Ur1328
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Had my 5 out for a jolly on Saturday when all of a sudden it started missing on one cylinder,so drove home and put it away,ever so slightly disappointed, anyway started the usual diagnostics the next morning to find that no1 injector wasnt doing anything at all ! I had a sudden rush of blood to the head and decided to see if I could strip it down, and by jolly gingo! How surprised was I to find how easy !! To bits it came,inspect it was , reassembled, refitted , and spraying like a trooper it now is! Very nearly a great day!! Why was it not? You might be wondering. Well! I watched the very informative video of how to make an indicator buzzer with LED for a TR5 ,very helpfully supplied with all the part numbers required so as RS could supply you with the necessary articles ,so took said numbers and was told by RS that I would receive parts in 3 days,which I was,,,,,,,,,its a pity only the buzzer and resistor are correct!!! The LED and Bridge Rectifier bare no resemblance whatsoever to the video. So! Hayho! Back to RS in the morning for another bash!!!!
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Apart for no injection system,body trim missing,no reverse lights ,I'm sure other doubts will be expressed!
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It never even entered my head that I would encounter road rage while driving my TR, but just goes to show how wrong I was!! While traveling north on the A19 toward the Wynyard Hall turnoff ,I started to overtake a car traveling at around 65 mph ,looked into my rear view mirror and saw that I had plenty of space to do so,I indicated and started my manoeuvre ,glanced back into the mirror again to witness the 4x4 in the inside lane immediately behind me floor it to obviously stop me in my tracks,,, which he didn't ,let me tell you! . The ensuing hand signals from said 4x4 driver as he eventually and inevitable overtook me only strengthened my desire to kick his wick in!! and if I could have caught up to said " penis cranium "is exactly what would have ,very happily and enjoyably happened ! But alas,twas not to be!!!!
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When I was searching for a 5 I'd seen many a lovely picture of BUP 4F and thought ' now that would be the perfect 5 for me' what with it being a UP registration and the area where I'm from and still live.Lovely lovely car!
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It was owned by Steve Parish at one time.
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It could be a sketch between John Cleese Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, But "I" like,nay,LOVE my Tr5, BECAUSE it has those two extra pots! ( . )( . ) !!!
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Yes the points are under the cap! It was just pulling in intermittently,sometimes not at all,but as soon as the points were cleaned I could hear the difference .I took my solenoid off from underneath by bending a spanner to 90 degs,cleaned and tried it on a battery before refitting.
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I had this same problem with mine ,and found that it was dirty points on the solenoid for the overdrive,after a quick clean everything was spot on!
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I've always carried spare plugs,leads, dizzy cap,hoses and rotor arms since purchasing the car,but apparently all of the rotor arms have been substandard! That is until my new bestest friend Dizzy Doc sold me his finest of wares .
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Fuel pump went south on my Tr, A mate of mine who has vintage race cars has used them and told me " Demon Tweeks will keep you right!" They did be buggered! I told them from the start that I needed a fuel pump that operated at 7bar,105 psi,This was STRESSED right from the get go! One of the telesales fella's asked me for the number off the original and he cross referenced it,and told me which pump I needed, OK! I said I'm going to go onto your website and take a look at said pump, I notice that the next pump up in the same range delivered more litrage per hour,so to be on the safe side I plumbed for that.Ordered and paid for over the phone.recieved some days later and fitted.Car would not start ,not one bat of life! So started to investigate the pump supplied only to find that it ,and that range of pumps were only 3bar! So! Much much phoning by me as I could not get Thieving Freaks to call back but for once in all of the many many phone calls that we're to come.Anyway after much argument,Thieving Freaks said because the pump had be fitted and because the pump I had ordered was not the pump they advised ( even though that range of pumps are only rated to work at 3 bar constant,and not 7 bar that was specified) they would not reimburse me! Oh! and that was after I got the original salesman to admit he had advised the wrong pump and issued me with a return code number .
The upshot is I now own a £90 3 bar pump for decoration ( when they send it back) and a new 7bar pump running my Tr as sweet as a nut, from Moss ( absolutely no bother )Brothers
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To anyone thinking of using a company called Demon Tweeks, please! please! Be very very careful, I was recommended to use them.Never! Never! Again!.What a shower!! Demon Tweeks! More like Thieving Freaks. £90 down ,but a little wiser for it.
