New 350i owner

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Mike Brewer said:

Dont think so.Might be wrong.i think later cars have them fitted.Some one who knows thier stuff will be along .Cheers Mike

Hi Mike
When you say later cars do you mean series 2 or later as in another model mate please

Regards

Ralph

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maston said:

Ralph,

No lambda sensor to worry about mate.
They were only on the "Hot wire" air flow meters, yours has a "flapper" air flow meter.

The hotwires used a different ecu too, a lucas 14cux jobby where yours has a lucas 4cu control unit.

Sorry to hear it is still not running too mate, I know how you feel, tvr's can be a f**king nightmare. Felt like selling mine a few days ago and completely giving up on tvr's. I now need a major brake overhaul !!!

Hope you get it running soon mate

Cheers
Ian

Cheers Chris and Mike

Hi Ian
Yeah cant figure this one out mate gone from running super rich to now super lean, if i only had a load of spare parts i would probably be able to work it out, but most are like soooo hard to find its driving me mad, well lets see mate as have booked the car in elmwood Tvr on thursday so hopefully if they can get it running sweet i,ll be happy mate, sorry to hear about your brakes.

All the best

Ralph

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Even Guys
Well it the Efi last chance tomorrow to see if i can sort it, if not, its going in the bin and a carb set up will be installed, quick question, can i remove the hole loom and all internal fuses etc, cheers ralph

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Mike Brewer said:

I Hope you get it going Ralph.Best of luck Mike...Sorry i dont know the answer to your question ...

Hi Mike
Not a problem mate and thanks, i think i may just ripe it out and have done with it mate as really cant be arsed to mess about with a load of electric conponants which have had they day, so if any of you guys have any use, please contact me.

Regards

Ralph

Edited by ralph350i on Saturday 10th March 21:27

Edited by ralph350i on Sunday 11th March 09:34

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Evening Guys
Well the complete injection and loom have been removed ready for the engine to now be fully cleaned, pianted and the new parts fitted and in some ways it been a blessing as i found both engine mounts not done up at all and a number of fixing bolts for the efi injectors lose, so this was a fire waiting to happen, i still have one small issue with one of the water pump bolts which will not come undo as want to paint the holding bracket for the PAS pump, still to be expected, so here's a couple of photo's of before and after and a quick question, as the fuel pump relay is on the engine loom how do it get around it please?? many thanks, ralph

Nicely done up bolt, NOT

Before and after lol



And poor old me still has to deal with this mess

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adam quantrill said:

Don't bin the old EFI stuff as there will be a few quid's return on eBay.

Hi Adam
Have not and if one off you guys want it am happy to let it go for pennies mate, but would require collecting from purley, surrey

Regards

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honestjohntoo said:

hat may well have been a significant source of air leaks into the inlet manifold and a long term unidentified cause of the Efi issues. We'll never know, tho'.

Hi Honest-johntoo
i did try again before i removed the Efi and found if you hit the Ecu the car would run a bit better but still not great and i would have had to got this far to have found the issues anyway, still i think for me its probably the best option, many thank for you help

Regards

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mrzigazaga said:

In the early stages of my metering head issues it was suggested to me to convert to carbs but after reading that some of the capris that did this suffered a loss of power when they did away with the Constant fuelling of the K-jetronic and replaced it with carbs so i decided not to, Wouldnt this also be the case with the 350?..

Hi Ziga
I know nothing about k-jetronic mate, but if its anything like the lucas system then good luck mate and i,ll happily lose 20bhp as would much rather have a car that dont have old electric's that imo are a nightmare to find parts or fix, am sure alot will disagree, but for me its a no brainer.
In regards to performance mate, am pretty sure a carb set up with a cam can easy produce 220bhp so if anything it would be a better upgrade, but as you may have seen my main concern is not about the carb set up mate it more about the way the car has been put back together.

Ian ( mason) if i was you mate, i would go a pay your so called mechinic a visit as imo if that car had run correctly i would hate to think of the danger he would have put you in, sorry but PLEASE DO NOT USE HIM FOR YOUR SAFETY.

Regards

Ralph

Ralph

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Mike Brewer said:

Hope you get it running ok with carbs.At the end of the day its your car.So i for one say good on you Cheers Ralph.Mike

Hi Mike
Cheers mate am sure it will and each to they own as they say mate.

And ziga
Mate please dont say sorry, not in anyway did you put a downer on it, it just my opinion regarding the efi and you could well be right mate, but hopefully this will enable me to get to them meets a bit quicker as could really do with some sun on the bald spot lol

All the best guys

Ralph

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Hi Guys
Well its pissing down with rain, so not much to report really, the engine and chassis is ready for cleaning all gunked up and go, but have to go to the mother inlaws tomorrow, so will have to wait for next week, stil i did get the camcovers polished and just need to piant the groves black and job done



Cheers

Ralph

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Mike Brewer said:

Looking good mate.what are you going to paint the chassis with.Keep us posted good luck tommorow....lol.Mike

Hi Mike
Dont you just love the mother inlaw mate, she bloody hates me lol
Not sure what to piant the chassis with mate, but have seen some other stuff on here mate, i think its called P1??, any advise mate and hows your coming along??

