Ignition module R series and pre 1986 A series: ADU5643 and BAU5332

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I'm quite happy using mine as an everyday car, as you say better visibility than most modern cars & in the case of the diesel better economy than a lot of them too.

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Apparently they went bust & Fiat bought the factory......

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ADU 5643 was the original part number, replaced by BAU 5332 , these numbers are unlikely to appear on the ones fitted to our cars though and neither are available any more. Some were Lucas, some were Ducellier, they are interchangeable though and were used on many other cars from the era. Some very...

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And an embarrassing picture from later on, I don't think the facebook police will see it on here though.. 43 year old Ducellier ignition module transistor going pop is an easy fix if you have a new one (or even better a new old stock Lucas one), but if is the biggest word in the English language!...

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A few more pictures from Knavesmire......

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Yes, the second AA bloke had been at Locke Park & remembered us!...

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This picture shows where the rear ones fitted https://maestro.org.uk/forums/filedata/fetch?id=281755 there may be a picture of a front one on here somewhere as well.......

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I'll be able to workout if it is front or rear from the length of its stalk. It'll probably be a while before I get around to it, having at least one 'definitely original' lamp is a bonus though,if the generic Hella ones are identical, then I've won,if not, then I can plan around it.

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Whether or not he gets his money back on the repairs by selling the car will depend on how well they are done. As far as I know the only way to get historic registration on a car that is less than 40 years old by date of registration is if you can prove that it was built more than 40 years ago,not an...

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On the military cars there are two map lights, one on the RH rear C pillar (or D pillar on estates) and a longer one on the LH front seat base, seems like an odd place for the front one, but I guess that must have been what the MOD asked for.. I'm hoping that this will have an MOD part number on...

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Could I have this and the rear window trims please? I'll paypal the cash if you let me know how much the postage is..
cheers
John

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I wasn't sure about it, so thought I'd do the sums when I came across the figures associated with the wet grip ratings. The thing that is often forgotten/ignored about abs is that it was introduced to enable you to steer during heavy braking, rather than to reduce stopping distance. Maximum braking...

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I'll try to do a more accurate turbo count this time & pay less attention to anyone that says everyone is here!...

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Looking at the fail sheet on the internet ( https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk ) it does seem to need a fair bit of welding, I'd be quite surprised if the valve stems are the cause of the smoke, unless it has been clocked in a big way! Could be a cheap runabout if you did the welding yourself ...

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Smoke could be due to being driven too carefully, soot builds up in the exhaust, then gets blown out on the full throttle emissions test. Usually cured by adding a tin of whatever brand of diesel smoke wonder cure comes to hand (Forte used to be the testers favourite) and giving the car a good thrashing,...

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York Historic Vehicle Group show at York Knavesmire on Sunday, the plan is to meet up at this service station (Bilbrough services) on the A64 eastbound at about 8.45AM, same as last year. https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m7!1e1!3m5... Postcode for anyone whose map has broken down & needs to use...

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A few pictures from Lytham Hall, decent weather, decent grub, discounted entry to the Hall and good crack, another splendid day out....

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see you there......

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I don't recognise it & can't find it on the parts list. Could it be a fuel shut off solenoid valve? How you disconnect the other bit depends on how it is connected, I'd guess that it is most likely connected to the ignition ecu on one side & that the cable that used to go to the ignition...

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The company that supplied & presumably fitted the unit in the second picture was dissolved on 3 March 2020, unless you can find another Maestro/Montego with one fitted it will probably be easier to put it back to standard.