to get a really solid answer. :)

Yep, now that you mention it, the thermostat is an 88C model, which makes the top rad hose reading seem spot on. Wow. If I understood that correctly, you're saying the heater will blow colder (or colder) when the engine is overheating. I sure wouldn't have expected that. Care to elaborate on...

I have one of them fancy IR temp guns, but I don't know (a) where to take meaningful readings or (b) what's a normal surface temp for the varios relevant locations. I assume I'd have the same problem with the temp strips. From memory, the (surface of the) top rad hose was about 85C and the...

I've been trying to diagnose my V8 overheating, off and on (mostly off) for the better part of a year now. It's been left alone during a couple busy months at work, but now things are settling down and the evenings are also getting a bit lighter, so I've got more time to tinker. To summarize...

Where do I get a Mrs. like that?;)

Whoops. Confused as usual. Makes sense now that a re-re-read it. :crazy:

WLM - Did I get that right? You say your spacers are prolonging the life of your wheel bearings? I thought it was a universal truth that spacers = greater bearing stress. :confused: