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by Tim Dodd
Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:58 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: rear brake cylinder dust covers
Replies: 4
Views: 910

Re: rear brake cylinder dust covers

Thanks PSL, that's a greta help.
I know, Mike, it is a little 'anorakie', but I am replacing everything else at the same time so might as well do it properly!
Tim
by Tim Dodd
Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:35 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: rear brake cylinder dust covers
Replies: 4
Views: 910

rear brake cylinder dust covers

Some help needed please guys. Do the rubber dust boots for the rear brake cylinders fit from the outside through the backplate, or are they fitted over the part of the cylinders that projects through? I have looked at so many exploded diagrams and still it is not clear to me. Nor am I able to tell f...
by Tim Dodd
Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:05 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Petrol smell in car
Replies: 9
Views: 1713

Re: Petrol smell in car

Good point Beero. Never actually saw fuel coming out, but we did reduce the smell! Guess that is another item on the to do list. :cry:
by Tim Dodd
Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:32 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Petrol smell in car
Replies: 9
Views: 1713

Re: Petrol smell in car

Had a smell of petrol in then traveller when we first got it. Seemed to occur worse on overrun or when revving to down change the gear. Found there was no tubing on the carb overflow - interesting if it was exiting on top of a hot exhaust! - so a short length of plastic tube to route any overflow be...
by Tim Dodd
Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Heated manifold?
Replies: 3
Views: 836

Heated manifold?

Hello everyone, I have been looking at a traveller with a '1300' engine, a metro 13/4" HIF carb, and a water heated manifold. Now my question is what are the merits/demerits of the heated manifold? Are the travellers subject to icing? Isn't it better to have a cold air/petrol mix rather than a ...
by Tim Dodd
Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trailer
Replies: 1
Views: 557

Trailer

Hello all you clever people. Can you give me some advice regarding trailers for a traveller?
In the May/June issue of Minor Matters there was a lovely green traveller that had a natty trailer. Think it was under the title 'working woodie'. Any ideas of a source of such a trailer?

Tim