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les wrote:----Although they did say 'one piston'. If it was the carb piston it would have been THE piston. Unless they were being sloppy with the grammar.

Could still be the carb piston since there is technically three...

What annoyed me about the e-type was the sunroof, they should have got rid of it. Looked awful. And then the 30K price tag which i personally thought was by no means realistic. I think by the repairing of a 'piston' they meant the carb piston as they got in a stress when they put too much oil in the...

Thanks for the replies

Turns out the rough running was due to a failed spark plug. Fitted a new set and away she went. Nice and simple.

The speedo oddly seems to be behaving most of the time, well is relatively useable.

Regards

Joe

Thanks for the replies. Will check the plugs and ignition in general and report back :) Will also look at the speedo cable, it was new around 2 months ago so thats why i didn't think of it. Also when i took it out of the back of the speedo, the speedo remained at around 20mph with the needle 'sticki...

Hi all, So yesterday was the pickup's MOT day, and all i can say is, i really don't think the old girl wanted one! Haha. Got her out the garage, and shortly after taking her out she started spluttering under acceleration. i tried the choke as i suspected fuel starvation but this didn't seem to do mu...

I wouldn't go drilling holes just yet. Getting the hockeys sticks on mine (and i believe most others) was a right pig of a job, but with a bit of brute force they lined up and look good now.

ronnie wrote:The guy in the local hire shop says compressor oil would do but there was no sticker on the bottle tellin you what it was ??

When i did a recent halfords search to find some, it said in the description of a compressor oil that it was a SAE40 equivalent.

JSimons, I work at Exeter Uni and live in Exeter. If ever you need a hand with anything just ask. Best regards, Tom Tom, Many thanks, I don't actually drive them down here as it's a harsh journey for the 800 lump and the pickup is a bit impractical. But if i'm around on a cheeky trip down then i'll...

I wonder if testers will still carry out an 'off-the-record' test at an owners discretion?

So i have to MOT one of mine but not the other...

Hi all,

Have just finished the interior off, makes so much difference, much quieter as well to ride in.

Hope you like it.

Regards

Joe[frame][/frame]

Couple of arty-farty pics

fantastic, what a neat and tidy Pickup you now have. I bet taking a load will cause you worries with such an immaculate cargo floor. Won't want to get that scuffed, a few old army blankets on standby? Thanks :), think i have some old carpet underlay which I'm going to throw in the back if i ever wa...

Here is a comparison i quite like, the engine bay from when we first got it, and it now

Our baby is home :) Looks fantastic! Cruised home with no problems as well. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/7113440891_c4b706252d_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/7113443513_59cb1f03b3_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/6967365380_6d40e98633_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/...

Steve, Thanks for the reply. I found our heritage certificate last night stating that indeed the interior should be 'brown' I can get brown carpet and brown seat covers from ESM, but they only sell the black door cards. Not sure whether the colour combo will work, but can't see brown and black as be...

Hi all, We are having our pickup resprayed at the moment and would like to put an original style interior in it. The interior that was in it when we got it can be seen in the picture. Could someone please tell me what colour it should be, and what the overall interior should be like. I believe that ...

Wow Jo.................when do I book a slot in the Morris Minor Magazine for a feature? Nice car too should make a nice 6 page spread! Thanks Russ, There is still more work to be done. Hopefully over the summer while I'm back from uni i will carry out an aesthetic/mechanical overall of the entire ...

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