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    Took my starlet in for a check over and MOT this week. Failed on 9 things, all of them silly little things tbh. Most of them were just...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    The flatter side of the central disc (where the 4 springs are) is up against the flywheel, and the other side that sticks out more...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    Yeah I bought a competition lightweight flywheel and an exedy organic s1 clutch kit I'm not intending to go wild on the power in the...
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    JDR33 reacted to Jay's post in the thread Earth cable with Like Like.
    Glad you got it started at least, one step forward and all that. Noise and smoke means something is hitting something. I've had...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    Right so I checked the voltage on the fuel pump and it was 4.67 volts or whatever. Thought I'd check the cable connection point to the...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    Thanks mate I'll have a look tomorrow if I got time
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    JDR33 reacted to SKINY's post in the thread Earth cable with Like Like.
    Looked at mine there, 3 earths straight from battery, 2 to chassis close by and 1 too gearbox, then 1 from gearbox to chassis :) Check...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    I went back to the car earlier just to have another look wether there was an issue with spark or fuel. The spark plugs look near enough...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    I'll have to have a look next time. Like I said previously all connecting points had been sanded back to bare metal. I'm sure that one...
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    JDR33 reacted to Jay's post in the thread Earth cable with Like Like.
    Also check you haven't put paint on the earthing surface of the gearbox casing. Can't see it being the issue but you never know. Box...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    Here's an idea what I've pieced together as below. There are a few cables joined to a spade at the back of the inlet manifold, the...
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    I've connected the one from the small D/S strut to the engine mount. Done the ground terminal (battery) to the top of the gearbox where...
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    JDR33 reacted to SKINY's post in the thread Earth cable with Like Like.
    And that was with just yourself lol
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    JDR33 replied to the thread Earth cable.
    Well, put it this way, the gearbox alone got called a c*%t more times than I've had hot dinners.
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