purplebargeken Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 You prawn. Cavcraft, vulgalour, stonedagain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Under the bonnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, scdan4 said: Under the bonnet I checked, as I though the same thing. Unlocked car with a coat hanger, less gone in 60 seconds as much as gone in 60 minutes though. No luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, purplebargeken said: You prawn. BlankFrank, brownnova, stonedagain and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Start Looking for something else you cant find and you will soon find them. BlankFrank, egg, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 If youve still got the coat hanger do you really need the keys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 If he still has the coat hanger he doesn't need the keys and he picks up Heart FM at the same time. Bonus! The Moog, DeeJay, Matty and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntiemaryscanary Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, TheDoctor said: I checked, as I though the same thing. Unlocked car with a coat hanger, less gone in 60 seconds as much as gone in 60 minutes though. No luck. I was forever locking the keys in my 323. Eventually discovered 5p piece opened the hatchback. purplebargeken and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I can't believe no one has asked.. "where did you see them last"?? That always helps find things. face, DoctorRetro, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Been through the wash and had gotten stuck in the rubber door seal. ?♂️ Jerzy Woking, stonedagain, EssDeeWon and 24 others 20 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 At least they're clean... LightBulbFun, Shep Shepherd, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Phew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 A copy of one of those shouldn't cost any more than £5 at a local indy locksmith, might be time to get one made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 7 hours ago, JoeyEunos said: A copy of one of those shouldn't cost any more than £5 at a local indy locksmith, might be time to get one made? The two keys are the same, so I've just separated them and added to other bunches of keys. Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: The two keys are the same, so I've just separated them and added to other bunches of keys. lookout for mondays lost both keys to cars, house and apartment in the shard building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Are you certain that you have the plugs connected up on the right order? I've connected up plugs the wrong way on the MX5 MK1 we had and it ran, albeit badly. Likewise on the MGB too. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, SiC said: Are you certain that you have the plugs connected up on the right order? I've connected up plugs the wrong way on the MX5 MK1 we had and it ran, albeit badly. Likewise on the MGB too. No, but I haven't changed the order since I got it. They are 1342 in an anti clockwise direction, as far as I remember SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just went and finished replacing all the vacuum hoses. It was sitting idling badly as per usual, so started disconnecting the HT leads one at a time. All caused the engine to stall, except for number 2, where the car kept idling. I held the cable near the engine and although there was a spark, it was weaker than the rest. They are brand new leads though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Calling Compression Tester to Cylinder 2 please... Have you got enough slack in the leads to swap 2 & 3 over just to confirm lead ok? BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Or use one of the older leads on cylinder 2. The Moog and BlankFrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Try getting down to Poundland as at the moment they are doing the TrackR keyfobs which were once about £25 for a quid and i bought a couple to put on my car keys and work a treat for finding lost keys. Shep Shepherd, mrbenn and MikeR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 He'd probably lose those too. Verdict: prawn. DoctorRetro and chodweaver 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Some modernsz HT leads R shit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Just went and finished replacing all the vacuum hoses. It was sitting idling badly as per usual, so started disconnecting the HT leads one at a time. All caused the engine to stall, except for number 2, where the car kept idling. I held the cable near the engine and although there was a spark, it was weaker than the rest. They are brand new leads though. As suggested try a selection of the old leads in place of number 2. Does the inside of the cap look correct and not damaged? Compression on the cylinder should not make any difference to the spark so if it looks less than the others then that should be you issue or at least one of them. loserone and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 Only potential issue is the rotor arm, which has not arrived yet. As a side point, I had a similar issue with a Lada I had, ended up changing the engine. Only when dismantling the old engine did we notice that the distributor shaft was bent. ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 More snags. Rotor arm is incorrect. Not all my fault, as the listing said it fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 In other news - compression test report. As long as I'm doing it right? Turning the engine with the other 3 plugs in, but all leads disconnected. Gauge jumps to 125ish, and on further cranking clicks up to about 185-190. Sound about right? It does the same for all 4 cylinders. LightBulbFun and scdan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Consistency across the cylinders is the key point. They do take a couple of turns to get a proper reading. The Moog, scdan4, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Is the rotor arm incorrect? I.e. does it not fit? If it does fit, I wouldn't dismiss that it has an incorrect rotor arm on at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 This looks to be the right one? Also lists Sao Penza! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F401730567762 I wonder if the one you've got is for the newer generation 323. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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