@@kevinw62 thanks

thankyou

'tis true. But at least it runs. Next up - why cant I get reverse gear?

thankyou

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer hopefully. But there are a few problems to sort out first

Yes. A Ford v6 is what it originally had, and of course the Jaguar AJ30 really a Ford engine

@@roygardier8461 hmm

@@roygardier8461 yes. It's been suggested that the PWM needs to 100% to begin with and can ramp down after. But I havnt tested that yet

Lets hope it goes as well as it sounds!

Thanks Roy

oh yes.....

I'm quite pleased with it!

feel free to comment here

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@@Mr_Spegru Do you want to do?

Thankyou

@@ben801 thankyou and Merry Christmas

Well, there are a bunch of odds and ends that Ive been working on, but then there is quite a large oil leak too....

I suspect they are original just because their state matched the chassis as it was. They were even worse to begin with with seized adjusters, two of which had to be cut off (see linked episode). You are right about the arch. I think the whole body is slightly forward of where it could be. I couldnt get it any further back due to internal mouldings so I suspect it was like that from the factory. The wheels are now on spacers which shows it all up more than before. No adjustment is possible but quite alot of bodywork is needed so if necessarily I'll adjust the arch.

We are getting there

took a while but got there in the end

Still loads to do unfortunately

Wonky? Not sure what you mean unless its the front ride height which I shall be raising a bit before long

@@Mr_Spegru Wonky as one side looks a bit higher than the other. Might be your floor but you say you are going to do some adjustments so no worries.

@@delukxy Fortunately the Invader came with adjustable coilovers from the factory!

hah!

taken a long time to get here

thankyou

thankyou

exactly. Fans wise it's largely centrifugal so even that may not be that important

Some models have offset brushes so they don’t catch on the com but electrically it doesn’t matter.

@@FlatBroke612 Yes but it does seem weird though. However AFAIK Honda engines normally run the other way to most others but they don't make their own Alternators!

Thanks Phil. It has been a long time coming

Thanks Mark. Quite pleased with my lash up exhaust, although more work is needed

Thanks!

Thank you!

Hello again Mr Cotswold. There is no idle control valve as that's meant to be taken care of by the Drive By Wire setup. I was also trying to keep the revs up with my foot - no no avail unfortunately

@Mr_Spegru ah yes of course. It's that part working from the ecu then, and it's not thinking for itself and catching the stall or is it that you need to give it a little more idle speed?

Sounds like fuel starvation....but I'm no expert on efi engine's.

That tick over sounds far too slow. Try 950 rpm. (You’re allowing the otherwise very healthy sounding engine to distract you from other more important parts of the project), -which is very frustrating for us!

Yes - but why?

@@johndeer2032 yes its fuel pressure. Why so flicckery? Only does this when the engine is actually running though. Possibly the cheapo guage is poorly damped

@@kevteare4466 Hi Kev. No vvt is not connected at present

​@@Mr_Spegruthe VVT solenoids are plugged in in your video? Worth trying to unplug them incase you've got some wiring wrong,even if you haven't got VVT enabled in the ECU👍

@@kevteare4466 okay. Good point

Thanks Mr Cotswold I had thought the butterfly would be causing hissing and that noise I heard was 'normal'. But actually it does seem like it could be coming from the back I think we might be onto something although itll be next week before I can do anything more

Get a length of coolant house and put one end to your ear and move the other around the engine while it's running. You'll be able to pin point the hiss then!

Spray some brake cleaner around any area you suspect you've got a air leak and the idle speed should rise as it sucks in the brake cleaner 😁

Hi , @The_Cotswold_Engineer and @kevteare4466. Today I identified an open tube into the plenum. It was hiding at the back. Unfortunately sorting that doesnt seem to have made much difference although the hissing noise is gone.....

DBW seems to be working fine actually. It's just a base map with loads of potential. Quite pleased with the sound!

yes it certainly is. I do need to keep the batt topped up though

yes but every time i switch the ignition it was coming back on again! Less of a problem now Ive learnt how to use the head unit to control phone properly

Smoke has gone and belt is off (way too tight). Sadly no - bought sight unseen because it was cheap. We'll see how that works out.....

Thanks. Now to get it running proper;y

A way to go - and then onto the next problems that will no doubt reveal themselves when in motion!

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer oh it's close!. I couldnt really spare the time for the NEC unfortunately. 3000M you say! Wasnt that fitted with an Essex transversely? Planning to use Mondeo gearbox?

@Mr_Spegru its longitudinal/rear wheel drive, so same set up as you have. I've got the 5-speed RX-8 box to go on it already. But I'll be keeping as much of the analogue stuff as possible as loving the touchy feely nature of the car rather than going electric.

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer i just realised that you 3000M is probably a TVR, not an AC?

​@@Mr_Spegruindeed, TVR 3000M, I forget that AC had a 3000M too! While my TVR is reasonably quick with the Essex, it's crying out for a bit more go!

Hi Mr Cotswold. I saw this and thought of you kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWSylZ2QgciBd5I I also just remembered that the AC is a 3000ME with an extra letter

@@philtucker1224 a necessary part of setting up the ecu

@ Understood buddy, ( I ended my engine development career as an apprentice technician in 1976 when I got married) so a lot of this modern electronics & techy stuff goes over my head now). Kind regards my friend.

Thanks. And although I've gone further since, it's still not done!