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Too much Port Stephen 

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Unfortunately, the ferry docked at the furthest jetty from where I was on the White Cliffs above the harbour. It was a real shame as the earlier ferry came in directly below me. I was on full zoom with my largest lens.

Paul Head was there too and took some stills.

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Although I did not count them on the day I took the video, I can only see 92 x 7's.  

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Not sure which green, but the 7 had black front mudguards.  I'm down in Selsey for a number of days looking after my mother, but not in the 7.

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Roulette Green Seven leaving ASDA at 03:45. Was it Selsey Bill ?

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Check the alternator mounting bracket points. I had a lug break on mine due to overtightning and it rattled to the extent I thought the big or little ends had gone.  Mine needed a new bracket, as the alternator was fine.

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The SD card is in transit  to the 60th and I have no copy.  I suspect it will eventually get on here.

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110 Sevens arriving on the P&O ferry at Dover at 08:15 this morning and disembarking and on their way to S&C. I took a video from the cliff top car park.

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Well done - you did the right thing and you must be very disappointed in your ex friend, who was abusing your friendship. I am staggered that someone can behave so badly in your car, when you were not looking. I live in Kent (east) and appreciate your situation.

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JNC. You are right. I have to say that I lost faith in it being able to start and therefore would not use it, as chances were, it would not start when needed. Those worries are now behind me.

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Final update. Recently back from a tour of the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills including being parked all night in the pouring rain outside the hotel. Six Sevens in total on this three day trip , including a visit to the Morgan Car factory, where we were given our own tour guide. The car did not miss a beat and started on the button every day. Thank you S&C.

Thank you to everyone who helped.

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Good news Lee.

Please check the ECU earth, as that was my problem and you have the same model.

regards

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Sounds like one cell has failed. Replacement needed.

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DRH. I am very deaf and have worn hearing aids for more years than I care to remember (30 plus years).

Get yourself a good pair of ear plugs. Yes you won't hear all the engine roar, tyre noise, wind and induction but it will save your hearing. I always have the side doors on and just wear a wooly hat (winter) or baseball hat in summer . I've tried the flying helmets and it makes little difference. But each to his own.

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I think it was Alfie in the R400. I flashed and waved from a white Audi A4. A very nice day for it.

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OK Thank you all. Looks like SFS is the place to go.

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I am thinking about replacing all the coolant hoses on my R300K (with wet sump), including the heater hoses to Silicone. There is a fair bit of information in the archives, but quite old and nothing that recent I could find..

Have any R300K owners recently fitted a silicone system that fits and comes with new clamps that work.

Who are the suppliers and what do your recomend?

Thanks in advance

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A missing flywheel tooth can cause weird things to happen. Not sure about your ECU, but if it has say 90 teeth entered and there are only 89, then strange things happen. 

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Get a Supercharger fitted !!!!!

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If the red light was glowing, this indicates that a diode has failed in the alternator rectification circuit and you are getting only half wave rectification. If the red light then goes fully bright, chances are the diode pack has failed. Your local auto rewind shop can normally rebuild the alternator and it should not be that expensive.

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Hello John

That is what S&C told me about the multipin connector and the earth.

I have to say I am delighted to have the car starting and todays blat was great.

As you say, let's hope it's a permanent fix.

Thank you for all your help in trying to diagnose to problem.

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Gary - I think it was you we saw today at around 11:00 - I was third in the row and Tom and Paul were in front of me. Mike, Nick and Stephen were following. You just missed us at the Fishery, where we had a very good breakfast.

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Now Blatting again

Update: The 7 is back and I picked it up from S&C on Thursday. In the end, they found the problem.

Sevens & Classics have had it for 13 days, so time to see the starting issues, that sure enough raised their head, after they thought they had fixed it. When I got there, it was cold and started on the button.

They say that initially, they thought it was T/B's and TPS adjustment, which they set up and left it. It started the next day, but failed to start the day after so they knew that was not the issue.

What they found was a faulty earth connection for the ECU and this wire went via the 14 multi pin connector, which was the item that we previously thought was causing the problem. The earth for the ECU had been terminated onto a screw that was on some module that was bolted to the scuttle direct in front of the ECU ( I think it is the altitude compensation unit). They rewired the earth to a new position onto the chassis and it started every day at S&C for 3 days without issue. They are confident that was the problem.

I have to say that the cost for doing it was a very reasonable £173 in total. They fitted new spark plugs and set up the Roller Barrels and TPS. So if that is it, I am a happy chap. So thank you S&C for your help.

So this morning, bright and early, I had arranged to meet some Kent 7 Club members at Charing Hill. The car started on the button and restarted every time it had to. Hopefully, the problem is now sorted and that was the first blat for probably 18 months and very enjoyable.

I am now looking forward to the summer.

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Revilla.  Thank you for your comprehensive efforts in helping to pinpoint my starting problem. It is very much appreciated by me.

Yes, it is going to Sevens and Classics for them to have a good look at this week. They can start it from cold and hopefully find the problem. Last year was a wash out for me with the 7 and I only used it for the IoW Blat (where the starting problem happened again -  third year in a row) and one local 7 meeting where it failed to start, so very frustrated in lack of use.

As you correctly assume, I do not have a pressure gauge to test the fuel pressure, but I do have a digital Fluke 87 meter. This problem is beyond my technical abilities to sort, so it will be S & C and their techniciains who can hopefully find the issue.  I don't have an oscilloscope though but could get access to one via my radio club that I am a member of.

Right at the start of the problem, I did suspect either the Toad alarm system or the in tank fuel pump. Being hard of hearing, I could not hear the pump, but my wife could. When it had a 6000 mile service by Chapman Cars, they got a spare fuel pump in, but did not change it, as they tested the existing one and said that was fine. So, I have been looking elsewhere for the problem since. As you say, the bill to date has been rather high and I have a very good spares kit !

Many thanks for your advice and guidance and I will let you know the outcome, once S & C have had an opportunity to have a look at it.

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JNC  - I am sure that Sevens & Classics did a compression test back in September and it was one of the first things they did. It was all OK.

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