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Mar 20, 2014 16:27:00 GMT
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Hi mate nice car, as with your fan to make it a blower undo the centre nut and flip the fan blades over, those universal fans come set up as suckers, then wire it black wire live blue wire neutral, test it while off the car just to make sure it's blowing,
this is what I had to do with the straight blade version
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Last Edit: Mar 20, 2014 16:29:22 GMT by fordperv
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CaptainSlog
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Mar 20, 2014 16:33:59 GMT
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Hi mate nice car, as with your fan to make it a blower undo the centre nut and flip the fan blades over, those universal fans come set up as suckers, then wire it black wire live blue wire neutral, test it while off the car just to make sure it's blowing, this is what I had to do with the straight blade version Perv, I reckon it is probably DC
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Mar 20, 2014 16:35:34 GMT
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Hi mate nice car, as with your fan to make it a blower undo the centre nut and flip the fan blades over, those universal fans come set up as suckers, then wire it black wire live blue wire neutral, test it while off the car just to make sure it's blowing, this is what I had to do with the straight blade version Perv, I reckon it is probably DC These fans come with blue and black wires not black and red take a look at his picture
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Last Edit: Mar 20, 2014 16:37:37 GMT by fordperv: damn auto correct
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eternaloptimist
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Mar 20, 2014 17:19:31 GMT
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If you put the fan in front of the radiator, you have to wire it so that it pushes air through the radiator towards the engine. If you have it wired the wrong way you will get no airflow through the radiator when the car's moving. That's not a good thing.
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XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten
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Mar 20, 2014 21:09:15 GMT
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I had yrs ago a 2200 auto,it used to do about 22mpg,not matter how i drove it!!! ,so of course i drove it 'rapidly', that straight six sounded lovely.
iirc the only major breakdowns were Head gasket failure and suspension collapse on n/s front.
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Mar 20, 2014 23:31:35 GMT
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As I said in my earlier post I clocked up 1600 miles in 2 weeks when it was only 2 days old - I averaged 32.6 mile per gallon (admittedly mainly autobahn/motorway miles. Never checked the mpg after that cause I was back on cheap fuel. Mine came from the factory with a fitted Radiomobile (IIRC) push-button radio, and factory fitted aerial in the same location as yours on the OSR wing. All the best - David
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tdk
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Mar 21, 2014 10:27:06 GMT
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This car is British Leyland personified and no matter how curse word they are as a car, they are cool and interesting beyond most stuff on the roads today, for reasons I can't understand or explain. Thanks for posting, good luck with the car
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Mar 21, 2014 12:46:24 GMT
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On earlier cars the aerial is actually mounted in the rear wing rather than the front and is often electric. If it's factory there will be a long extension lead from it to the under-dash connector. There should, if a radio was factory, be speakers in the front door cards and since you haven't got those I'd hazard that the sound system is an early owner addition rather than an option box he ticked. This '78 car had a rear wing aerial, strangely it was a manual one. This car, similar vintage, also had a rear wing aerial but an electric in this instance. Generally speaking, for most of the production run Princesses had an electric aerial in the rear wing, from about '79 on this changed to a manual aerial in the front wing so what you've got is correct, but it doesn't sound like it's factory. For the blanking plate, I'd suggest filling the cut outs in the one you've got and repainting it as best you can to match the dash if you're getting rid of the radio installed as a short term solution, someone may have a spare in the club, but this is one item I can't help with.
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Mar 22, 2014 19:15:20 GMT
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Fuzzy glovebox lining is a nice thing to have, rare to see one in brown. I'm guessing the little lever with the round knob is the footwell fresh air vent control. On both my later cars this is a black plastic lever that's virtually impossible to find it when your feet are freezing from the blast of outside air across them.
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Mar 22, 2014 22:33:21 GMT
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Sounds like you're on a mission. One thing I'd add to that list - break out the Waxoil* and drench the inside of the front valance - the seams look like they're just starting to go... *Or other rust preventatititatitative product
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Last Edit: Mar 22, 2014 22:34:05 GMT by MK2VR6
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Mar 22, 2014 23:13:32 GMT
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Before you change the bulb, check the connector under the passenger seat is still plugged together, previous owners have a habit of disconnecting them to get rid of the 'irritation' of the warning light. Glovebox linings, fuzzy and otherwise, are normally black, I've got a fuzzy one I liberated from a spares car to go in my HL which has a plain black lining at present.
