Thank you Peter, I had some advice from Ken Jenkins to check if there was oil pressure by loosening the oil feed banjo bolt at the rear of the engine. I had oil flow and I grounded the wire to the sender to earth to check the gauge was working. It was so I have changed the oil sender with a new unit...

I have a 1963 Mark 2 2.4L which has stood in my garage for the last eight years. Following retirement I now have time to use it again. On starting the car it shows no oil pressure at all. Following research on the internet I have checked the oil pressure gauge for continuity with a multimeter ( it r...

I need a new battery for my 2.4 l Mark 2. The one I have just removed was supplied from stock by a garage during a mot so I am not sure if is the correct specification or the nearest one they had in stock. My car is negative earthed and registered in 1963. What capacity should the battery be? Thanks...

Thank you both will investigate these next.

Towards the end of last summer on a fairly warm day my 1963 2.4 litre Mark 2 kept cutting out and then needing an hour or so to cool down before it restarted. Once cooled down it restarted easily but cut out again twice more after a few miles when slowing for a junction. It is fitted with electronic...