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Well I've got at least 2 weeks till the starter gets here, to work on stuff like that . . . I don't really understand that choke/stop cable. The manual seems confident enuf, about its function, but doesnt really say how it works . . .goes into the fuel injector distribution box . . . .Thats a hornets nest I don't wanna be messin with . . .I gotta figure out a couple ways to stop the engine if it that cable thing doesn't work . . . pullin the coil wire, no longer an option with this puppy . .and I've witnessed pretty deteremined gas engines keep running fully choked. Its got steel braided fuel lines . . .I hate to have to squash down on one of them with vise grips.

Feels strange to all of a sudden be worryin about STOPPIN the d#mn thing . .


Oh. . . . like the local snobs don't hate me enuf already . . . .that'll really p#ss em off . . ..

WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!
gotta go . . . .{find that big rope!!!!!)

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"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!"

(Bloody Hell! . . . did'nt anyone close the door behind them Yanks!! . . .bloody hell)

"Watson . . . WATSON! . . . come quickly!!! . . .and bring your REVOLVER!!!

I still struggle to understand why anyone would buy a retired London Taxi.

They cause enough headaches when they're only a few years old, never mind when they've been round the clock a few times.

Talk about buying grief.

The cable is a stop cable... it does not fit inside the fuel pump. it works quite simply. at the rear or top of the Pump there is a arm that is attached to a spindle with a small nut on top.

In the arm you'll see small holes into which fits a small bolt which has a hole in it, the cable fit into the bolt hole and tightens with a nut... push the cable forward towards the radiator and it allows fuel for the engine to run, Pull back towards yourself and it cuts off the fuel.... and stop's.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

So, there's actually no choking ability with it at all? The choking they mention means chokibng fuel then, not air?"'
Did the ignition switch have any capability to shut down the engine? Like I said alot of wires were cut but fortunately, the original key switch was thrown in the trunk . . Sorry . . . BOOT! . . .it was thrown in the boot . . .clearly different from a gas . . .(dammit) PETROL . . .a petrol engine . . . it has the same amount of terminals, but spring loaded in a manner that seems to accomadate, the glow plugs . . .did turning the key to off, also shut off the engine, through an electric cutoff solenoid? Again the manuals both are vague, on this.
Thanx for that original info . . .the car is in a fair amount of dissassembly right now, and just to get an initial idea of the engine condition, I'll be starting it without the radiator and coolant installed, hence my concern. BTW . . .Borg Warner makes the automatic transmission in this, which I think is an American Company. Alot of American Cars in the 50s and 60s had two hydraulic pumps in their automatic transmissions. A front (engine driven) and rear (driveshaft driven). You could bump start those cars . ..NS . . . did it with my grandmothers 64 Ford Galaxie all the time . . .seriously might be draggin that around the block ... .



Originally I was going to post some self-effacing remark, like"the pharmacy was out of my meds" but I think not. . . .that deserves a proper rebuttal . . .let me get my cab logged in first, though, I'm supposed to be on duty

Regards, Tim

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"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!"

(Bloody Hell! . . . did'nt anyone close the door behind them Yanks!! . . .bloody hell)

"Watson . . . WATSON! . . . come quickly!!! . . .and bring your REVOLVER!!!

The rebuttal:
Alot of people (myself included) don't read lengthy posts with details. so I'll start with the quick and dirty version:
Put two 1968 sports cars side by side. A 1968 Triumph Spitfire, and a 1968 Chevrolet Corvette. Lets start with somethin simple and common . . .plug wires . . .they go bad, cause they're not solid wire anymore . . .(solid ignition wires enabled some US bomber, back in the 50s to locate every major city in the US, just from the EMF, from cars ignition systems is the way it was explained to me . . .they're all carbon impregnated fiberglass strands now . . .and they do go bad). The Spitfire: Lift the hood (bonnet) Park your butt on the left front tire, stick your coffee on top of the valve cover, Pull the wires one by one (so you don't mix em) . . . total time 5 minutes . . .at the most . . . Why'd you even bother bringing the coffee? The Corvette? Well, first make sure you got a hydraulic lift, this cars gonna need to go up and down all day. . . Don't bother with the coffee, bring a beer . . .bring a couple your gonna need em. (Crap hang on, gotta call)

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"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!"

(Bloody Hell! . . . did'nt anyone close the door behind them Yanks!! . . .bloody hell)

"Watson . . . WATSON! . . . come quickly!!! . . .and bring your REVOLVER!!!

They still use it in some areas of lowestoft,but it's to sniff not for starting diesels.

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So you get the Vette, on the lift, Pop the hood(bonnet| and the first thing you notice is its tight . . .real tight . . .the second thing you notice is there is Chrome sharp edged sheet metal covers over most parts of the ignition wires. ITS CHEAP!, . . .not just cheaply made, but a cheap shot at your intellect. Its supposed to stop radio interference, I would challenge that but I won't. Every other car made gets by with a simple condensor (capacitor) in the power line, why not Corvette?} Maybe you watch "Gordon Ramsey". Every once in a while he encounters some Chef making fancy lookin plates, instead of, good cooking . . .thats all that chrome crap is . . .useless false cheap eye candy aimed at people who have no idea of form following function . . .and it worked. Anyway, the Motors mechanic rate schedule lists the wire change at 2.2 hrs., and your wrists and fingers will be bloody. Burned too, if you had to change it hot.
Not everyone likes workin on mechanics, I get that, but british engineering saved people money, timewise, if you want to look at it that way. Did Lucas Electric make them quirky and unreliable . . .absolutely. But, with the exception of Jaguar, your parents and grandparents built a superior car . . .we Americans have been spoiled by excess, However, the British have been spoiled by over-engineering in my opinion, actually "under appreciated" would be a fairer remark. I could turn this post into pages, if I listed all the thought that went into my Black Cab. I'll quit on this thought; The P51 mustang is supposedly the plane the killed the Luftwaffe. Well originally it was just and ordinary fighter . . .then someone said "lets try a spitfire engine in one" . . .changed the war.

(stay tuned for the Yanks next post, he will attempt to open mouth and change feet! . . . nuff said)

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"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!"

(Bloody Hell! . . . did'nt anyone close the door behind them Yanks!! . . .bloody hell)

"Watson . . . WATSON! . . . come quickly!!! . . .and bring your REVOLVER!!!

The ignition came in two half's..... the first half fitted on to the steering column.... the key fitted this. and when you turned the key you released the stirring lock... built into the back of this was what was commonly called the short loom... which connected to the main loom (wiring) ... giving you your main source of power.. and then diverting....ie. to heater plugs. and then on full turn to starter....... the stop Cable then fitted on to the bottom of the ignition.. screwed on... so to stop the engine you would pull the cable from just underneath the ignition Key ... working exactly the same as( popping your hood)....



These engines used to have a serious flaw. I would check to see if you have a crack going from front to back behind the fuel pump and starter..... while you have the starter motor out..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Thanx Mr. T

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"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!"

(Bloody Hell! . . . did'nt anyone close the door behind them Yanks!! . . .bloody hell)

"Watson . . . WATSON! . . . come quickly!!! . . .and bring your REVOLVER!!!

Well, there can only be one soloution to that . . .



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1qvGXyCYIo

Wait . . . why am I divorced, . . . I ferget . . . oh yeah . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8k4hLXkVtk

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"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!"

(Bloody Hell! . . . did'nt anyone close the door behind them Yanks!! . . .bloody hell)

"Watson . . . WATSON! . . . come quickly!!! . . .and bring your REVOLVER!!!

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!