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  1. STEVE.M

    Water in the LH chassis rail.

    I removed the front subframe reinforcement plates today to access the ARB centre bushes, and about a pint of clear water poured out of the bolt hole of the LH chassis rail. Anyone experienced this, as I cannot work out how it got there?
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    PH1 172 Driveshafts still available

    As most PH1 172 owners will know, the OE items 8200027881 or reman 7711134954 (LH) & 8200027842 or reman 7711134459 (RH) have been unavailable for some years.. However shafts are still available from GKN & SKF. These are the correct length for PH1 172 which had a narrower front subframe than...
  3. STEVE.M

    PH2 172 NON STARTER, ORANGE WARNING LIGHT ON, TURNS OVER.

    I had this problem last week, so will post this in the hope it may help others Problem was as described, all other dash lights were as normal including immobiliser light extinguishing after it`s initial 3 seconds solid when ignition turned on. I changed the fob battery for a new one, checked the...
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    AOTELI P607 UHP TYRES Any one used these?

    I need some front tyres, but my usual choice of 205 RS3`s in XL are in short supply. These Chinese Aoteli`s are labelled as B rated wet grip, and look OK, at £34. There was a time when Bridgestones were a joke, but are now premium tyres. Are the Chinese getting their act together, or just...
  5. STEVE.M

    Does anyone know how to change the headlight levelling motor?PH2 Xenon

    As above, my LH has ejected itself and the beams are pointing at the ground 5ft in front of the car, and the motor seems to be seized solid. It is still firmly attached to the reflector, and the outboard left/right adjuster is intact. This is puzzling, as I have a spare scrap RH headlamp I...
  6. STEVE.M

    Classic & not so Classic car show, Harpenden Common, Wednesday 26/07/17

    As above, free entry and plenty to look at. http://www.classicsonthecommon.com/
  7. STEVE.M

    GL5 gear oil as a replacement for GL4

    This may not be good idea, as lower viscosity GL5 may not spin up syncro`s correctly. GL-5 is not necessarily backward-compatible in synchro-mesh transmissions which are designed for a GL-4 oil: GL-5 has a lower coefficient of friction due to the higher concentration of EP additives over GL-4...
  8. STEVE.M

    It seem`s you are visiting our UK website from outside the UK?

    Browsing Michelin`s website, this message popped up. Anyone any idea why? ISP provider is Virgin Media.
  9. STEVE.M

    Tyre pressures,winter coming.

    Had a slightly squidgy moment this morning,so checked tyre pressures this afternoon. All 4psi down,last checked 4 weeks ago with an ambient temperature of 23 degrees C.
  10. STEVE.M

    Are Cup 172 front wishbones interchangeable with standard PH2?

    As above,are they interchangeable with no other parts required? A simple Yes or No answer please. Thanks in advance.
  11. STEVE.M

    172/182 coilpacks

    As above,do these contain 4 individual windings,or 2 double ended ones?
  12. STEVE.M

    Convert text rich doc to MS word doc,help needed

    Hi,can anyone recommend a safe site to do the above.The one I tried(zamzar) caused havoc with my computer.Sorry Rich text doc to MS word doc. Thanks in advance.
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