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by Andrew Fletcher
Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Touring in a Traveller.
Replies: 20
Views: 5126

Re: Touring in a Traveller.

3 years ago we did a tour of the west country in a convertible starting from Germany. 4000 miles in 4 weeks. We just carried the normal spares; bulbs, fuses, points, condenser, sticky tape and a fan belt. All that we needed was the fan belt. Take some oil with you, 20W 50 isn't always available. And...
by Andrew Fletcher
Wed May 20, 2015 8:45 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Fitting an electric fan?
Replies: 11
Views: 4143

Re: Fitting an electric fan?

Hello,

it looks like a Revotec kit. I fitted one to our Minor 2 years ago. Fitting it took me 4 hours but it was worth it. I've got it wired to a permanent live so that it can cut in after the engine has been switched off.

Andrew
by Andrew Fletcher
Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: doing the distance
Replies: 18
Views: 6127

Re: doing the distance

Hello, in 2013 we did a 4 week tour of the West Country starting from Germany in 1966 convertible. We clocked up just under 2500 miles on all sorts of roads including Motorways. Our criusing speed on motorways was 60 - 65 mph. I carried very few spares, just the following: spark plugs, points, conde...
by Andrew Fletcher
Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road trip - what spares?
Replies: 27
Views: 7277

Re: Road trip - what spares?

we did 4000 miles in 4 weeks in a '66 convertible last summer and had the following spares / tools in the car: points, condenser, isolating tape, oil, fuses, fan belt, spare wheel, bulbs, tank tape, normal tool kit, tow rope, torch and a fire extinguisher. All that we used were oil and the fan belt....