TVR S Series Barn Find. No fuel pump or injectors
Discussion
Had an hour or two today to fix a few other things:
Throttle Position Sensor: when I actuated the throttle by hand the other week the butterflys did not open fully so I gave it a little more force and I heard a 'click'. Having googled some of the rough running symptoms I was having, a good number of forum comments point to the TPS. So I have replaced that today and it does run better and the response has quickened up a touch but I do need to do more tests and de-foul the plugs from yesterday's fun. Decent enough for £20 quid from local motor factors same day. The brand is Intermotor. The one that came off was a genuine Ford item.
Flushed cooling system: I've done a couple of initial flushes but realise that clamps and some hoses will need replacing to be safe. The swirl pot is also rusty on the inside so will need to source a good replacement or one of those fancy stainless steel jobs. For now, I'll live with what I have before I sink too much in too soon.
Battery Charging: I figured out today that a quirk of these cars is that you need to blip the throttle beyond 2k rpm to put the battery light out and start the charging system. Odd but now I know.
Cylinder 5: appears to be misfiring. The exhaust header on that cylinder is barely warm compared to the all the others. I need to investigate that. The right bank headers are also more hot to the touch than the left headers in general...
Oil Pressure: currently this thing is maxing out at full 100 on the gauge! I hope it's a faulty sender or something simple and it's not really pumping out that much.
Tomorrow I plan on sorting brakes and clutch. Or at least making a start...
Throttle Position Sensor: when I actuated the throttle by hand the other week the butterflys did not open fully so I gave it a little more force and I heard a 'click'. Having googled some of the rough running symptoms I was having, a good number of forum comments point to the TPS. So I have replaced that today and it does run better and the response has quickened up a touch but I do need to do more tests and de-foul the plugs from yesterday's fun. Decent enough for £20 quid from local motor factors same day. The brand is Intermotor. The one that came off was a genuine Ford item.
Flushed cooling system: I've done a couple of initial flushes but realise that clamps and some hoses will need replacing to be safe. The swirl pot is also rusty on the inside so will need to source a good replacement or one of those fancy stainless steel jobs. For now, I'll live with what I have before I sink too much in too soon.
Battery Charging: I figured out today that a quirk of these cars is that you need to blip the throttle beyond 2k rpm to put the battery light out and start the charging system. Odd but now I know.
Cylinder 5: appears to be misfiring. The exhaust header on that cylinder is barely warm compared to the all the others. I need to investigate that. The right bank headers are also more hot to the touch than the left headers in general...
Oil Pressure: currently this thing is maxing out at full 100 on the gauge! I hope it's a faulty sender or something simple and it's not really pumping out that much.
Tomorrow I plan on sorting brakes and clutch. Or at least making a start...
Edited by Spacecowboyuk on Friday 16th February 20:26
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