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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Has a lot to Say!
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Looks great Ian  and thanks for the link to the Morgan decals. I fitted one new caliper so have a Morgan/Caparo imbalance that requires fixing for my OCD.🤣
Gordon Duguid
2014 Duratec engine plus 4, Montreal blue.
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Looks good but did you not leave a hole so you can check the oil without removing the cover.
Ian
2019 +4 110 Anniversary Bentley Velvet Red.
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Looks good but did you not leave a hole so you can check the oil without removing the cover. No - I didn't - but its just 4 domed nuts to undo and it sits so far above the engine it would be practically impossible to reach in to get to the dipstick. I did consider it though,
Ian S
2019 Sports Green Plus 4
2025 Hyper Blue Mercedes 180 CLA
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2018 plus4 (sports green)
with a homemade really shiny red tinted dash…
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Nice, but I prefer to see my engine... ![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2022/08/27/1600.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2022/08/27/Headers.jpg)
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Just noticed your exhaust manifold ... instead of being three separate flanges it has a joining/reinforcing strip .... presumably a way of heading off the tendency for the siamesed middle flange to leak.?
I think the covers for the GDI engine are about stopping water coming in through the louvres pooling in the castings on top of the engine ... though I may be wrong !🙂
K
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Are your HT leads individually earth bonded ? for suppression ?
Jon M
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Talk Morgan Expert
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I think the covers for the GDI engine are about stopping water coming in through the louvres pooling in the castings on top of the engine ... though I may be wrong !🙂
K
Yes, GDI and the earlier Duratec twin cam engines suffer from corroded sparking plugs. The plugs sit vertically in almost 6 inch deep holes situated in the centre line of the engine, Hence the covers. I have often wondered though how other things like plug leads might be affected by the extra heat retention.
Doug
2011 Plus 4 in Rich Maroon
1972 750 “ComDom” sprinter
1958 Triton 650
1992 Triumph Trophy 900
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Just noticed your exhaust manifold ... instead of being three separate flanges it has a joining/reinforcing strip .... presumably a way of heading off the tendency for the siamesed middle flange to leak.?
K I haven't had the car long enough to have learned about the header leaking issues. Still searching for the previous owner who did the modifications...
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Are your HT leads individually earth bonded ? for suppression ? Yes, it was like that when I got the car. Not sure why, because it doesn't have a radio...
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