dougbgt6

Really? I've got nipples! Did I fit them? Dunno. Mt Chitty (PO) certainly didn't, he didn't believe in maintenance. Me to, and then. put a loaf mix in the bread machine. Went to bed at midnight. Suddenly wide awake at 4am "Did I put the sugar in the mix?!! Bugger!" Went downstairs not too late, added sugar. Might as well have tea and breakfast. 7am, loaf so large it's pushed open the lid and climbing out the machine. I think I'll go back to bed. Doug

But, basically, YOU NEED TO OIL THEM! Doug

It was the centralized hole that broke not the one with the offset hole. In the words of Steffi Graff, "How moch money do you haff?" Doug

I bought a wanner off Ebay, it didn't have this bit inside Sent it back, got a replacement, the rubber in this severely deteriorated. Looked for spare parts, eye watering prices more than the 2nd hand gun! In desperation turned to the club shop and bought this What they don't tell you is, it's ENORMOUS, nearly 3 feet long, so big there's no room to get it on the grease nipple. I bought a flexible connector which worked and I notice the shop offering, now £58 comes with a flexible hose. Oh, and it leaks. Doug

My GT6 was 5 years old when I bought it and almost immediately broke a vertical link. Despite my having oiling the trunions, too late! They retained a white powdery deposit which I'm now told is what happens to the water based oil of the 1970s. The PO, Mr Chitty, had not done any maintenance on the car since he bought it new. I replaced both VLs and trunions. 30k miles and 40 year later my MOT man said "Trunions are worn" After careful scrutiny I decided the VLs were OK and replaced the trunnions, my third set! I'll probably need to replace them again in 40 years, when I'm 116. Doug

One of our lecturers at Twickenham Tec had us calculate how long it would take an electron to get from Battersea Power station to Twickenham Tec. About 3 weeks, apparently. Doug

Well, yes, sort of. Doug MIEE

I did a 10 way fuse box, here is a link to a famous old thread about fuse boxes. I found the coloured wiring diagram extremely useful, you can get one for a 13/60 on FleaBay and if you look around you may find a free one. Doug

I have an electronic one, solid state, it just dangles. I do not recommend "adjusting" the electro mechanical, you would be "mending to destruction", much the same as the Stromberg temperature adjusters. Doug

Specialist parts, I got a GT6 aluminium radiator cowl, Bern got a guy to manufacturer them. The original is more or less cardboard, sags in the middle and reduces airflow. Bonnet struts, so the bonnet can be lifted without flexing and causing the dread spider cracks around the head lights. Struts are available elsewhere but club shop sold them as a kits for different models with instruction. The shop should be looking to add value to what it sells, for instance how about a 10 way fuse box with fitting instructions? There are several threads on here that could be adapted as instructions. Why didn't anybody film Pete Lewis's Twiddle Days? A gold dust money earner video that would have been. But to achieve this we need someone at HQ with an intimate knowledge of the cars. Doug

It supplies voltage for fuel gauge and temperature gauge, drops 12v to 9.5v. If it fails you get incorrect gauge readings, but yes, sure, you can try the engine without it. It's electro mechanical, a lot replace it with an electronic one. Doug

I've used something like this in the past, re-usable just put it in the car, check it now an then zap it in the microwave when it changed colour. Doug

I'm with Chris, Liquide de fee. Doug

Blasting paint work coated with road grit doesn't seem a good idea to me. This is what I use, once a year, whether it needs it or not. Doug

As I mentioned earlier the pink & white may be found on the starter solenoid rather than the coil. Doug