Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 5, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Yup, there's an issue! News at 11.... Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Spoiler: I cocked something up 😆 3 Quote Is your seatbelt on? I want to try something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 5, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 I'll go into detail presently, as it's a worthwhile precautionary tale and @Red is OK with sharing it. However, the story doesn't end there. More later... Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gold FFM skiing Posted May 5, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 17 minutes ago, cweeden said: Hahah, me too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 5, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Don't forget to tune in to our next exciting episode of The Esprit Whisperer! And now, a message from our sponsor... Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bibs Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 4 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 5, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 I just knew I could count on you. 1 Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeterjeep Posted May 5, 2022 Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Some just waiting...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM tomcattom Posted May 5, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Quote Norfolk Mustard S4s #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 5, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Well, I'm drinkin' in the garden. So, one pic to kick things off... Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom Posted May 5, 2022 Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 Egad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM RobinB5 Posted May 5, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 That's unbelievable! (I've no idea actually. What's wrong? The metal bar thingy at an angle?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted May 5, 2022 Report Share Posted May 5, 2022 I can't recall if this is a difference between the Powermaster and Ian's setup, or I just forgot because you do when projects run for years, but... The bracket should attach to the front of the clutch master cylinder, not the rear. In tightening it down I've bent it and put the whole setup a little off. The pic shows it a lot clearer than when you're craning your head over the wings, but I cocked up. Waiting to hear Sparkys full opinion on it like the rest of you. There's more fun that I'll leave for him to regale. It's not a dull service! 1 Quote Is your seatbelt on? I want to try something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post Sparky Posted May 6, 2022 Author Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 My photo above and @Red's post pretty much summarise things, but I'll go into detail for the hell of it. The car came to me with @Chillidoggy's kit pretty much fitted by Red, with just vacuum and hydraulics to sort. TBF I really should have seen this before suffering from the symptoms, but I'm getting old and cranky and shouldn't be trusted with other people's cars. As Red says, the new servo bracket was incorrectly fitted behind the clutch master. When tightened in place, this migrated the brake servo/master assembly and clutch master way off the centre line. I discovered this on first application of the brake after moving the car. The pedal stayed down, brakes firmly on. I did manage to lift the pedal again with my foot, but there was clearly an interference issue - which turned out to be the brake pushrod interfering with the bracket aperture. Not the best pics, but you can see where things are meeting. After Ian pointed out the bleedin' obvious (£200 consultancy, apparently), I had a 4-hour window to rectify, test and adjust vacuum and brake balance before MoT. Unfortunately this wasn't going to happen without breaching hydraulics again and bringing everything a long way forward to establish order. So be it. Below shows pushrod clearance post-rectification. The bracket was slightly bent by the original error, but not sufficiently to cause any compromise. Looking at the pic above, I notice the clutch master looks slightly more skewed than my eyes told me. I shall check into this. Final test drive demonstrated rather excellent brakes. All sorted in time for Cinderella to go to the ball. Huzzah! Or so I thought... 6 Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillidoggy Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 * It’s worth pointing out that my £200 fee is a heavily discounted rate for ABS deletion consultancy services between the Watford Exotics group of companies. 2 Quote Margate Exotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 6, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Onwards and upwards to the MoT & Backhander Emporium. Only 2 failures. The first: O/S number plate light. A curious mess inside, but with a seemingly new bulb. Also seemingly unobtainium, unless anyone knows better? It certainly isn't the pre-1998 item listed by SJ, although I could fettle wiring/contacts. The RR original is expensive. And then, emissions. Ferk me. I believe I've never seen the numbers go that high on a managed engine. Lambda was above the analyser's ability to measure it, and CO was around 6%. Spent almost an hour on the ramp putting it through various conditions but no cigar. It's been stationary for 7 years, so prior to MoT I'd replaced the old fuel and given it a good thrash, but to no avail. I'm informed it's got one of those red 'race' chips that I wouldn't touch with a bargepole. An enormous amount of fuel is entering the exhaust. Took it home and decided to whip off the cat which, it transpires, is an echo chamber. No surprise there. So, new cat and O2 sensor ordered, as what's the point in changing only one of them? The O2 wasn't having any, so I cut the thing down and went at it with my trusty Milwaukee Peacemaker (did I mention my Milwaukee tools?). So now Red has a handy decat pipe! Although I frown on such things. PNM will be fabricating the cat. Now we wait to see the numbers. And play silly buggers with a dodgy number plate light unit... 2 Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydclements Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 I have a little task this weekend to replace an Excel side repeater where thee metal has rusted but the bulb still illuminates, you could use that method (bodge). It involves soldering the wires directly to the bulb's terminals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM tomcattom Posted May 6, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 At my first/last MOT with mine the tester pointed out that my numberplate lights were working but very dim. When I took them off to replace the bulbs both lenses cracked upon removal. I ended up replacing mine with a pair of these @Sparky https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163585968171 The opening in numberplate plinth needed opening up a touch with the dremel to get it to fit, but the hole centres were the same as the original unobtanium parts from the factory. 1 Quote Norfolk Mustard S4s #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorbob Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 I would not put a new catalytic convertor and lambda sensor on until the emissions results are close to reasonable for a non-cat vehicle. Remove the chip and see the effect of that first. The number plate light is still available but silly money at almost £50. https://www.flyingspares.com/rear-number-plate-lamp-ud72016.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 6, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Derek, I do tend to agree, but as far as I'm concerned a decat is just plain wrong (some will argue against that) and will become more and more difficult to swing through MoTs as time progresses. It's on the plan to take a look at the ECU whilst awaiting the new cat, but knowing my luck it's been butchered in. Also, @internets can burn a proper chip if necessary/viable. Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sailorbob Posted May 6, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 I'm not advocating leaving it de-catted, just not damaging a new one before finding the reason for the fuelling being so far off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 6, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Understood and appreciated! i did persuade it down to something far more sensible after a relearn and high idle, but still Lambda of around 2 and CO well over 1%, so hopefully shouldn't cause a problem. Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorbob Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 That's waaaay too lean; burnt exhaust valves comes to mind. I once had the FPR fail on my MR2, it took a long time for the turbo to stop glowing bright red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Sparky Posted May 6, 2022 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 These voyages of discovery continue to present themselves.. Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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