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Free: UNF nuts & washers, from surplus ‘stock’.
jon burrows replied to Ben Hutchings's topic in Parts For Sale
Hello Ben. What a kind gesture. I've sent you a pm. Jon -
(Page 24 CT Jan 2018) Uprated core £180 plus vat. Standard core £120 plus vat...and 10 percent off with CT membership. Including carriage my bill for a standard recore was £144. (..and it cost me £13 to send it via Royal Mail)
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Following the article by Grease Wetherspoon in January's Club Torque, I've just got my Vitesse MK11 radiator back from NRG in Leeds with a lovely new core. I posted it to them and they did the deal as quoted in the article. Turn around was about a fortnight. Excellent service and far better value than I've been able to find any where locally. Highly recommended. Thanks Grease!
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That doesn't sound too bad. Thanks for the advice Pete. Having rebuilt the engine I do fancy having a stab at the gearbox. I just hope the engine lasts long enough to benefit from it!
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Thanks guys. I had a feeling it wouldn't be that simple. Old O/D boxes don't seem to come up that often. Maybe I'll have to have a winter lay-up instead.
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The syncro is poor dropping down into second and non-existant going into first on my MK2 overdrive gearbox. It's manageable and has been like that since I got the car three years ago, but I am looking to delve in and improve it. Ideally what I would like to do is find another gearbox to rebuild at my leisure, so that the car spends the minimum amount of time off the road. The overdrive is working fine. Question 1 Are the boxes without overdrive identical (in terms of ratios, mountings etc) to my box fitted with overdrive, ie could I bolt my overdrive straight onto a non-overdrive box? Question 2. Does anyone have a spare (in need of a rebuild) gathering dust? Cheers! Jon
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If they're like the ones on the Vitesse II somewhere around the circumference you should find a small hole. Pushing a small screwdriver in there depresses a clip on the shaft. In the case of the choke and heat control I think it's a case of removing the cables
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Yup! They're definitely for the later GT6's
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Louis, the Gaz catalogue says the serial no. for the MK4 Spit is 2270, but I don't know what the difference is. (I'm sure there are peeps out there far cleverer than me with the answer!) I've measured them and from eye centre to eye centre they are 355mm fully extended and 252mm fully compressed. If you're local to me and want to have a look/compare you're more than welcome. Regards Jon
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All sorted now!
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I've just placed an ad in the classifieds for a pair of shocks, but can't work out how to edit it to put my details in...derrr! If anyone can tell me how I'd be grateful. If you are interested they are in Tring please PM me or contact me 07904 555730 or 01442 891101. Cheers Jon
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I thought it was supposed to be that volume to cover the whine from the gearbox and the diff!
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I contacted Carbexchange a couple of days ago to deal with my sloppy spindles. Unfortunately they have five weeks of work stacked up and aren't taking on further work at the moment.
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I see what you mean. 1.8mm doesn't seem enough for headlamp current. The one I fitted has pins/sockets that aren't that dissimilar to the bullets.
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I followed the link from John ( http://www.autosparks.co.uk/index.php?cPath=94_737 ) and bought a nine pin connector, which has taken all the wiring apart from the two horn feeds...about a tenner including postage.
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Finally sorted my wiring. Tidy, less faff removing the bonnet and weather proof! Brilliant thanks all!
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.......as if to tempt providence, at the MOT yesterday both nearside main beams were dead. They worked before I set off, but wouldn't play when the tester put the alignment gauge on. He kindly let me have a fiddle with birds nest, which got them working and all was well. So today I've ordered a multipin plug from Autosparks. Thanks for the tips. Jon
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I like the idea of weather-proof connectors. I'll see what Maplins have to offer. Cheers. Jon
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Has any one got a suggestion for tidying and improving the connections that lurk under the front of the bonnet. The existing bullet connectors seem very fragile and I always manage to break some when removing or replacing the bonnet.
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Yes, but of course it's actuallly x 14! I have reused studs and nuts and all the studs were sunk to the bottom. My measurements and the picture were taken after it was fitted albeit briefly. Torquing done was to 65lb. I got the kit from MEV Spares on ebay. I'll give them a call tomorrow.
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Cheers Nick. Thanks for your help. Since I posted I've dug out the packaging for the gasket kit from the and it says 'unrecessed'. Also there is no tab on the end as you describe, but I can't see how the gasket will seal the oil and water in. Maybe a bit of Hylomar?
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Sorry, I should add that I put it all together and torqued the head down correctly, but as soon as the coolant (water) went in, without any heat or compression etc. it began to weep from the gasket joint. I've pulled it apart and there is no debris to foul the seal. The head gasket was fine prior to the strip so I'd be surprised if the head is warped, just wondered whether normal torque pressure is supposed to overcome the 12 thou difference in the level of the gasket.
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I've attached a picture of my replacement head gasket for my MK2 Vitesse. The gasket material is approx 50 thou but areas with metal work around and between the cylinders are about 62 thou. The faces of my block and cylinder head are flat with no recesses for the thicker bits. Have I got the wrong gasket? Would my head have originally had the required recesses? If it is the correct one how will it seal the water and oil ways?
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Thanks Richard, I'll bear that in mind. Jon
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Guys, Thanks for all the help. Clive...My crank surfaces appear ok and the journals aren't oval so I was just planning on replacing the shells. The numbering on them doesn't match Canley or Rimmers part no.s though, so I wanted to cross-check to confirm it was standard dia. Nick ... that page looks right on the money. It's strange that the all Vitesse/GT6 manuals have only got the smaller measurement! Anyway I can order bits now. Cheers! Jon