One topic, many questions...
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Byker28i said:
Have you got the slot for one? I have a brand new one left as I replaced mine as it was broken and I had the opportunity to buy two for £1 each from an autojumble
That's very kind but no, no hole, no sign of one!Can you imagine smoking and driving the Cerbera "enthusiastically"??
It will be back to the contortions - not helped by having a tight single garage!
Rob
Upgraded mine today to a shiny voltmeter version (a bit of tech envy to be honest 
) and here's some photos for reference
The USB chargers with the volt output are wider than the hole so I am currently using a Dremel sander tool with a power drill to increase the hole - I will report back...
) and here's some photos for reference The USB chargers with the volt output are wider than the hole so I am currently using a Dremel sander tool with a power drill to increase the hole - I will report back...
I see various methods for accessing the back of the cigarette lighter here - just to add my tuppence worth - you might find your car has a soft panel on the right hand side.
You need to take off the panel under the steering column so you can get your head down and see what you're doing, but apart from that it's easy.
You need to take off the panel under the steering column so you can get your head down and see what you're doing, but apart from that it's easy.
I love the fact everyone's got various different modifications going on around the silver key, cigar lighter and ashtray / no ashtray
Success today with my drill / dremel sander bit strategy, and shiny new USB charger and Volt Meter installed in the enlarged hole - I work a mask and used a hand hoover as fibre glass dust is meant to be particularly bad to inhale
Now if I can just work out what the switch in the ashtray does, which I would swear was a fuel cut off switch until I tested it yesterday and it did exactly not that and the car started and ran fine in both positions...
Success today with my drill / dremel sander bit strategy, and shiny new USB charger and Volt Meter installed in the enlarged hole - I work a mask and used a hand hoover as fibre glass dust is meant to be particularly bad to inhale
Now if I can just work out what the switch in the ashtray does, which I would swear was a fuel cut off switch until I tested it yesterday and it did exactly not that and the car started and ran fine in both positions...
Juddder said:
I love the fact everyone's got various different modifications going on around the silver key, cigar lighter and ashtray / no ashtray
Success today with my drill / dremel sander bit strategy, and shiny new USB charger and Volt Meter installed in the enlarged hole - I work a mask and used a hand hoover as fibre glass dust is meant to be particularly bad to inhale
Now if I can just work out what the switch in the ashtray does, which I would swear was a fuel cut off switch until I tested it yesterday and it did exactly not that and the car started and ran fine in both positions...
Passenger Ejector seat. You must have a broken wire somewhere if you've been flicking it.Success today with my drill / dremel sander bit strategy, and shiny new USB charger and Volt Meter installed in the enlarged hole - I work a mask and used a hand hoover as fibre glass dust is meant to be particularly bad to inhale
Now if I can just work out what the switch in the ashtray does, which I would swear was a fuel cut off switch until I tested it yesterday and it did exactly not that and the car started and ran fine in both positions...
Obviously with the fixed roof, It pops the door to door open and tips the passenger out sideways..
Byker28i said:
Juddder said:
I love the fact everyone's got various different modifications going on around the silver key, cigar lighter and ashtray / no ashtray
Success today with my drill / dremel sander bit strategy, and shiny new USB charger and Volt Meter installed in the enlarged hole - I work a mask and used a hand hoover as fibre glass dust is meant to be particularly bad to inhale
Now if I can just work out what the switch in the ashtray does, which I would swear was a fuel cut off switch until I tested it yesterday and it did exactly not that and the car started and ran fine in both positions...
Passenger Ejector seat. You must have a broken wire somewhere if you've been flicking it.Success today with my drill / dremel sander bit strategy, and shiny new USB charger and Volt Meter installed in the enlarged hole - I work a mask and used a hand hoover as fibre glass dust is meant to be particularly bad to inhale
Now if I can just work out what the switch in the ashtray does, which I would swear was a fuel cut off switch until I tested it yesterday and it did exactly not that and the car started and ran fine in both positions...
Obviously with the fixed roof, It pops the door to door open and tips the passenger out sideways..
Tomorrow morning I'll start with mechanical stuff:
-Compression Test
-new oil
-new oil filter
-new air filter
-new fuel filter
-new differential oil
-new gearbox oil
-valves clearance
-new brakes pump
It will be a long week......
As usually, I need to ask some info:
-could you please tell me what values I have to expect about compression?
I had read some here but anytime are different values....
Is it maybe because of the way you perform the test?
-could you please let me know what clearances I have to put on exhaust and inlet valves?
As before, too many different info.....
Maybe because different cc needs different values?
I don't know....
N.B. My Cerbera is a 4.0 speed six
Regards
-Compression Test
-new oil
-new oil filter
-new air filter
-new fuel filter
-new differential oil
-new gearbox oil
-valves clearance
-new brakes pump
It will be a long week......
As usually, I need to ask some info:
-could you please tell me what values I have to expect about compression?
I had read some here but anytime are different values....
Is it maybe because of the way you perform the test?
-could you please let me know what clearances I have to put on exhaust and inlet valves?
As before, too many different info.....
Maybe because different cc needs different values?
I don't know....
N.B. My Cerbera is a 4.0 speed six
Regards
Some updates....
As I told in the first post, I have to change a too worn to be used gear leather gaiter.
