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by steve b
Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Dirt shield
Replies: 5
Views: 1936

Re: Dirt shield

Easy sorted
by steve b
Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:24 pm
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Dirt shield
Replies: 5
Views: 1936

Re: Dirt shield

Found a NOS shield for a P6 manual and it's a perfect fit.
by steve b
Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:42 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Dirt shield
Replies: 5
Views: 1936

Dirt shield

My engine doesn't have a dirt shield covering the flywheel and I think it should have one but not sure on which one I need? It's a 86 engine with a BW auto bell housing (ford gearbox) ,I can see 4 potential mounting holes on the bell housing, two on the flat side at the bottom and two higher up, one...
by steve b
Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Identify my bell housing
Replies: 2
Views: 1148

Re: Identify my bell housing

Thank you πŸ‘
by steve b
Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:49 pm
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Identify my bell housing
Replies: 2
Views: 1148

Identify my bell housing

Anyone got an idea which bellhousing I have?
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by steve b
Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Oil flow
Replies: 3
Views: 654

Re: Oil flow

Thanks fellasπŸ‘
by steve b
Sun Jun 26, 2022 3:29 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Oil flow
Replies: 3
Views: 654

Oil flow

Maybe a daft question but on the cylinder heads does the oil flow out of the front and rear pedestals or just the fronts?
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by steve b
Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: 12 year old "new" engine start up
Replies: 5
Views: 1204

Re: 12 year old "new" engine start up

Primed the oil 18 years ago with vasoline in the pump, filled the engine with oil today ,spun the oil pump drive and bingo good oil pressure πŸ‘πŸ‘
Saw oil coming out of the lifters but not much out of the rocker assembly πŸ€”
by steve b
Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:55 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: Ballast resistor
Replies: 3
Views: 1362

Re: Ballast resistor

Thanks for the reply πŸ‘ I have found out that the resistor wire in my wiring gives 9v at the coil, I'm hoping to use that instead of the ballast resistor supplied to me. Only Problem is that I can not find out whether or not 9v to the Mallory 12v coil is ok. Would wiring in the new resistor along wit...
by steve b
Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:29 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: Ballast resistor
Replies: 3
Views: 1362

Ballast resistor

I've got a Mallory distributer for my rv8 and been supplied with a coil and ballast resistor, question is - my Capri already has a ballast resistor in the loom, do I just wire the new resistor in or do I need to remove the thick resistor wire in the loom first? Would having both resistors affect dec...
by steve b
Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:25 am
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: 12 year old "new" engine start up
Replies: 5
Views: 1204

Re: 12 year old "new" engine start up

Thanks for the replys fellas πŸ€”
by steve b
Tue May 17, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: 12 year old "new" engine start up
Replies: 5
Views: 1204

12 year old "new" engine start up

Long time since I've been on the forum! Kids mortgage etc Anyway I had a new engine built about 12 years ago and it's not been fired up yet! I regularly turn it over by hand so no problem there, I'm sure all the assembly lube has dripped into the sump by now. Question is any recommendations for firs...
by steve b
Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:56 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: Rotating dizzy
Replies: 5
Views: 1798

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by steve b
Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:07 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: Rotating dizzy
Replies: 5
Views: 1798

Thanks mate that helps a lot should get me out of a pickle :)
by steve b
Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:10 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Shortest oil filter
Replies: 5
Views: 2983

Renault 5 oil filters are the shortest I've ever seen, don't know if they flow enough though.
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