Good news, I have swapped my mgb for a v8.
So i am proud owner of a 260. Bad news though I have broke down on the way home after collecting the car. The vin is 090
Good news, I have swapped my mgb for a v8.
So i am proud owner of a 260. Bad news though I have broke down on the way home after collecting the car. The vin is 090
Last edited by simon227237; 13-08-2016 at 01:27 PM.
Sorry to hear that Simon, get some photos up when you get a chance and get your questionnaire back to Tim to get full access to the forum.
Welcome to ownership.........TADTS.....only joking.
Nich.
Nicholas John Peter Tinker - # 484
Manufactured on Tuesday 27th April 2004 @ 12.17.47.
Commission Number: 24468.
Brochure Model: M3 Tourer 4.6 V8 260PS.
Specification Code: L01B.
CICode: D1511.
Trim Level: TL8.9 (M3).
65th ZT-T 260SE to be made out of 115.
11th ZT-T 260 SE in Pearl Black (PBT) out of 23 produced.
Manufactured in the UK by MG Rover Group Ltd.
Not stranded I hope, that side welcome along Simon.Originally Posted by simon227237
Tim Hayton
Some men see things as they are and say why - I dream things that never were and say why not.
I am waiting for the aa at the min, I think one of the pulleys on the engine has seized which has caused the belt to smoke, lucky I stopped before the belt snapped.
Will Tim be able to send me another questionnaire I can't find the other one
Send him (Tim) your Email address and he will comply.
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Rare to have a pulley seize, Good luck.
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The aa have been out and it's the air conditioning compressor seized. So i will have to source a new one. Is there a way of routing the belt without the air con just so I can get it running again?
Thanks
Simon
i may be totally wrong but if you route the belt the correct way but don't use the aircon you might be ok??
Either make sure ECON is displayed on the heater control or better still just switch it off
good luck
colintf
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Don't know about a belt "avoiding" the airco-pulley, but I think not.
When you come to sourcing the replacements, it looks like you will need compressor and the pulley/clutch unit. Obtaining the latter separately is difficult and or expensive. So you need to go for a compressor with pulley if possible. If no one on the forum can help you there, there is always RockAuto (www.rockauto.com. Search the catalog under Ford/Mustang GT/2001 (or 2002)/4.6l ) You should find several new or refurbished options there, with or without pulley. I just bought a Motorcraft YCC322 from them with pulley as did PeterV8 recently. Service is very fast and prices are, I think, very good. Common advice is always to change the condenser with seals at the same time for which Jules (Julian@jmacars.co.uk or www.jmacars.co.uk) is probably your best bet. He is the accepted airco/cooling-heating-system guru! A new TXV valve is MAYBE a good idea, depending on how much trash got into the system if the compressor itself has self destructed or not. It is cheap, however difficult/expensive to fit. A new serpentine belt would sound sensible after what happened.
Best of luck!
David in Holland
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