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I have not used Jowett Talk much, but have had helpful and prompt responses when I have posted. I should use it more, there are probably helpful topics and tips that I miss. It might be my lack of tech ability, but one thing that would definitely prompt me to use it more would be if I could set it s...

Thanks. Looks much more straightforward that way.

Thanks Chris and Rich. Certainly food for thought. I think I might have to sacrifice some ground clearance and have a simpler system than current, with 4 into 1.

Thanks Rich. Not sure what the standard manifolds look like, but I have basically four separate mild steel plates with the exhaust tubing welded on, all facing backwards. See pictures (not great!) Apart from sound, are there any performance benefits by going 1/2 and 4/3 rather than 1/3 and 2/4.

Thanks Graham. A fair way from here but not impossible. Will bear it in mind.
James

I need to renew my current exhaust system and have a couple of questions (bearing in mind that as a special bodied car the engine is mounted differently to normal and a standard exhaust will not, and cannot be made to, fit). The current exhaust has pipework from no 2 cylinder across and joining pipe...

After a lengthy saga getting new inlet manifolds made (previous ones were distorted and allowing air in) my Jupiter based special is now running, but with a misfire. All plugs are new and sparking correctly. There is no appreciative difference in he heat from all four exhausts (all four are too hot ...

Thanks Keith. Looking through past papers, able to answer my own question. Its a voltage regulator from a Citroen Dyane, but missing innards and cover. Will now be removed.

I am looking at a limited rewire on my 1952 special bodied Jupiter which was rebodied some years ago when I suspect most of the wiring was done. The wiring is now a bit of a rats’ nest and I am trying to sort it out, but I have no idea what one component on the existing fuse board is. Top and bottom...

No, I thought it was so close as it was that I would leave it. Very difficult, even with an endoscope, to be completely accurate about tdc as there is so little movement. This was my best estimate of tdc 940DF8BC-068D-4CDF-A531-62A5C739C8B9.jpeg You can see that my mark (that I initally put on using...

Hopefully I understood correctly. Set the tappet on no 1 inlet so no gap, then rotated until I had 12 thou lift on a dial guage. Difficult to be precise within a couple of degrees, but it is about 13 before tdc. Not the 12 specified, but I assumed close enough not to be an issue. Reset tappets and p...

Nigel - no idea what caused the bent rods - bent when I bought the car. Not so bent that they did not operate, but bent enough that it was not possible to get a consistent tappet gap. Replacements have, as yet, stayed straight. Keith - many thanks for the advice. I had used a probe to identify tdc, ...

156122E0-2F22-46B9-9012-B9C1710F48C3.jpeg So I have stuck on the timing chart so that tdc is at the vertical position (there is a paint mark on the pulley which confirms this) and at the point the inlet pushrod starts to go tight looks to be about 12/13 degrees before it should be. I know the car w...

Thanks for spotting that. Have checked, and it is my short term memory, and not the actual firing order that is at fault.
Actual firing order 1 4 2 3.

Thanks for that. Firing order 1 4 3 2 I had drained the tank and fuelled with V Power Have tried both half throttle and pumping throttle when running but still dies. Have fitted temporary arrangement of two separate choke cables, starting on 3/4 choke. Will inspect for air leaks this week. I have or...