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- Mon May 20, 19 8:05 pm
- Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
- Topic: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2057
Re: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
Interesting and thank you Dave's. Not sure whether I have a cam button fitted...I suspect not, but will check with my 'chief mechanic'! Along with switching back to a stock oil pump, this may make the difference. Don't really want to drop back to a flat tappet cam as performance with my current setu...
- Sun May 12, 19 12:26 pm
- Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
- Topic: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2057
Re: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
Thanks for cheering me up Neil..lol!!
- Sat May 11, 19 9:38 pm
- Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
- Topic: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2057
Re: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
Actually Super Sloth, I am running a HV oil pump....might be the issue. Given that it's not recommended to fit a steel gear on a used cam I might fit another bronze one and swap out the pump for a regular one.
- Sat May 11, 19 7:58 pm
- Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
- Topic: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2057
Re: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
@Boz - yes, think I'm going to do that. Was wondering whether there might be gears made out something tougher than bronze but less tough than steel, but doesn't look like there is, apart from some I see referred to as coated? Wouldn't want to be relying on a coating. @Sloth - Yes, that's the setup -...
- Sat May 11, 19 1:07 pm
- Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
- Topic: Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2057
Engine loves eating bronze dizzy gears
So, 2 x bronze (oil pump/dizzy) gears have now been eaten away and neither lasted more than a few hundred miles. First symptom I noticed both times was a drop off in performance due to timing having backed itself off as the gear has worn....much worse and I'd have ended up low/no oil pressure pretty...
- Wed Aug 22, 18 8:54 am
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: DVLA say my vehicle needs examining
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1036
Re: DVLA say my vehicle needs examining
Thanks Dave, not really modified at all....just a couple of the usual tweaks. Someone fitted a Pertronix and the original Motorcraft carb has been replaced by an Edelbrock, but that's it. Should be fine then, though I may now need to make sure all the lighting is compliant.
- Tue Aug 21, 18 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: DVLA say my vehicle needs examining
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1036
Re: DVLA say my vehicle needs examining
Cheers Duncan, didn't realise they did that. just bad luck then...or possibly good luck none of my previous ones were selected!
- Tue Aug 21, 18 7:26 pm
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: DVLA say my vehicle needs examining
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1036
DVLA say my vehicle needs examining
Hi everyone, would appreciate some advice on an issue I've encountered with getting my latest import registered.. So, over the past few years I've imported 8 cars from the US and registered 7 with the DVLA with zero issues. But, I've just tried to register my 72 Lincoln Mark IV (had it over here for...
- Sat Jul 21, 18 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: Registering with DVLA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 768
Re: Registering with DVLA
Thanks John...sounds almost too easy now!
- Sat Jul 21, 18 10:01 am
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: Registering with DVLA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 768
Registering with DVLA
I haven't registered a car since the new regs came in that exempt our older cars from MOT's, so was wondering what the score is with first time registration - MOT still required (as a one off maybe), or just complete the form and send off with the money?
- Thu Jul 19, 18 7:41 am
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: Charger 'most searched for' classic car...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 888
Re: Charger 'most searched for' classic car...
The east / west divide is interesting too.....and then there's (I think) Nebraska where an MG has taken top spot
- Tue Jul 17, 18 10:30 pm
- Forum: Engine, Carburation & Electrics
- Topic: John Hatchard contact Details
- Replies: 4
- Views: 882
Re: John Hatchard contact Details
Hi, I'm in touch with John - have sent you a PM
- Thu Jul 12, 18 8:47 pm
- Forum: Member's Car Show
- Topic: spotted in se london
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3293
Re: spotted in se london
I believe this one belongs to a chap going by the name of Tam...nice guy...based in New Cross.
- Sat Apr 28, 18 10:28 am
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: They’re still out there - Barn find 71 GTX
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1641
Re: They’re still out there - Barn find 71 GTX
I’m with Mr Bacca now and he’s corrected me about the GTX colour. Although it was restored and painted yellow in the 90’s, the car at that time had been painted black. However, black wasn’t the original colour either as it came off the production line in dark green metallic. As it has an original gr...
- Fri Apr 27, 18 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Mopar Lounge
- Topic: They’re still out there - Barn find 71 GTX
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1641
Re: They’re still out there - Barn find 71 GTX
He's gone down the originality path with his Charger 500...or as far as he reasonably can...but think he just wants to build this one how he wants it...plus he really didn't like the original colour.