Maybe the handbrake gaiter too will be changed..
I maybe found a leather which is quite similar to the old one but still differs a little.
So I'm thinking about a different solution...
The under part of the cushion seat it's made in the same original leather of the gaiter but with a little more smooth grain.
The cushion's foam seems to be tired also...
Can I maybe open the cushion to change the foam and use the under part to made new gaiter?
Then I'll use another material for the under part which it's out of sight....
What do you think about?
And what thickness a new foam cushion usually is?
After a good clean
As I told in the first post, I have to change a too worn to be used gear leather gaiter.
Maybe the handbrake gaiter too will be changed..
I maybe found a leather which is quite similar to the old one but still differs a little.
So I'm thinking about a different solution...
The under part of the cushion seat it's made in the same original leather of the gaiter but with a little more smooth grain.
The cushion's foam seems to be tired also...
Can I maybe open the cushion to change the foam and use the under part to made new gaiter?
Then I'll use another material for the under part which it's out of sight....
What do you think about?
And what thickness a new foam cushion usually is?
After a good clean
Hi all....
While I'm working on the gearbox, a couple of questions about things I don't understand:
-At idle (900rpm), all lights (gauges, cabin, headlamps....even the radio!) wobbling.
Only if I reach 1200rpm they stopped.
Alternator SHOULD be ok....what do you think about?
-While I'm dismantling the exhaust to take apart the gearbox, what a surprise to find that one of the two catalyst it's completely empty!
Really don't like the idea that 3 cylinders work with cat and 3 without....so I think I'll decat everything.
What do you think about?
While I'm working on the gearbox, a couple of questions about things I don't understand:
-At idle (900rpm), all lights (gauges, cabin, headlamps....even the radio!) wobbling.
Only if I reach 1200rpm they stopped.
Alternator SHOULD be ok....what do you think about?
-While I'm dismantling the exhaust to take apart the gearbox, what a surprise to find that one of the two catalyst it's completely empty!
Really don't like the idea that 3 cylinders work with cat and 3 without....so I think I'll decat everything.
What do you think about?
Edited by Andrea7 on Monday 16th September 21:41
Waiting for repair gearbox, I started some works on the interior.
As told before, I would like to replace rubber and leather gear lever gaiters, hanbrake leather gaiter and cigar lighter.
I started to remove everything it's needed to remove the central console BUT i need some advice about what to do with the gauges pod: what do you do with this once everything else it's done?
Is it necessary to disconnect everything or is it possibles to let all gauges fitted and remove the all group?
Regards
As told before, I would like to replace rubber and leather gear lever gaiters, hanbrake leather gaiter and cigar lighter.
I started to remove everything it's needed to remove the central console BUT i need some advice about what to do with the gauges pod: what do you do with this once everything else it's done?
Is it necessary to disconnect everything or is it possibles to let all gauges fitted and remove the all group?
Regards
Edited by Andrea7 on Tuesday 8th October 20:24
Andrea7 said:
Waiting for repair gearbox, I started some works on the interior.
As told before, I would like to replace rubber and leather gear lever gaiters, hanbrake leather gaiter and cigar lighter.
I started to remove everything it's needed to remove the central console BUT i need some advice about what to do with the gauges pod: what do you do with this once everything else it's done?
Is it necessary to disconnect everything or is it possibles to let all gauges fitted and remove the all group?
Regards
OK. Maybe I solved it. I'll try to remove the entire instrument cluster through the hole in the dashboard when I remove it. Now the entire console and dashboard are free and move. But I have another question: what procedure is there to dismantle the handbrake lever with as little disassembly as possible? Thank you.....As told before, I would like to replace rubber and leather gear lever gaiters, hanbrake leather gaiter and cigar lighter.
I started to remove everything it's needed to remove the central console BUT i need some advice about what to do with the gauges pod: what do you do with this once everything else it's done?
Is it necessary to disconnect everything or is it possibles to let all gauges fitted and remove the all group?
Regards
Edited by Andrea7 on Tuesday 8th October 20:24
Andrea7 said:
Andrea7 said:
Waiting for repair gearbox, I started some works on the interior.
As told before, I would like to replace rubber and leather gear lever gaiters, hanbrake leather gaiter and cigar lighter.
I started to remove everything it's needed to remove the central console BUT i need some advice about what to do with the gauges pod: what do you do with this once everything else it's done?
Is it necessary to disconnect everything or is it possibles to let all gauges fitted and remove the all group?
Regards
OK. Maybe I solved it. I'll try to remove the entire instrument cluster through the hole in the dashboard when I remove it. Now the entire console and dashboard are free and move. But I have another question: what procedure is there to dismantle the handbrake lever with as little disassembly as possible? Thank you.....As told before, I would like to replace rubber and leather gear lever gaiters, hanbrake leather gaiter and cigar lighter.
I started to remove everything it's needed to remove the central console BUT i need some advice about what to do with the gauges pod: what do you do with this once everything else it's done?
Is it necessary to disconnect everything or is it possibles to let all gauges fitted and remove the all group?
Regards
Edited by Andrea7 on Tuesday 8th October 20:24
Now...why does the console still seems to be stuck in the area behind the radio?
Is there anything else that could stop it to come out?
I removed 2 bolts on each side of the console and 4/5 screws behind it....
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