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OK so in prep for fitting my shiny rebuilt engine I thought I would give the front suspension a clean up. Having marked up the front shocks prior to removal, I enthusiatically cleaned them and lost all traces of markings - dooohhhh! Are the shocks handed driver and passenger side? Having neatly...

Hi I am making steady progress with the 3200 engine rebuild and am just re attaching the gearbox. The lever which moves the clutch release bearing (part 4 in diagram) has curved arms and I can't remember which way round it goes. Should the arms curve forward towards the flywheel or backwards...

Hi all and happy Easter !! I am making steady progress with my 3200 engine rebuild and am just re attaching the gearbox. The lever which moves the clutch release bearing (part 4 in diagram) has curved arms and I can't remember which way round it goes. Should the arms curve forward towards the...

Hi Does anyone know a source for the hosing that comes off the bottom of the Pierburg Valve (hose 4 on diag. ). It seem to be 6.5mm id with a re inforcement core running through it. I assume it is under some reasonable pressure to open the turbo waste gate although it does goes through a...

Hi Has anyone had experience of the Redox silicon turbo hoses...

Hi Does anyone know how to re attach the exhaust manifolds whilst the cylunder heads are still attached to the block The engine manual shows bolting them to the heads before attaching heads to block but having done bottom end overhaul I am desperately trying to avoid pulling the heads. if the...

Hi Does anyone know where to source a new clutch kit - Pressure Plate, Clutch Disc, Thrust Bearing Eurospares have an after market kit advertised for £566 incl. VAT but don't expect stock for another month. Many thanks Ian

Hi Does anyone have any documentation on what changes were made and when for later versions of the 3200 engines? Many thanks Ian

Ok so I am making steady, if somewhat scary, progress in stripping the 3200 engine. With cylinder heads off I am now looking to pull off the bottom end to inspect bearings, crank, thurst washers etc. To do this you need to remove the timing gear on the front of the block which drives the timing...

Hi Does anyone know how to release the clutch thrust bearing so the gearbox will come away from the engine? The manual shows a special tool inserted into an area I can't recognize :( Many thanks Ian

Ok so those of you who followed my prior post know the pistons met the valves after a failed water pump pulley split the timing belt. After trying extensively to remove the cylinder heads in situ, to see the extent of the damage, my view is it is not worth the endless grief of limited access and...

HI Peeps Has anyone managed to take the cylinder heads off with the engine in situ? I have the head unbolted and the turbo disconnected from the exhaust and the air hoses. I am trying to lift the head off together with the manifold and turbo in one piece. The head slides up an inch or so but...

Hi For those of you that have read my other thread, you will know I am mid adventure removing the cylinder heads to check for damage following a recent incident with a loose water pump pulley. To get the head off I believe I need to separate the turbo from the exhaust so it can come out...

So finally got her running smooth as anything after another throttle body rebuild. Drove for ~70 miles working great and then during gentle breaking downhill I get CEL and engine fades to nothing - no pop / bang just dies. Had a good look under bonnet nothing obvious but when tried to start her...

Finally got the 3200 running again today. Parked up after motorway blast and while sitting stationary in the car I could hear fluid bubbling/circulating in the fuel tank. No leaks into boot. I opened the filler cap and it vented some high pressure vapour and then the noise stopped. Has anyone...

HI On last cambelt change I swapped the oil pressure sender with an after market unit. It shows ~2.5 bar at idle and off the scale under normal cruise/acceleration Since then I have been plagued with the warning light coming on at idle on the oil pressure gauge and occassionally an oil warning...

I had put the 3200 away for 3 months while rebuilding a triumph spitfire with/for my son. It is now having a major sulk and has zero throttle reponse on start up. It has always been grumpy, throwing increasingly frequent CIL warnings, but now nothing . I went to check the potentiometer output...

Hi After re alloying wheels, fixing rear wheel arch rust and two new Tubi rear bixes (yikes they are expensive!) I thought I might finally get a drive but oh no battery gone and not taking charge. Ok so new battery and now some fun - oh no - windows won't fully shut. Ok so windows reset...

Hi I have managed to bugger up the plastic quick connect which used to seal onto the top of the fuel filter on the fuel supply line. Do you know if you can get just a new connector or do you have to get the whole supply line ? All that EuroSpares is showing is the full line -item 11 below -...

Hi Does anyone have a source of paint or code for the grey crackle finish on the 3200 inlet plenum and spark plug cover? Many thanks