I'm so glad my car is right hand drive. ...   07-20-2011 11:08 pm

Hi all, I should have updated my problem months ago with the low oil pressure. As it turned out the PO had NEVER installed an ...   06-23-2011 01:58 am

just took 15399 for 1st drive with 40mm Dells, Oh My God! different car. If you haven't done it, you need too. When it hits ...   12-16-2010 04:25 am

Thanks Ron, it did worry me a tad about possible coolant leak due to less tension on manifold. But all is well now ...   12-08-2010 02:24 am

just removed my Strombergs and fitted Dellortos and found I had to remove the 2 bottom studs to fit the manifold as they were in ...   12-07-2010 11:36 pm

Can someone please give me the Id tag number for JH Strombergs? I am looking for a pair of carbs and have found a supplier ...   10-18-2010 09:12 pm

On 13599 I have the oil vapour cannister mounted on the drivers side firewall (RHD car ) it is a sealed unit and no obvious ...   07-27-2010 07:19 am

Gary, I just found out the bleed hole was drilled in the wrong place and had been blocked up again, so I drilled a new ...   04-11-2010 09:35 am

Garry, thanks for the pics, mine is drilled. I had a bit of a go at the pickup pipe yesterday and was able to move ...   04-05-2010 09:59 pm

Gary, i'm new on the forum as well and have no idea how to post pics, you can email me direct if you want at ...   04-05-2010 05:21 am

thanks for the info Gary, my car is 13599 off the production line 5/9/73 and is classed as a 1974 Mk2, I have the auxilliary ...   04-04-2010 03:35 am

Over weekend did two engine flushes and got pressure back to 50lbs, still takes ages to come up on start, pulled auxillary housing and as ...   03-28-2010 09:58 pm

thanks Greg, do you know of a web site that has an exploded view of the whole arrangement? I have seen a picture on the ...   03-25-2010 10:53 pm

Ok Greg I will have a go at that, How? do I take pull the dizzie and the cone section off or do I have ...   03-25-2010 10:13 pm

Thanks for all the advice, I pulled cooler hoses off and blew out with compressor and found no blockage, then removed distributor and brass plug ...   03-25-2010 09:46 pm

i've read all the articles here on oil pumps, and really need a step by step photographic lesson to achieve a rebuild. Only purched car ...   03-24-2010 09:56 am

Just received my service manual on CD and have noticed pedal extensions were offered as an accessory in days gone, wondering if any one knows ...   03-04-2010 04:08 am

thanks for the info Ross, i'll do that. my manual just turned up, i'm in business now ...   03-04-2010 03:50 am

Hi all, I purchased 13599 last week and am still waiting on a service manual to arrive courtesy of ebay. My question is what mark ...   03-03-2010 08:33 am