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Ralph,
Well mine does not leak a drop. You must have a gap along the edge somewhere. Does the roof clamp down hard or is it a loose fit? Is the chrome strip sealed to the windscreen frame or can water get underneath and into the car?
Perhaps lay a piece of ribbon 1"'ish wide on the top of the screen, close the roof and try and pull the ribbon out. Work your way along the windscreen to determine if there are any loose spots where water can enter. Water is notorious for entering at one point and working its way around before appearing somewhere else.
Alan
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If in North West Italy try visiting Gran Paradiso, mountain and nature reserve a very little known spot. The Strada Provncial 50. When we drove it one year to see the magnificent spring floral displays it was a little icy, but that just adds to the thrill.
Alan
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if the plumbing is apart I would fit a shut-off tap in the fuel line. With a high tank and a low metering unit, pump and filters - just so many jobs need the tank emptying before commencng so a tap is very handy at little cost.
Alan
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I found the underbody sequence most interesting, the way the weight shifts to the outer edge of the tyre sets me thinking about my own tyre adhesion in hard cornering coupled with my lowish tyre pressures.
Congratulations on a fine result.
Alan
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If you suspect moths are into your clothes then you can kil them by freezing if you happen to have a large chest freezer. Clothes into a plastic bag and in the freezer for 24 hours.
Alan
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"Alan, going to try that now - but won't running it dry cause bigger issues?"
Yes if its "dry" that will be an issue, but what if its only, say, 85% of flow, that would be Ok on part throttle but weak mixture on full throttle.
So whether there were other issues it would depend on your driving style and what you expected from the car.
Remember the pump is constant speed /output even at tickover it needs to supply enough fuel to meet the pressure and volume (or more) needed by the injectors at fulll throttle, maximum revs. If the required fuel is less than the output the PRV should recycle the excess pumped fuel back to the tank to maintain the pressure. Unfortunately it is difficult to monitor the fuel pressure supplied to the metering unit whilst driving which would indicate a healthy fuel system. Fitting an electronic pressure sender and gauge in the circuit is a little excessive just as a diagnostic tool.
Remember that although the pumps have a high pressure output they have little suction to draw fuel yet the flow requirements, which I forget, are about a couple of hundred litres per hour, As the plumbing, particularly the tank connector which is very small bore, condition is vital as anything less than free flowing leads to cavitation as the pump struggles to maintain pressure.
Incidently if you check the wiring do not omit to check the earth, which if using the original wiring on the black loom wires terminated on a 3.5mm connector in the boot immediatly adjacent to the near side rear light cluster behind the trim and is not wonderfull for the higher power drawn by Bosch pumps.
Alan
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Is the suction side of the pump, tank fitting, tank air vent, stop tap (if you have one) all clear. If you take the supply line off the pump does fuel run freely?
Alan
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Caution, ensure it is secure. Once I had a similar arrangement and I found that with the windows wound down the shape of the dashboard guides any loose object across the car and out of the window on right hand bends.
Alan
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If all else fails then why not switch to a Makita 18v battery using an adaptor for £7 such as
Alan
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....and if your charging per mile then historic cars wil pay as well.
Alan
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Just part of the Triumph ownership empty wallet policy.
Alan
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Well i thoght it looks Ok, but I looked through the options list and it gets a little stratospheric for a weekend toy, not even a mohair roof!
Alan
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Owen,
I would turn ignition on check there is 12 v being supplied from the key at the inertia cut out. If no voltage then key looks likely, if 12v is present then most likely dirty contacts in cutout switch.
A modern car fuse connects nicely in the two spade connectors to bypass the inertia switch as a test.
Alan
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You turn the key to the normal running position and the fuel pump does not run, is that correct?
But pump starts when cranking using the ignition key?
If so is your car running a 12volt coil and not a coil with ballast resistor?
Alan
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Is it different in the US, I thought if you bought a property then all the contents whatever they maybe become your property?
Alan
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John,
Who does you son bank with? Some banks have benefits for account holders, mine, amongst other benefits has replacement insurance for lost keys.
Alan
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Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Alan
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John,
Wipers
this is a good description which may be what you need Just the first section.
Alan
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I had a set of tyres crack on a Ford focus after about 8 months, Goodyears. I went straight to the manufacturer who wanted photos first then the tyres back. They gave me a 100% refund even though the tyres had done about 10k miles. The dealer who replaced them said if I had taken the car to them first would have only offered a percentage due to wear. So my experience is the manufacturers were the route to go, they seemed genuinely interested that the compound was failing so soon.
Alan
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+1 Mintex 1144 pads
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There is nothing special about the piece you descibe, any local exhaust center can make you one.
Alan
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Nowt wrong with a bit of plague, famine and pestilence to make men of us.
Only them with rooves 'ad rickets, us out in sun was ok,
Alan
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Alan,
So sad that all the quirky differences in every aspect of life are being phased out and wherever you go in the world it is more and more alike. All be driving on teh right soon!
Alan
Now I know its the end of times!
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Handy that you are in a shooting club as you will need to defend your food supplies from the looters.