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Today drain petrol needs fresh after 9 months not used by previous owner.
Changed oil /filter Cleaned underneath and brushed on VACTAN rust converter
After dried waxoyl spray underneath
Quick interior wipe over M O T check tmorow pray for brakes and gas analysis
ok .Saturday 25 April 20 in Liverpool .after fitting new inlet gasket doing HGF so lots of fun .water pump and belts have been changed in the near past so will report just change head gasket and bolts. Car did drive really good for half a mile .love the steptronic and electric pas

When all is finished good petrol advice .
Can you undo ex manifold and move out of the way when head removal .Or do you have to remove from pipe completely .? Looks Iike there's room

Shadow ? Motorcycle or Rolls Royce Silver Shadow ,? Cheap cars

Just a few as a teaser.

Fiddler wrote: wrote:

......Can you undo ex manifold and move out of the way when head removal.........Looks Iike there's room

There's room.

Today - replaced the brake light switch.

Yes head comes off of without belt renew.was done not so long ago.
The gasket had been changed also by PO.
Thermostat also stuck shut .tested and no good .Advice needed should I fit the new position stat? metal pipes to stat housing removed need refurb or replace.
The c shaft sprocket dowels were just spring tubes and lots of play ./adjustment if you call it that .small g+t needed .

Fiddler wrote: wrote:

…….Thermostat also stuck shut .tested and no good .Advice needed should I fit the new position stat? metal pipes to stat housing removed need refurb or replace....

Do you mean the PRT?
They are more efficient than the old style.

Today ordered prt thermostat which can be fitted at the front of the car across rad hoses
Cleaned and painted water pipes pipes .that go under in manifold .cleaning off block/head surfaces. Tapped out ex stud holes .nice new studs to go in .
Enjoying not how think "how do you do this" But advice cam spring pins very loose so cam sprocket fit not radially accurate .Will make better pins 6mm and good fit .

Removed the main fuse for the cooling fan.....

Took off the hard top and changed the expansion tank cap.

Took off the high level brake light to sort a flashing LED. Turned out to be a failed soldered/ corroded joint on the end LED causing the end three LEDs to flicker. Having read Roger Parker’s excellent book I was aware of the risk of prying it out from the front, so I pushed the cable grommet in and used a piece of flat steel ( screw driver would do) to lever the left hand fixing out from the back. I then cut up a 23mm wide piece of hardboard and slid it in between the light and the boot lid and gently pushed the light fitting, rocking it on the hardboard.