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  1. Newbie 13/60 owner from North Tyneside

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    One final and hopefully last query today :)

    When I fitted the overdrive switch back on the housing, for some reason I heard crackling through the radio speaker?????

    I had not realised the radio was on so I put it off and got nothing, put it back on (not tuned to any station, and wiggled the o/d switch and again I got crackling!!!??? So... it is making a circuit some where even with ignition off.. is that right? I have no idea what position the stalk is at on column and even not sure if ignition switch may have been on aux???

    More testing required tomorrow. I thought I heard sparking yesterday when working on it but must have been speaker crackle.

    My gawd..... what a car :)

  3. Newbie 13/60 owner from North Tyneside

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    Damn. Posts all out of order! Forgot to submit. Greasy hands!!

    So anyway, it's back together and I have 5 gears easily obtained. Thank you all.

    However when pushed down and into reverse it needs pulling back up to get 1234 easily. My bad, I cleaned everything so it needs relubricating unless the springs are too weak.

    That's it for today. Do not go topless when working on gearbox, I have grease up my armpits :) I'll get that box number tomorrow 

  10. Newbie 13/60 owner from North Tyneside

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    Good good, I'm getting somewhere now. Looks like I may have overdrive as I have a second stalk on the column on the right! Wonder what the box is from then?

    Colin, thanks. I have seen that the top 4 pieces on the left are there but not sure about bottom 3!!??. Too hot here, having a sit in garden with a beer so just polishing this PM. when she is in shade!

    Pete, cheers, my ball seemed pretty solid  :) but I need a proper look. 

    I'll do a search when in the shade.

    (I've been posting in triumph club? but there has been 1/10 the interaction over 2 weeks that I have had in 2 hours here.

    Seems nice place but bit like some other nameless clubs I was in, they all go Facebook... I am not on ANY social media sites. BTW I had a couple of celica GT4s :) good UK ones. PM me if interested in my car history  :) )

  12. Newbie 13/60 owner from North Tyneside

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    Thank you gentlemen, that is my hours exercise for the day over so now I wash her and see how many bits of trim fall off!!!

    I already need a bumper end, blooming heck... £22 on line???

    So,  Mark, no way does this have O/D so even more confused. I'll search up on the door but the panel behind is fine.I'll also search the gear lever links. Ta

    Sixas, cheers we can learn together. In about '74 I sort of moved on from DIY mechanics and chucked all my AF, Witworth and BA tools away... that was stupid of me.

    'NonMember, I am pretty sure it is the 3 rail non overdrive. This switch is all wired up to come live when reverse is selected, I'll try get a picture later and Yes reverse to left and up and forward. Book says press down????

    Pete,.. I'd get hung drawn and quartered if bits came in the kitchen! I get enough grief working on the freezer and washing machine tops!!!

    Cheers poppyman

  13. Newbie 13/60 owner from North Tyneside

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    Hi there folks, I'm Jeff from Cullercoats.

    I'm 69 years of age and just bought a 1971 13/60 in Maroon. (Damson?)

    It has a recon engine with 26k on (changed at 99,960) so the rest of it is 'getting on a bit' :) !!

    In fact it is a bit dilapidated! I probably paid to much for it but...!!

    I had a couple of spits in my youth, Mk1 and 11 and also a 1600 vitesse convertible, this is late '60s early 70s.

    So..... it is back to the grease in the finger nails and the swarfega by the sink

    I have LOADS of questions and will get back later....oh.. One I need to answer now is ....It is nigh impossible to get into reverse, I lift and push forward. (book says press down???) ... Anyway, it is a fight, I smash my knuckles into the radio!! Also getting into first is the same, I have to lift a little but keep right of reverse and even worse, second is a struggle!! but 3&4 ok. I've whipped the cover off, and the extension housing but cannot, as yet see into the gubbins and do not know what I am looking for??? I've ordered a £13 rebush kit but do not know if this is what I need

    Also the passenger door protrudes but only at the bottom rear? How to adjust please?

    I also have a reversing light switch ,operated by a 'cam' on the front of the extension cover red plastic bolted to the two forward retaining bolts. Big red wires going under bonnet to a fused link, but no actual light anywhere! anyone need one? I do not think I'll trace wireing and fit a spotlamp or whatever, plus it 'cracks and spits' when I get near reverse or even first so Ive pulled the live feed.

    Oh... I get a rotational knock nock nock, like a dumph dumph dumph.. .. UJ?

    Wife calling, got to go.

    Some pictures.

    1360a.jpg

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    1360i.jpg

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