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I was hoping to hear that! In that case this doesn’t seem to be a reason for anyone to hold off getting in there and buying as much enjoyment as these cars deliver. Richard, another tip is that the header tank should not be filled above half (when cold) as the expansion when running hot was putting undue pressure on the system as the cap doesn't vent quite like old style rad caps Apparently this was learnt late this year when running the Plus Four race cars
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According to the factory the issue was "a manufacturing issue with the manufacturer" apparently the radiators with "the new components" are now with the factory and one is "on the way "to my dealer! That was 2 weeks ago - even with the crazyness of Post-Brexit, I would have thought it shouldn't take this long to swim the Irish sea!!!! That's what my dealer said. The welding of the fans would be weakened by the heat given off by the welding of the tube.
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+1 after two years it's a very sorry state of affairs.. at least with our trads there is a permanent fix with the Alloy upgrade.
I expect Sifab and Mulfab will get into this as an alternative solution shortly for the CX chassis series.
Lets hope the Ford engined new CX won't be similarly affected. ?? the new Ford engined CX?? Did I miss something?
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+1 after two years it's a very sorry state of affairs.. at least with our trads there is a permanent fix with the Alloy upgrade.
I expect Sifab and Mulfab will get into this as an alternative solution shortly for the CX chassis series.
Lets hope the Ford engined new CX won't be similarly affected. ?? the new Ford engined CX?? Did I miss something? Yes, the replacement three wheeler which has a Ford 3 pot engine and is based on the CX chassis 
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Thanks Richard.
I knew the three wheeler is getting the three pot Ford motor, non-turbo apparently, but didn't know it was CX based. Presumably just the front end?
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Thanks Richard.
I knew the three wheeler is getting the three pot Ford motor, non-turbo apparently, but didn't know it was CX based. Presumably just the front end? I can only see this as being a big car John using that chassis and my understanding is that from the excellent gearbox onwards it is a similar drivetrain to the M3W, happy to be corrected on that. Had they have kept the Ford FWD I would seriously have considered one once the beta testing was out of the way.
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Big car?...
I am assuming that the new M3W will not share the exact same chassis as the plus 4 and plus 6, but will be much smaller. Bear in mind that the CX designation was applied to the new type of aluminium construction to recognise Morgan’s 110 years in business. I would guess any size of Morgan chassis designed on similar principles and made from bonded aluminium would fall under the generic umbrella of “CX”.
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I'm looking forward to seeing one in the metal sans dazzle paint job, I guess it will break cover in the New Year around what would have been GMS time.
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The drive train is the same Richard. Built in problem from day 1.
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Thanks John, I thought it was,not good news really.
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