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Many thanks for all your replies - very much appreciated. @philthehill: I used the adapter that seemed to fit the thread the best - the photo below shows the alternate adapter that did not want to be screwed in - the threads are very slightly different. Thanks for spotting the thermostat housing gas...

As per my earlier thread about fitting an electric water temp sensor, I went ahead at the weekend, but it ended in failure. I broke the sensor adapter fitting. I'd like to know what went wrong, so I don't repeat this when I get a replacement part. It all started well - I drained enough coolant out (...

Many thanks all, @Philthehill, the top link is the item I bought - I appreciate your comments and will report back how it goes.

All the best,
Pete

A good question - I have yet to open the bag and have a look!

Hi all, I hope to spend this weekend fitting my new TIM electric water temp gauge and sender unit to my 1098 engine. I bought the gauge and sender unit as an 'all in one' kit from MiniSpares. The sender unit comes with a couple of adapters - as there is no washer, should I be using PTFE tape or simi...

Hi Andrew, I had a similar knocking from the same area in my car after rear telescopics were fitted and floor welding was done in that area - it took a while (and a lot of head scratching!) to figure out that it was the back axle that was bumping up into the exhaust. When trying to find the source o...

I am also thinking of going waterless - it does seem that there are more benefits than downsides - no more aluminium or iron corrosion and running the cooling system unpressurised, thus reducing the chances of bursting pipes and other pressure leaks. Not having to replace the coolant every two years...

Another good site to see what is flying around is: https://tar1090.adsbexchange.com/ This site also shows all the military aircraft, as well as private and commercial aircraft - during the early stages of the lockdown, it was fascinating to see the military transports (Hercs, A400's, C17's etc) prac...

But now I have another issue: the grease fittings are long and hit against the the yoke ear so the joints don't swing the same arc each way. The MM workshop manual says to "ensure the lubricator boss is fitted away from the yoke", but it seems to me either way the nipple will foul an ear....

It's quite fun telling people that I drive a 1960's Bond car....they assume it's the Aston Martin!

You can buy a scale model of the Bond Moggy, complete with with the image of the hotel where the Moggy turns up in the film, Amazon are selling them for around £25.

Thanks Phil, you're right about my confusing the 'G' for a '0'. I feel so very privileged to be part of this Moggy community where knowledge, advice and experience is given so freely. I enjoy working on my car and I am slowly pushing my personal boundaries to do more and more, but I also know my lim...

Thank you all for your thoughts! Attached are a couple of photos - I have also looked to see which head I have, hopefully someone here can decipher the numbers I can see in the head casting to tell me the head actually fitted! The cylinder head studs under the rocker box cover are conical, but I did...

Many thanks everyone for your suggestions - a quick question re checking the torque of the cylinder head nuts. In order to check that they are at the correct setting (just in case any were slightly over), should I slightly loosen all of the nuts, then torque up to the correct setting? If I do loosen...

Hello all, I'm hoping that the engine specialists here can help! My engine was rebuilt about four years ago, and it runs really well. It's a 1098, with a fast road cam, ported head, LCB manifold and HIF38 carb. Over the past couple of years, I've noticed that some blue staining has appeared between ...

Hi Ian, Watching your restoration of this car has been a joy to follow. Out of interest, when you fit the engine and radiator, will you be tempted to use a waterless coolant (such as Evans Classic 180)? Part of me wishes I had after my engine was rebuilt four years ago - already my brass heater tap ...

Hi John, I have 165 70 14 tyres on my van wheels, which are on my convertible. After experimenting with various pressures, I'm now running at 28psi all round. I have not found any official guidelines as to the perfect pressures for the rim size/tyre size/car weight etc combinations, if anyone does, ...

Also, be aware that many polycarbonates do not like petrol and other products on them - they can craze the instant any fuel is splashed on them! Ask me how I know....

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I looked at getting a krook lock for Doris a few years ago - after researching which ones gave a thief the most grief to get off, I ended up getting a DiskLok. The standard moggy steering wheel needs the 'large' version. So far so good, the car hasn't yet been nicked....

Looking at lots of different classic car forums, there seems to be no single agreement as to which oil is better in older engines. A lot will come down to personal preferences. I am now using fully synthetic Millers 20-50 Pistoneeze in the engine (1098) and Redline MT90 fully synthetic oil in the ge...

Thank you both for your suggestions! I'm new to this forum but have been viewing for some years, and have benefited from much valuable information from forum members during my ever on-going tinkering of 'Doris'. The more I look at my wiring, the more I see the protective plastic coating is cracking ...