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daverclasper

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  1. Hi Pete. I have the (maybe original) hand washer pump on Vitesse. Does you mean there is nothing that wears or deteriates on these? I assumed there was some sort of rubber seal/seals that could maybe fail. Cheers, Dave
  2. I have used Citric Acid powder mixed with wallpaper paste to form a gel (seems to need a minimal amount of water) for upright/areas that can't be removed from car. Best in summer temps. Also cover with cling film to stop drying out. Left it on for a few days. Seemed to work better than Jelonite, etc
  3. It is. I had always thought 2 strokes (not sure about diesel ones?) were generally more thirsty than 4 strokes?. What a lovely truck. My secondary school was on a main road that then climbed up. 60's Foden 2 strokes used to drop a gear and howl up the hill, what a sound
  4. Well I contacted the seller to confirm the price and they said that price was for one only. The add, had a unit price of £0.55 shown, which to my maths would have meant £3.30 for six. They are listed as NOS and photo show's a larger tatty/aged box. Will cancel my order. Apologies for the mis information
  5. Sorry Paul, I just edited post to include sellers name, as have trouble with links
  6. Thought this might be useful. just bought some for Vitesse. 9 left at present. I couldn't do a link, though sellers name is windturbine-tec-2012 Dave PLEASE IGNORE THIS THREAD REGARDING THE PRICES, THEY ARE NOT CORRECT More info below Apologies Dave
  7. Not like the good old blue "nasty, right wing, shades, eh?. Nice to be a inclusive club, eh?
  8. Thanks for all your replies. About 15,000 miles ago, there was a very slight, just noticeable to my eyes, movement when the clutch was operated. I temporarily fastened a steel bar in front of the rad, which left a gap of about 1/4" between the bar and the fan bolts. I pushed/levered the pulley/crank rearwards, took a feeler gauge measurement of the gap between a fan bolt head and the bar, then pressed in clutch and measured again. It was showing around 10thou (3 thou more than WSM specified tolerance?) less, so took this as a rough idea of the crank float/movement. Repeated this process a few more times, and it was the same measurement. Just did a visual test recently and the movement was again, barely noticeable, as it was previously. I am therefore assuming it is not getting drastically worse and will take the risk of it causing damage. Dave
  9. Hi. I understand that manifold vacuum is highest at idle?. If so, would any worn inlet valve guides be more prone to sucking more oil into the cylinders at idle, than at higher RPM which has more air being sucked into cylinders, though less manifold vacuum?. Hope this question makes sense?. Ta, Dave
  10. Ah, that Dave. Certainly, Canley are my no1, to go to
  11. Is bedding in just for Mintex, etc?, Pete. Not something I've come across, as a general practice
  12. Thanks for the info. What is your company, "Works"?
  13. This was done on my rebuild, by Mike about 8 years ago, though I read the engineer who actually bored and sleeved the laygear was not doing it anymore. I assume Mike can longer offer this service?, What a shame these old school skills dying out!.
  14. I had a starting problem on Vitesse. Even after lot's of cranking with choke, the plugs were dry. Assumed it was a lack of fuel issue. Turned out, it was dirty/oil fouled points contacts. I still don't understand, why the plugs were completely dry?
  15. Well john, I've only done fairly crude measure, though maybe around 3 thou over spec, or are you saying that anything over is not good?
  16. Hi. This is related to my Vitesse. I know the WS manual tolerances for end float, that would have been for cars, maybe clocking high mileage in the day. I'm aware this is a "how long is a piece of string?", type of question, though as my car does low/gently driven mileage, can I assume that a few thou, higher than factory spec, is probably ok?. Cheers, Dave
  17. Wow. Is that a real photo Colin (are you messing again?)
  18. Thanks John. might produce a nice, thin, crispy poppadum as well (I know the cover wouldn't really be hot enough for that) Thinking about it, At speed, could oil from a leaking cover gasket, flow upwards, onto the cover?, sounds a bit mad maybe
  19. Hi. Not a big issue, as such, I assume? (though leaks in this area, can also affect fuel mixture?). So, no obvious traces of oil from rocker cover filler cap, 3 top fasteners, PCV stub to valve hose. I cant see any fractures/oil deposits on actual cover. Even though I wipe it clean often, there is always oil that collects within the rearmost area (as engine slopes down at the rear) of the recessed lip, which part of the gasket pressing section of cover. I can't think how it gets there? . Ta, Dave
  20. Brilliant Pete, well done. What a PITA that dodgy Payen, though
  21. Hi Pete. I know this is the 1600, so maybe different volumes, than the 2 Litre?. By coincidence, I recently asked about the oil volume between upper and lower marks on the dipstick for the 2 Litre and the reply was that is was about a 3rd of a litre, which seems a big difference?. Related to part of this post below Thanks
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