Iain T

Have you fitted the ring spacer?

Steve, looks good where did you get it? Does it require any extra bits?

Fitted the new heat insulators from Mick Dolphin. Good fit and tuning the carbs seemed easier, I must have had a small hole on the carb or manifold where air was being sucked it with the emission type insulators. A simple solution but an ar*e to identify! Iain PS Perhaps that's why I was getting a mixture variation between the two carbs?

Colin, if it's a small crack you can vee it out, cleanliness is paramount, and tig weld it. I think there are epoxy resin repairs but have no experience with them. Iain

True, it was on telly! Dreamed up by theatre set designers.

Perhaps another solution is to research an off the shelf blow moulded tank that can be fitted with adaptor brackets. Virtually all moderns are plastic albeit of the 'saddle' type design or odd shapes. Just a thought, or of course aluminium. It is as always cost over reliability. Iain

We're back on track but have we actually helped Aviv? Personally I would check the aux fan temp sensor first and see if Water Wetter helps. Iain

I think we've deviated, I'm definitely not sparking on all 6 cylinders!

You've been looking at back copies of The Sun p3 again....

🤫🤫 I agree.....time for a glass of red wine!

Pete, sorry to disagree (was that a groan from the crowd?) my 12 inch Spal is much more effective than the crank fan. It's certainly taken my worry levels down. Iain Aka Twiddler

There is a tipping point where the amount of heat generated by the engine cannot be dissipated by the cooling system. This point will vary due to various issues original design being one. Our engine castings where prone to semi blocked water and oil ways, you might just be unlucky.

A very valid point by Chris. When I first bought my car the gauge read high but an infrared gun said no. Changed gauge and the gun was right. I have used Water Wetter and although some people will say its smoke n mirrors it worked for me. Reduced the temperature by up to 5 degrees. Some people put in a 50/50 water/antifreeze mixture which will also reduce the heat dissipation. The higher concentration of antifreeze the less efficient it is at heat dissipation, but by how much this effects our cars I don't know. I use 25/75 mixture.

Are there cold spots on your rad?

Is it the case that you can drop the jet but unless you have a small enough gap to open the butterfly's it can't suck air in? Certainly the case on CDS150s.

Hi Alan, don't know about SU's but I set my Stromberg choke adjustment screw about 1mm from the cam. That way it slightly opens the butterfly's to let air/fuel mixture in. Iain

I had my water pump rebuilt at EP Services. Its a hybrid as I needed a shorter pump to fit a larger more powerful electric fan. He used the standard vanes but I measured the depth of the housing casting and he set the vane depth to give minimal clearance. As with all vanes reducing the clearance to the housing can dramatically increase efficiency. Driving back from Duxford in 27C temperature and 70(+)mph on the M11 the gauge was only in the high 80s. In traffic the fan kicks in at 95C and down to high 80s in a minute. Don't panic, as Clive said make sure your gauge is correct. However I think Racetorations sell a billet machined curved vane pump for about £250+ once you've bought the pulley. Iain If it's an auxiliary fan do you still have the crank driven fan?

Earlier this year I refilled my Vitesse and on a test drive it was fine until I stopped at traffic lights. The temperature gauge went up to 'I'm gonna explode'. I didn't believe it but was only a minute from home. Waited until it cooled down, put the front on ramps to raise and surprised how much fluid it took. The gauge was measuring compressed steam. All fine there after. Iain

Is the cable liner clamped?

Doug, You were 4 stone lighter because you sweated a gallon a day in a GT6🥵 I meant to find you at Duxford and put another face to the name.....but forgot. Iain

Found a pair of CD/CDS insulators from Mick Dolphin. What a very helpful chap! Iain

Why make it simple when you can annoy the voters! In short TFL is bankrupt and they need the revenue so why not stop the free over 60s card and reduce some of the other dozens of subsidised cards? Oh no that wouldn't be popular with the mayor's voters, so TFL reduces revenue and spends more! Madness.

A nurse checked my HR when I was dozing waiting to be taken down for an op and it was 40bpm. She was alarmed but my normal rate is 60 so low anyway. We have a gym in our complex so residents only, we've had one death and one heart attack. I don't go near the place its too dangerous! The new ULEZ zone is unfair I would have gone for banning all private cars from the very centre of London.

Never done a video Team meeting, took me 5 minutes to fathom out that the 'Join' tab meant join the meeting. I thought I was signing up for some useless add rubbish.

No I don't want agro my cardiac surgeon told me at a Team meeting today I have to keep my heart rate below 120bpm!