[Rear diff oil seal.]

[Rear diff oil seal.]

Well I found out why it’s leaking I think? Guess this ain’t going back on. This was a rebuilt diff about 6 years ago from one of the main suppliers, there’s no way this could happen to new flange in such a short time, few miles is there? They must have fitted it like that. 🤷‍♂️

hag 

[Rear diff oil seal.]

Thanks guys, I’ll get some locktight, can you mix diff oil? 
 

hag 

[Rear diff oil seal.]

Brilliant, I’ll give it a go at the weekend then, slightly curious on the lock tight as surely the nyloc takes care of that? 
 

thanks hag 

[Rear diff oil seal.]

Hey forum wise folk, I’ve been off the forum for a little while, just got my car back and mot’d and I’ve got more leaks than Thames water. 
Diff, overdrive and main all leaking with a 5 year old core plug leaking too. 
I’ve done the overdrive rear flange a few times now (bought a new drive flange this time) I’m looking at the rear diff one and after reading lots of previous posts you all got me scared! I’m pretty handy but it’s been a few years since I got my them dirty, I’ve got the worse case scenario of nyloc nut, so I know I’ve got to mark, housing, flange and nut, but what’s the best proven method for removing the old seal?  and when I put it back, do I torque or just get the marks to align? And how accurate does it need to be? 
 

thanks hag 

PS I have tool to hold flange. 

[Remote bleed hose for clutch slave cylinder]

Both vitesse and gt6, thinking of doing both, if only to renew fluid every couple of years. 
hag 

[Remote bleed hose for clutch slave cylinder]

Thanks guys, went a little bit off piste towards the end, but some great ideas for bleeding the clutch remotely. I now have a plan.
Club shop should sell something for this purpose, it’s s great mod and probably cheap to make. 

Hag 

[Remote bleed hose for clutch slave cylinder]

Hi all, Looking for a remote clutch bleed pipe thing. Seen it on a few cars, means you don’t have to take the interior out to bleed it. Basically a braided hose you can mount in the engine bay and bleed from there. 
Anyone got a link to one I can buy? 
 

thanks

hag 

[Remote bleed hose for clutch slave cylinder]

Hi all, Looking for a remote clutch bleed pipe thing. Seen it on a few cars, means you don’t have to take the interior out to bleed it. Basically a braided hose you can mount in the engine bay and bleed from there. 
Anyone got a link to one I can buy? 
 

thanks

hag 

[1600 steel gasket]

Well I changed the headgasket last weekend,  Used heldite on both sides and after 3 runs, I no longer have oil everywhere, and only a little blue smoke on start up warm. Result. !!!

Thanks for all your help. Hag 

[1600 steel gasket]

Found it, page 1.136 or something like that. 😮‍💨 

[1600 steel gasket]

Thanks guys, Pete I went through the wsm again but couldn’t find it this time either 🤣, but what I did find is Heldite, is that better than well seal if I go down the sealant route? 
 

thanks

hag 

[1600 steel gasket]

Thanks guys, found the info in this online wsm, I’m aware of the washer deformation, and the lower torque on the smaller head bolts. 
 

hag 

[1600 steel gasket]

I found a wsm that said coat the bottom of the gasket to block, but doesn’t say with what. ? Assuming Wellseal then unless anyone else knows better.

thanks

hag 

[1600 steel gasket]

I know the feeling Pete, the old grey matter doesn’t function as it used to probably needs a software update.

🤣

[1600 steel gasket]

Hi Pete, do you just smear well seal all over or just around bores? 

[1600 steel gasket]

Hello, it’s been a long time, Just a quick one, do you use a sealant with the 1600 tin head gaskets? 
 

cheers hag 

[Single rail to 3 rail]

Thanks guys, I hadn’t planned to change internals as the 3 rail is pretty good, just wanted/hoped to be able to bolt the OD on the 3 rail and hopefully the main shaft splines might be the same. But it sounds like there may be some tricky bits to deal with. I’ll have a look in a few weeks when I take it out.

no doubt further questions to come. 

😬

Thanks hag 

[Single rail to 3 rail]

Hi guys/girls, about to do an engine rebuild on late vitesse 1600, as it’s all coming out thought I might look at gearbox too.  It currently has a single rail gearbox with d type overdrive, makes lots of whirring/whining in 1,2&3 gears, but works fine. Now I have a pretty good 3 rail gearbox I took out of a late vitesse 2.0. The 3 rail in my Gt6 seems much more robust than the single rail. 
so question is, how easy is it to swap between the two? I would hope to put the overdrive on the 3 rail. Assuming shaft splines and bell housing are the all the same? 
Any advice greatly appreciated. 

Thanks

hag 
 

[Fuel getting to carbs, plugs are sparking, static timing looks right but it wont start - not even a cough]

Have you connected the carb breather yet? 
 

 

[Lucas switch bezel]

Thanks guys. I’ve measured the inside diameter thread as 1/2”, Colin your one looks good, if it’s 1/2” let me know what you want for it. 
thanks

hag 

[Lucas switch bezel]

Hello, anyone got a reasonable condition Fan switch bezel for a Gt6 mk1 they could spare, it’s one of the chrome rings with about 5 dents around the outside that screws the switch to the dashboard. 
 

thanks

hag 

[Revotec fan controller]

https://www.revotec.com/acatalog/Electronic-Fan-Controller-Threaded-Fitting.html
 

had one of these fitted for about two years and it’s now failed. I’ve put a standard fan on, and it runs much better. Just need a radiator cowl now. 
 

hag 

[J type overdrive output shaft oil leak]

I just did the rear seal on my gt6 last weekend, used a price of angle iron about a foot long with two holes drilled in it and the floor rails as a stop, to get it off and torque up. Lathe cut a 24mm bit of scaffold pole and pushed it on with the flange to get it parallel in the housing and hey presto. I decided to undo the engine mounts and rear gearbox mounts and jack the gearbox up from underneath, seemed to work a treat and plenty of access, gearbox cover definitely needs to come out though and best tackled from on top as said previously. Just make sure the seal goes in flat (scaff tube helped me) 

good luck. Hag 

[Dashboard crash pads and covers.]

Thanks dick and rulloyd, glad to hear dick has the indented wedge, that gives me some confidence I have the right one fitted. I saw those diagrams on the canley website so thought I possibly had the wrong one. 
I’ll get re-covering then. 
thanks hag