The usual causes of overheating are 1 faulty viscous fan coupling, a quick check for this is switch off engine and observe fan, if it carries on rotating the coupling is faulty, should stop almost immediately. 2 Radiator, its common for the radiator core to be blocked and not cooling efficiently aft...

Cross Thanks for your reply. I think I have cracked it, I made a new sump gasket fom Rubber/Cork material which I got from Holdens and a smear of Wellseal, so far so good. I also found a leak from the kickdown cable which had no washer and was loose. To date I have a dry garage floor which is a firs...

Im wrestling at the moment with an oil leak from the BW35 gearbox on my V8 250. After curing leaks from the inhibit switch shaft and from the gear selector shaft, Im left with a leaky sump joint, having replaced the gasket twice and tried various types of sealant, the leak persists. Tightening the s...

Many thanks Howard.

Alan

JAGAZ Can I enquire where you got hold of your opalescent maroon paint?

Am I right in thinking that the wheel colour for cars with plain non wires should be the same as the body colour as my car is opalescent maroon and the wheels are painted silver. It looks OK but I would like it to be as original as possible.