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I've just successfully fitted some nice bright blue Magnecor LT leads. Now, I know this is probably easy level 1 out of 5000, but I'm still proud that I blew up neither myself or the car.
The hardest bit was collecting them from the Post Office. Numpty 1 decided that right-turn "turn past the car" rules didn't apply to him. Numpty 2 decided that giving way to the right on a roundabout didn't apply to her.
Together with a new battery the S is now starting first time, every time
See you at the Ace!
(oh, one question (isn't there always
) The 'extender plugs' that go between the Distributor and the plugs are still the old ones. Should I replace them too? Are they standard?)
The hardest bit was collecting them from the Post Office. Numpty 1 decided that right-turn "turn past the car" rules didn't apply to him. Numpty 2 decided that giving way to the right on a roundabout didn't apply to her.
Together with a new battery the S is now starting first time, every time
See you at the Ace!
(oh, one question (isn't there always
) The 'extender plugs' that go between the Distributor and the plugs are still the old ones. Should I replace them too? Are they standard?)page3 said:
oh, one question (isn't there always
Adam,
Yes, they are standard.
Ford call them "Adapter/Surpressor" - Motorcraft p/n 6081467 (£2.95p each - Nov'02) - 7 required.
I don't know what happens if you don't use them, but they can break down with age (a local S owner had an untraceable misfire until he found a cracked one).
See you on Friday.
Podie said:
I`ve taken mine off, along with the guard around the dizzy, looks much nicer now and didn't make any difference at all.
Roy.
Thought the guard helped protect against water... which the S's are quite good at letting in!
They have an intake on the bonnet for just that purpose, and it points directly at the dizzy too
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Congratulations!
It just goes to show what you can do if you put your mind to it. I'd give you 1 out of 10,000 for this as its about the same level as useing the toilet on your own for the fist time!
Anyway, from little things come greatness, so well done and keep up the hard work.
What you going to take on next, checking the radiator level, tyre pressures, I always loose one of them plastic screw things that go on the tyre valve thing. One always seems to get knocked under the car or completly dissapears!
Anyone else suffer from this toilet humour!
Gadgit.
It just goes to show what you can do if you put your mind to it. I'd give you 1 out of 10,000 for this as its about the same level as useing the toilet on your own for the fist time!
Anyway, from little things come greatness, so well done and keep up the hard work.
What you going to take on next, checking the radiator level, tyre pressures, I always loose one of them plastic screw things that go on the tyre valve thing. One always seems to get knocked under the car or completly dissapears!
Anyone else suffer from this toilet humour!
Gadgit.
gadgit said:
What you going to take on next, checking the radiator level, tyre pressures, I always loose one of them plastic screw things that go on the tyre valve thing. One always seems to get knocked under the car or completly dissapears!
I tried fixing my flat's central heating - result - loud bang and £400 to a plumber
(obviously it was already broken so no halm done)
M@H said:DO: Remove one old lead and replace with one new lead. Repeat sequence until all leads are replace.
I'd say 1 in 500 actually.. I remember setting up a set of leads on an engine I was going to fit to the beetle, and was mighty suprised to get a blowback up through the carb when I'd got two of them the wrong way round
Aah well
Matt.
DON'T: Excitedly pull all old leads off and then fit new leads in the arrangement that looks neatest, and certainly much tidier than that tangle that was there before.
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