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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:41 pm
by Peetee
Fine and dandy.
I'm of the belief that thinking it's fixed is the best way. These cars are very elemental. Feel positive and your Mog will go along with it.
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:59 pm
by bmcecosse
Hope so! But i would look out for a standard dizzy and carry it with you all the time ! I do anyway - and i don't have leccy ignition, well, not in the Minor anyway! TR7 has Pertronix system - I carry a complete spare standard dizzy with me just in case!
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:31 pm
by tonym911
Yes I think that is very good advice. When I get one I may well put it on in place of the leccy one just to see the difference for myself (if there is one!).
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:33 pm
by autolycus
Just seen the comment in another thread about the new rotor arm being a much snugger fit. This fits in with my remark about the marks on the brass strip. I'm happy to believe that many rotor arms have a "missing" chunk of bakelite, but a bit concerned what a flailing rotor arm might have contacted. Any marks inside the distributor cap?
Don't put up with your engine running less than perfectly, unless your standard of perfection is unusually high. An A-series engine should tick over quite smoothly, and accelerate without any hesitation or misfire.
Kevin
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:25 pm
by tonym911
Car is tucked up for the night and I've got a hot date with an ironing board right now but I will have a look at the dist cap tomorrow. It's a new cap but it did have the floppy old rotor arm whizzing around under it for about 20 miles so this is good advice I think.
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:19 pm
by Peetee
I've got a hot date with an ironing board
I'd definitely recommend doing this without your clothes on
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:20 pm
by tonym911
You need to keep your wits about you when the phone rings too, I've burnt both ears that way.
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:52 pm
by Peetee
If the phone rings it could be another hot date - which could land you in hot water.
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:25 pm
by tonym911
I'd be on the cool setting.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:52 pm
by cormorant
Well there we have it. The post starts off talking about the position of an air filter and ends up advising the poster to do his ironing naked. Does this cure misfiring perhaps on the later cars
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:28 pm
by aupickup
the 948 is a very smooth engine
the 1098 not so smooth
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:34 am
by RogerRust
No Dennis you've got it wrong - it's the gearbox that's smooth on a 948!!
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:32 am
by Peetee
The best way to smooth a rough shirt is to steam it.
The best way to rough a smooth engine is to steam it.