Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 He's all 'Grinny' and 'Happy' now, .....when he has finished playing and enjoying the sound of a sweet revin' V8 I'm sure he'll pop in Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentranger Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 oh yeah im well happy. new rotor arm and cap did the trick. as soon as i put them on it was ticking over at about 500 revs. adjusted the timeing and tickover again and she is sweet on petrol. loads of power there aswell. on the lpg side of things if i switch over when moveing there is very little difference in performance but on idle, well there is no idle on the gas but not too bothered about that just yet. i would imagine a decent set of plugs will help as i had done a test today on the old plugs and new 1's. the ngk's spark was double that of the champion. i will pick up a set tomorrow and try them. it wont do no harm. BIG BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. i would have scrapped it ages ago i think but you all kept me going in my hour of need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentranger Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 well fingers crossed she will start this morning but im sure she will. it has not been running this well for a long time. i have learnt a very big lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 All that trouble from rotor arm & cap roll on EDIS I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I'm am so nearly there now John ! Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentranger Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 hi again. it started great with no probs. i drove it for about 20 miles to give it a little clear out. got back n tinkered with the timeing and idle and now its fine both gas and fuel. changed the plugs again to ngk's. the plugs that came out was black with soot so ill get that checked in a couple of weeks. thanks again all for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 hi again. it started great with no probs. i drove it for about 20 miles to give it a little clear out. got back n tinkered with the timeing and idle and now its fine both gas and fuel. changed the plugs again to ngk's. the plugs that came out was black with soot so ill get that checked in a couple of weeks. thanks again all for your help You're welcome. Suggest you also change the leads, use genuines and connect them a la piccy I e-mailed you for best peformance Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I'm am so nearly there now John ! Get a move on Nige - been driving round with mine for nearly two weeks now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yeah yeah yeah Git Soon...very soon Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 We've had exactly the same story with another V8 in the yard this week - it ran, then it didn't, stuck new plugs in and VROOM! it's purring like a kitten now... the sort of kitten that lives in the zoo and eats Zebras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Get a move on Nige - been driving round with mine for nearly two weeks now I've had mine running for longer than that Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 the sort of kitten that lives in the zoo and eats Zebras Its not going anywhere near mine My zebra makes far more noise than that thing anyway.... Interesting reading this thread....I had a similar problem with my v8 in the summer. Drove me nuts. Turned out that I hadnt done the nut up properly on the points connection in the dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentranger Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 hi all only me again (pain in the rear) but just to let you all know the car is still fine and running better than it ever has done. thanks again all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Invioce to follow Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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