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As Cars shun Vacuum controls the modern trend is to use Sensors and electric motors. With our two C Class CGI Mercedes I could not find a vacuum take off point to introduce a cleaner into the Manifold to clean the intake valves. As only Air now passes them with direction injection there is no...

How the '89 Lexus changed the World !! Well people will post anything.. I drove one of those early Lexus 400s... a barge for fat Yanks perhaps ? The Engine was good for hundreds of thousands of miles ,granted. with normal maintenance, Cam Belt etc. The two Door Soarer import with a Turbos...

New screen seems impossible to clean ...:confused: Small white Dots all over. Claying has improved them. Then cleaning with "Invisible Glass" doesn't leave screen streak and smudge free. Looks ok until the sunlight hits it. ??????

:eek:The fault is Rovers in fitting the cheap over stressed BW 35. The original design was American for 2.5 litre engines in much lighter Bodies.. The American versions were much more robust than the UK and Australian productions. Heavier Gear Sets to handle the Torque. The non American built...

Having fitted LEDs to my Low Beams... they look very white and bright but on the Road they are very disappointing... the original bulbs where better. ???? The Leds in my reversing Lights are much much brighter. ???????:confused:

Yes Michael, the Shadows 1 and 2 did corner on their Door Handles..... but there was a kit available from the U. K., Springs and Shocks, that made them stay upright. And with a Transmission Vacuum Modulator from a Pontiac they also drove much better... clean precise upshifts.

Re: The Rover Automatics Just another experience with Jaguar XJS Automatics.. Even in 100KPH Australia the T 400s gave trouble .. we always found the the earlier fitting of:p Cast Iron BW12 was a better Transmission in these cars. We fitted a front Band from an American Rambler to stop the...

Manual Rover 2000..... I stayed away from all Manual G/Boxes in my Automatic only Workshop. Burnt Clutches and damaged G/Boxes claiming Warranty by incompetent Drivers ! The Clutch Pedal is a Foot Rest >:eek:

And yes I know the early Automatic were built like Railway Engines. The GM Turbo 400 was the later alloy version of the earlier Cast Iron Hydramatic which were Fitted to early R/ R and Bentley and plenty of the Yank Tanks, including the Ford Lincolns. in the forties and Fifties. The Alloy T...

Yes Brian the 2000 had the light weight BW 35 which also fell to pieces .. usually the forward Drive ( front Clutches ) :eek:

Well I feel i must comment on the DG getting such a bad press It is an old design which works very well when rebuilt properly. Fitted in large numbers to Jaguars, Humbers ,Ford Zephyrs ,Rovers etc. The Torque Converters with the Lockup Clutch was way ahead of its time. Giving a direct drive in...

An interesting episode of an older Wheeler Dealers program demonstrated the advantage of switching to Electronic Ignition from Points on a XJ Jaguar. The Spark intensity was improved by a factor of three. Plus a wider plug gap as a bonus.I had a particularly good result on my MGA years ago...

Another mine field to choose the correct LEDs. 2010 Class C250 CGI. Every site I have checked either says... not suitable or there is no information. I have given up on the Wind Screen.... nobody can give a correct answer to my concern about Safety. Not even the Insurance Company. I can live...

I cannot sort the minefield of choice to have a new screen fitted to my C Class W204. Shannons apparently have a tie up with O'Brain Glass who get very bad reviews. Glass is sourced from China it seems, down to the lowest cost. In today's cars the Windscreen is an integral part of Rollover...

It never stops even after 84 years !!... Two problems on our W240 C Class CGI Turbo Cars. One sorted by the Internet information. The C 250 was sluggish compared to our C 200. Reset the ECU by disconnecting the Negative Terminal for 15 minutes. It resets itself going back to how it left the...

For Helmet.... Have you had any success with Chip Tuning W204 C Class C 250 Turbos ? I have just fitted a T/Box which causes bad jerks on acceleration. now switched off ........ Racechip...... I hear that the Chinese have at last broken the ECU Codes. It has not been possible to tune the ECUs...

A new Scan tool .for Sale "Vgate Scan" All makes and Models .. including mercedes $55 incl local Postage .....ex Sydney

The new addition a W204 C Class 75ks is now performing as designed . New Air Filter. Research tells me that the Cam gears and Timing Chain will need an expensive replacement after 100,000Ks + The Cam Sprockets are Cast Iron an inferior material for the Job. Replacement Gears from Mercedes are...

:confused:Sorting my new acquisition.... another W204. Brake fluid had never been changed. There is no external Fuel Filter it's part of the Fuel Pump. C Class 250 doesn't fell like it has the performance/drivability of the W204 C200. Same 75000 Ks I wonder if the injectors are...

We live and we learn..... Still chasing Battery reliability. on W204 c class Checking the Voltage via the onboard system on the Dash is not accurate due to voltage losses in the wiring System. For accuracy use a Voltmeter on the battery Posts. New Varta battery went flat overnight !!!! Battery...