PeteH

Mine is out completely, so it got a bath in White Vinnegar, flushed a shed load of cr*p out of it and the matrix is now shiny as well. Hopefully that will combined improved the heat transfer?. Have been looking at a potential replacement motor to make a two speed fan. Pete

It was only a Little drift? A leak from the engine, to a leak from electricity, via a leak from a persons private parts?😁 of course it might have been a Leek, which is vegetable?. P.S. Don`t you just love the English Language👍 Pete

Slightly more refined, I put mine in the lathe and turned it down!.😁 Pete

There was a Tragic, and allegedy true, case back in the 50`s. Behind a factory was a small patch of grass which was regularly used as a Urinal. Over time the stink became so intense the windows could not be opened as it ofended the ladies in the office. Enter the "handyman" sheet of steel placed where it became a target, and one day became conected to the 240V mains. End result?, death of a "customer" and a "handyman" doing time at his majesty`s pleasure for Manslaughter. NO RCD`s back then, and no fuse in,the circuit either. Aparently not uncommon in very old factories?. What fusing there was often had been "uprated"!. I`ve Changed fuses on older ships and it was not uncommon to find 30amp fuse wire in a 5 amp circuit. Pete

A quick check, Put a Volt/Multimeter meter across the Alternator output. Less than 14V, would suggest the alternator is the culprit?. What`s your standing Battery Voltage like?. A fully charged (wet) Battery will be circa 12.7V. Pete

International Yatch paints and Varnish, where all we used ever on the Mirror, used to set my two boys loose with fine sandpaper during the Easter Holidays, kept them out of mischief, then showed them how to paint. Both now quite good at DIY. the youngest lives on a Thames Barge, so he does a fair bit. The other just get the Mexicans to come and do it (he lives inTexas). International is now owned by AzcoNobel. Based in Gateshead and I believe is still available. I think I have a Part tin of Yatch Varnish in the Garage too. Pete

Handfull of Porridge?.😁 Pete

I always thought KY jelly had other uses?. Pete

IF it`s just bare metal, you could try white vinnegar, Test a small area first. It works well on Stainless Steel and Copper. Pete

Has potential, the boot for starters is better than mine was!!. The driver footwell was virtually non existant!. Get it running and go from there.👍 Pete

I agree, When loaded the Herald would be below the top of the Truck, which would be Ok for Tween Deck Stowage, "we" carried a lot of vehicles in that fashion to Port`s in the Persian Gulf, back in the 60`s and 70`s. Often the space on the Truck body would have A KDC kit instead of an assembled car. So long as the combined weight was below the SWL of the ships "gear" they could be landed overside onto barges for transport ashore, many if not most Gulf Ports did not have deep draft Warf`s. Dubai, in the 60`s was just a Creek, and we anchored off to discharge. A "Run Ashore" involved a "bum" boat, usually some elderly wooden craft with a Gardner or similar panting lethargecally away!. Happy days!!. Pete

Pretyy Much tells you Here :- https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/old-vehicles Pete

I`ve so far "got away" with using these. They are actually Wire/Cable cutters. But more than wide enough?. Pete

I have one, runs off the Air compressor. So far I have bled out 3 or 4 Vehicles, including a Mercedes Sprinter. Complete changes each time and no issues with drawing air, but tight to get onto the "nipple". Pete

I have yet to experience this. I replaced mine by turning it over until the filler was on the bottom, and gravity did the job!. (it was off the car at the time). I got one of Lidle`s 12V pumps when they had them. I use it for oil changes via the dip tube. on my (relative) "modern", easier than grovelling underneath on the driveway. Pumps allsorts of "stuff" including 30+ litres of diesel from the Campervan I part exchanged. Pete

Taken from the Parts Manual this 13/60 Exhaust looks as if it mounts higher than shown in Colins Photo`s, as the bracket is shown at 90deg to the pipe and not vertical?. Mine is stored under the roof, and is I think a full aftermarket Stainless one. so may have some difference? Pete

I assumed this was the right way round?. with a crush tube inside the carrier?. Pete

They look like two different ones?. From different cars?. The one on the left looks the same as the one on My 13/60?. Pete.

The Bonnet gaps are not hard to open up, getting the lines to flow front to rear without big gaps to the cill was not easy though. Pete

One of the "old fashioned" methods with Gaskets was to smear a mixture of Oil and Graphite on both sides. Ocasionally the old "tricks" work?. It was mainly used on steam, but I had no problem getting water to seal too. Pete

Can I just make the observation, that M&S (mud and snow) tyres often have stiffer sidewalls or a different carcase construction. They are "favourite" with motorhome users who habitually take their campers in winter (Ski-ing) "en continent". Some UE countries have them as a "winter essential". That might reflect upon the handling too?. Just a thought? Pete

We used to store rubber seals in Powdered White Chalk, in a 40 gallon drum kept in the Popellor shaft tunnel (coolest place in the ships machinery spaces) Some of the sealing "O" rings where up to 30" dia, and cost the 1960`s equivalent of the "Arm and Leg". Looking at that E-Bay add. Kryptonite is cheaper!. Pete

After weeks of "adjusting", the gaps and lines are looking a bit more even. But the chance of getting them much closer is not very encouraging. Pete

With Mechanical Face seals?, Even traces of dirt during assembly can lead to failure, some require "startup" lubrication, Storage, especially long term can also shorten the operational life. My first experience of them came with a new build ship which had them on the sea water cooling pumps, the Spare seal was supplied in a sealed Can!. Fitting them needs almost "clean room" conditions, we where "advised" to run the pump weekly at least, the regeim was to change over pumps as a weekly routine when in use. Pete

Looking at the Parts drawing (Canley). Am I right in saying the seal is a Face seal?. Not a lip seal?. Pete