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I am now one Doctor Dizzy Disciple! What a difference a new Bosch pump plus trusty Red Rotor Arm has made to the Little Red Rooster.If in future the Doc needs an organ transplant, God forbid,I've told him that I would have no objection to the wife helping out.
Once again thanks for all the help Gents!
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Had a run out with petrol cap open today ! No change! Phone Dizzy Doctor explained the symptoms to him and he's almost sure it rotoritise,so two new rotor arms winging their way as we speak.Im off the Manchester then South Molton so it will be next week before I report the outcome.Again,I would thank you for the help given.
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Thanks for all of your suggestions,During the course of the the problem,I've had the tank off and found its in pristine condition but I've updated the fuel pipe size while it was off just in case.roy53 has had my mind buzzing overnight with his suggestion about the fuel cap ,as I had not that long ago fitted a new seal,which did seem a tad thicker thus making the lid that little bit harder to close.Could it be THAT simple!! Well I'll try it during the course of the day and will report back this evening. Again,many thanks!
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Well a few months ago my five started to miss after around 10/15 miles of running,starting with a slight miss to running like a bag of hammers to total standstill.Wait 5/10 mins and would start as normal for around 5 mins then back to standstill.Change plugs ,leads ,dizzy cap,rotor arm,fuel filter,new electronic ignition fitted 12 months previous.No change! Removed fuel pump and checked pressure,35 lbs only,,,,BINGO! New fancy Bosch outfit from Rimmers fitted this afternoon,WOW!!!! What a difference! I actually thought someone had fitted a Hemy or something like,I've never known it go like that,the difference was unbelievable,,,,,,,,, until about 10/15 miles! Started with a slight miss then Yada,yada,Yada!!! So!!! Where do I go from here, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
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Could be dirty points on the solenoid! It happened to me only two months ago.
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Brake cleaner works a treat, I have a Yamaha vmax that stood to long and ended up with carb trouble.My cousin who's a big bike mechanic advised me to use it
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Slow and steady wins the race!
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Ive now fitted a NOS rotor arm as I have had trouble in the past with the new type,I will be using Distributor Doctor in future,many thanks for the link. BTW I will look to see the make of the dizzy and report back,thanks again.
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New rotor arm fitted,a bit of WD 40 sprayed into said dizzy and bob's your uncle,as Dr Frankenstein proclaimed "It's Alive!!" For Sale sign now packed away.
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Beautiful day in the North East today,dry roads and a little errand to do in Stockton on Tees,an excellent excuse to give the old 5 a good stretch of the legs as it hadn't been out since October (But it is run up every two to three weeks).
Well the first 15 miles done at 65 to 70 sweet as a nut,the last two miles done on urban roads and that's when it started,up to the lights and a little miss detected,pull away all is well,next lights same,parked up and took care of said errand,say five minutes tops.Noticed an extra six turns more than normal to start,slight miss but off we go,back onto A19 north for one mile and decided to turn off and go home via back roads,came up to the roundabout ,went to pull away,MASSIVE miss firing on two then completely dead,and dead it stayed!.New Electronic ignition fitted about 18 months ago,found a white residue inside the dizzy cap which was cleaned ,withdrew a spark plug which I found to be a nice straw colour,but absolutely no spark,plenty of gogo juice.
Now home sitting on the back of my best mates breakdown truck( as it did coming back form our tour of Southern Ireland ) The question is do I put a gallon of petroleum in the tank or just pour it over the top and have done????????????
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Is it a modern day replacement coil? I was told that they're not as good and are susceptible to loosing their magnetism when they get warm/hot.
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A good friend of mine was working in his un heated workshop at about this time of year and gave himself a good dose of hypothermia,luckily for him,a neighbor had seen his workshop light on past his normal working time and investigated,he ended up in hospital for three days,so be warm,be safe !!
Heart is literally broken in two.
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If at all possible,do not! , DO NOT!, Ever sell your prized Tr 5 ,it does absolutely nothing but break a mans heart! ( It’s been the hardest of days)