Grommets, Grommit!

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:00 pm

Albert is getting there.... but in order for him to get there I have to find out what the hole is (above the hole in the bulkhead for the main wiring loom). It's about the same size as a heater hose hole and the rubber grommet within has three identical holes in it.
Any ideas, cos I can't find a photo of a car with it?

Post by **Willie** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:30 pm

I have just checked my 57 convertible and there is no hole above the main loom grommet. The only hole near there is the top heater hose hole which is slightly higher but to the right.

Post by **RogerRust** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:30 am

There should be a metal trangulr plate over a rubber o ring to seal it.

You can just see it here.

Post by **Peetee** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:19 am

Roger that is what I described as the 'main wiring loom hole'. There is another hole above it.

Post by **aupickup** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:23 pm

no hole above wiring loom hole on mine eitehr

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:08 pm

None of mine have it...

Post by **aupickup** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:19 pm

and remeber these cars are old and have had many owners normally so who knows what happened by other owners in the past

Post by **Peetee** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:50 am

these cars are old and have had many owners normally so who knows what happened by other owners in the past

True enough, although I had every reason to believe this car was 'as built'.
Besides, its a very curious modification and suggests a lot of additional, deliberately divided wiring and there is no evidence of additional electrical componants anywhere else.
Maybe someone fitted some serious ICE

Post by **aussiemike** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:23 am

oh my lord roger!!!! that engine bay is amazing.
cheers, michael.

Post by **JimK** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:22 am

Peetee wrote:Maybe someone fitted some serious ICE

Well, you don't know much about the last-but-one owner, do you... ;-)

Post by **Peetee** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:30 pm

Well, you don't know much about the last-but-one owner, do you...

Eh! You is dissin' The Keeper of the SADMOG Warehouse!

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:37 am

Just a thought. Does Albert have a central speedo or is he old enough to have one in front of the driver. And here I expose my ignorance, is it where the speedo cable goes?

Post by **RussLCV** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:26 am

Peete.....................just post an image and I am sure someone will tell you excatly what it is

Post by **chickenjohn** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:21 am

aussiemike wrote:oh my lord roger!!!! that engine bay is amazing.
cheers, michael.

Yes, it looks like a picture of a brand new engine bay from an old manual where they strip a brand new Minor for purposes of technical illustration.

Post by **Peetee** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:47 am

Peete.....................just post an image and I am sure someone will tell you excatly what it is

If only it were that easy. I have changed PCs recently. One has the internet access the other has all the photo editing software.

Post by **RussLCV** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:23 am

E-mail the images to me and I will host & post for you if you like

Russ

Russ@MinorLCVreg.co.uk

Post by **Peetee** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:57 pm

Thanks Russel but I have no way of getting them on to my internet pc at the mo because the other pc is in pieces in the corner of the room waiting for a mate to get cracking and transfer the file info and software over.

Post by **RussLCV** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:57 pm

Ok mate

howver just take a new image you do need software to mail that one to me

H

Post by **Peetee** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:28 am

I need some sort of interface between camera and pc though.

Post by **paulhumphries** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:07 am

Peetee wrote:I need some sort of interface between camera and pc though.

I don't know if this is your trouble but I sometimes have problems with XP not recongising the picture so cann't load it from camera onto PC. Same applies to when right clicking on a web site and trying to save the page. It's something to do with download manager.
It's a XP glitch that searching shows other people have same trouble and even computer guru's cann't help me.

Paul Humphries