About William Brady Expertise I can answer virtually any question about CLASSIC British cars UP TO THE MID SEVENTIES. Particularly, Aston Martin;Bentley;Jaguar;Jensen;Land Rover & Rolls Royce. Additionally, I can also answer questions for all models up to 2007 which are SOLD IN THE USA.
Experience Over 40 years as mechanic; service manager; Business owner- service and restoration. Recognised automotive expert witness in California Superior court.
Organizations Member of a Number of Professional Institutions; including; SAE.IMI.IE&T. Completed the ASC Master Mechanic Program.
Publications Technical Editor for EJAG a now defunct magazine. I have written numerous articles on Automotive for many magazines and newspapers. I -and my Business- (Bonnet To Boot),was the subject of a lead article in Import car magazine in the 90's
Education/Credentials Graduated as an Artificer Vehicles from The School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in UK in 1971 with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Awards and Honors For 15 years I was a member of the SAE transactions committee. Our task was to peruse technical papers and grade them according to a set of criteria.
Expert: William Brady Date: 6/19/2008 Subject: Vaxhuall Astra 1.7tdi - X Reg
Question Hi, I have an Astra with around 140k on the clock. The car feels very sluggish when started - but this changes if you drive at 3000 revs in 5th gear (usually at 80mph) for a few minutes and then I feel the cars injection kicking in - once I'm back on normal roads the car will them perform much quicker and with more power. have you any ideas what this is? I suspect something is sticking and it clears after being run at speed.
Answer Could it be connected to temperature? It is rather unusual if it only happens under these conditions and i'm not sure of what would cause it. When you say 'Injection kicking in" I wonder what you mean, the fuel injection system has no variances other than the ammount of throttle opening. Is the car supercharged?
