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Zagato
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
812 Posts |  Posted - 23 Mar 2017 : 15:12:13  
| Thanks Wally, interesting  . Hoping you are going to Swedish Day in that old rust heap of yours, I've got my hammer packed and my expert knowledge in case it is still not running right  . Er or rather note book and pen to take copious notes 
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UK_Sub
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2558 Posts | Posted - 24 Mar 2017 : 12:26:20
| | Heard back from the green spark plug co. and those Durite fuses are plastic and not ceramic - the hunt goes on... | |
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EdinburghJoe
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
162 Posts | Posted - 29 Mar 2017 : 13:32:30
| Thanks for all the suggestions.
In the end I used a drill with a countersink bit, set to run counter-clockwise to prevent it 'biting'. I gently drilled into the bottom set of contacts (made of thicker metal) and made a small shiny cone-shaped indentation in each.
The upper contacts were much thinner metal, and at the wrong angle to get the drill in, so I gave up on that idea. They all had a cone-shaped indentation already, so I just shined them up a bit with sandpaper.
Then gave all the upper contacts a bend to increase tension on the fuses, a squirt of contact cleaner top and bottom, and finally put in all new fuses (probably plastic bodies, given that they cost about a quid or so for ten).
It seems to work. So far. I'll put some Vaseline on all the contacts when I'm next under the bonnet (not likely to be long...)
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Dirtbiker
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
1061 Posts | Posted - 30 Mar 2017 : 19:06:54
| There's a letter in the tech questions section of Practical Classics this month on this subject.
I'll take a photo and post it if that's acceptable from PCs point of view - I'm sure it is now they have a V4 on the fleet! | |
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gorselands
Starting Member
United Kingdom
22 Posts | |
Derek
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2191 Posts | Posted - 02 Apr 2017 : 21:10:36
| The answer is maybe. You do need confirmation that they are actually real ceramic and not plastic. Picture is inconclusive. Many sellers call them ceramic as if it was a generic term for the type rather than the correct description of what they are made from. Ceramic bodied continental fuses would be better a better description, but I bet most of them would still be sold with plastic bodies.  | |
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RhysN
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
411 Posts | Posted - 10 Apr 2017 : 07:16:51
| Yet another dumb question from the newbie! What fuses should one have in hand? (ratings?)
Then again I believe the only dumb question is the one yu didn't ask :)
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2016 Posts | Posted - 10 Apr 2017 : 14:46:30
| Fuses ratings are mostly 8 amp, though I have a 16 amp fuse in position 1, because my car has a heated rear screen.
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo | |
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Poor contacts on fuses
