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[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Well that's a pain. Vacuum diaphragm is being blocked by the oil pipe, even if I move the leads round, its just on the point of where it needs to be. I can't believe the cost of the replacement braided hose.

 

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For near enough the price of a new oil pick up pipe, I could have a 13 core oil cooler and hoses for and just an extra £15. I'm tempted. How things escalate! 

Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 12 July 2019 - 06:07 PM.

[Spider]

I can't say I've ever been crazy about any braided hose here, eventually, I've found, they all leak or weep. Oil Coolers are just as bad.

 

Have you tried rotating the distributor drive on tooth each way ? That might put the Vacuum Advance Can in a better location.

[nicklouse]

Just twiddle the drive position so it is better.


Also cheap.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Of course! I'm a silly sod. Thank God I didn't order anything. Cheers chaps

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Sorted! 25 degrees ar 4000rpm. Afr 12:1. Just need to go for a spin tomorrow and test it under load. Advance readings staying nice and stable. One thing I did notice was the strobe not picking up much signal until its revving (both new and old strobes). The spark on the plugs is much stronger than before.

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Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 13 July 2019 - 02:26 PM.

[Spider]

Nice work mate

 

 One thing I did notice was the strobe not picking up much signal until its revving (both new and old strobes).

 

If you are wanting to get the strobe to work at very low revs, try opening the plug gaps up but then resent them after sorting the timing.

 

No guarantee this will work, but sometimes it does.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Does anyone know where i can get ducting from like the standard oem air ducting. I need 70mm ID flexible ducting (the ribbed nylon thick plastic type, not the thin spiral type.

[Ethel]

Looks promising

[timmy850]

I bought some from ramair, they have different diameter pipes

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Looks promising

Thanks, but that's the thin spiral type. It splits when you tighten the jubilee clip

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Looking for something more like this. Having a split is a bonus. I need it to cover a fibre glass repair on my air intake precleaner pipe. It snapped off the other week whilst on the trailer. Luckily it landed inside the car.
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Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 15 July 2019 - 07:35 AM.

[Ethel]

But isn't that rat look    It'd sand down.

 

Mesh sleeve?  used on scuba cylinders etc.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

But isn't that rat look    It'd sand down.

 

Mesh sleeve?  used on scuba cylinders etc.

Ha, I was thinking it was a bit ratty. I've come up with another idea, going to rap it in rope.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

A bit ropey but hey

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A ropey but hey

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Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 18 July 2019 - 05:57 AM.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Set up my timing etc and whilst it ticks over fine as soon a I boot it, the mixture goes off the scale (too rich). Had a word with Stuart G and I suggested may be the jets are too much, which he agreed. Then it dawned on me it could be poor air flow, I had messed about putting my cold air induction on. In doing so i used 2 trimmed down Pipercross sock filters on and squeezed them into the K&N shaped box.I opened the box up, put the original Ramair filter on and it runs fine!

 

Now need to increase the size of the filter box to get good airflow round the filter so I can seal it up again.

 

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