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#584987 - 06/14/09 10:20 PM My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce
patrick Freshman Member Registered: 10/15/04 Posts: 5 Loc: ontario,canada	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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#585008 - 06/14/09 11:58 PM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: patrick]
Basil Platinum Member Great Pumpkin Registered: 12/27/00 Posts: 13870 Loc: Edgewood, New Mexico	Hi Patrick and welcome to the forum. Hopefully someone will be able to help. I'm going to move your post to the "Other British Cars" forum (the forum help forum is for asking questions about how to do things on the forum) Basil
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#585029 - 06/15/09 05:58 AM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: patrick]
JPSmit Yoda Registered: 11/15/04 Posts: 4862 Loc: Long Branch, Ontario	Originally Posted By: patrick 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? _________________________ John-Peter Smit Ms. Triss 1976 Midget 1500 Little Car, Big World Luigi 1958 Fiat Mutipla 600 Can you say basket case? 2004 Mazda6 Sport Wagon Zoom Zoom
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#585201 - 06/15/09 04:17 PM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: JPSmit]
DrEntropy Great Pumpkin Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 25694 Loc: Elsinore, DK	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. _________________________ '64 MGB '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC '69 Lotus Elan +2 '78 Alfa Romeo Spider-current Daily: O=\/=O '84 300D Turbo:"Diesela"-SWMBO's Daily: OO\|#\|OO '66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\/=oO Hey! I LOVE my wife... She brings me KIPPERS!
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#585571 - 06/16/09 06:03 PM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: DrEntropy]
DART Luke Skywalker Registered: 09/14/04 Posts: 1842 Loc: Baltimore, MD	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.) _________________________ Dale-61 SP250 #849;
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#585582 - 06/16/09 06:47 PM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: patrick]
Keoke Silver Member Yoda Registered: 04/19/04 Posts: 7969 Loc: LosAngeles Calif.	Yes that is the V8 where as DOC shows the cylinders are numbered 1 through 4 on each bamk. I vaguely remember that the ignition wires arerun in a conduit and the spark can be jumping around in there not absolutely sure.--Keoke _________________________ Daimler V8 Saloon; Safely Fast, Built to Last & Smooth as Glass.
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#585589 - 06/16/09 07:05 PM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: Keoke]
DrEntropy Great Pumpkin Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 25694 Loc: Elsinore, DK	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. _________________________ '64 MGB '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC '69 Lotus Elan +2 '78 Alfa Romeo Spider-current Daily: O=\/=O '84 300D Turbo:"Diesela"-SWMBO's Daily: OO\|#\|OO '66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\/=oO Hey! I LOVE my wife... She brings me KIPPERS!
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#585813 - 06/17/09 03:10 PM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: DrEntropy]
DART Luke Skywalker Registered: 09/14/04 Posts: 1842 Loc: Baltimore, MD	Afraid of that...just trying to peddle something bought wayyyyyy too soon in the resto process and now stuck with. Oh well _________________________ Dale-61 SP250 #849;
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#586834 - 06/21/09 06:03 AM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: DART]
DrEntropy Great Pumpkin Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 25694 Loc: Elsinore, DK	Patrick? Did the Rollie get straightened out??!?! _________________________ '64 MGB '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC '69 Lotus Elan +2 '78 Alfa Romeo Spider-current Daily: O=\/=O '84 300D Turbo:"Diesela"-SWMBO's Daily: OO\|#\|OO '66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\/=oO Hey! I LOVE my wife... She brings me KIPPERS!
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#589670 - 07/02/09 08:53 AM Re: My Dads New Car/1985 Silverspur Rolls Royce [Re: DrEntropy]
DrEntropy Great Pumpkin Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 25694 Loc: Elsinore, DK	I guess this was a "drive-by posting". feh. ...remind me not to seriously answer next time. _________________________ '64 MGB '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC '69 Lotus Elan +2 '78 Alfa Romeo Spider-current Daily: O=\/=O '84 300D Turbo:"Diesela"-SWMBO's Daily: OO\|#\|OO '66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\/=oO Hey! I LOVE my wife... She brings me KIPPERS!
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