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Looks like your car has accrued some extra wires over the years.
If you look at the wiring diagram the wires to the coil are very simple.
https://thumbsnap.com/i/zR3QcnKD.jpg?0301
You'll have to trace it by hand. Or disconnect it and see what stops working?
If you look at the wiring diagram the wires to the coil are very simple.
https://thumbsnap.com/i/zR3QcnKD.jpg?0301
You'll have to trace it by hand. Or disconnect it and see what stops working?
Your next picture is the take-off for the Rover SD1 style tuning take-off connector. There is a metal lug on the front pulley and a coil in that assembly, connected to the socket under the cap you can see.
On a lot of wedges this was deleted, but as you have it, fair enough. The idea is that you can accurately measure the dwell and advance electronically.
The other wire might be for a ballast resistor defeat, but if your current coil is running at 12V isn't needed, which is why it's dangling (also it needs a starter motor with a solenoid that has the extra connector giving full battery volts on cranking).
On a lot of wedges this was deleted, but as you have it, fair enough. The idea is that you can accurately measure the dwell and advance electronically.
The other wire might be for a ballast resistor defeat, but if your current coil is running at 12V isn't needed, which is why it's dangling (also it needs a starter motor with a solenoid that has the extra connector giving full battery volts on cranking).
Had an interesting one today, repaired leaks on exhaust and replaced a couple of hoses, started the engine and it was racing away at idle, checked everything over for leaks couldn't see anything different from when I started.... In the end adjusted throttle plate so it was fully closed and had to set timing again. Running fine but no idea why this happened.... Would repairing exhaust leaks cause this???
CJD2005 said:
Had an interesting one today, repaired leaks on exhaust and replaced a couple of hoses, started the engine and it was racing away at idle, checked everything over for leaks couldn't see anything different from when I started.... In the end adjusted throttle plate so it was fully closed and had to set timing again. Running fine but no idea why this happened.... Would repairing exhaust leaks cause this???
No....??Hi All, hope everyone is well under the circumstances, was hoping to get car on the road this year but will have to see... Anyway just sourced a mushroom cap and filter which was missing from the rocker cover however I notice on occasions there seems to be fumes coming from this??? Anything to worry about before I put the filter and cap on?
The last three mushroom caps I fitted were WD40 plastic caps with 8mm hole drilled in top, fitted with a bit of foam and painted black. Looks good enough....
Shouldn't have vapour coming from the cap though. if your breather system is working, the plenum chamber should create slight negative pressure in engine casing so mushroom vent should draw very small amount of air in, and not let vapour out?
Shouldn't have vapour coming from the cap though. if your breather system is working, the plenum chamber should create slight negative pressure in engine casing so mushroom vent should draw very small amount of air in, and not let vapour out?
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