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Hi All, I've been in touch with Ron about the above unit, but also remembered that the P6 News carried an article on replacing the Delay unit with an electrical item back in the 80's. If any member has a copy of the article could they let me know. I can't remeber if it mentioned any model ( I...

Cheers Ron, I'll call minilite and see what they say. Thanks for the info on the wheel/tyre combination. Joe

Cheers HarveyP6, that's interesting, ours must have had a related problem then because it stopped the engine dead.I've the grey hair to prove it :lol:

Ok this may sound very weird..... check the leads on the brake fluid reservoir. Our 75 V8 used to toddle along quite happily then - nothing, everything cut out and you'd coast to a un/dignified stop. I checked what I could, but nothing,then just as quickly as it would stop it would it would...

If you've swapped out your HT leads give the firing order a check, you could also look at your distributor and make sure the mechanical advance is working - they have been know to seize. Is your EI on a rotor on the original distributor cam - say like Luminition, if so when you fitted it you'd...

+1 for 20/50. Modern oils will be too thin - the oil pressure at idle and hot can be a little low.

Ron, one last thing, with the 15 x6 wheel size do you find getting tyres is easier than hunting down 185 HR14's which were standard fitment? Thanks Joe

Thanks again Ron, thats a handy document to have. I'll be looking into it all over the next couple of weeks - if I get a result I'll post it here. Could you point me in the direction of your exact wheels within the listing please?

Cheers Ron, thats helpful, do you have some type/ model numbers I could use to check against the Minilite specs here? I've just got to get hold of my spare to measure the offset to compare with other figures stated here. I know Richard had some issues in his search, but luckily we've had our V8...

Hi All, many thanks for the information and advice, I'll have a look into the wheel nut suppliers products. I'd still like to know more about the minilite options though as quite a few cars have got them on...

Yes I saw the ones on ebay, the biggest problem I can see would be getting the correct studs. The offset is fairly important too as Richard mentioned . I've a spare off the car I'll have a go at measuring it and see what it comes out at, if anyone has measured this am I correct in saying -...

Thanks Richard, definite food for thought, I think Vitesse wheels are in quite short supply - so I'll weigh up the relative merits. Thanks again for your info. Joe

Thanks for the info Richard, I remember years ago owners trying out the vitesse wheels, did you have to change the studs or do the wheel nuts fit? 185/90/14, did you find the 90 height tyre quite wobbly, I think I've 70's on it at the moment, but I will check. I did have 195s at one point -...

Hi All, I've been in contact with minilite and they stock 2 width sizes for the P6, 5.5 and 6.0. If any V8 owners out there have them fitted could you let me know which of the two castinmgs you have and what size tyres you have fitted? Thanks in advance.

Great thread, I've been thinking on this for awhile now; and the Megasquirt / 14CUX issue is still a choice to be made so it'll be interesting to hear how the owners get on. Personally in preparation for fuel injecting our old girl, I obtained a donor setup from a 99 Thor engined Range Rover...