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Ok quick question guys, on the bottom of the throttle body there is a couple of metal pipes sticking out that look like they should have something joined to them? Any ideas?

How did you work it out?

Not as much as I am! lol

Yeh temp gauge is working fine. Ill give it a go tonight when I go to pick it up Oh and PM'd.

Yeh it is when I am trying to get into first from stationary as well. IN general if just feels like it isnt opening enough. Where can I find this pedal stop? I sit down on the floor where the pedal sits at its lowest on built into the mechanism somehow? I hope I can fix it tonight as I am...

I have! I drove it around the 1-way system by the garage today and fook me its fast! :cool: But....(there is always a but!) for some reason the gears are hard to change when driving, as if the clutch isn't disengaging properly when I put my foot completely down. I am guessing that as I am...

I filled mine today after removing the pump and lines and I used just under 1 litre. I'm guessing there was still fluid in the rack.

I assume it is, I followed your wiring guide so it should be! lol Ok I will give the suggestions a try tomorrow after I get my exhaust fitted! Cheers edit: Just thought, My pipes may need trimming for them to sit properly and allow proper flow/air escape.

Oh ok I have a haynes manual I will have a look myself and see what I can find, didn't realise it had wiring diagrams in there, cheers!

The 1 on the side of the thermo housing? Yeh I did and I got some air come out and then a tiny bit of water but the system doesn't seem to be circulating as such like id did on my Mk1 engine. I used to be able to see flow in the header tank. I read somewhere about running it for 10 mins to get...

I tried to fill it and bleed it tonight but It doesn't seem to want to play ball! Any tips for best way to do it? Edit: Oh its a 172 engine btw!

Ah ok fair enough, so just ask for a 10k Ohm resistor? In fact I probably have a packet of them in my van. (somewhere!) Is locating the rev wire a royal pain in the arse? Any diagrams floating about?

So can any of you please tell me exactly what resistor I need? I want to get it done ASAP. edit: So I dont cut the wire at the back of the clocks but just tap into it?

Nice! Doesnt sound to bad! Well I am ready for it if you want to send it to me! ;) Is he right?

Ok I have no rev counter..... Any ideas?

Anyone else used this stuff before?

I would put my money on the gauge under reading, but if you are really worried im sure you would be able to find a garage that can check the oil pressure for you.

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/Accessories/Lubricants-and-Fluids/Tranmission-Oils/Transmission-Oil/?522770572&0&cc5_309 Any good? Also how much will I need to fill a drained system?

You will need to modify the battery tray if you want to do it, the 2 washers go flat under it but then the 2 vertical bol holes need elongating and large washers used, very easy though, took me 10 mins! Then on the other side you just need 1 washer and put it on the stud before you drop the...

I just lowered the water bottle bracket 2 inches ;) hopefully that will be enough

I did it to make the flange on the exhaust manifold sit in a slightly better position, although once I sort my downpipe I might realise I can remove them. I am thinking I may have to raise the bonnet mounts to allow it to close without touching!

Lol cheers ill have a look for a lower place to mount it, have you got any pics of the underside of the bonnet? Also I have raise the left and right engine mounts by 5mm with washers (so the engine now sits 5mm higher than it would have done), is this going to cause problems?

Once again Andrew, thanks so much for coming down! Life saver!

Anyone got any pics of the inside of the bonnet where I have to grind away?

Not really sure, Andrew has taken it away so I guess he will have a look...

The ECU was screwed! Andrew came down and put in 1 of his own ECU's and it fired up! :) So now I need to talk to you about a new ECU....I will pm you later when I get a chance!

IT'S ALIVE! Words cannot describe how happy I am!

IT RUNS!!!!!! :cool:

If I can get the dam thing running! I am literally going to cry with happiness if/when it fires up!