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Whoops think I done something wrong there.....understood Frank!!!

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Thanks Porkpie,Pardon my stupidity but is that the vacuum line to the distributor or the one to the airbox.

Its a bog standard 1 litre K10 5 speed manual with automatic choke 1991. Have reset it to 5 degrees which seems to have settled the idle and no adverse effect on running,will watch to see if fuel usage is affected.Thanks for your help.

Thanks for that ,lads,it is ignition timing. Will reset it to 5 degrees when hot.The only noticable thing happening at the present setting is the idle is too fast.

Hi all, In the process of giving the car a good service,I noticed the timing is off by about 15 degrees.To set it correctly should the engine be cold or hot and should it be set on zero?The car seems to be driving ok so should I leave it be?Thanks in advance for any comments. Ronnie.

Probably a supply and demand thing.Not that many 20 year old micras running around here.Anyway,this one is in great nick so is worth the expense.

A company in Dublin has the parts listed @76 euros for the complete suspension arm and just under 40 euros for the ball joint.I suppose about 60 and 30 quid. Not cheap!!

The complete suspension arm is almost twice the price of the ball joint here.I think I will just fit this for now as I need to get it thru our mot equivelent.Only this failure first time round which is not bad considering the car was layed up for 5 years until recently!!I think I have meself a...

Hello Frank, Thanks for that.Will maybe just stick a little tack weld on it just to be sure,to be sure(Y)

Hello all. I am new to this forum so hello and happy Christmas to everybody from a very snowed under Wexford in Ireland.Anyway,my question is this,...Whats involved in the fitting of a new ball joint on a 1991 K10 micra? ..I have taken off the suspension arm and removed the old ball joint with...