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Hi Ron, No fluid leaking outside the car anywhere. Pedal normal. There was a small amount of fluid on the pushrod but not enough compared to the fluid loss. Didn't check the rear calipers but no leaks. But I haven't lost any more fluid yet. Craig

Just been through this. Fluid kept disappearing from the reservoir. Couldn't find it anywhere!. Not inside the car, or leaking outside the car?. None in the servo either. I refurbished the master cylinder and replaced the seals and its all fixed, no loss of fluid. I can only assume the fluid...

Thanks Peter.

What's the part number for the Monroe shock Peter. I'm doning the rounds on replace shocks on my cars and my Rovers next. Also for the Front if you have that as well. Cheers, Craig

Hi Gerald, Just had something similar whereby my gear shift was stiff between drives and the shift button didnt depress properly. The cause was/is the pin which passes through the lever, this had moved sideways and one end was jamming inside the housing. Remove the indicator panel and look...

I recently fitted front and rear rubbers from J R Wadhams. Front was pretty good except I couldnt get the top corners to be sharp enough to lay against the relief on the chrome trim. Rear was pretty good as well except one internal corner wasnt former correctly and wouldnt sit against the glass...

I moved to rubber ones recently. No issues with leaks and a nice fit. You just need to ensure they are seated properly in the covers. Craig

Self adhesive draft excluder is the way to go. I used 24mm x 14mm soft polyurethane closed cell type which is much softer than the EPDM. This allowed the screen and screen vent rubber piece to sit together better. It's also nice and soft so at the ends where the screen rubber comes down it...

The front pulley on mine has "teeth"on it. I use a piece of square bar in these to rotate the engine. Also use this method to loosen/tighten the pulley bolt. The square bar went from the pulley over to the oil filter protection plate as a stop. Craig

Castrol document discussing transmissions and fluids and differences between Dexron and Type F

Thanks GRTV8. I was a bit concerned where all the Vaseline went. Ist the filter after the pump?

Question: Do you need to pack the gears of a new ungraded oil pump with Vaseline IF you are going to spin the pump through the distributor hole before engine startup?. I'm fitting an oil pump upgrade kit as well as new cam chain and gears. Thanks, Craig

Thanks both, Having spend much time under the car last night trying to get the verniers in a suitable position for measurement I can say that there is no up/down side/side movement in the output shaft. I'll strike this off my list of possible causes now. Having investigated and eliminated most...

Hi Harvey, Endplay is approximately 1.0mm.. Good, bad or no worries. thanks Craig

Thanks Harvey, I'll measure the exact end float and maybe you can tell me if thats good/bad. By the way when I do get a back change up or down sometimes the "clonk" is right under the transmission tunnel. Craig