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gordy

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  1. Yes semi you put an old style thermostat inside the top coolant hose. Someone will enhance this issue. As to the cold heater, yes, there's air in that top hose that goes around the top of the cylinder head. To remove the air just find a clip on it, loosen, stick a thin screwdriver in there till air, then coolant comes out, remove screwdriver, re-secure clip and top up header tank. Be Ideal to have a vent atop that hose.

  2. Got same problem as you but had it for about 5 years now. Difficult to get into 1st and Reverse, changing gearbox oil helped slightly. There is slight drag when pedal to floor, its like as if release bearing not getting full throw. The other idea is that Clutch fingers might be bent with age/wear or release lever bent.

    I'll hold on though as new clutch would see it right. 

  3. Hic Burp niceee brew...Ahhhhh worst bit now after cleaning up top hat rear discs. Discs, shoes and pads were ok even though I got new ones. Adjusting these rear shoes so Handbrick works before MOT on Thursday coming....

    Now I've studied the handbrake screw adjusters and how they work and its a limp wrist movement with screwdriver in the hole of the back plate to take up slack. Then check if handbrake works and how well...

    And no its not adjusted equal sides as I've found, offside with its longer brake cables has to come on first to make it work...

    Handbrake cables at mo loose as loose as I've got my 4mm drill in hold back slots...

    I deserve more beer for this dilemma.... 

  4. I didn't find my pictures from last year till not long ago so thought I would add it on this thread. Was doing top hat strut bearing at the time so took pictures. As I remember it was mentioned on here that other guys don't have these elongated holes on their struts to allow for adjustment. I just replaced mine back in same position where nut had left a mark. 

    Being drilling and tapping out a Jounce buffer 8mm stud that had sheared in today...No direct drilling due to axle dead below makes it harder...Having extra beer to console myself now.... 

  5. Don't like this sentence "I let the fluid drain through naturally then shut nipple off". Gives me the impression air was allowed to go up the tube while fluid was slowly coming down. Then drained entire system, ouch...Then bled with kit sounds good but its not...The thing is there's an ABS controller in there and we don't want air in there. What I'm wondering is should bleeding be done with system energised/engine running/key in ignition to get the bled complete through energised ABS unit...Never heard of this theory but seems logical say Spock..Anyway bleeding required till no bubbles...

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