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by Rob Bell
Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Battery went flat while driving - what's the problem?
Replies: 14
Views: 19485

Re: Battery went flat while driving - what's the problem?

Just an up-date on this thread - just in case this is of any use to someone in the future. The problem re-emerged - the charge light once again came on and failed to go out. This took some while to get around to repairing, but when I got down to it, I found yet more problems. Perhaps the most signif...
by Rob Bell
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Dipped beam behaviour
Replies: 3
Views: 3481

Re: Dipped beam behaviour

I've not encountered this one either - but may also be a sticky headlight relay? The column switches do seem to be extremely reliable in my experience.
by Rob Bell
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: New Owner- Tyres
Replies: 5
Views: 2600

Re: New Owner- Tyres

Keep with the standard tyre pressures (I typically run 28psi front and rear on an MGF - the TF is quite different). For tyres, the answer is what is your budget. I'd typically replace all four at the same time, and go for the best performance tyres you can find in the correct sizes. 185/55 R15 has b...
by Rob Bell
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Very strange issue, am I the only one?
Replies: 13
Views: 5770

Re: Very strange issue, am I the only one?

I bet this is something simple - like a sticking idle air control valve. Intermittent misfires have to be very frequent for it to be registered as a "Malfunction Indication Lamp" activation - even with faulty coils (a really common cause for misfires and uneven engine running), it is almost impossib...
by Rob Bell
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: External ambient temperature.
Replies: 11
Views: 6708

Re: External ambient temperature.

Probably makes more sense in the German market, where snow is much more likely than here in the UK... Of course, practically all new cars have this feature as standard...
by Rob Bell
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Members Classifieds
Topic: MGF STYLING
Replies: 9
Views: 3032

Re: MGF STYLING

Try Anglia composites in that case Stew - they're still very much in business and may be able to help if it is the RPS style body kit that you are looking for...
by Rob Bell
Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: External ambient temperature.
Replies: 11
Views: 6708

Re: External ambient temperature.

Yes, I think this was a dealer-fit option only. :)
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:36 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Brake Servo Change
Replies: 3
Views: 1104

Re: Brake Servo Change

Yes, definitely possible to do this - the master cylinder bolts to the servo, and the actuator rod from the pedal passes through the centre of the servo that needs disconnecting. The servo then bolts to the bulkhead via a bracket with four threaded bars. Thus, the hydraulic components are all separa...
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Misshapen Hard top
Replies: 4
Views: 3005

Re: Misshapen Hard top

Careful use of a hot air gun?
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Wiper motor
Replies: 12
Views: 9423

Re: Wiper motor

Yes, it just stops rain from dropping directly on the motor, getting inside and flooding and corroding it.
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: 1996 Fuel Pump Relay location
Replies: 2
Views: 678

Re: 1996 Fuel Pump Relay location

Good result. The relay is in the relay block on the early cars, mounted on the back of the MEMS ECU bracket. :)
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: MG TF Fails to start
Replies: 5
Views: 936

Re: MG TF Fails to start

Fingers crossed Dave! :)
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: External ambient temperature.
Replies: 11
Views: 6708

Re: External ambient temperature.

Nice! Have you got any pictures to share? It was just a pair of rectangular LED in a circular plastic fitting, that was attached to a switch blank from memory...
by Rob Bell
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: TF Race Car Build
Replies: 456
Views: 5537119

Re: TF Race Car Build

I like the exhaust - and the boot lid air control 'gates' :thumbsu:
by Rob Bell
Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Temperature gauge not working - diagnosis
Replies: 14
Views: 8353

Re: Temperature gauge not working - diagnosis

Changing the gauge in the instrument cluster isn't too difficult either, if it comes down to that... Actually, another potential problem could be the loose printed circuit on the back of the instrument pack. If the instrument pack has been removed previously, it is possible to damage one of the copp...
by Rob Bell
Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Dicky dipstick
Replies: 3
Views: 1157

Re: Dicky dipstick

The remote filler and dipstick are in two parts, there is a normal pipe coming from the engine block and this is connected into the plastic filler. It is quite possible that the parts have come adrift. with a screwdriver it is possible to remove the top of the filler and shine a light into it to se...
by Rob Bell
Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Wiper motor
Replies: 12
Views: 9423

Re: Wiper motor

Never too late Rob :)
by Rob Bell
Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: NSF ride height low post pothole
Replies: 11
Views: 4220

Re: NSF ride height low post pothole

Hi Mike, As standard, the MGF suspension units are interconnected front to rear. If there is insufficient fluid, the whole side will drop. A single wheel being at a different ride height to the other three units does, to me at least, suggest an internal failure of the NSF hydragas unit - as Charles ...
by Rob Bell
Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: MG TF Fails to start
Replies: 5
Views: 936

Re: MG TF Fails to start

I've not come across the engine temperature sender causing a hot start problem on an MGF/TF before. A bit odd - a temperature sender issue usually gives a high idle when the engine is warm along with excess fuel consumption, as the ECU "thinks" the engine is still cold, and it essentially doing the ...
by Rob Bell
Mon Oct 02, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: In Car Entertainment and Car Security
Topic: CD43 Enters the 21st Centuary
Replies: 1
Views: 1700

Re: CD43 Enters the 21st Centuary

Late to this thread, but love this - particularly as it retains the standard head unit for original looks! :thumbsu: