Rob Walker

I can also testify to the professional work carried out by Vibration Free. Good company to deal with.  However I find most of the vibration on the sevens I have owned comes from the exhaust can and the poor way that it is isolated at the cockpit end.

Thanks John,  Yes the EES3-1A32-12B only has 4 dip switches and as such is not fully programmable, the later gen have 10 Dip switches I understand?

OM,  I  was advised  that the EES3-1A32-12B speedo cannot be calibrated to work with the toothed wheel by Claerbont and that I need the next generation speedo that was fully programmable.

Cheerio Rob

Thanks Jonathon and Andrew, for a very comprehensive reply, very helpful, I should have no problem with this information excellent.

Cheerio Rob

I have looked at the wiring diagram for my car EU2 /2001 onwards and am still confused how to connect the ford sensor.  We have established that the for sensor has 3 wires Yellow/brown-pickup,  Brown -VE and Brown/black +VE .  The Caterham diagram does not indicate what the two wires are Red/blue and Light green, it just shows them going into a block drawn in the speedo.    I presume that the brown could be grounded as its -VE and if the circuit is energized there should be a +VE and that should be the Brown/Black leaving the brown yellow to be connected to the light green.  Can anyone please confirm this?  Thanks Rob

Thanks for that Jonathan,    Do you know if the sensor works satisfactorily  when correctly connected ?  My current Caterham sensor is dead and I have had loads of these fail over the past 20 years and as such would like to try a replacement.  The ford sensor gives 8 pulses per revolution so should in theory work. I bought one some years ago but never got around to trying it and then sold the car, now I find myself in the same predicament.

Cheerio Rob

Anyone had any experience of substituting the caterham/claerbont speedo sensor that runs from the 6 speed gearbox with the Ford type that Burtons sell and is also available on that popular auction site? The caterham sensor uses a two wire connection red and green wires and the Ford has three wire black brown and yellow, how did you connect it?  I am aware that the brass top hat fixing needs to be changed to one with a smaller thread.  Thanks Rob

dont know the length but the thread is 8mm

Hi,   Anyone got a speedo sensor that fits onto the 6 speed gearbox and brass top hat fixing, mine are damaged and need replacement.

Thanks Rob.

your timing cover is different to the 2L being 13mm taller. I suspect difficult to find one and if you are sucessful it will need the drive pulley boss machining off it and a blanking cover fitted.  If possible it may be better to repair what you have.

Hi David, its been a long time since Le Sept.

I ran my car with a SLR DD cage and a windscreen.  The screen fits within the cage uprights no problem and you can fabricate some brackets to hold the doors onto the front uprights. I am sure that a half hood could be made to suit if the off the peg ones do not fit OXTED will be helpful.  There is a small gap between the screen and the uprights  if this bothers you some black foam tape could be used to fill the gap.  The cage that you have is still the best option.

regards Rob

Be Aware its illegal to install a brake bias valve in the front circuit.

I use the PowerVamp supplied conditioner, bought it along with PC625 on recomendation of PowerVamp boss Ed Roller.Its been totally reliable for about 15 years so far, i also have the Lidil one which does the same job.

Hi,

Anyone bought Carbon Fiber wings from Kitcardirect.co.uk and like to comment on the quality? The prices look competitive as compared to classic carbon?

thanks Rob

I have been towing my 7 for 20 years without any tyre problems until last year when I stated getting tyres failing as per your picture.  I have come to the conclusion that there are some sub standard tyres around now.  Mine were all made in China IIRC powerstar.   Even when correctly inflated or even over inflated they overheated at 60mph and delaminated.  Fit some quality tyres and I would go for 6 ply if possible and correctly inflate them and keep the speed down to 60 .

Lots of Trouble Usually Serious certainly was my experience, 4 windscreens, 3 exhaust manifolds, oil cooler failure lead to engine damage. 

Car now sold thank you

I have run  NA Duratecs from 214 to 290bhp on 0W40 Mobil 1 without ANY engine failures or wear issues.

Hi Paul,

Mine is also leaking and lies abandoned in the back of the garage, could you please share any useful information on seals etc.

Many thanks Rob

I have been adding 200/1 low ash mineral oil 2 Stroke to all my Diesel cars for over 20 years.   The engines run cleaner, more mpg and smoother.  Loads of research done by Mercedes and Rover if you search the Web.  I use standard Sainsburys fuel and Comma Low ash Mineral 2 stroke 300ml to a tank in my BMW 330D,  

BTTT hopefully , car still available.

I thought Super UL was E5 and contained 5% ethanol?  From experience when in France the E10 fuel made my 7 run like a dog, The San Plomb or premium fuel was OK.

Paul I have fitted the oversized water pump pulleys and it made no difference to the overcooling.  I would try fitting the standard thermostat 90C, its quite likely that you have the 82C stat, its only a 30 min job.

Could one of you clever chaps advise me how I can upload some photos of my car to an add that I posted yesterday.  Thanks.

Rob

Arch Chassis, Black Pack & full high viz weather gear inc tonneau, High quality painted Mazda True Red,2LT Ford Duratec Engine 420Spec 214bhp/154lbsft with Emerald ECU,Caterham 6 speed gearbox,ZF LSD, Wide track Suspension,22% uprated steering rack, Nitron Dampers and springs,AP uprated front brakes and Master cylinder,Track day Roll bar,4 point harnesses,Compomotive CXR Ultralite wheels& Toyo r888 tyres,Uprated billet front hubs,260 momo steering wheel,SType leather seats,

I am only the second owner and the car has 25,785 recorded miles has never been crash damaged, No track use  during my ownership and has only covered 1570 miles since a full restoration in 2019/20.

The sale price is £24,999.00 ONO, grab yourself a bargain a 420 spec car with arguably a superior chassis and suspension. I also have a set of Silver Compomotive CXR wheels or Silver Minators that can be fitted to the car if any purchaser would prefer these to the black Compomotive CXR ultralite wheels.

Message me for more details , thanks Rob.