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Mark MJ, or anyone with experience of DERV timing

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can you lay your mitts upon a dial test guage???

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I'll see if I can Johnna

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I'll get back to you as quick as I can.
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U registering Johnna?
Got to be legal or risk having it crushed & your life savings lifted by ce.
If you have access to a snap-on strobe then there's a gadget you can clip round #1 injector pipe to check it, but not cheap. Called a warp-impulse-drive tester or something?
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of course I shall register!

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Annual allowance of 2500 litres pre duty seems a decent allowance, I wonder how much I shall use???

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Firstly for the delay in getting back to you, and secondly cos I cant lay my hands on a servicable one. Any other way to do it?
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Or you could "Buy One" LOL!

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Hahaha! Cheeky bugger!

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I get paid at midnight tonight.

The holiday has seen me backed into the corner of the fiscal boxing ring, but I can get one for £60.

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Have you looked in "Machine Mart" or "Screw Fix"? Prices start at about the £20 mark.

Though it does depend on the type of set up you need.

Let me know what you need. DO NOT HIT IT WITH a HAMMER though. LOL.

I'll see what is available.

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It needs a specific type of dial guage

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screwfix direct start at ~£120 IIRC.

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Machine Mart don't do them

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cheapest so far is a factor's in Wakefield £62ish inc postage or halfords £75.

Screwfix don't do them either, just the magnetic ones.


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Re: It needs a specific type of dial guage

Post by Matty28i »

Jonna,

If it's likely to be in the machine shop I'll be able to help.

Failing that can you get the attachment for the snap on timing light cheap?

Model of the light I have is MT1261A. MT254 Lumy / Inductive Adapter is the piece of kit as Nige metioned, attaches to the No. 1 Glow Plug. The other attachment available is the MT255 Distributorless Ignition Adapter.

Not had any need for the above and timing light has only been out of the box twice in the last 18 months.

Can ask friends in the trade, if you let me know exactly what your after.

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