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Fuel in the tank is 4 years old but did chuck some new petrol in the other day. As i say it runs when the car's cold but then doesn't take more than a couple of mins before it suddenly stops. The only thing i could think of that kicks in is the valve on the back of the plenum but it's been that long since i worked on a zed I can't remember most of the tricks. Was going to pop the fuel line off on the intake, pull the fuse, crank it to take th pressure off then check i have pressure when it's warm. The only horrible thing I did find is a mild hissing from the driver's side when it cuts out but could be anything internally or externally it was hard to tell. Anyway back to the basics, plugs out, etc and i'll have to raid the old silver na zed at my dad's for parts to test with and see if any of those make a difference I did pop a screwdriver to the injectors and they were all clicking when it was running.

Cheers guys, good to see some familiar names still knocking around on here :D Will have another look over the weekend but thanks for the ideas, i'll let you know how it goes :)

Afternoon all! It's been a while (about 3 years i think!) :) Hope you're all keeping well. Well the poor old slicktop died on me nearly 4 years ago, down to 3 cylinders then stopped. Realised the cat had collapsed so fitted a replacement exhaust section (with cats drilled through), blocked off the recirc pipes, removed AIV and rerouted vacuum tubes Car started but failed to rev and had missfire on rev on right bank Used ecutalk, right hand O2 sensor all over the place Finally got round to removed said O2 sensor, found new one was threaded so finally this weekend managed to get time to clean and straighten the thread, got it in. Car started after a bit of churning, idles fine from cold Then cut out Lots of churning, managed to get it to restart then cut out again Finally when warm would just turn over and over, no coughs etc like the fuel was cut off Left it overnight, tried again the next day, started, idled fine, revved fine, again got warm after a couple of mins and then coughed and died. Just spins with no coughs when slightly warm. I've double and triple checked the vacuum lines are going to the correct parts of the engine but no luck. I'm on the verge of junking the engine and fitting an NA just to get it back on the road after 4 years of it being dead(!) Any ideas guys?

Sad news, so sorry to hear this :(

That is absolutely gorgeous :wow:

Where's the "LOVE" button, lucky lucky guy :D

Looking good Daz! :D

That's awful news to see buddy, glad you're okay though :(

That is rather nice I have to say :D

Build a garden office - mine is 7m x 4m and total so far is around £2500-2750 - that's including over the top insulation for a masisve build. You could easily build for less than £2k and keeping it to simple wood frame keeps it cheap! It's taken me a few months with holidays/other half moving out etc breaking up the time i've had to build it but it went up very quickly! Keep the zed, don't take on an extra monthly outgoing if you have the space to do it

"dumb valves" :rofl:

Looks great buddy, love the interior! :hyper:

I bought japspeed and they don't fit round the auto box at all - haven't had the time to get them back off and hammer them into shape so the car's still on stands!

I've built the corners so there's room for a 30mm x 30mm timber to cover the ends. I haven't fitted them yet as i've got to decide on a finish for the wood yet and paint the hidden bits - already ahead of you buddy :D - - - Updated - - - Thanks Richard :)

Had the next delivery so spent a few days off work getting the outside about finished. A few little bits to do to finish around the windows, fit the corner trims pieces, etc but looking very much like a garden office. I've built a matching gate and closed off the side as well. Just the roof to finish and then onto the interior....

Haha, I wish I could say the same - I still need to have an exhaust front end manufactured to get the TT back on the road sadly and with the friction burn on my cards at the moment that won't be happening this summer now :headvswal

Ahhh yes I remember now - I tried it but it was a specific auto speed sensor it needed and we had something similar. I think it was TT auto i needed and I tried TT auto which is why it didn't fit. Well I have a few working speedos if you need the parts to replace you're welcome to mate

I have some spare speedos if you need them Pete and I think I still have those speed sensors knocking around you lent me for the Stagea if you need them back. They're in a bag somewhere in the shed. I have a feeling they were TT ones though from what i remember

Well a bit more of an update - had weddings to attend and things to sort out unfortunately so not massive amounts of progress. Finished all the walls/windows with some minor work i need to do re-inforcing by the door to take the weight of the roof. Been back up on the roof and finished attaching it securely to the frame and joists. Unfortunately lost my angle grinder so can't cut the overhang back till that reappears then I can attach the trim. So spent the rest of the time finishing off the floor and working on the wall insulation. Managed to pick up a pair of really nice solid doors for the internal wall for free from the side of the road as well! :) More to come as I get back on it this weekend...

Christ on a bike :shock:

Love it! :D

Well I had a massive push over the weekend. Excuse the fact the front over the door is sagging slightly: 1. There's a massive overhand as two panels (seconds) were longer than the rest so have to cut them back and weigh more than a sofa each 2. I only had help to get the panels up on the roof for a couple of hours so didn't screw in the final upright strengthener joist in place next to the door which I need to fit to take the weight off the door section Apart from that I LOVE this composite roofing stuff, 130mm insulation bonded to galvanised steel + rubber paint and a piece of cake to interlink then use the self tapping screws to screw straight into the joists. The whole structure is massive (26.6m squared) and now very sturdy Just some more OSB to fit on the outside, vapour control fabric, insulation and floor in permanently and i'm ready to start finishing it off but it's already nice and warm in the evenings and cool during the day Tackling my fear of heights! (i look so happy!) :rofl:

I can't wait buddy, all my musical gear is shoved up a wall in the spare room with no way of using it so counting the days till I can just walk in, pick up the axe and have a jam without having to climb round the back of stuff, put stuff away etc :hyper: Fixed the door last night and also received my impact driver which is an absolute godsend! Should make the rest of the build a piece of cake :) Managed to pick up 82 sheets of Kingstherm for £340 (factory seconds) on ebay yesterday ready for next week. Big order going in today for all the OSB, etc :) Excited!

The way it's looking i'll be using 70mm celotex in the floor and walls and floating the floor on some rubber feet + same with the walls which should stop alot of the sound transmitting to the outside. It won't be studio silent but it'll at least keep alot of the noise down plus where it's built is about 50 feet away from anyone's house (i live on a corner by a junction in the estate) and it's halfway up the plot behind the conservatory.

Well despite trying to get the zed back on the road (and it's ended up I need the decats rewelding to fit round the auto box so i've had to put that on hold this year and crack on with something more productive. My other half works from home and it's meant that all my music gear has been stacked up and forgotten in the corner of the spare room which is frustrating. I play bass, guitar and keyboard and i've been dying to get some tracks down but the room is tiny I have spare and it's been taken over by Shel. I also want a better bathroom but the only room that's a better shape than the current one is the room she's in. SO decided to build a garden office/music room for us both. I have a double plot so loads of room to build on. I made a start on Friday and already i've got a couple of walls up and half the build. Should hopefully have the rest of the framework and the two other windows in this week all being well then roof on next weekend. Very exciting times :) Spec is 3.8m deep, 7.2m wide. My room is 4.2m wide and Shel's office 3m Celotex in the walls and floor then an insulated kingspan composite roof. Not decided on the cladding yet - possibly redwood, possibly shiplap/7" lap featherboard. Some pics to show you where I am so far... The concept sketch - note i'm not bothering with a door for the office just an internal to give shel some extra room for a sewing table The jungle - all this will be landscaped. The borders have gone a bit mad and the lawnmower broke two weeks ago so have to sort that out too! Shed moved and pallets cleared Partway through finishing the base Door and window in - unfortunately forgot to take into account the step for the door so has to come out and the top bar repositioned so allow for space. Second half of the office to be done this weekend.... More to come over the next week! :)