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Just bought her indoors a newer car but it has a little scrape on the baxk wing. it's been a long time since I did a minor paint repair and need a bit of help on how to blow the paint, can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Ian Anderson wrote:Where are you

I have a spare in the garage you can try if you are local

Ian

Thanks for the offer but I'm in Yorkshire

Spinning ok with plugs removed takes much less current, could be the starter, or solenoid contacts or even an ignition timing thing (try with coil disconnected but plugs in, in case a severely over advanced ignition is causing it).

Has this just happened or are you trying to fire up a newly built ...

ChrisJC wrote:Connecting the battery direct - both positive and negative? Or are you earthing the bat negative on the body or engine block?

Chris.

Earthing the starter direct

Pull the plugs and it spins like hell. Connecting the battery direct so no faulty connections. Don't really want to buy another but if needs must

Think my starter needs looking at as it's barely turning the engine over with a good battery attached and 180amp boost charger. Does anyone know where to buy a service/re con kit? It's a RV8 SD1 engine circa 1980.

Been looking on evilbay and found this, seems excellent value.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMMA-MOTORWA ... 3378bef799

So better of getting something else then

Maybe they were painted white by the previous owner?

Got the chance of a cheap P6 V8 4sp manual box, all works fine except on down change, it whines quite a bit, seems okay under load, is it fixable at a resonable cost? possible causes anyone? Thanks in advance.

Maybe convert to a multi rib belt?

It says 50 amps
Any more than that and it will get hot

That said my understanding is that you could run two strands

Ian
I will be running 2 from the alternator, as I understand that is how it's supposed to be done but needed a 2nd opinion to be sure. Rather go a bit too big than not big enough ...

Finally managed to get the body on the Dutton, at long last. Took a lot of cutting the fibreglass and huge amounts of swearing but got it done. Now I have to wire up and rebuild the floor and bulkhead, what joy.

Saw this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auto-Marine-THIN-WALL-Cable-6mm2-5m-long-xxx6TW-5-/110636541282?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6277743823089507265

and wondered if it would be okay for the alternator? 2 prongs on back, 65amp ...

Hopefully this will save confusion as to what hole it is, I'm sure it's a waterway.