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Cheers Andrew, I hope to have a look in a couple of days and see what i can find.
Weather permitting, I'll get back to you and thanks for the offer of help.
Hope all is good with you.

Bob

Thanks Robsey i'll talk to my brother so see when we can start a strip down and investigation.

Bobthevoice.

Hi guys, my K reg Cav has had water ingress into the rear footwells. the first time was one week ago and i mopped up 90% of it hoping it was a one of drama.so one week later and there was a lot of rain and today i had a look to find that the rear footwells where soaking again.i looked at the front f...

Just another thought about the petrol pipe i mentioned.about a year ago the original pipe from the pump to the tank sprung a leak and i renewed it.it was slightly narrower in it's gauge but it was all i could find at the time and was a bugger to fit but determination saved the day and i managed in t...

Thanks Robsey for your info.yesterday i bought a tin of carb cleaner stuff to be used to clean out the inlet manifold,egr valve etc. simple process that takes 10 mins.so i have driven the car over the last couple of days without any of the previous symptoms and the engine revs freely again with no E...

Hi guys my car H reg 2 litre injection has thrown the EML light 3 times now in the last 2 wks.when this happens the engine won't rev more than just above tickover. after a short while the engine starts and will rev normally but i would rather find and fix the fault rather than rely on it clearing it...

Ian i hope to post some pics tomorrow all being well with my ancient phone.

Bob the Voice

Hi Guys,a long awaited update on my 1990 Cav GL. since taking ownership of the car i have been making small changes that help to improve the cars look (imo) first off i was given a set off the faux wood door trim inserts by Alan from Paisley and i then sourced a set of alloys from a Cesaro that i ha...

Isn't that valve core i see on the wheel and if so are these not alloys.

Bob

Hmm? PM's stuck in the outbox...........best place for her i reckon

Bob

My older brother had one of those in the early 70s he loved it and it was pretty quick as said. i was a young mechanic in those days and i was fitting a re-con engine for him in a railway arch garage. he already had a block&tackle rigged up and we removed the tired engine.so far so good.so whils...

Eagerly waiting to see how your car turns out fella.the picture at the moment shows a fabulous car as is.

Bob.

Sri wheel fitted this A/noon looking great but more importantly so much more comfortable in the hands and because of it's rim thickness it is easier to steer.

Cheers fella.

OK Andrew i was meaning the clamp bolt(pinch bolt) at the bottom. so i don't need to loosen it then thanks.

Bob

No worries with those comments you deserve them. when the new wheel arrives i will do what you suggest to remove the original and store it safe.so basically just do what you have written to remove the wheel? i was wondering if i needed to loosen the clamp bolt at the bottom of the column.?
Cheers
Bob

Great stuff as usual Andrew you are indeed a dedicated MoFo that's for sure. some of the stuff you take on would terrify the most of us i reckon.i have seen and admired your work on a few occasions now and you know your stuff fella.all the best to you. p.s. those hub caps still have your name on the...

Good to hear Robsey,no doubt he will let me know if there's any issues. thanks a lot for all your input.

Bob

So after a discussion with my brother he confirmed that the only work done to the car whilst in his care was the fitting of both rear springs due to one breaking hitting a pothole.
he is very sure no other work has been done. so the mystery remains as to who left 3 plugs slack 2 years ago.

Bob

Robsey, would the possible damage you mention to the ECU etc show up straight away or could it weaken a component and show a fault later? i ask this as the car is showing no issues at all and driving perfectly. i'm waiting to talk to my brother about any work done to the car so i can look at the wor...

Your not wrong Robsey with your thoughts. i will be having a conversation with my brother to discuss who has been working on the car in the 18 months of his care. i need to know for safety's sake what he has been doing and if there is no proper documentation from him them i will be going over the ca...

I had the chance yesterday to have a look at my brothers car and decided to go for the simple things first.i had this thought in my head that the humidity was high over the previous couple of days and was thinking maybe that could be a factor in the poor starting with dampness somewhere under the bo...

My brothers 2.0i seh 93 cav. any thoughts please on this?. fuel breathing ignition? the car is taking longer to fire and when it does it's running rough then it clears for a while and cuts out.the next start takes longer to fire.

all thoughts welcome.

Bob

cheers.

Congratulations fella that looks a very nice car.i wish you all the best with it. looking forward to reading about any plans you have for it.great color too

Bob

What a wonderful vehicle you have pictured Robsey thanks for sharing that with us.deep pockets required for that level of restoration methinks.

Bob.

I will need to refurbish the wheels first guys and then have the new Hankooks fitted to them.so after that i should be able to put up the photos of before and after. one question please if you don't mind is there a rattle can paint available that is close to the original color available.? Halfords o...