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- Mon Nov 02, 2020 5:27 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: HELP! Where has it gone? A comedy.
- Replies: 13
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Re: HELP! Where has it gone? A comedy.
I spent quite a long time trying to find the hole the nut had disappeared down. Firstly I was checked it had definitely gone down and definitely not sideways as the pushrods are in groups of 3 in the block with a gap between (like the cut-outs on the head gasket) so conceivably it could have been ou...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: HELP! Where has it gone? A comedy.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11060
Re: HELP! Where has it gone? A comedy.
I've got an old 4m steel MIG torch liner in the garage somewhere - I'll try carefully poking that down.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:56 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: HELP! Where has it gone? A comedy.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11060
HELP! Where has it gone? A comedy.
One of those evenings where I thought I'd slip out to the garage and do a bit of of work on the car and now wish I hadn't. Fitting my new rocker shaft and rockers. Then went to adjust the tappets. The engine didn't want to turn over by hand which was odd. I didn't want to bend the fan so cranked her...
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:21 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: Rocker shaft disassembly
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2484
Rocker shaft disassembly
Probably a silly question, but how do I get the pin out of the end on an early "narrow head" Mk1 rocker shaft? The Haynes manual just says "remove the pins" (which is straightforward enough on a Mk2, where as far as i can remember it's split pins), but on my Mk1 it looks more like a rivet. Is it jus...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:20 pm
- Forum: Body and Trim
- Topic: Front windscreen.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3869
Re: Front windscreen.
There are two ways to fit the screen, either the workshop method (seal to car, string screen into seal, fit trim) or the string it all in method (seal to screen, fit trim, string whole lot to car). Both methods seem to be popular and I'm not sure which one is easiest (I'm pretty sure it's an utter b...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:10 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: 'Orrible modern fuel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5263
Re: 'Orrible modern fuel
Part 3 I also made a heat shield for the carbs whilst i was at it. Mine is made from strips of steel at each end riveted to the bottom of the airbox with perf sheet in the middle (because it's easy to cut and bend) all wrapped in aluminium tape for the futuristic look. It took a bit of trial and err...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:09 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: 'Orrible modern fuel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5263
Re: 'Orrible modern fuel
Part 2 Of course the other major issue with 'orrible modern fuel is the ethanol which eats old fuel hoses and increased volatility which makes it more sensitive to under bonnet temperatures. Obviously the first thing I did when I bought my car was to replace the fuel hoses with ones rated for modern...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:05 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: 'Orrible modern fuel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5263
'Orrible modern fuel
Part 1: The current Covid situation has some fairly significant disadvantages, I've been shielding as much as possible for the last 4 1/2 months and it is starting to get a little tiresome. That said, I am lucky that my job means I can work from home and boredom is probably better than Covid. It's a...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:45 pm
- Forum: Steering, Suspension, Braking, Wheels & Tyres
- Topic: Rostyle wheel trims
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5444
Re: Rostyle wheel trims
I've finally had a go at taping the loose fake nuts and bolting them on. I'm one nut short, so I've bolted an M12 nylock on as a temporary hole filler. Charles if you happen to have a loose fake nut going spare that would useful. Not required urgently - could probably wait until next years national!...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:39 pm
- Forum: Steering, Suspension, Braking, Wheels & Tyres
- Topic: Rostyle wheel trims
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5444
Rostyle wheel trims
I've just acquired a set of stag 14" steel wheels which have a reasonable set of Goodyear tyres on so i'm probably going to use them, certainly for a while anyway. They came with a set of the Stag "rostyle" trims, which are the PI style ones with the black paint. Two of which are pretty good but two...