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#584987 - 06/14/09 10:20 PM
My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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Registered: 10/15/04
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My Dad has aquired a new machine from florida..its a 1985 Rolls Royce Silverspur 8 cyl.Its got a miss in one of the cylinders on the drivers side.Wet plug.Other than buying a $200 u.s manual he's looking for the firing order to make sure its right.The people he got it from in Florida(then brought back to Ontario Canada)have had a turn at fixing it so who knows what was right..Please help...it would make a great fathers day gift to get it running right..Thanks..Patrick...
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#585029 - 06/15/09 05:58 AM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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My Dad has aquired a new machine from florida..its a 1985 Rolls Royce Silverspur 8 cyl.Its got a miss in one of the cylinders on the drivers side.Wet plug.Other than buying a $200 u.s manual he's looking for the firing order to make sure its right.The people he got it from in Florida(then brought back to Ontario Canada)have had a turn at fixing it so who knows what was right..Please help...it would make a great fathers day gift to get it running right..Thanks..Patrick... sounds great - we need pics. BTW, where is Ontario are you?
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#585201 - 06/15/09 04:17 PM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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The "A" bank is on right when viewed from the driver's seat, the firing order is (or should be IIRC): A1 B1 A4 B4 B2 A3 B3 A2 Make sure the wires are in good condition and not touching each other or the engine someplace. Start it after dark and watch for "lightning" under the hood. 
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#585571 - 06/16/09 06:03 PM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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And...if by chance it would be pos grnd, I have a pertronix iggy avaiable for a good price. Never installed. (SP's use same unit as RR's.)
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#585589 - 06/16/09 07:05 PM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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Yup. Metal shrouds were the order of the day, Keoke. Most of those are likely deep-sixed by now. If not, the wires HAVE to be in EXCELLENT condition. And Dale: By 1985 even Mr. Rolls and Mr. Royce had gone to negative earth.
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#585813 - 06/17/09 03:10 PM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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Afraid of that...just trying to peddle something bought wayyyyyy too soon in the resto process and now stuck with. Oh well
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#586834 - 06/21/09 06:03 AM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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Patrick? Did the Rollie get straightened out??!?!
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#589670 - 07/02/09 08:53 AM
Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
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I guess this was a "drive-by posting". feh. ...remind me not to seriously answer next time. 
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