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- Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:55 pm
- Forum: Useful Tips
- Topic: Improve Your Oil filtration!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7456
Improve your oil filtration
Another good source of permanent magnets is from the magnetron out of a defunct microwave oven. As has already been said, care must be taken , ( 'elf and safety ) and also on a MWO,the large capacitor should be dis-charged by shorting across with a large screwdriver. Take care, these magnets are ver...
- Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:22 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Electronic handbrakes - benefits?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4014
Electronic handbrakes-benifits
I dont think drivers these days know how to use the handbrake, Nothing worse than sitting in traffic behind a car with high level brake lights on ,on a dark wet night. The irony is that you can get a fine and points for leaving your rear fog light on un-intentially but you must know that sitting wit...
- Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:38 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Intermittent Wipers - intentional ones that is.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5504
Just a small point, but worth considering. I used a Minor light switch when I installed a velman intermittent wiper kit ( from Maplins ) but I wired it so that the first on position (side lights) gave normal wiper operation , as per original switch, and the second (headlights) position switched in t...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is this priced about right?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3859
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:46 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Runs out of petrol on half full
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1656
Runs out of petrol on half full
You can get false readings if the fuel tank sender unit has been fitted a quarter turn out - causing the float to catch on internal baffle.
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:54 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: why does it state ep90 in steering rack
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1586
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Britain's Best Drives - New Series on BBC4 Featuring Morris
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8809
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Britain's Best Drives - New Series on BBC4 Featuring Morris
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8809
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What have i bought
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3509
what have I bought
Nice to meet another YJJ owner. My 2 door saloon is 765G and its coming up for 40 years old on January 16th ( date of build ), so its off to the birthday card and cake shop . YJJ is a London reg.mark .Mine came from Stewart & Ardern. Good luck with it.
- Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:38 pm
- Forum: Do you know....?
- Topic: Strange Fan !!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6774
Strange Fan !!
My first posting, bear with me , new to all this but taking the plunge as I can help with this It's a DOWTY AUTOFAN, from the sixties. there were 2 types, one for Minis and one for Minors / A35s etc. I dont have first hand experience but remember seeing them in old car magazines of the period. CW