[ROVERNET - UK] Adventure in Rover land

Paul Smith Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au
Tue Aug 9 07:00:15 BST 2005


Correct.

PVS

-----Original Message-----
From: Slatskars [mailto:slatskars at comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 3:49 pm
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Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Adventure in Rover land


Just a note on this. The diode is connected across the coil circuit not 
across the points as a condenser would be. It is also polarity sensitive.

Slats
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Smith" <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
To: <dirk at vy-tek.com>; <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Adventure in Rover land


> Add the diode to the points circuit to stop them burning.
> With that done SU pumps work forever...
>
> PVS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Burrowes [mailto:dirk at vy-tek.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 11:30 am
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Adventure in Rover land
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> We everything was going along well with my P4 and then it started loosing
> power while driving. It felt like it was starving for fuel so I cleaned 
> the
> gas bowl and it seemed to help. I went for a drive and again came the
> problem. Mind you this is Saturday and I was planning on going to a car 
> show
> on Sunday.
>
> So I decided it must be dirt coming from the tank and decided that I would
> put a gas filter after the bowl next to the carburetor. Went for another
> drive. No differece! Next I decided that it might be air intake and a
> clogged air filter Nope! So I decided it must be the fuel pump. I spent 
> the
> better part of 4 hours taking it apart putting back together wrong before 
> I
> finally got it to work the way I thought it should. I did find very burnt
> points and sanded these it seemed to work well on the bench. I put it in 
> and
> for good luck I put in a gallon of gas to prime it.
>
> Well that did it must have been the fuel pump points or so I thought. 
> Sunday
> I got the kids loaded and headed off to the show. And guess what it 
> started
> the problem all over again after about 5 miles after driving.
> It was so bad that I had to pull over a few times and finally limped into 
> a
> gas station. I decided to put in some gas while I was deciding what to do
> and guess what all my problems went away.
>
> I hate to admit this but I think I spent all day on Saturday working on 
> the
> fuel pump thinking I had a problem with it when in fact it was low on gas.

> I
> drove it to the show and took 3rd place in the open class and beat out 1
> nice TVR and a Morgan. I am going fix that stupid fuel gauge.
>
> The adventure continues
> Dirk
>
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> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Re:  P6 Oil Filter (Vern Klukas)
>   2. Re:  P6 Oil Filter (Eric Russell)
>   3. Re:  P6 Oil Filter (John Burkhard)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 20:37:14 -0700
> From: Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6 Oil Filter
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
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> Hey Eric, may i suggest that we somehow keep the 51806 number (maybe
> in brackets with "old number"), as I can see clear as the nose on my
> face that in a year we'll have this discussion again and the 51806
> number will come up, but it won't be in the list and . . .
>
> We hardly need any encouragement towards confusion as it is!
>
> Yours
> Vern
>
>>Ron,
>>Active listening here:  :-)
>>
>>It's the WIX website that shows 51515.
>>We showed 51806 (now we show only 1806) as you
>>suggested.
>>So, the correct WIX and the Baldwin or anything else
>>with a standpipe inside and a anti-drain valve is our
>>goal for the 2000.
>>
>>Hope I've got it.
>>
>>Eric
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Vern Klukas                             I'm a little . . .
> Inkspot Type & Design
> vern at inkspotco.com
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 23:34:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6 Oil Filter
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Message-ID: <20050807063416.6831.qmail at web34311.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>
> OK.  Done.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> --- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Eric, may i suggest that we somehow keep the
>> 51806 number (maybe
>> in brackets with "old number"), as I can see clear
>> as the nose on my
>> face that in a year we'll have this discussion again
>> and the 51806
>> number will come up, but it won't be in the list and
>> . . .
>>
>> We hardly need any encouragement towards confusion
>> as it is!
>>
>> Yours
>> Vern
>>
>> >Ron,
>> >Active listening here:  :-)
>> >
>> >It's the WIX website that shows 51515.
>> >We showed 51806 (now we show only 1806) as you
>> >suggested.
>> >So, the correct WIX and the Baldwin or anything
>> else
>> >with a standpipe inside and a anti-drain valve is
>> our
>> >goal for the 2000.
>> >
>> >Hope I've got it.
>> >
>> >Eric
>> >
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Vern Klukas                             I'm a little
>> . . .
>> Inkspot Type & Design
>> vern at inkspotco.com
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 01:30:18 -0700
> From: "John Burkhard" <burkhaj at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6 Oil Filter
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> I have found that if to talk to the right person at a chain parts store 
> you
> can get the correct oil filter.  Step one is to ask to talk the manager.
> Then ask for the cross reference to a known good filter number.  This 
> would
> be a Fram PH2821C, AC Delco939 or the WIX triplets.  Most stores will not
> stock these numbers but they can order them.  What they can order may not 
> be
>
> the same brand filter they normally stock or any of the ones we have 
> numbers
>
> for.  Next and last, Bring money as you may have to buy a pack of 12 
> units.
> The giveaway is when they tell you that a filter is $122.47.  That price 
> is
> for the 12 pack.  With all these filter choices I may start looking around
> for one with just right color to mach the car.  Tune next year and hear 
> Eric
>
> say to Ron " what was that P6 filter thing all about?"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric Russell" <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 11:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6 Oil Filter
>
>
>> OK.  Done.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Eric, may i suggest that we somehow keep the
>>> 51806 number (maybe
>>> in brackets with "old number"), as I can see clear
>>> as the nose on my
>>> face that in a year we'll have this discussion again
>>> and the 51806
>>> number will come up, but it won't be in the list and
>>> . . .
>>>
>>> We hardly need any encouragement towards confusion
>>> as it is!
>>>
>>> Yours
>>> Vern
>>>
>>> >Ron,
>>> >Active listening here:  :-)
>>> >
>>> >It's the WIX website that shows 51515.
>>> >We showed 51806 (now we show only 1806) as you
>>> >suggested.
>>> >So, the correct WIX and the Baldwin or anything
>>> else
>>> >with a standpipe inside and a anti-drain valve is
>>> our
>>> >goal for the 2000.
>>> >
>>> >Hope I've got it.
>>> >
>>> >Eric
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Vern Klukas                             I'm a little
>>> . . .
>>> Inkspot Type & Design
>>> vern at inkspotco.com
>>>
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