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Re: [VintageLambo] New Member ...Urraco P250S owner says hello to all !!

Kimberly Reck

sorry...That would be a fused circuit if it where a door light... There are the seatbelt warning buzzer timers and or the brake efficiency light on the dash and they are unfused Kimber dodgemnz wrote: > Hi all, >I own a 1974 P250 Urraco "S" and have recently serviced the car and > overhauled the gearbox. Here are a few points of interest from my > attack of the job! > Car history: #15668 Sold new in New Zealand 1974 the only one ever > sold in this country! There are now 4 Urraco"s in New Zealand. Two > cars under major restoration and one very low mileage 11,000 mls in > a private collection. > *Right hand drive (does anyone know how many urraco"s were made r/h > drive?) > *Maroon metallic paint black leather and suede trim > *Electric windows > *No airconditioning (never fitted when car ordered) > > I have owned this car for aprox 4 years and shortly after purchase > it developed a ticking noise in the differential case. Investigation > revealed a broken tooth on the crownwheel and one other cracked > nearly half way through! (possibly caused by sudden stopping of car > during an incident or two?) > The crownwheel has been professionaly welded and re ground to > correct tooth profile. Only other defect which i believe is common > was the diff side gear shims were missing. Have now been replaced. > > The engine has done only 16,000 mls since a full overhaul and I > found a leaking crankshaft rear seal seemed to be made of black > neoprene and was cracking all around. This was supplied by a > reputable Lamborghini partss supplier in the UK! > Has been replaced by an orange vitron seal. Overhaul included solid > stem exhaust valve replacement, rings, bearings and later type > little end bearings. > > I have overhauled the rear struts and had to make a new chrome shaft > for one strut as it was bent also. Have been able to also repair the > top strut ball mountings which are now hard to get. Machined new > industrial plastic ball seats and re Tig-welded assembly back > together > > Total mileage on the car is 68,000 mls and it is used regularly. > Couple of problems exist at the moment someone may like to comment > on! > 1/Left rear caliper drags when driven at speed then overheats > (Caliper has been overhauled was in excellent condition) I have now > overhauled the brake pressure regulator, car has not been driven > since seemed to be ok internally apart from a slightly bent valve > seat flange on the piston? > > 2/An unfused circuit in the car is drawing 16 milliamps? I have > checked the clock at 2ma and its not the headlight system or voltage > regulator from the alternator? Suspect something to do with the > ampmeter or other instriment? > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to