On the subject of rust, key areas are: door bottoms end of sills inner and outer back corner of boot floor where it meets the back seat Outer corners of the cabin floor pan Bottom of the trailing edge of the front wing (dirt trap) Bottom of the trailing edge of the rear quarters (dirt trap) Rear quarter directly under the fuel filler flap Top of the inner rear arch Seams on the front valance Top corners of the rear screen and trailing edge of gutter Bottom corner of rear arch where it meets the sill/door step
You probably won't have much trouble in these areas, yours looks pretty tidy on the rust front. Catch it early and it's not usually an issue. Don't feel too guilty though, I've been driving mine in all weathers and haven't managed to get around to undersealing it which is probably why I have to get some welding done on it now.
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The manual is correct and so is the owners site but you'll find your car might be different. I did run mine at the book 24/26 but I quickly got an underinflated wear on the tread on the tyres, I also found steering very heavy (no PAS) and handling a bit spongy even though the ride was very nice. After some experimentation I've found my car is happiest at 28 all round, different cars seem to be happier at different psi, it's just a case of finding what best suits your driving style and your car. Some people suggest running at 30-32 and having done this myself I'd advise against it, the car feels wrong and the ride can become... bobbly? I can't think of a better way to describe it.
The displacers are surprisingly tough things. Providing your hydragas pressure is good there's little to go wrong, it's really age that does them in. If you're very worried, the best thing to do is to strip and rebuild the suspension but this is a fairly involved job. Your car looks to sit about right and providing you're not getting any bangs, thumps or jarring ride over bumps, particularly speed bumps, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Normally, if you get a failure it'll be a front sphere and normally it's the gas not the fluid side, I got unlucky and had fluid failure on a rear sphere which are much harder to sort out, especially when the pivot shafts are seized.
I'm always happy to share knowledge with Princesses, I've still got lots to learn, but as you're no doubt experiencing they're super machines when they're kept in good health and just about the most comfortable thing on the planet.
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Mar 23, 2014 17:52:01 GMT
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I don't come over here much so had missed this thread until now, but what a stunning Princess! I really hope you get lots of enjoyment out of what looks to be a super-straight and original car. Can't be many left as good as that.
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1953 Austin A40 Somerset 1959 Austin A35 1958 Austin A55 Cambridge 1975 Vauxhall FE 2300S 1985 Austin Maestro 1.3 Base
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Mar 23, 2014 20:53:31 GMT
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An enjoyable thread and lovely, lovely car. Very jealous!
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In a word, no it's not correct, that site is always way off, but I doubt it's likely to be too far from single figures!
I can't believe you were going to sell this so soon for a £500 (or more) loss!!
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Mar 26, 2014 10:38:51 GMT
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Another spot to check for the seatbelt warning light is the connector to the seatbelt stalk if the fuses don't do the trick. There should be a bullet connector or similar down by the stalks, it might be under the carpet. Plugged the seatbelt in completes the circuit so the light on the dash goes out.
Word of warning too, the Princess is a difficult car to sell. They're rare and still have the old BL stigma looming large over them. People are scared of the suspension and the rust issues which are as nothing compared to a Citroen, and while there is a lot of affection for the big wedge, many people don't want to own one today. Part of my personal mission is to convince all and sundry that they're a superb car that's surprisingly simple to work on and the suspension is not a thing to be terrified of as it doesn't have the complexity of other air/gas systems such as those found on Range Rovers, Rolls Royces and the aforementioned French barges.
The club reckon there's about 150 cars left in the UK. Personally I think it's nearer 300, there still seem to be a good number stashed away that keep popping up in scrapyards. That still makes for a rare car and it's why I scoop up any parts I can while they're still available.
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I have got a brown parcel shelf that's not perfect but would serve for cutting up. I also have spare wiring loom for the bit you need. This is because of the orange car I'm breaking. If there are any niggly bits and bobs you're after, I probably have them.
Looking forward to seeing pictures of the deep clean and I shall reserve judgement on the white alloys as they may look awesome - white starmag steels on a beige Skoda Estelle have been known to look excellent - or terrible.
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How have I not seen this thread? This really is very pretty indeed. And it's the first time I've seen Leamoco mentioned on here. I work for them .
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I'm between Evesham and Stratford, but my office is actually at Evesham. I'm not over at Leamington much, only for meetings etc. Yeah the guys are pretty switched on, we're in the biggest buying group in Europe now, so there's not a lot we can't find. Luckily.
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I drained the power steering fluid because i could smell ATF in there and refilled it with oil and bled it and no more hisses when turning YAY Power steering should have ATF in it, don't know the long term effects of just oil in there, never heard of power steering using normal oil
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