Pete Lewis
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and the moggie minor today was as bad wne you are supposed to be making a profit
why fit a dynator at around £300 when a basic alternator is ££60 and they leave the regulator in place !!!! but why change any they didnt check the charging rate
and change the brake /strut/reaction rubbers to transform the handling
did they check the tyre ages or change the engine oil .not mentioned !!!!!
but spent £1100 getting the Sprite seats trimmed to colour match
its not program to be proud of ,
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so you have moved up to gaffer tape >?????
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and the ones by the tunnel generally align with tapped plated lugs on the chassis rail
takes a std 7/16" seat belt bolt with spacer to take up the carpet
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you get the olde black spot for that
need to buzz Kevin
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i did notice a few snake oil adverts of solves everything apart from your wallet .
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luckily my parrots wont live that long 20 if lucky
the cockatoo got rehomed at 10 yrs old ....flying bolt cutters with the mind of a 4 yr old hooligan
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what worries me is with all these wonderful alternatives makes you ponder why on earth the engines have only lasted 50 years
its a bit late to get paranoid about coolant
i put most in the ....Must Have bin
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the Bum has no pipes but does cause a lot of turbulence Ha
many use aquatic pipes on the air box as they are cheap and can be corrugated on the outside but smooth on the inside
had to use this on my 2000 as waste pipes dont align with any cold intake easy.
were Doomed ha !!!
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this old nutshell keeps popping up its simple cold air has more molecules of oxygen per bucket full than hot air
so you get more bang from cold air than hot air
why 1600/mk1 dont show any collecting tubes is a mystery we will never get the answer but
but far better with than without !!!
we made some nice smooth tubes from 50mm waste pipe
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and one other thing to note waxstats dont like to be boiled if the engine has overheated and blown out coolant the thermostat should be replaced on a mk3 82c is std.
but once cooked they tend to go out of control .
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what ever do not go for a payen gasket we had serious troubles with one on a recessed 2500
the canley supplied gasket solved the disaster.
by your engine number it seems you have a flat non recessed block and the lack of tab doubles that thought
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2 hours ago, micmak said:
was watching Dream Car Fixers last week
and you would also see they changed a £680 diff when it only needed a paper gasket and pinion oil seal cost pennies
last week they showed the MGB head reckoned it needed unleaded inserts and the photo of the stripped head showed after 40 yrs of unleaded fuel the seats were as good as new
on the herald they sold on there was no mention of oil change or even oiling the trunions
a right pair of tv muppets as for the hood window there are a good few marine type that would have stitched in a new window if they were really trying to make a buck they would be a bit more care over poor decisions ,
if you were out to make a profit you would have stuck to points and pocket the £40
crazy program aimed at plonkers sorry its very poor
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had there been any indications on previous drives ?? did you add the waterless stuff,
have you eliminated any air locks etc.
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check the voltage stabiliser is giving a 10.5v pulsed output you may notice the fuel gauge is also reading higher
as steve says some senders have wildly wrong setting.
the thermostat controls the coolant flow and the radiator cools the engine output
the type of coolant should not affect this operation , the fact this coolant can withstand a higher temperature than other coolants has no bearing on the stats ability to control things
you need to check the readings are correct not look for scape goats ideas
do some checks and let us know .
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I dont think that clatter is engine related ...have a look at drive line for some oddity
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really you need to identify what is causing the slow return
cable must have some slack ,as temperature will open the idle if its too taut.
did you replace the throttle spindles ????
do make sure no air filter /gasket is not blocking the front face vents
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yes if the wire hook doesnt work you fill the cavity with grease and need a punch of the same diameter as the input shaft , position the punch and give it good whack with a mallet and the grease will push the bush out . it should not be a tight fit in the crank but lifes not like that Ha !
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it is just a rubber "bellows" it ether works or ...leaks bit like the bulb on a turkey baster
or antifreeze tester you just squeeze it to pressure water to the jets
its just a rubber thing no moving parts
some may have a simple ball to produce a valve but most are one in the bottle and one in the pipe
to the jets its all very simple
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masking tape and news paper normally works well
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the jets on H & V are long units to go thro the double skin ,some have a non return ball inside
the Tee to split into two feeds can have a ball inside
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they do need a simple ball non return at the jets and in the bottle for the bellows to work or it just
sucks and blows via its easiest escape .
the bellows and the ones that had a elec push button do just screw into the back of the switch
we fitted the same wiper and elec pump switch to 1000s of trucks in the 70s 80s
but they are hard to find now even \jags used a similar arrangement Holden used to list them
but i dont see them now ??
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just whats wrong with the old bellows
they must have a valve at the jets Tee and in the bottle
there is nothing in the bellows
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why not talk to club shop who are supplied by Bell
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the fact both sides are in differing positions makes me think this is something growing under the chrome
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How annoying is this?
in Bodywork & Fittings
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next time why not use the club shop for paint
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