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- Tue May 28, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tyre sizes and supplier recommendations Taunton or Newton abbot areas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 173
Re: Tyre sizes and supplier recommendations Taunton or Newton abbot areas
I asked around my local independent garages as to who could fit and balance tyres that I would provide. Many tyre places are quite 'arsey' and won't fit tyres they haven't supplied, those garages that will do the work often want around £15 - £18 a tyre or more. In the end, I got a quote from my loca...
- Tue May 28, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: split personality wiper arms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 143
Re: split personality wiper arms
In many old types the arm length could be changed slightly, pushing it into the body or pulling it out in a form of interference fit. Modern versions are fixed as to length with a rivet. Although the esm type are made for the Minor they are adapted from the Mini ones so the bit that fits over the s...
- Tue May 28, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: Useful Tips
- Topic: Wiper refills using modern rubber profile
- Replies: 1
- Views: 56
Re: Wiper refills using modern rubber profile
Well engineered. :tu1: It only takes a steady hand. I've often pondered about how I could do something similar for the Flat Screen Wipers; I've even looked at other Classic suppliers for alternative vehicle options, such as the Ford Anglia, but they have the same 'flat screen' wipers... :roll: I'll ...
- Mon May 27, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Track rod ends
- Replies: 2
- Views: 80
Re: Track rod ends
Well I've never had all mine apart to that degree, but looking at it logically, I would say everything you have there is hanging down too much and the Front Suspension height, off load, should be correctly set before attaching the Steering Rack. Set the Torsion Bar as per K.3 in the Workshop Manual....
- Mon May 27, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Pull starter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 140
- Mon May 27, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Pull starter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 140
Re: Pull starter
The Pull Start is simply you pulling against a spring pressure to manually close a set of heavy duty contacts. You could try a little electrical contact cleaner on the 'button' part of the mechanism (on the switch under the bonnet, not on the Pull Sw in the car) to see if that seeps down the shaft t...
- Mon May 27, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: split personality wiper arms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 143
Re: split personality wiper arms
Be careful, the wipers posted by Old jalopy will be the right length but they are effectively Mini wipers which will wipe the screen effectively as the springs are great. The trouble is that they tend to foul on the bonnet when it is opened. There are plenty of original Series III wiper arms availa...
- Mon May 27, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dual/Split Personality Register
- Replies: 16
- Views: 397
Re: Dual/Split Personality Register
One possibility is that the original purchasers of these vehicles stipulated that they wanted gloveboxes fitted, and if the dealers were happy to oblige there may only have been a handful of these particular cars with this combination of features....... Yes, they were available as spare parts, so a...
- Sun May 26, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dual/Split Personality Register
- Replies: 16
- Views: 397
Re: Dual/Split Personality Register
I'm just going by the details in the AKD 3542. Unless someone can provide definitive proof that the Parts Manual is wrong, and let's face it for many years that's how people brought parts (so you'd like to think the details are correct) by providing their car number, glove box covers were discontinu...
- Sun May 26, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dual/Split Personality Register
- Replies: 16
- Views: 397
Re: Dual/Split Personality Register
What is this info based on? Well here's an infographic I made last month and posted to facebook, basically because there were so many posts about glovebox covers... I made this up by using the car number details for change points, given in the original Parts Manual. So as your car is Oct 62, that's...
- Sun May 26, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
- Topic: Ad removal?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 138
Re: Ad removal?
I’m not sure if it can be edited. For some long standing reason, apparently not to upset a seller, a reply is not possible, otherwise another post could be added with the required withdrawal message. Personally I think this ‘no reply’ is counterproductive, however that’s the way it is. Hi Les Yes, ...
- Fri May 24, 2024 7:09 pm
- Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
- Topic: Ad removal?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 138
Re: Ad removal?
Can you not Edit it, to say no longer for sale?
If you can't, then contact ' simmitc ' using the Private Message facility on the top right.
- Fri May 24, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dual/Split Personality Register
- Replies: 16
- Views: 397
- Thu May 23, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dual/Split Personality Register
- Replies: 16
- Views: 397
Re: Dual/Split Personality Register
Many of our old cars are not as original as we like to think are they. Very true, from the limited documents I have, I've worked out that it was as late as 1999 when a PO decided to fit indicators when fitting a new loom, and chose to fit the interim '61-'63 style.... which probably makes him fairl...
- Wed May 22, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Parts for sale
- Topic: Replying to Adverts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24151
Re: Replying to Adverts
Contact " simmitc " using a PM... unless he sees this in the meantime....stevie25@me.com wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:20 pm Hi can I get help how do I contact moderator to change my user name from my email address to Mercmancdi.
Thank you.
stevie25@me.com
- Wed May 22, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Flasher Unit Connections
- Replies: 10
- Views: 290
Re: Flasher Unit Connections
4 way flasher units which operate both the flashers AND the hazard lights have been around for donkeys years :wink: Yes, for OE use, designed to do both at build. Hazards were offered in the USA in the 50s but not mandated in the UK until 1986. What I meant was Hazards certainly weren't a common fe...
- Tue May 21, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Flasher Unit Connections
- Replies: 10
- Views: 290
Re: Flasher Unit Connections
I cannot possibly imagine a combined Indicators & Hazards Flasher in one unit 40 years ago. I'm not even sure they'd do it now. The most plausible '4th connection' is a separate Earth. However, it might be that the original owner at some time fitted a Flasher Unit made for a car with a pair of '...
- Mon May 13, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1098 oil pressure light pressure.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 224
Re: 1098 oil pressure light pressure.
So my upper guess was close Phil , when I was a mechanic we used to call them "too late lights" :lol: I think it's fairly common that the Pressure Switch for the light is going to be a fair bit lower that the pressure at Idle speed. You don't want it flickering like the Ign Light does whe...
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Breather issue ???
- Replies: 7
- Views: 256
Re: Breather issue ???
I agree with Stephen, you set everything up and then went and changed the air supply configuration.
It's no wonder it's playing up.
Repeat the setting it up with the pipe connected.....
It's no wonder it's playing up.
Repeat the setting it up with the pipe connected.....
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Diff oil
- Replies: 12
- Views: 421
Re: Diff oil
On the grease question, in recent years I've brought a couple of tubs/tins.
The earlier purchase, the tin (I forget the brand), didn't have one, the more recent plastic tub (Comma) did.
The earlier purchase, the tin (I forget the brand), didn't have one, the more recent plastic tub (Comma) did.