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maxstu wrote: ↑12 Jun 2026, 18:59 Many moons ago l was advised not to use a limiter rotor. So didnt and never had a rotor short out problem. But can't recall the reason?

Try a standard version rotor and report back your findings.

It's something you don't need and an extra thing to go wrong

It may seem to be a bit counter-intuitive, but superglue works really well with rubber. Perhaps it's the poor choice of application and use that taint's it's reputation for some people? Superglue is recommended for joining o-ring cord, I can remember making non-standard seals as an apprentice workin...

In all the it takes you to to do a bodge like a split boot it will take probably 2-3 longer doing it properly. If in a rush and for a temp fix before its done properly then a split boot is the only way. Hope it holds for your travels. Is it a 'bodge' if it's only a temporary fix? The car failed it'...

Gearbox end cv boot has split and I wondered if anyone has successfully fitted a split/glue together type boot ? Time is currently against me for stripping the whole driveshaft out and need a quick fix! I've glued one in the past to get through an MOT. It actually lasted until I got rid of the car ...

"Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp not compatible. Thi...

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RTFM

R0B wrote: ↑15 May 2026, 18:37 I have a hole in mine almost identical to that. I have just learned to live with it.

Ron Dennis and tiles....

New pads need bedding in, but, what was the state of the old disks like? If they were badly worn, then the pads could only making contact on their inner and outer edges. I'd have a look at the disks first.

The correct way to make them would be to use a deep case hardening steel. Have the threads copper plated to mask them off and prevent them becoming brittle when the heads are hardened. But how much to people want to pay for them? Be interesting to test them on a hardness tester, I know someone who ...

And, then, the idle jet....

I'd slip a thin piece of card or plastic underneath your repair to be safe 
 

Newman Cams?

https://www.newman-cams.com/

 

A dash of lube perhaps?

Also, to quote the sheet metalworker tutor in the first year of my toolmaker's apprenticeship, "one good hit is better than lots of little ones"

Can you get it to fit without the booty thing?

Crap/water in carbs, blocked idle jet(s), air filter, fuel filter........