Del1968

Sadly the car has now sold really hoping I wouldn’t have to quiet emotionally attached to her

Cheers Martin At the moment I am exploring all avenues Still plenty of time for drive out if we get a nice weekend

Due to unforeseen circumstances I am having to sell my beloved Robin Hood Exmo £3500 message me for info

It does make a noise which I know about but takes a couple of gos turning the ignition on and off a couple of times to get it to work

Hi all quick question about fuel pump ,I have a faucet posi flow electric pump now my question is are you meant to hear it when you turn the ignition on. cause when I turn on the ignition I don’t hear anything anymore but used to then I turn it off and try a couple of times then it seems to kick in now is there a problem with it and should I consider getting a new one and what one would ou recommend it will be fuelling a Weber 32/36 many thanks del

cant agree more alan always great fun taking her out even tho the ride shatters my spine

What a lovely morning for a little drive around the Peak District and there’s me wanting to sell her due to lack of use

Cheers for that just checked what I paid last year 278 quid

Hi all what do you all pay on road tax cause mine is 240 quid is that about right for a 2.0 pinto

The carb was rebuilt and set up to normal head with fr30 cam in 2016 new cam and injection head fitted 2017 and carb never touched so could do with a rebuild and set up to the new head set up

Thanks bob had a look at his web site and very informative I will give it a go at what you said to do and see how things go

This is the timing gun I have

how Will I find /check the static timing and the advanced timing I do have a timing light but this is one area I am not that clued up on

I have the Aldron performance electronic distributor without vacuum advance fitted also Lucus gold sports coil can say it is quick above 2000 rpm think it’s just idle that I am more concerned about ts not a smoth idle but was told by the guy that fitted the head a couple years ago that the cam does give a lumpy feel on tick over

It’s had new thermostat about2 months ago and it does open up the engine not over heating but does seem to run hot could that be down to the type of cam I got as for the way it runs it’s if it’s running lumpy but had new spark plugs and leads checked timing and that looks ok I know a little about cars but not a great deal just wondering if any one else has the fr32 and hat their experience is with it and how they find it or am I being a bit fussy

Hi all after a bit of advice at the moment I have a 2.0 pinto with injection head on and a Kent fr32 cam running on a Weber 32/36 carb ever since I had the head put on with the cam I just feel it’s not running right it’s been Ona rolling rd and tuned but just like the way it runs the engine seems to get hot quick and temp it’s to about 90 and then drops to about 60 to 80 depending on traffic I am very reluctant to take it on a long drive cause I not sure about it was looking at putting the std cam back in and not looking to do a land speed record in it just to be able to enjoy it more any advice on changing the cam back

Colour all changed now all done with spray cans and 5 coats of clear coat gave it a nice clean today and polished up all the chrome work think the wheels could do with being done next

hi all filled the car up the other day and fuel spilled onto the floor of the garage thoght it was coming from the rtn pipe on the fuel sender which is the sierra one the rtn is being used as a breather which is higher than the tank but when i took the boot floor out to check there was fuel all round the sender so looks like i will need to remove and clean up and reseal what is the best sealent to use and where to buy from online cheers del

due to the to whats happening thought i would distance myself in the garage and change the colour of the hood from blue to metallic green done with good ol rattle can couple of more coats and then couple of laqauer looks ok so far

Cheers for that I will check them out think I might of sorted out the smell of petrol checked my fuel pump and looks like the hose is seeping a bit not much but enough also removed air filter on carb and it just stank of fuel and was dampish put old air filter on and seems a lot better

Same here got a pinto with Weber 32/36 would like to fit bike carbs to it tho but don’t really no what’s needed

Just took car out for a good run soon as it’s Been standing in the garage for awhile and the problem is soon as it’s hot it’s hard to start but does start and when you turn it off you get a slight pop from the exhaust what causes that to happen never done it before and it’s got new plugs and full tank of new fuel any advice oh and also cock pit there is a smell of fuel checked all round for any signs of leaks but can’t see any

Was wondering this myself you could always give them a ring

Hi I had a Tims oil pressure gauge which went up to 100 psi changed gauge to white face ones the oil only went to 80psi now when I turn ignition on oil pressure shots up to 80 psi and don’t move it’s a mechanical oil pressure gauge any advice or any help much appreciated

That’s what I thought so just gonna turn the E to an F and the F to an E with marker pen and tipex sorted