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Well not quite a joke but not the best of years.

Anyway I hope 2022 sees everyone back in full health and raring to go.

Happy New Year everyone

Get a can of EZ start and spray around the inlet and see if revs rise as some point.

My guess is that there is a leak,on the inlet side, drawing in external air as,opposed to through the carb

Ian

Many thanks Coops
Merry Christmas everyone.

Ian

Well said Stevie Back in 1980 Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. Population was around 6.5m after independence an influx occurred, since then no infrastructure improvements worth talking about, Population now a whisker under 15m In that time Mugabe and his cronies raped and pillaged and then threw all the co...

No plans at present, but I am sure at some stage there will be another problem toy in the garage

Ian

I realised I was not driving it enough so put the word out that it was for sale.

This week someone made an offer I could not refuse and the car is off to pastures new.

Had it on the road for 15 years and it was great fun and through it met a number of wonderful people.

Ian

6 foot 3 in the old currency.

Comfortable for a long drive

Can even wear a crash helmet.

Ian

He could talk me out of the GT40 which is drier than a Cobra but not by much

Ian

How about something like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112441959125?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=112441959125&targetid=1280441980521&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9046887&poi=&campaignid=12126077997&mkgroupid=123467436475&rlsatarget=pla-1280441980521&abcId=9300...

Not sure about the ptfe

It can cause a very good insulator so the sensor does not get a proper grounding.

It may work but not always ….. depends how much tape you use

Ian

Some GT40 blokes found the Renault Clio ones worked well

As you say 2 grommets and a connecting hose.

Not sure on gromet size etc but I am sure a breakers yard would have some for not much money

Ian

From the .gov website: https://check-vehicle-compatibility-e10-petrol.service.gov.uk/manufacturer/Land%20Rover Land Rover E10 petrol is cleared for use in all Land Rover vehicles with petrol engines starting from model year 1996.Older vehicles should continue to use E5. This looks to me like it coi...

With the advent of the Government changing the fuel to now have 10% Ethanol, how compatible are our engines, Hotwire systems etc?.

Not quite time yet to convert the GT40 to run off batteries, but I am now adding Ethomix to the fuel.

What else is needed?

Ian

I bought mine from ETB and been very happy with them

They do the matching senders so the readings appear accurate.


https://www.etbinstruments.com/index.ph ... ry&path=59

Ian

Make sure you read the instructions, some are ok at 14v (alternator charging) and others need a voltage regulator to 10v

Get it wrong and your readings will also be wrong.

Ian