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Not original paint but done 20 yrs ago and looks really well

Thanks. I look forward to opening her up and having a look around. Maybe waire until winter

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Just finished a service, all oils changed including gearbox a d diff. Drives really well, no rust and hs a service book showing the body rust protection carried out every few years in finland

Thanks Steve, I will have a look but seems probably need to do a full job, any recommendations in the essex area.

Don’t seem to be smoking so maybe stem seals are ok, I suppose only way to check is head off and check bores, are bores always worn to oval or is it possible I could get away with honing and new rings

I will do a compression test to find out , I have cleaned the Pcv valve, if I take dip stick out and rev engine quite hard oil will come out of dip stick hole but doesn’t with dipstick in place, valve stem seals would not cause heavy breathing I thought !, or should I change then as a precaution as been standing for a long time. thanks, alan

My recently aquired 1970 1600 deluxe despite sounding good and pulling well, 94k original miles, us breathing heavily from oil filler , it has been sat for quite a few years , do you think it may be glazed and i could get away with changing rings , ends and honing, also oil light takes a moment longer to go out on first start up than i would like, 2 to 3 seconds, goes out straight away on start ups when warm.

I got my car today, just going through a few things and will get some pictures on in next few days but I do need some parts would you know where to get a carb gasket kit as it’s leaking ,not the twin choke Webber..and coolant hoses, thanks. Alan

Just had a look, great shell , was you involved in bringing it back from usa or did you get it in uk. My car is also a 2 door but only a 1600 delux.

Hello Mike. What have you got and where is it from

Thanks for reply, will post picture when it arrives

Hello. i am probably buying a 1970 mk2 originally sold in Finland, would the car have been made in uk or were any made elsewhere , also it is a deluxe model but has the reinforced strut plates , is this normal for export cars, thanks. Alan

Turns out that end of crank was machined for larger brass bush with larger centre hole so shaft did not fit, Thanks to Steve Taylor who dropped all his other work to machine new brass bush to fit larger hole in end of crank with hole in centre of bush to receive standard type pilot bearing, all works as it should now. Alan

Thanks for the help Alan

Hello Peter Is the spigot bearing hard to change. alan

Hello Changed my clutch about a month ago complete with release bearing but now there is a shrill noise sometimes like a firework going off when i fully depress the pedal, could it be a faulty bearing or any other ideas before i start all over again. Alan

hello, any one got a new speedo cable for 67n mk 2 alan

has any one got a new speedo cable for 67 mk 2 (inner and outer) Alan

Thanks for the help,I shall change the rad and fan. Alan

looks like standard rad, i never thought to change the rad. will see if i can source one from somewhere, is it a lotus rad i need ?

thanks for the advice, I took a pressure reading and found starting from cylinder 1, 200 psi,175, 180,and 200, I have taken the head off and found the gasket dammaged between 2 and 3, will change gasket do you think the head will need checking , it looks ok cant see any signs of cracks, I wouldnt like to change the head as it has had a lot of work done by throbnozzle racing, by the way did i mention car is being prepared the monte carlo rally, winter challenge starting nov 20th, so rapidly running out of time !

That being the case is there an adaption to read the temp from another area. Alan

I was reving fairly high,70 mph approx 4k revs I have a 10 pound rad cap and have been advised to change to 15. strange thing is the temp gauge did not rise untill i had stopped and switched the engine off, after a couple of mins turned it back on and the temp gauge showed 3/4 high when before it was showing 1/4 high even when it was clearly out of water, hope engine is ok , once cooled it started easily with no knocks or rattles or smoke from exhaust and seems to rev as before, do they damage easy from over heating ?, i seem to remember from my past that they took a lot of punishment before being damaged. alan