Pete Lewis

Its also used in Spitfire MkIV /1500 boot lid also needs 619383 the white plastic wedge to locate in the dovetail 619384 none at mick dolphin , but there must be some second hand suppliers have these pair Pete

an old trick is with it idling just load the gear stick into 3rd, it will baulk if the noise lessens its just all the gears and lay gear backlash chattering away. if you just touch the clutch pedal with a finger pressure and the noise lessens its throwout skid ( squeaky noise) if it growls its throwout bearing all the boxes make a clatter and whirring at idle its supposed to if you get a clutch kit make sure the throwout is 19mm thick , many are 15mm thick and this upsets the angle of the lever and you loose mechanical advantage. also uts the pins below the centre line of the brg and pitches the brg on the carrier ,,, sort of geometric nightmare solution bodge is to add washers under the spherical post , puts the lever in its correct angle good isnt it, !!! Pete

its not uncommon for these to be very tight ...heaven knows why it only needs to be hand spanner tight not wrenched up often the only way is to get the switch component broke or cut off leaving the hexagon to fit a 6 sided socket on and apply some force. if you have to drill ( use a thick grease on the bit) and swear to remove , take out the dizzy , insert an drill to the pump drive and run it so you flush any swarf out the holes not advised but it can work ok. when youre in the perverbial Pete

Darren I find on Burlen both seem HS2 auc 8103 is spitfire 111 67/68 and auc8114 spitfire mkIV 73> if thats any clues Pete

Welcome to the mad house pete

Club shop !!!!! Mohair art the best like all you get what you pay for many vynil ones shrink and become to tight its preference and ££££s Pete

We will all hold our breathe pete

You See elephants have a lot to answer for being a dinosaur I shouldnt comment good when the basics work and ....cheap pete

Yes sorry jets , down doesnt matter if its 2 or 3 turns down just gives you equal starting point same with throttles , get them fully closed and open each equal a ounts with idle screw about 1.5 turns from just making contact springs in dash pots these get changed for stronger to give richer running when on pancake filters etc The rev cable can oly screw into the dizzy base as its a lucas you wont have one so its redundant rev count will need to be ellectronic or change the the correct dizzy if that helps pete

only the delco and a few rare lucas have the cable drive on the dizzy pedestal, set the timing to 10deg static you only lift the piston a couple of mm, just a touchy feely job, oik it up to much and it will stall, youre only looking for a 50 rpm hint of change in rpm nothing dramatic set both needles 2 turns down from flush with the bridge, then adjust 1/4 turn ata atime till she runs sweet. no gadgets or special anything just use the ears , easy to see its getting better or worse with the air cleaners On check no gasket obstructs any front face ports .and both have the same springs ....do you know what springs are fitted ??? engine oil in the dash pots , and make sure choke returns the jets to the nuts

one of my area members has a Z3 ( !!!) which has a load of mildew, algae in the soft top material they have tried Renovo and Milton with out success anyone who loves convertibles I would like to 'canvass ' any bright idea's ??? any rude replies on a postcard please Pete

if its made from recyled elephant condoms they tend to be slow and the rubber holds the piston should be flimsy, resemble marigold gloves not inner tubes Pete

I should know some of these by now.....slipper's where are they Pete

Aiden, def fitnand forget get filetrs from CLub shop £4 ea get 4 for same postage make sure the o rings are fitted correctly down in the seal register they can pitch and leak have seen overtighend ones rip the thread and cast webb out the block the seal register is stepped easy to think the seal is seated and its not get down close and look , dont just stuff the ring in and hope pete

Start with club shop depends on your mileage and how you use the car you can get basic 20/50 for around £ 8-10 or a full blown around £ 18- 24 the addatives make all the difference to keeping presssure and life ive used the cheapo and found it could halve its pressure when worked hard where as fhe good stuff holds up without fail, gets what you pays for pete

all gauges are an indication, but in general around halfway between hot and cold is if anything .... is normal the thermostat will have a bearing on this the normal for UK IS 82c but there are 78c and 88c available these will change the normal needle position if its reading high all the time you may find the fuel gauge is also , this indicates the 10volt voltage stabiliser that runs a steady voltage to the gauges has failed . its fitted to the back of the speedo clamps , Pete hand books and manuals are available from club shop Ha !! put them on your first wish list and carb dash pots take engine oil not 3 in 1 stick to 20/50 engine oils with good ZZd's for old pushrod engines and never grease the front trunions EP90 GL4 spec oil only same in gearbox and diff never GL5 all other grease points can be multi purpose grease uj, rear hubs, front hubs Pete

dont know what car you have but assume its D type OD ?? yes low oil does just what you are getting if that does not solve it check the solenoid adjustment take of sqaure cover on rh side, operate the OD , you will see it pulls a short lever not a lot only a few mm. in the lever is a 3mm hole . poke a drill through this it should line up with a similar hole in the main case adjustment is by turning the locked or stiff nut on the pull rod. the solenoid can get corroded inside and may also benefit from removal and clean up and a touch of lube. getting the 2 sol screws out is a right fiddle on most as it sits below the chassis best replace with allen key head setscrews, Pete

back in the days of production and solving oil leaks we used Loctite 574 this solved everything joint or sleeve faced conditions once and for all, thats after years of testing every other setting non setting this goes off when air is not present and makes a very permanent leak free joint Pete

if you have a rubbish thick diaphragm it wont help they should be a very light and flimsy they will last for thousands of miles /years use old wrinkled ones that have swollen with oil can revert to normal with a quick wash in petrol Pete

A pump oil can with some petrol in and squirt around the faces and joints, if the idle climbs its found a leak and it wont catch fire never use brake fluid, that can go up a treat. oil is less responsive some will think this a little mad but in the emmission dept I ran it was std bit of kit (Before H &S rules) This is all a bit odd, with rocker box off are the valve guides all in same place, no loose ones going up and down withthe valves ? Pete

The leads from the coil and condenser must be under the top hat not above it they need to contact the points spring and the top hat isolates all tree from the post with the nut on so from bottom up top hat , point spring eye, two wires on eyelets , top hat , washer, nut pete

Robin give TRGB a call in somesham nr st ives cambs.01487842168

do you know what piston springs are fitted ??? Pete

when we took the swinger off the vitesse 4 hole diff to fit a courier unit it was easy to use the clamp plate as a jig to drill 8.3mm x22mm into the case with a battery drill and tap 3/8"unf it wont break through. get the plate the right way round or the holes will be offset 180deg who said that !!! Pete

there are two diameter cam followers early small and late bigger with the head nuts get some deep HD ones from canley and hard washers the small 3/8 studs take 46lbft and any weeny nut will strip and washer deformation will add to loosing torque/clamp upside down wheel nuts make a good cheap everlasting job , but they are too big by the pedestals Pete