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- Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Board
- Topic: Back from being away
- Replies: 3
- Views: 303
Back from being away
Just home today after a 500 mile drive from Dover- 2500 miles in a week covering Scotland, England,France,Belgium Luxembourg and Germany in our old F. All the way to Frankfurt for the motor show. Th MG was faultless, autobahns, 2 hour jam in Brussels, torrential rain in Belgium... never missed a bea...
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Board
- Topic: Who`s been Spotted..........
- Replies: 291
- Views: 171564
Re: Who`s been Spotted..........
2500 miles through Scotland, England, France,Belgium,Luxembourg and Germany and only spotted 3 MGF/TF's...
1 in a breakers in Belgium, 1 silver F in De Panne, Belgium and a huge wave from a couple in an UK '02 TF at the huge shopping centre in Calais- made our day
1 in a breakers in Belgium, 1 silver F in De Panne, Belgium and a huge wave from a couple in an UK '02 TF at the huge shopping centre in Calais- made our day
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Rough idling and coolant loss
- Replies: 14
- Views: 791
Re: Rough idling and coolant loss
Yup, classic signs of inlet manifold gasket failure.
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:34 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Rattling cat source found but how did it get in there ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 673
Re: Rattling cat source found but how did it get in there ?
That looks like a valve guide to me....
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:40 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Wanted - locking wheel nut adaptor
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1097
Re: Wanted - locking wheel nut adaptor
Just do what I did, batter an old 18mm socket over them, take them off and chuck them in the nearest recycling receptacle, along with the rest of the nuts, and replace them with the chrome ones off Ebay. I wish I could get some replacement knuckles off Ebay, to replace the ones O.E Rover nuts have c...
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:37 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Will Mabel Ever be clean enough to pass the mot?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1834
Re: Will Mabel Ever be clean enough to pass the mot?
HC is a pass, lambda is a pass, just rev it for a good 3-4 minutes then get the test done quick
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:05 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Will Mabel Ever be clean enough to pass the mot?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1834
Re: Will Mabel Ever be clean enough to pass the mot?
You can ask the tester to check the emissions first- idling on the ramp for 45 mins during the MOT can cause the readings to go up- ideally the car goes straight on the CO meter after a good blast. The station I use is a drive in one- no bookings so the car is well up to temp for the test. Rover, Ma...
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:15 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Will Mabel Ever be clean enough to pass the mot?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1834
Re: Will Mabel Ever be clean enough to pass the mot?
Tested the "turn everything electric on to drop readings" and it does drop emission readings which is really quite interesting! Plan now is to go the same route as mr Rigby and let a professional get this one to drop. Thoughts are working her hard to get her up to max running temp (hard to do witho...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:24 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: need help please
- Replies: 11
- Views: 492
Re: need help please
make sure the handbrake levers are still on their stops adjust handbrake . The cables need to be adjusted to give 1-2 mm clearance between the levers and stops. Geoff F. Thanks Geoff- having clearance is quite unusual- used to have real issues with Rover 600 handbrakes, and pretty much always found...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:20 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Coolant Whiff
- Replies: 2
- Views: 233
Re: Coolant Whiff
Coolant tank cap? If your cooling system i holding pressure then there should be no leaks, the only thing you aren't testing this way is the cap. I have seen (or smelt :) in the past that if a heater matrix has had a leak and been repaired or sealed the smell lingers for months, or even when bleedin...
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:20 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: need help please
- Replies: 11
- Views: 492
Re: need help please
Air in the system wouldn't give a poor handbrake, and would give a soft pedal which would pump up. Did you de-adjust the handbrake cable all the way before fitting it to the calipers, when the handbrake is off, is the lever on the caliper right back against the stop? You will never get a good brake ...
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Board
- Topic: My F project
- Replies: 9
- Views: 536
Re: My F project
Same colour combos as mine, but much cleaner. Very nice. I thought about white wheels, decided against it, and now you have me thinking again!
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:48 am
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Interior lights won't go off
- Replies: 5
- Views: 533
Re: Interior lights won't go off
Sounds like you may have a dodgy boot loom- check for broken wires, and stuck brake light switch isn't uncommon- take it out and reset it, just pull the plunger gently...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:01 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Interior lights won't go off
- Replies: 5
- Views: 533
Re: Interior lights won't go off
Couple of simple things to try first. Spray some WD40 down inside the door striker on the edge of the door, then use the key in the lock and make sure it's free and returning to centre. I had the same issues, tried loads of things, got a replacement lock from the scrappies which was worse, so ended ...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:41 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Emissions failures and solutions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 326
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:00 am
- Forum: Members Classifieds
- Topic: Almost clean with MOT MGF 97 plate HAM green. SOLD.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2729
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:40 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Under Bonnet Light not working
- Replies: 5
- Views: 803
Re: Under Bonnet Light not working
The two are interchangeable, and voltages are enough to light the bulb. Check the switch which is up beside where the wiper motor is, as this provides the earth to complete the circuit when the bonnet is open. You may find it's just sticking.
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:15 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: HELP!!! - Car wont start
- Replies: 67
- Views: 6557
Re: HELP!!! - Car wont start
I had a breakdown call out fairly late one night, to a Vectra which wouldn't start. Checked all the usual, and found no reason for it not to start, apart from no fuel reaching the engine. Fuel pump was doing what it should, and when I put power directly to the pump, it was whirring away and the soun...
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:48 pm
- Forum: General Board
- Topic: Soft top protection
- Replies: 1
- Views: 223
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:56 pm
- Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
- Topic: Emissions failures and solutions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 326
Re: Emissions failures and solutions
Great idea! So many people have had issues, and been given help , but never get back to say " I did this and it did that". Please post before AND after.