AlanT Posted May 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, Bfg said: ^ judging by your straight edge ..it looks as if the bike's tracking is out ..but otherwise, good luck with your 100 miles ! Thanks @Bfg 100 miles done at 19.5mph average. A bit tired today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Well done. I cycled as a youth but never did I do such distance in one shot. That's some achievement. I know some motorcyclist with impressively powerful machines ..who complain that their wrists and back aches after riding less ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Officially finished! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Mathew said: Well done, its always great to get that little bit of paper. Although not suppose to be needed , it gives that peace of mind that someone else has cast an eye over the car and said its fit. @Mathew I agree. I’d hate to be in an accident in a car that doesn’t have a MOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted July 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 I’ve decided to take the car back to being entirely stock. The slot mags have been replaced by standard wheels. Really these mags need (any of) fully rolled front arches (rears are fine) or 165 tyres or upgraded front springs. I didn’t want to mess around after so much resto work as the original aim was a fault free stock car. So 155s are now on! If anyone wants an unusually good set of Cobra mags with fresh 275/70 tyres fitted (less than 200 miles, 2021 dated) and new nuts then do PM. Have stuck them on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 An update. Been sorting out a few more niggles (another wheel bearing and prop shaft UJ). The car now runs beautifully yet, post switch off (when hot) the front carb floods! Dry when engine switched off, then drips out of escape pipe a few mins after stopping! I can’t work it out! Any ideas? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Do you have a mechanical fuel pump or electric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Mechanical @johny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Obviously when you stop the engine there can still be pressure in the line from the pump to the carb. I think a float valve must be leaking a little and it allows this pressure to discharge more fuel in to the chamber which as the engine has stopped running theres no demand so it causes an overflow. The fuel pump non return valves must be very good so you could test the float valve sealing and at the same time check if the float levels correct.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, johny said: Obviously when you stop the engine there can still be pressure in the line from the pump to the carb. I think a float valve must be leaking a little and it allows this pressure to discharge more fuel in to the chamber which as the engine has stopped running theres no demand so it causes an overflow. The fuel pump non return valves must be very good so you could test the float valve sealing and at the same time check if the float levels correct.... Thanks. Will look. Have changed the float valves but could be a too high for ‘no demand’. loved driving the car hard today on B roads. First time I’ve been happy that everything is just so. I’m a bit fussy that these things go as they really should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 i would also suggest its a float needle problem either the setting or might have the dreaded rubber hose sliver jammed in its orrifice Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted October 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Still tinkering to make the car reliable. What’s become apparent is that bearings that have sat for 20 years quickly fail when returned to service. Have had to replace both front wheel bearings, all three UJs; the diff output shaft bearings (thanks to everyone for advice with these particular ones). All we’re smooth, no movement, when I checked as part of the rebuild but have failed within 300miles. Glad I stripped and changed engine bearings as a part of the project! It and the gearbox are running well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, AlanT said: What’s become apparent is that bearings that have sat for 20 years quickly fail when returned to service. Wonder what the reason for that is?. I can't think of anything obvious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted October 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 40 odd years abs 115k I expect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 heavy welding on a chassis thats not been grounded can destroy bearings as the current leaks out to the tyres and the ground not seen on classics myself but on truck warranty we had a few 8 leggers with failed casette wheel bearings where the arc had tracked the outer races and rollers and at £800 a wheel someone was very unhappy with me pressing the reject claim buttons body builder had done major welding and not grounded the chassis etched all the wheels bearings on some 6 trucks £££££££s so i wonder if the bearings have been affected at some time with weld repairs worth a thought Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: heavy welding on a chassis thats not been grounded can destroy bearings as the current leaks out to the tyres and the ground not seen on classics myself but on truck warranty we had a few 8 leggers with failed casette wheel bearings where the arc had tracked the outer races and rollers and at £800 a wheel someone was very unhappy with me pressing the reject claim buttons body builder had done major welding and not grounded the chassis etched all the wheels bearings on some 6 trucks £££££££s so i wonder if the bearings have been affected at some time with weld repairs worth a thought Pete Not the case on this one as the chassis needed no repairs. Interesting thought though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted November 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 I’ve finally sorted the back end transmission gremlins! Aside from the bolt into bearing that caused diff issues (in relevant topic area) I’ve been through 3 UJs on one side. The cause? A very slightly bent driveshaft yoke. Steve from Spitfire spares dropped me off a replacement driveshaft, now fitted, silence!!! The old one may have been clouted at some point. Hurrah. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase1969 Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 Slots look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted November 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 The Spit has a new friend! Another resto job but it’s a runner. https://board.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=76961 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Very nice too, Alan. I've long been harbouring a fancy to get a Moggy Traveller ..as a second car just for around town, but finally decided against it as I already have three cars and two old motorcycles, and now pay a premium for storage space. Aside from going to a supermarket every other week, I rarely go into town anyway ..other than to pass through to the other side and head off somewhere. The final decision was made, not to, when I discovered its interior width (48-1/2") was not much more than my Triumph, which is a little too tight for me. Relative to your Spitfire it does look quite big ..but a whole lot of that is in those gloriously bulbous wings and proud bonnet. Nevertheless, the Minor is a really wonderful step back in time, to what to me seems a nicer age, and if I had the space I'd have one anyway. 👍 Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted November 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 They make great local runabouts @Bfg. Just not so great on a long run. And they do need upgrading in a few areas to be useable…like adding brakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 it will never run right with Austin stuck on its rocker cover !! good luck ....plenty to twiddle over winter Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanT Posted November 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 13 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: it will never run right with Austin stuck on its rocker cover !! good luck ....plenty to twiddle over winter Pete Yes, that worries me as well! @Pete Lewis I guess there was a period when Morris was forced to promote the ex. rivals in return for using their engines...they did love to borrow engines...MG Midget etc. This one has only 3500 miles on it since professional rebuild, duplex chain, electronic ignition & is very quiet. I do like the way a Morris fires the second you turn the key (electric fuel pump) vs. churning the Spit until the floats are filled...very different to drive. The Spit is all 'please throw me about' vs. the Morris is 'ah, and relax'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 9 hours ago, AlanT said: The Spit is all 'please throw me about' vs. the Morris is 'ah, and relax'. I relate to that with my TR4A ..it's a fun car for a countryside blast, but sometimes one simply wants something a bit more relaxing, which is why . . . ^ mine's the one on the right. The link to Triumph (cars) is a little tenuous though, which is why she's not appeared in these pages before. Pete 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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