Thanks for the heads up on the mounts I'll have a butchers I haven't tried them yet.

The workshop manual says to
Remove alternator adjustment bolt > Remove bolt, alternator link to water pump>
Remove nut, alternator pivot bolt> Pivot alternator and release belt from pulley >
Remove pivot bolt> Release alternator from mountain bracket.

Hope that helps

It was very hot as soon as I opened the boot which I'm guessing was the culprit as since disconnecting it's been fine, just need to eat more carrots now

So it's been a while since I put the cooler on and all seems well so far, I use the car for at least 3 days a week and I do about 32 miles getting to work and back on mostly 50 mph dual carriage ways. The gears feel the same as before installation, a bit of a jerk changing in the lower ones but unsu...

Just an update, it was the bulb in the boot staying on that caused the battery dying on me

Thanks for that I didn't think to check it with load on too.

Yeah battery light goes off fine. Thanks I'll try testing with the meter and see what's happening, just thought it was strange with the interference as I've never experienced that before, but
saying that its been many moons since I've had a car with a distributor.

So I was on the drive with the 416 ticking over as the battery went flat, and the Mrs said when the car was running she was getting interference on her phone watching youtube videos. Not sure if it's related but the battery will last a week tops on the drive before flat, and the voltage is at 12.33 ...

Yeah makes sense the auto lasting longer than the manual, just hope it lasts me ha. I'm going to keep hold of the rad and pipes like you say, might be able to re-core it one day, and the pipes I've kept just to be able to get them remade as they are well past saving. I attached the flexi pipes that ...

:*laughing my fat rear end off*

GTiJohn wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:32 am

Jay2oh wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:58 am She's what they call a ten yard looker
I'll be away then for our wedding anniversary, 26 years

Not going to South Shields by any chance?

Nowhere could be more appropriate that weekend