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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 3, 2007 16:46:53 GMT
Just fitted a new speedo... sensor off the drive shaft pot, handy that old wiper rack...  One very trendy speedo with a trip accurate to 100th of a mile!  |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Nov 3, 2007 21:38:44 GMT
does it work well ,or does it top out at 40mph LOL because you can only get about that fast on a bike
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 4, 2007 18:11:15 GMT
Rated upto 185mph! I managed 69.2mph so far. But when your average speed is 30mph to 23mph on a regularity run it does just fine. ;D
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Post by MiniGT5 on Nov 5, 2007 10:05:24 GMT
Looks good mate how have you mounted the magnet part?
N :-)
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 5, 2007 13:21:55 GMT
Two cable ties around the drive shaft pot. Not to sure about the accuracy as we arrived early at all our timed check points last Sunday.
Will take it along the marked mile on the Pevensey Bypass.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2007 11:14:26 GMT
don't know how acurate it is but you could borrow my sat nav and compare the speeds if you like though says 84mph when my speedo shows 90mph don't know which one is more accurate all on a private test track ofcourse  |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 10, 2007 19:00:36 GMT
Paul & I calibrated the trip today.. Went down to the Pevensey petrol station on the by-pass, then headed west towards Polegate. About 100mtrs after the roundabout is a white post with some yellow rings, a mile post. We stopped and zeroed the trip. Pulled away upto 60mph and drove a mile up to the next post on the left. Pulled up to the post and stopped to check the trip, 1.00 mile. Think the £14 trip does the job! ;D Passed Chandlers in Hailsham to shout some abuse (Paul did) at the new 'Clubman', launched today, even stopped for a look. Not bad, not bad at all.  We proceeded back to Heathfield to bolt on extra lighting and some interior lights to assist Paul with Navigating on the 12 car rally tomorrow evening. All in now, I even managed to fix the standard interior light. Funny though, when all the new lights are on, the rpm really does drop..  |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 18, 2007 18:58:12 GMT
Apart from the poor rear end handling discovered at castle coombe, the duckling has been quite reliable.... until now. it started Monday with the cold snap, it just wont hold that perfect idle its had since been set-up by Gerald Dale. I assume the points need looking at or something clock work needs winding back up  Wednesday morning, pulling onto Heathfield high street in the Duck, 1st gear okay, 2nd gear pea soup, all gears soup! Assuming it was just the linkage roll pin, in pulled back the gear stick for 2nd or lucky 4th. 2nd to limp home or 4th to slip the clutch to work. 4th it was, no problem getting to work. Lunch time diagnostics found the roll pin in place. Could it be the gearbox??? Had Dave sold be a dud??? Thats when I discovered the linkage wasn't moving when the stick was moved. A failure in the remote housing of all places!! 4th gear just about got up the hill from Uckfield to Heathfield and 19:15. Saturday morning was 'bodge it' day, a spare remote linkage was dropped in. A post mortem discovered a two pieces of a roll pin (Should to one) had given up and fallen out from the rod to gear stick fork. One roll pin will bring that back into life for another day! I also connected up the heated inlet manifold into the heater. Initially with a washing machine hose. SO when its cold and I've got the heater on, the manifold is hot. In aid of warming the manifold to preventing carb icing and help the fuel air mix to atomise the fuel into the air. Hopefulling the scource of my recent running problems. Great for cold weather but not performance..  Else next is the feeler gauge and all that not ECU stuff. The washing machine hose held out over the weekend held out, but a drop in at Halfords soon replaced it with a 1/2inch heater hose. Let see what happens this week! |
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Post by monkeyjim on Nov 20, 2007 10:16:49 GMT
Had I sold you a Dud , Cheeky git.
40k engine for £50 , SOUNDS A BARGAIN TO ME.
Anyway no warranty was implied and besides its been raced round Castle Combe .......... badly. When it was not mowing the grass . ;D
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 20, 2007 19:09:40 GMT
Had I sold you a Dud , Cheeky git. 40k engine for £50 , SOUNDS A BARGAIN TO ME. Anyway no warranty was implied and besides its been raced round Castle Combe .......... badly. When it was not mowing the grass . ;D Hey, when your gearbox goes pea soap, many things go through your mind!  Raced badly!!  Thats down to those dud falken rear tyres ;D |
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Post by Rachel on Nov 20, 2007 19:22:46 GMT
Thats down to those dud falken rear tyres ;D You didn't say that when you bought them ;D A bad workman always blames his tools  ;D |
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Post by monkeyjim on Nov 20, 2007 19:43:22 GMT
blaming everyone else but himself . We know who not to sell stuff to in the future dont we Rachel . |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Nov 21, 2007 13:16:54 GMT
blaming everyone else but himself . We know who not to sell stuff to in the future dont we Rachel . ;D ;D ;D its not crashed on the road since last Feb. All okay to me ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Nov 21, 2007 17:35:19 GMT
You don't wanna be tempting fate there!
n :-)
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Post by Darren Divall (BMC) on Nov 21, 2007 18:45:17 GMT
;D ;D ;D its not crashed on the road since last Feb. All okay to me ;D ;D ;D Does this mean you've crashed off road? |
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Else next is the feeler gauge and all that not ECU stuff.
Thats down to those dud falken rear tyres ;D
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