Three 3000m restoration projects on eBay

[chris52]

hoppo4.2 said:

As im still waiting for my new electronic ignition kit to turn up i decided to fix a few other bits today.

We now have a horn, wipers, washers,indicators,and all the other lights apart from the brake lights working.

Also fixed the heater blower cooling fan and heated rear screen.

Fingers crossed the parts will arrive tomorrow and i can get it going.

Good luck with the start up
chris

[hoppo4.2]

So not had much time today but quickly slapped the new bits in place and it fires!!

But then dies wont rev or idle im guessing carb related? Ill have a look tomorrow.

Looks like theres some kind of crap auto choke thing that looks like its doung nothing.

[chris52]

Sounds like it could be the carb a rebuild kit is available and a fairly straight forward job to do. Could also be a hole host of other things but if you have the timing somewhere close it should fire up.
Chris

[Adrian@]

hoppo4.2 said:

So not had much time today but quickly slapped the new bits in place and it fires!!

But then dies wont rev or idle im guessing carb related? Ill have a look tomorrow.

Looks like theres some kind of crap auto choke thing that looks like its doung nothing.

Auto choke...it operates with a single full press to the throttle pedal, adjustment is a once a day setup from cold, that one press should close both the flaps and bring in the auto choke cam, which is adjustable for RPM high idle. On a 'standing' vehicle you will need a full water system, with water flow through the choke (check under the thermostat housing, AND on a 3000M only the heater system has a by-pass restrictor to force water through the heater matrix IF the system is plumbed correctly) and then after about 60 seconds you need to blip the pedal to bring off the full choke THEN after warming up another full throttle to bring the choke off fully ...it really is that simple.
Adrian@

[hoppo4.2]

Ok so its running.

Had to bypass the balast resistor then it fired up lovley.

Faulty resistor?

[plasticpig72]

if you had a ballast resistor that means you now need to change the coil for a 12Volt coil.
Ballast résistors use a coil less than 12Volts
Alan

[hoppo4.2]

That was my understanding too however for now its running fine without.

Ill get a new resistor ordered.

Hopefully ill get it down the mot station today and see what else needs attention.

[hoppo4.2]

A day in the garage and its now mot'd

But what is the timing ment to be set to.
The autodata book says 14degrees but with it set to that its undriveable.

The timing light is saying its currently at 30 degrees but that cant be right

[Adrian@]

TDC is not on the scale ..the 'W' has a centre point of 10 degrees, with the highs being 8/12. Check the mechanical advance and vac advance...and Aldon Ignitor system limit out the mechanic advance, unless it has been modified.
Adrian@
IF it is all working correctly then I like to run 16 degrees (with the correct pilots jetting).

[hoppo4.2]

The auto data book I have states that the top of the W is 12 Middle 10 and bottom 8

With the engine set just past the 12 mark it idles fine but will not drive under load it misses and has no power at all.

Lucky for me I marked where it was in the first place. With it back there it drives much better if a little flat feeling.

The problem is that in this position the strob light shows the timing mark a good 5 cm to the left of the marks on the crankcase.

I think that makes it a good few degrees off?


Is the distributor on a key way or is it splined to that it could have been put back in on the wrong tooth by somone. Making it appear that the timing is miles off when in fact it's correct.

[TCTVR]

plasticpig72 said:

imho it's a pity the green one KNV 709P went to xx classics to be resold and not to a classic fan§§§§§§
Alan

Not so: Missed the private sale by about 10 minutes but have now secured it from AH.........so with a TVR classic fan and shortly appearing around the lanes of Staffs

TC

[chris52]

Well done get some pictures up soon.
chris

[hoppo4.2]

Posted these in the readers cars section but this is how mines looking now it on the road.

[oliverb205]

Looks great, certainly better than I remember it at Blackpool in April 1990.

Oliver.

[hoppo4.2]

Wow love to see pics of my cars from years back.
Looks black on that pic?

Tbh it needs painting to do it justice but adide from that its a brilliant motor

[oliverb205]

I am pretty sure that it was a very dark blue, I am assuming it has been resprayed a lighter blue since then judging by your photo. It belonged to a lad from Leeds at the time, but he didn't come to many meetings so this is the only photo I have of it.

Oliver.

[hoppo4.2]

Resprayed very badly im fairly sure it started out yellow.