SO what did you you do with your Stag today?

[Another Peter]

Mine is still parked up at my Mother's where it has been since last October.

Went to the garage yesterday and notice a leak of (I assume) gearbox oil on the floor -argh!!!

Got to get my skates on as it becomes eligible for free VED from April.

[Ian F]

+ 1 for Stagdads post

Ian F

Update - yesterday pulled her out of the garage, checked all levels and replaced the wiper motor drive cable! New one was too long, so trimmed it and all working fine now. So I thought - start her up and maybe go for a run today (Sunday) and she kept cutting out and dying without choke, then with choke, running on 5/6 cylinders etc. Cut a long story short, fuel pump has gone lazy - so now got to check the pump and/ or fit the spare on, but that's been in the spare tyre well for the past 7 years. Hey ho, it's all part of Stag ownership and, as my wife says, tinkering with them to keep them going!
Ian F

[new to this]

pictures please Dave

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How about these Steve
Fitted the diff yesterday,ran out of time,so still got to fit the subframe arms etc,then i can work out the hand brake cable route

Dave

[GDPR]

Rover 600 brakes Dave?

[mjheathcote]

Good day today, managed to change the leaking tubular exhaust manifold gasket, while there, change the plugs and do a compression test.
Purring nicely!

[RobinLegin]

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How about these Steve
Fitted the diff yesterday,ran out of time,so still got to fit the subframe arms etc,then i can work out the hand brake cable route

Dave

Dave - how many projects have you on the go at the same? I reckon there's an Alfa in the background but what is the car with the wood frame? Lea Francis Woody ?

[SaskStag]

Bled the brakes (thanks to my son helping out), wheels on.

Charged up a very dead battery, replaced fuel filter, filled an empty header tank. Nipped up inlet manifold bolts. Some coolant running down V from pump housing, but not much.
Next day - refilled header tank (Now where is the coolant going ?????)

Started engine after doing the priming oil pump without ignition trick (thanks for that tip - worked great)
Started up and ran smoothly up to temp. No blasts of white smoke.....

Guess we'll see what happens to coolant levels once I can take car out on the road....
Tanya

[Ian F]

2nd update - disconnected fuel pump electrics and tried the spare, it WORKED - even after 7 years sat in the boot. So stripped the old pump out, fitted the replacement and all working fine. So, whilst on a roll, I stripped the original pump, cleaned the points and now that one works fine, so that's gone in the boot as a spare.

Finally took Stagatha for a blast, and the wife for Sunday lunch - all in all a great weekend, roll on summer.

Ian

[Hettiherald]

Started to fit my new seats. MX5 leather, and heated. Looks nice and not too difficult to do( so far) !!
Dave

[kev100]

Started to fit my new seats. MX5 leather, and heated. Looks nice and not too difficult to do( so far) !!
Dave

Hi Dave,

Can you post some photo's when they are done .. I want to put heated seats in mine when I get round to it, will; be interesting to see how they look

Cheers

[Hettiherald]

Will do.
Dave

[new to this]

Rover 600 brakes Dave?

Had to check,think they were used on lots of models,but mine came from MG ZS, hoping i can use as much of the stag hand brake cable as poss

Dave

[new to this]

Dave - how many projects have you on the go at the same? I reckon there's an Alfa in the background but what is the car with the wood frame? Lea Francis Woody ?

Robin

The Alfa and think its a Austin ( not my cup of tea ) are not mine, i have use of a work shop

dave

[Stagdad]

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How about these Steve
Fitted the diff yesterday,ran out of time,so still got to fit the subframe arms etc,then i can work out the hand brake cable route

Dave

Coming along nicely Dave, soon be on the road.

[Rubce]

Our Stag is now in the workshop whilst I determine how I am going to identify and sort the vibration issue. In the meantime our GT6 stepped into the breach and was in use on the work run today. It's roof was open on the way home this afternoon

Bruce