never went above 100 degrees water temp Why not? The cooling system is designed to run between 105-115°C, which is why it's pressurised. Staying below 100°C on track suggests that there's either something wrong, and you're loosing power, or it's being measured in an unusual place in the circuit.

BTW the leads should be good for at least another 10k

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I'm still in denial that my '04, that lives within 100 yards of the Irish Sea, won't be needing replacement sills soon, despite the Waxoyl that I bought 6 years ago still sitting in the cans. In my defence, it's taken 3 years to get our garage/workshop built and the 2-post lift won't be installed un...

WANTED: New Bridge - following run-in with reinforced truck

Could just be air in the system, letting the pedal travel too far, or the pedal free-play is incorrectly adjusted.

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Workshop Manual
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE
CLUTCH
Clutch Pedal Stroke Inspection/Adjustment

The difference is diameter between 225/40R19 and 255/35R19 is less than 0.25%, so that's not an issue. The problem is that the OEM wheels are 8J and nearly all 255/35 tyres are only certified to run on rims between 8.5J and 10J. People do run 255's on 8J but it's not a good idea and you would invali...

Current dealer retail for a cat is £1,421, so £1,234 was a bargain!

That's a very "busy" rear end...

Double-sided clear tape, like this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-VHB-Doubl ... 3886082258

How's this for a low pass...

Setting to record ...

The post that I linked to is quite old and Rover colours aren't as common as they used to be.

It would be great if someone could find a more contemporary paint that's a good match, and we can update that reference thread.

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The layout of the electrical connections, reverse and neural switches, is also different, so some changes required to the loom.

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Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:00 pm

That was quick

I think you'll find that's the idea with NOS

I've had her over 41 years, so one more won't make that much difference...

When was the gearbox oil last changed? What oil was used?

The R3 'box isn't as fussy about using GL-4 oil as the S1 6-speed, but it hates worn-out or cheap oil.

If you've got an aftermarket gauge, just be wary if it goes really high (120+) and then drops to below normal.

This is what happens if the engine overheats, then dumps out so much coolant that the temperature sensor is no longer wet.

Don't ask how I know this

This is one of the set of pics I took for the classic insurance, just before we moved over here. 20150218_132618.jpg The move was fun, including driving her into the back of a 40ft artic trailer, using a couple of lengths of motorway armco as ramps, "Italian Job" style. She got driven a few of times...

Mine was the original Gran Turismo Veloce (GTV) coupé. The Berlina saloons just had the green cloverleaf.

https://petrolicious.com/articles/more-than-luck-the-story-of-alfa-romeo-s-quadrifoglio-badge Mine has a golden quadrifoglio on a round badge, on each C pillar. C pillar.jpg There are also lots of stories about the man-eating dragon on the main Alfa badge, along with the St George's cross. 1024px-Al...

I'm sooo glad Nigel's probably not subscribed to this thread, with all this talk of bottoms and head.
Those are probably also product codes from one of his favourite toy stores