Cheers

Ralph

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Mike Brewer said:

Not brill .i am in the process of builing a front extention.if i am honest i never seem to have enough time to drive it at the moment.lol.Mike

I done mine about 3 years ago Mike and if i had the wedge i would have never had time as you say, good luck mate, a nice extension is always worth the effort.

Cheers

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Evening Guys
Well the carb and manifold have arrived and after a quick look it appears i need more parts, both water feeds are different and there's a number of screw in parts which i need to sort out and the cheap b*****ds dont even give you the screws to hold the carb down,, still i,ll try and order the parts in the morning and see if i cant get an overnight delivery so i can crack on with the install.
Have also been cleaning up the bottom of the engine and steering rack as it was covered in grease, which after a good blast with a hot water pressure cleaner it come up really well along with the chassis, so am very pleased as just need to start pianting.
So Here's a few picture's not great but you get the idea.


At last you can see the pipes lol


and have cleaned this area which just needs a little further cleaning to make good


Thanks for looking

Ralph

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mrzigazaga said:

Hi Ralph..I hope you can sort this wedge out mate..You deserve a break for perseverance which i must add does pay off!!..POR 15 is good for chassis..Good luck..Ziga
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=p...
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=p...

Hi Zig
If it kills me this car is gonna run mate lol and cheers for the links, just what i was looking for mate

Cheers

Ralph

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adam quantrill said:

Ralph - what are you doing about the fuel pump - the EFI one being far too strong. Another part you can sell, though ;^)

Hi Adam
i have decided not to sell any of the parts as if at some piont i do sell the car i can then come with its orginal Efi system which i think would be a nice touch in years to come and the fuel pump has been sorted thanks to GV

Cheers

Ralph

Edited by ralph350i on Thursday 22 March 21:48

Edited by ralph350i on Thursday 22 March 21:49

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Good Evening guys
Well started the install this morning and firstly started re-taping up all the wiring which took ages, then onto re-fitting the PAS pump etc and then pianted a few brackets, pullies etc which i,ll finish off tomorrow. then onto the install of carb and manifold which went very well, also installed all the water pump housings and just need to start attaching all the pipework, ie fuel lines and vacuum hose's etc unfortunately i have to go to my office in the morning as my blackberry will not forward the pictures that GV kindly sent me to my computer which i need to complete the install, still pretty close now.

Here's a few picture.





Thanks for looking

Regards

Ralph

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Cheers Guys
Hopefully get it all plumbed in tomorrow and get that fuel pump sorted, bring on the summer, cant wait and a massive thank you to GV ( andy) and Mike, you have both been of great help guys i owe you both a good

Cheers

Ralph

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Evening Guys
Well another cracking day, so got a bit further with the install, so am now at the stage where i need to comfirm a couple more fittingS and job done Hopefully

So have now installed
Outlet of heater to rear of manifold
inlet of heater to top outlet of water pump
side outlet of water pump to inlet manifold
Top rad hose to inlet manifold
overflow outlet near cap to tank
pcv to breather on camcover
Carb vacuum to distributor

So i need a fitting for the brake vac pipe as there is a hole located in the manifold ( see picture), but here the strange thing, looking at the manual it shows a port at the rear of the carb and saids this is a power brake port??? could this be for the brake vac???? if so then there's no return on the fuel pump??? it shows a canister vapor vent on the drawing, but this is not on the carb i have, any one know what i need to do with it???

I am going to do a full map showing where all the hose's should go once completed, so that it may help any one thinking of completing this conversion in the future.

Here's a couple of pictures showing all the ports on the carb


THIS IS THE REAR POWER BRAKE PORT


i was going to use this outlet in the manifold for the brake vac, you can see the screw hole on the just to the left on the manifold


Thanks for looking

Ralph

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Hi Guys
Well just had a chat with Andy ( Gv) a really nice guy and very helpfull, so he has confirmed what i needed to know, ie brake vac and fuel lines, so hopefully this time next week my wedge will be on the road

cheers, Ralph

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maston said:

Ralph,

Check wca's link out (forum subject is All good things come to an end...wedge up for sale soon)
He has carbs running and thought it could be useful mate.
By the way, I can't wait to see the ole girl running mate, keep me posted

Cheers

Ian

Hi Ian
i see the 390 is up and running mate, so am please for you, hopefully the old girl should be finished by easter mate and if there's a meet at geenwich i,ll defo be there, be great to catch up, been a long road, but its nearly time to enjoy

All the best

Ralph