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JoeLondon

Nice Mark! She starts very easily, have you upgraded the starter? I was thinking of doing this, mine sometimes doesn't engage and needs a second go. I managed to fix 2 more gremlins today - Brakes were binding when warm and in traffic, tap them and they grip on, bit of red rubber grease on the small...

JoeLondon

Update. Yep. The old hangers had been left on, so obviously replacing those has made a huge difference and I can now make it of the ugliest bumps with a light scrape, rather than the bone chilling crunch on the tiniest bumps. So, great! I still suffer greatly from the ingress of exhaust fumes into t...

JoeLondon

Brilliant ideas all round. I have noticed today that after coming back from having the work done, unfortunately - the exhaust work was missed! Disappointing to say the least. Didn't even change the perished rubber exhaust hangers. So, Ill get me some new rubber hangers to start with and see what dif...

JoeLondon

Howdy folks, I finally got my car back after about 6 months - thanks Covid! Driving in London I have the blessed speed hump issue with the S3 scraping the centre boxes when I drive over anything higher than a matchstick. Have replaced all the hanging rubbers but that didn't change much. As I now nee...

JoeLondon

Great plan. Any excuse!

JoeLondon

Great info. Thank you!

JoeLondon

Yea I was thinking skid plates. Maybe a skateboard

I'll do as you say, try everything to keep the stance. Likewise I feel it's part of the charm.

Otherwise I might ask you about those adjustables.

JoeLondon

Ohh so it's not just my shocks! Yep. Nightmare. Mind you so is anything over the height of a gnat. Sure my exhaust hangers need repl6.. but man this thing is low to the ground. Any solutions?

JoeLondon

Will do!

You're not based in North London are you? My boss sent me a pic of a primrose S3 near him the other day

JoeLondon

SOLD to the man called Graham

Thank you. She kinda caught my eye too, to state the obvious.

Haven't seen her since lockdown though. Went off for a look over by Angus Moss just before.. if it wasn't for the hole in my bank acc6 I wouldn't know I'd bought it

JoeLondon

Thanks Philip, The mechanic I've sent it to is a recommendation from the good guys of this forum and by all accounts is the right guy. I feel like this car deserves a bit of correction. I wait with baited breath to find out just how much correction that is. Hoping for nothing earth shattering, but t...

JoeLondon

https://i.postimg.cc/pT1qxjYF/IMG-20200318-102059.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/fyGCShPW/MVIMG-20200318-102025.jpg I think the dizzy and coil look ok and upgraded. Not sure about the wood screw in the vacuum on the back n/s carb. Something to do with the missing hot air pickup hose and the question over...

JoeLondon

Looking at the condition of the engine in your pic, it clearly has received no loving care. Hopefully this also means is hasn't been messed around with! Have minded to leave a review for.the servicing garage who's name is on all the old bills. They mention sorting almost all the parts that are in n...

JoeLondon

What is the little thing on the side of the air cleaner near the port, looks like an mini oil can or a breather of some sort.

I see it's the diaphragms from your other post!

JoeLondon

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Thanks Richard.

She overheated in traffic again today and spat out all her Evian... Might have to try Perrier.

Perhaps you should try English water, not French? Maybe something from the Malverns - not sure if they have bottled water from Coventry?

John

Beer!

JoeLondon

Fantastic. Thanks! I have been looking at these and wondering what should be attached. Both sides missing. Explains why the cold start takes ages to warm up. Is there any reason someone would disconnect these? Other than poor stewardship. Image of other side added to show she's well balanced. What i...

JoeLondon

Makes perfect sense.

Thanks Philip.

Things do seem to get slightly better the more I drive it. Poor girl has probably been stuck in a garage for 10 years. Largest mileage between MOTs since 2015 is 179! Average is 60. She needs to blow off the cobwebs, and probably spit out a few crumbled o rings

JoeLondon

Not convinced it's fuse as it works when wired in reverse. Checked them anyway, all seem ok and cleaned up. Can't figure out why only the left fan runs. Mind you, sparks aren't really my thing, so if it's not blatant or easy I get miffed quickly. But, I would think that as the one fan runs, the fuse...

JoeLondon

Hi Love the post. On the V12 there are hardened valve seats. With your water overflow, are you filling the radiator header tank to the top? If so, don’t, as the expansion of the water as it heats up will spit out quite a bit. I find that the header tank should sit at about half full. Where does the...

JoeLondon

Yes belt seems fine.

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