Thanks Pete,
The hinge doesn't seem warn, no real play if you try lifting the door. Could be wrong, but I think someone might of leant a bit heavily on the door, making is lower on the latch end than it should be. Hopefully an easy job for the weekend as long as not too cold:-)
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- Mon Mar 04, 2024 21:24
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Excel Door hang adjustment - help needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 239
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 13:56
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Excel Door hang adjustment - help needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 239
Excel Door hang adjustment - help needed
Hi, I need some help with door hang adjustment. My driver side door on my 88 Excel seems to of dropped slightly, maybe 3mm, and needs adjustment back. What's the best method? Is there adjustment on the hinge bolts inside the door frame or do you need to remove the door card and adjust with the bolts...
- Fri May 05, 2023 13:20
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Help! Diff refill plug removal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2830
Re: Help! Diff refill plug removal
Many thanks Bash & Stu,
All done now with a shallow 24mm socket and breaker bar. Nut is a bit rounded, which wasn't helping, but at least I managed to get some oil in.
All the best
Steve
All done now with a shallow 24mm socket and breaker bar. Nut is a bit rounded, which wasn't helping, but at least I managed to get some oil in.
All the best
Steve
- Thu May 04, 2023 22:13
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Help! Diff refill plug removal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2830
Re: Help! Diff refill plug removal
Thanks Stu, what type of spanner did you use? Swan neck?
- Thu May 04, 2023 19:57
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Help! Diff refill plug removal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2830
Help! Diff refill plug removal
Hi, trying to remove the diff plus and it's proving tricker than I'd hoped! I've tried a 24mm and 15/16 socket with a universal joint and short extension around the back of the suspension arms, shallow 15/16 swan neck ring spanner, socket on a 600mm bar. Nothing is getting is working well enough to ...
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 23:54
- Forum: General
- Topic: Members map?
- Replies: 134
- Views: 173938
Re: Members map?
Does this still work, clicked https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VYJgW ... sp=sharing and.cant access?
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 23:08
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Sender resistance values
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2227
Sender resistance values
Hi all, hoping for a bit of a shortcut here 🤞 I'm planning to fit a Spiyda gauge wizard to to sort out my annoyingly erratic fuel gauge. To calibrate, you need to measure the sender resistance at 5 points: empty, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, full. Has anyone already done this and have the readings for an Excel? M...
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 22:20
- Forum: Upgrades and modifications
- Topic: Speaker Replacement using Original Grilles and Mounts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3419
Re: Speaker Replacement using Original Grilles and Mounts
Thank you Bryan, very useful post , one if my front speakers is dead and the others sound terrible. Not expecting audiophile performance, but I think I will take the same route:-).
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 22:59
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4452
Re: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
Agree...read a few horror stories with oil adatives
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 13:06
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4452
Re: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
Back in the 'seventies I regularly added some Wynn's Racing Formula to the oil, with each oil change. This was to a 1000cc Minivan. The performance of that Minivan was quite remarkable, happy to cruise at 70+ and would regularly show 90 on the speedo. A cop who stopped me on one occasion tried to t...
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:59
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4452
Re: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
Sounds good. My Excel on last MOT was CO .91, although may just need a carb tune of course. HC about the same.
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 08:43
- Forum: Servicing, Belts, Fuels and Oils
- Topic: Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4452
Fuel System Cleaners - any good?
Anyone have any experience & opinion on fuel system cleaners like Redex, Liquid Moly, Wynn's, STP etc? The last time I used Redex was on a MK1 escort in the 80s, all I remember was a very impressive plume of smoke as I assume carbon deposits were cleared out All claim cleaning valves, pistons, jets,...