Classic old fart with new toy

Partial success !!!!

I got 2 genuine keys with the car, one 6 months old and one original. Charged them last night as Jabber said and the resync'd both. The new one works !!! Can I assume its a duff battery in the old key and how do I replace it ?

The passenger door seems to struggle to unlock so I assume I need to have a look at the door mechanism and clean/oil - is the door card easy to get off.

Also, the petrol flap does not lock, is that normal ?

Thanks for the welcomes and help, great bunch on the forum.
 
The cables for the door handles do stretch, and made worse when hot, so probably best to change them.

Petrol flap should lock with car being locked also.
 
hi scotty57 and welcome to the forum. I love your MG and Stag. 2 beautiful classics :thumbsup:
BTW - If you remove the door card to look at the locking mechanism, just remember to disconnect the battery before removing the side airbag.
 
One step forward and one back. The newer key of the 2 will still lock the car but not unlock it. The older key still is not working, can I assume :
1. There is locking relay that is faulty
2. The older key battery is duff and needs replacing

Help...........
 
paulgs1000 said:
Modern classic - like the sound of that.
Interesting collection you've put together.
Interesting post 👍
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Now featured in Practical classics this month, so the 'MK1' is a classic :thumbsup:
 
Hi everyone, can anyone recommend a GM5 repair service ?

Fixed the n/s rattling disc dust cover today, used 4 penny washers with a portion cut out to slide over the bolt to pinch the cover in place - no need to dismantle hub :thumbsup: I see no reason why these could not be disregarded altogether.
 
Whereabouts are you scotty57?

I visited Ducklakeview in Merseyside last year - he cut and coded a flip-style key for me for £80!
 
If you class yourself as an old fart, Scotty I don know what that makes me as i was 72 last Sunday. I am wondering if there is anyone older than me with a zed. Had my 2005 3.0i just over a year now. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine
 
Yes, I am! 74 on August 25th. I'm on my 3rd Z now after a 2 year break with an M6. I hope to be driving a Z for many years to come. Have just fitted Ohlins Road & Race suspension on my 35i to go with the Eibach roll bars and M3 lower arms. I had to fit the M3 arms as the car wandered under really heavy braking after I fitted 6 pot calipers. The Ohlins suspension is not the cheapest but great value. The car rides beautifully, unaffected by bumps but has amazing support in the bends. There won't be many people argue against Ohlins
being the worlds best dampers. I love my car!
 
Tony 007 & Shorty - wow - I guess I'm just an apprentice old fart ! Sometimes my knees and back tell me different though. I'm enjoying the spannering and the intellectual challenge of understanding modern car electrics. :o
 
scotty57 said:
ps - sorry about the orientation of the photos. Has anyone got a wind deflector to sell or tell me the best place to get one.
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Incase you miss it.
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=109072
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i have a perspex one and tested it upto a 100, its fine. :thumbsup: its fair to say there are few on the market of various orders of quality .
firebobby said:
Welcome to the forum, Stag has the best sounding V8 ever :thumbsup:
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you mean the rover 3.5 lump that many stuck in it I assume.. the stag came with a 6 cylinder 2.5 and overheating problems
 
Welcome! Ex MGB owner myself (was actually my first car as an 18 year old!). Look forward to following your story.
 
Worcester_spoon said:
Welcome! Ex MGB owner myself (was actually my first car as an 18 year old!). Look forward to following your story.
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happy days, i had 3 of them, all old, all knackered, with the ridiculous twin 6v batteries and the screw in the middle that was always coming loose.. :rofl:
but i loved the sweet spot exhaust note around 2000 rpm, which prompty disappeared if you put another exhaust on ( which you did cus they were mild steel and rusted like a mad thing )
 
road warrior said:
you mean the rover 3.5 lump that many stuck in it I assume.. the stag came with a 6 cylinder 2.5 and overheating problems
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I don't think so - the only Stags I've seen had a Triumph built 3 litre V8. The ones with Rover V8s usually only got them because the Triumph unit had cooked itself! :lol:
 
WELL I DO.. I REMEMBER THEM :poke:
"The initial Stag design was based around the saloon's 2.5-litre six cylinder engine, but Webster intended the Stag, large saloons and estate cars to use a new Triumph-designed overhead cam (OHC) 2.5-litre fuel injected (PI) V8. In 1968, under the direction of Webster's successor, Spen King, the new 2.5 PI V8 was enlarged to 2,997 cc (3 L; 183 cu in) to increase torque."

As you say, they suffered for poor cooling, might be wrong cus its so long ago, but i think the problem was the radiator was too small and it over heated and warped the head

i had a dolly sprint and the ritual was to fill up the radiator every morning and it was fine all day, but forget and you were in a world of trouble.
 
No, I mean the Triumph V8, not the Rover unit. I loved the burble of my Stag V8, such a fine sound track. The original Triumph V8 is a fine engine, just needed finishing off.
 
I loved the Stag and the original TV8 was brillaint, it just needed proper maintenance. The original problems it had were apparently due to casting sand being left in the block which clogged up the waterways. The big design fault for me was having the coolant header tank below the level of the water pump....think about it !! There are many mods on the market for that though. The engine was 2 SAAB derived Dolomite motors combined. At the time of the engine development Triumph & Rover had fallen out (even though both under BL) and Triumph decided to go their own way. I had a couple of Dolly Sprints back in the day............now there is an idea.............

I'm loving the Zed, I've now sorted all the issues and it goes like a dream, so impressed with the 2.5i engine. If I get a project for restoration it may have to go though, it would be a great but for someone now its sorted.
 
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