Panic over. A simple seadch on here gave me the answers.
Any other tips welcome though.
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- Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: New hood fitting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 697
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: New hood fitting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 697
New hood fitting
I'm halfway through fitting a new hood to my convertible. How everything (hood, weather strip, and finishing strip) fits round the front wooden "beam" is a bit confusing. I believe that the weather strip is fitted first to be a seal along the top of the windscreen. What mainly confuses is ...
- Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: A strange one.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2187
Re: A strange one.
True, when the piston is up the opening in the gland is bigger to allow more fuel through. However, the SU principle is more involved. Due to the fuel level in the bowl is lower than the top of the jet/gland, the fuel needs to be pulled out of the gland. The steady state of the dashpot (jet - gland...
- Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:21 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: A strange one.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2187
Re: A strange one.
Just to clarify, when opening the throttle the intent of the oil in the damper is to slow the rise of the dashpot and needle. The wider opening of the throttle puts more vacuum on the jet to pull more fuel in to initiate acceleration. With out the damper, the piston will rise rapidly and very high ...
- Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The art of imprecise or approximate engineering
- Replies: 3
- Views: 325
Re: The art of imprecise or approximate engineering
Hard to tell if you are deprecating or praising fitting taper bearings by feel.
I've been adjusting taper bearings by feel for 60 years and haven't had a failure.
Maybe modern taper bearings are different to the old ones?
I've been adjusting taper bearings by feel for 60 years and haven't had a failure.
Maybe modern taper bearings are different to the old ones?
- Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Race Minor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 288
Re: Race Minor
I suppose it might make it more aerodynamic.
- Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Race Minor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 288
Re: Race Minor
Interesting. Low lights but one piece windscreen.
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:31 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Head off
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1428
Re: Head off
The 2 on the block refers to the grade size of the bore which may have differed slightly from the standard size due to machining tolerances. On the original factory build, the pistons would have had a 2 inside a diamond shape stamped adjacent to the block stamping. On an engine rebuild, these number...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:22 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Compression Pressure
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1020
Re: Compression Pressure
To answer your originasl question Bob, A good engine should have at least 150, dry that is.. My engine just had new rings and a valve job, and is showing 160 to 170.
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:25 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Std piston rings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 625
Re: Std piston rings
The ESM rings might have been perfectly OK, but I didn't have confidence in them. American made.
I will try to scan the fitting instructions and post them on here so folk can see the deviation from standard spec.
I will try to scan the fitting instructions and post them on here so folk can see the deviation from standard spec.
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 3:41 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Std piston rings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 625
Re: Std piston rings
I got rings from ESM a month or so ago. They didn't comply with the standard 4 ring type in any way. I posted details in a thread on here at the time.
I finished up sourcing some original Cords rings which appear to have done the trick regarding smoking and oil consumption.
Dave
I finished up sourcing some original Cords rings which appear to have done the trick regarding smoking and oil consumption.
Dave
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:14 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Coming to a complete stop
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1545
Re: Coming to a complete stop
You don't say if you have replaced the coil. I would do that and see what happens, i.e. your problem soumds to me to be coil related.
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:22 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Head off
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1428
Re: Head off
I had a similar experience with my bores and pistons, I bought a set of rings which turned out to be unsuitable. No top ridge dodger. plain 2nd ring. 3rd ring if fitted according to the instructions had a ridge dodger at the bottom! Oil control rings were devoid of spring. Needless to say, I didn't ...
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:25 am
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Treating rust chips and spots
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1176
Re: Treating rust chips and spots
Without painting a complete panel it will be difficult to achieve a "perfect finish". And then matching the newly painted panel to the rest of the car will be difficult. I think you are trying to achieve what many on here have been unsuccessfully trying to do for years. Good luck, and let ...
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Convertible rattles
- Replies: 7
- Views: 580
Re: Convertible rattles
Thanks for the replies.
Some good pointers to where to start looking.
Nice to know others have had/got the rattles!
Dave
Some good pointers to where to start looking.
Nice to know others have had/got the rattles!
Dave
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Convertible rattles
- Replies: 7
- Views: 580
Convertible rattles
My 1967 convertible rattles and bangs at every road bump.
Is this normal for convertibles?
What would be the normal suspects?
Is this normal for convertibles?
What would be the normal suspects?
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:16 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Positive earthed..???
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1302
Re: Positive earthed..???
Way back in the 60s, there was a lot of correspondence about positive earth corrosion which is why most manufacturers had changed back to negative earth by the end of the decade.
It's easy to change over either way with no new parts needed apart from battery terminals.
It's easy to change over either way with no new parts needed apart from battery terminals.
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:22 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Starter won't engage
- Replies: 17
- Views: 970
Re: Starter won't engage
When you use the starting handle you get full 12+ volts at the coil, whereas when using the starter, you will only get around 10 volts to the coil. Thus a better spark when using the handle.
- Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:24 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Piston rings
- Replies: 15
- Views: 889
Re: Piston rings
Thanks Oliver. Points taken. Going any further than a reringing job really means a complete engine ovehaul. Oh, and while I'm at it a new clutch and having gone that far, a recon gearbox and back axle. And so it goes on. Anyway I've ordered a set of Cords rngs. I've used these in the past on an A40 ...
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:51 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Piston rings
- Replies: 15
- Views: 889
Re: Piston rings
Thanks for your input here Phil, and the others. Although the rings fit well enough, I am a bit perturbed about the deviations from the standard as in your diagram. I can't see the oil rings doing much good which defeats the object of doing the job in the first place! The bores are standard and I ca...