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Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:27 am
by les
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Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 11:50 am
by myoldjalopy
Hope he doesn't get oil on that nice, cool jacket of his! :lol:

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:40 pm
by alanworland
Don't see much of that going on nowadays!

Alan

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:13 pm
by Chipper
Odd-looking exhaust manifold...

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:40 pm
by philthehill
Typical of the period when many exhaust manifolds exited forward especially on SV engines.
Going over the top of the inlet manifold enabled the tappets to be adjusted without too much difficulty as regards access.

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:59 pm
by les
alanworland wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:40 pm Don't see much of that going on nowadays!

Alan
Just what I thought when posting the picture !

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:25 pm
by oliver90owner
les wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:59 pm
alanworland wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:40 pm Don't see much of that going on nowadays!

Alan
Just what I thought when posting the picture !
Let’s face it, many do not even know how to ‘oil the dipstick’ these days!

25 years ago my daughter knew how to ‘oil the dipstick’ but didn’t know there was a filler for replenishing the oil when below the minimum mark. She managed to avoid a disaster by filling down the dip stick tube. But, bless her, she was a quick learner. Only needed to be told once.🙂

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:47 pm
by NETTIE
I like the editors name ??

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:12 am
by philipkearney
The legendary FJ Camm !

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:23 am
by philthehill

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:57 am
by simmitc
If one looks at it quickly, I think that the radiator makes it look like the chap is wearing stripped morning trousers. :-(

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:28 am
by les
Just spent some time turning the pages of this magazine, it’s amazing the detail of the drawings compared to a modern mag.
There’s also a page on the various byproducts of crude oil which are surprisingly numerous.
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Re: Man working on car

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:31 am
by daveejhitchins
Coincidence . . . I've just been sorting out some car related books to offer on the forum (free - just p&P - hopefully later today) and I found: Radio-controlled Models by F.J.Camm.

I'll add it to the list, in case anyone is interested (?)

Dave H.

Re: Man working on car

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:01 pm
by philipkearney
les wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:28 am Just spent some time turning the pages of this magazine, it’s amazing the detail of the drawings compared to a modern mag.
There’s also a page on the various byproducts of crude oil which are surprisingly numerous.
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It's amazing how good the technical drawings were, especially when you think every one of them was hand drawn. The technical publications of the time were very high quality. The level of detail in the Morris handbook and workshop manual is first class. I often use some of the latest VW manuals on the VAGcom software and they are nowhere near as good. That's progress for you !