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Grommets, Grommit!
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:00 pm
by Peetee
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?
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:30 pm
by Willie
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:30 am
by RogerRust
There should be a metal trangulr plate over a rubber o ring to seal it.
You can just see it here.

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:19 am
by Peetee
Roger that is what I described as the 'main wiring loom hole'. There is another hole above it.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:23 pm
by aupickup
no hole above wiring loom hole on mine eitehr
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:08 pm
by bigginger
None of mine have it...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:19 pm
by aupickup
and remeber these cars are old and have had many owners normally so who knows what happened by other owners in the past

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:50 am
by Peetee
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

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:23 am
by aussiemike
oh my lord roger!!!! that engine bay is amazing.
cheers, michael.
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:22 am
by JimK
Peetee wrote:Maybe someone fitted some serious ICE

Well, you don't know much about the last-but-one owner, do you... ;-)
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:30 pm
by Peetee
Well, you don't know much about the last-but-one owner, do you...
Eh! You is dissin' The Keeper of the SADMOG Warehouse!

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:37 am
by RogerRust
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?
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:26 am
by RussLCV
Peete.....................just post an image and I am sure someone will tell you excatly what it is
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:21 am
by chickenjohn
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:47 am
by Peetee
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.

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:23 am
by RussLCV
E-mail the images to me and I will host & post for you if you like
Russ
Russ@MinorLCVreg.co.uk
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:57 pm
by Peetee
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:57 pm
by RussLCV
Ok mate
howver just take a new image you do need software to mail that one to me
H
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:28 am
by Peetee
I need some sort of interface between camera and pc though.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:07 am
by paulhumphries
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