Category: Servicing and Setup

  • Finally a good Press-Stud Tool

    Finally a good Press-Stud Tool

    Post Views: 260 This one’s as much a note for me so I know what I did to make this finally work. I’ve been looking for a decent way of fitting press-studs for things like boot covers. I’d tried the standard manual tap-and-hope tools that are supplied with the car and with SoftBitsForSevens kits. But…

  • Visit to Millwood for Flat-floor and Stalling Problem ECU Reset

    Visit to Millwood for Flat-floor and Stalling Problem ECU Reset

    Post Views: 1,466 So, after over 2000 miles in the car, it was time to address one of its biggest niggles… low temperature stalling. Ever since I’d built the car it would stall at low engine temperatures. It would stall as I sat on the drive putting my harness on, it would stall at junctions…

  • The Wiper Motor Fuse… and Test Rig Overkill with a Logic Analyzer

    The Wiper Motor Fuse… and Test Rig Overkill with a Logic Analyzer

    Post Views: 1,901 Drip, drip, drop, click, bugger! … or in other words… rain… followed by another wiper fuse blowing. The Story So Far: For those of you that need a recap, I’d tested the wipers in December, prior to the IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval) test, and they had also been tested by the dealer…