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- Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:05 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Raising front suspension.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 761
Raising front suspension.
I'm looking to raise the front left hand suspension. I have a pretty good idea of what is needed to be done but was looking for a bit of clarification please
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:08 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: bonnet catch broken
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1072
Re: bonnet catch broken
forgot to mention that i have a mesh grill on the front so cant get up that way
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:58 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: bonnet catch broken
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1072
bonnet catch broken
hi iv gone to open my bonnet after leaving the car for several weeks and the bonnet catch has come off and pulled through. could anyone tell me of a way to get around this problem rather than pushing it ramps and getting under it as it does have a flat battery. iv looked through past posts on the fo...
- Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:37 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: morris marina electronic distributor
- Replies: 1
- Views: 664
morris marina electronic distributor
hey iv gone from the normal distributor to electronic, and was just wondering what to do with the second wire that comes out from the distributor, also would a rubber pipe be alright to go on the vacumn advance bypassing the valve looking like thing on the standard metal advance pipe
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:41 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: leaking rear wheel slave cylinder
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1855
leaking rear wheel slave cylinder
at the start of june I replaced the two rear slave cylinders because the seals had gone. however the ones I put on in june seals have gone again already. is their any reason for this. they were both brand new slave cylinders. could i be bleeding wrong or seting them up incorrectly. also i have marin...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:02 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: 1275 distributor spindle timing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1303
Re: 1275 distributor spindle timing
thanks for the advice
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:14 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: 1275 distributor spindle timing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1303
1275 distributor spindle timing
hey just started timing the my marina 1275 engine. however i need some advice on the direction to put the spindle in to start timing the engine. thanks
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: timing up a 1275 marina engine
- Replies: 1
- Views: 865
timing up a 1275 marina engine
i have a 1275 marina engine which needs to be timed up. starting with the distributor, which is a electronic distributor. so was just looking for a bit advice please.
- Sun May 01, 2011 11:30 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: earthing problems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1494
Re: earthing problems
were can i find the earth strap to check this?
- Sun May 01, 2011 8:28 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: earthing problems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1494
earthing problems
i recently took my 1098 engine out to replace the oil pump. however when the engine was put back in the whole engine is live when tested with a test screw it lit up on any part of metal on the block. this only happened when the starter motor was trying to start the engine. so basically why isnt the ...
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:18 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: marina distributor housing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 720
marina distributor housing
hey im struggling to find a part i need for my 1.3 marina engine. im looking for the distributor housing which the distributor clamps into then slides into the block to hold the distributor. can anyone help me find one. and do you know if my morris distributor housing would be the same so i could sw...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:05 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: electronic distributor wont fit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1491
Re: electronic distributor wont fit
does the distributor from my 1098 have a adapter sleeve. if so could it be swaped the when i swap the engines.
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:22 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: electronic distributor wont fit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1491
Re: electronic distributor wont fit
no i dont have a adapter sleeve. do you know were i could get one from
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:00 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: electronic distributor wont fit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1491
Re: electronic distributor wont fit
the engine didnt come with a distributor with it.
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:44 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: electronic distributor wont fit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1491
electronic distributor wont fit
hey guys sorry to keep bothering about distributors. but when i got my 45d electronic distributor and put it into the marina engine although the bottom drive pegs fitted and it was the correct length. but the hole in the block is approximatley 34 mm wide. were as the distributor shaft is only approx...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: identifaction ital A or ital A+
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3228
Re: identifaction ital A or ital A+
the block is ribbed so i fairly confident its an a+. should an a+ ital distributor fit this engine because it doesnt the drive pegs are to wide to fit into the slots?
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:29 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: identifaction ital A or ital A+
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3228
Re: identifaction ital A or ital A+
hey the serial number on the engine is rkm 1129 e15046. but by the sounds of it its a marina which is annoying after it was sold to me as a ital and i bought ital parts for it. the engine didnt come with a distributor so dont know if clamp or fork.
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:13 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: identifaction ital A or ital A+
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3228
Re: identifaction ital A or ital A+
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- Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:08 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: identifaction ital A or ital A+
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3228
identifaction ital A or ital A+
hey i recently bought what i was told was a Ital A+ engine, however after buying parts for A+ and them not fitting im not so sure what i have so if you could help me to identify what i have this would be very helpfull. manifold on this may be misleading as i believe this to be wrong, so i have bough...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:18 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: ital A+ electronic ignition
- Replies: 2
- Views: 971
ital A+ electronic ignition
hey i recently bought a ital electronic distributor off ebay. only to find that when i got it that the drive slots at the bottom which go into the engine are to wide. however i do have the bottom half of a older distributor which fits into the engine. so just wondering can i change the end drive slo...