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Thanks very much, but I have a manual and have had three goes at adjusting them and am pretty sure they're all spot on now. What I'm concerned about is that there could be wear somewhere else in the top end. Has anybody any experience of this?

I'm fairly sure that, after three goes at adjusting the clearances I have them right. Top end still rather noisy. Any other ideas about general wear in the top end? What would the usual suspect be?

Thanks, Bellow. Yes, I get that, but surely 50%of the cam is base circle? Why specify at which part of the base circle the clearance must be measured? I repeat that nevertheless, I measured at the prescribed point. Am a follower, not a leader!

Hi again! Well I'm now proficient, after doing the job three times. The manual states making the adjustment with the lobe of the cam at right angles to the sliding face of the rocker arm, which I dutifully obeyed, but I don't understand why. Surely so long as the spring is not being depressed...

Hi again. Trying to shift the ball pin head, but it won't budge. Can't see any locknut on the diagram in the manual. What on earth am I doing wrong?

Pure luck that I happen to have multiple spanners in those sizes, mainly as a result of temporarily losing them and replacement. I am convinced I sold my last car with a stray 10mm socket rolling around somewhere.

Thanks (as always!), Vijilants.

Any thanks, Slade1 !

Looking for advice as to how to adjust valve clearances. Am used to much more simple OHV set-up! 1. I see the control rod needs to be removed. Any issues with this? Am concerned I'll ruin the set up of the fuel injection. 2. The workshop manual talks of a special tool which allows you to...

Thanks for the warning!

Very good point. Am going to be looking at the state of the plugs regularly as well as sniffing the oil.

Oh, why is that? My friend used it on his Austin 7 special to stop the ethanol rusting the tank.

Thank you, Gollom. We definitely will be socialising!

Hi Everyone,. The problem turned out to be muck in the fuel lines. That had been my initial guess, but as the previous owner assured me that the fuel was drained from the tank prior to the car being displayed at Merc World, I got diverted elsewhere. But I reckon that without any additive such as...

Hi all, My "new" car has a couple of issues. 1. Odometer not functioning in VDO speedo (when coupled with broken fuel tank sender, this is a particularly awkward issue! 2. VDO Clock started making loud buzzing noise (was keeping good time until a week into my ownership lol). Can anyone...

Thank you, G!

So, I took the car to Derrick Wells. They certainly know their stuff. Two Pagodas in the workshop, a 280SE 3.5 convertible and a 600Grosser in the showroom. So far, a lot of much found in the strainer and two filters. Mechanic will test drive this morning to see if this has cured the problem...

Thanks again, Vijilants. I did turn the idle mixture screw one the mechanical fuel distribution pump back one click, which seemed to solve the black muck coming out of the exhaust. (When it's running) it seems in perfect tune. Pulls strongly right from below 20 in 4th. I hear what you say about...

Ah, I get you now. I am going to check the fuel filter (now that I know where it is!), but have also booked the car into Derek Wells. They will be able to tell whether the cold start device is working properly. Thank you.