Blown hg on the 144.

[Steve and his 244]

Ah well, was worth the suggestion!

Dont forget the sender :P

Steve

[Citizen.Agfa]

Originally Posted by Steve and his 244

Ah well, was worth the suggestion!

Dont forget the sender :P

Steve

Replaced during the rebuild. Got it off eBay and matched the numbers with the seller before purchase. The gauge has worked spasmodically (am I allowed to say that? Sporadically, then, lol.) until recently; mind you, something I have just remembered was that Malc replaced the old alternator (a mighty 35 amp-er which struggled to keep up if you switched on something powerful, like the radio) with one from either a 360 or a 740, can't remember which but I do know it don't half make the fan whizz! I don't know if that would affect the needles, shouldn't think so, but maybe one of our knowledgeable readers will know?

Nick.

[john h]

Nick,

Sounds like you're getting somewhere now with the 144.

Originally Posted by Citizen.Agfa

My mate Tim now has TWO 142s and as he's stripping one of them for track fun

Nick.

Is it Tim who has the dark blue (or was it green) 142 with big carbs? I think, if I recall correctly, that I still have first dibs on that if he ever decides to sell.

Anyway, could he be persuaded to put some photos of both cars on here. Lots of us would be interested I think; I'd be really keen to see what he's doing with the build of the the track 142

Cheers

John

[Citizen.Agfa]

This would appear to be a statement of intent...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MakeTrack=true

I'll keep you posted.

C.A.

[Citizen.Agfa]

Howdo.

So, a week further down the line, and where are we? Well, it would appear that the so-called overheating/blown headgasket problem was all the creation of yours truly, as since I re-instated the original thermostat things have returned to something approaching normal. By that I mean that the system is no longer pressurising, nor is it venting unexpectedly; it does read hot on the gauge, though, but I am sure that this is a problem that has it's roots in the electrical, rather than cooling, system. I'm still waiting for the replacement instrument binnacle so will just have to play things by ear for now.

This, by the way, is a snap showing the comparative heights of the two 'stats:-


On a slightly different subject, the car had been consuming vast quantities of motion lotion while at the same time emitting a great deal of black smoke; as you may recall it is running 360 GLT injection gear (with the injectors inserted into the original 'E' manifold) so in an effort to sort this problem I whizzed down to Llanybydder to see Simon at Gwalia Garage, a sort of local 360 gugu; he whacked a probe up the exhaust and set things up a bit more scientifically. I had started things off by squirting half a can of carb cleaner down the air flow meter which removed a v. large amount of black 'stuff', he then reduced the CO from a mind-boggling 4.5% to a more manageable 2%, also leaning-off the mixture when revs got over 2k; the car certainly drives more smoothly, particularly when cold, however it is too soon, yet, to work out consumption figures - suffice it to say, any improvement on the 15-20 mpg I was achieving round town will be v. welcome!


Today I intend to take the car on a trip longer than seven miles - fifty mile round trip to Blaenporth (nr Cardigan) to visit the Outlaws - wish me luck!

C.A.

[Citizen.Agfa]

Well, what a bramah of a day! The top of my head is mildly sunburned, I have a load of snaps of Tresaith beach and the surroundings, and best of all, the 144 got us down and back (round trip approx. 60 miles) without missing a beat, MEGA! Well, apart from the malfunctioning gauges, that is!

This was West Wales this arvo:-



... and again...



... and it's still only April 12th!!

Until the next time, C.A.

[222s]

Very glad to hear that all is sorted out & it's now behaving properly!

[john h]

Sorted, excellent !!

Fantastic views as well.

John