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by cactusman
Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: Series 1
Topic: SNGB 3.8 brake reservoir
Replies: 1
Views: 1034
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Re: SNGB 3.8 brake reservoir

Keep a close eye on the reservoir. Hopefully SNG have improved them but I have replaced at least three repro bottles....some from SNG and some from other suppliers.....all failed in the same way...weld seam joining the two halves together failed just at the bottom where the outlet is...fluid seeps o...
by cactusman
Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:15 am
Forum: Series 3
Topic: Tachometer reading full scale intermittently
Replies: 1
Views: 888
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Re: Tachometer reading full scale intermittently

If the car runs normally it is a fault within the tacho....it's driven by a pulse from the ign and essentially the tacho electronics converts the pulse train to a voltage that is pulse frequency dependent. The actual gauge is just a big glamorous volt meter! I'd say a service would fix....speedograp...
by cactusman
Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Another day, another newbie
Replies: 3
Views: 1614
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Re: Another day, another newbie

Looking lovely! Welcome.... :bigrin:
by cactusman
Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:05 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Trickle charger, yes or no
Replies: 14
Views: 6438
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Re: Trickle charger, yes or no

Constant trickle charging is not good...battery conditioners very good. I have a c tek...
by cactusman
Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:46 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: Fuel
Replies: 9
Views: 3742
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Re: Fuel

Redex (RTM) and all sorts of other potions are readily available... :bigrin:
by cactusman
Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:33 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: Fuel
Replies: 9
Views: 3742
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Re: Fuel

Unlikely to improve the burn. 2 stroke oil is intended not to burn well so it lubricates the engine...probably all you will get is blue haze. Interestingly in this week's classic car weekly there is a piece by Fuzz Townshend and he subjectively thinks his pre war Austin ran better on E10 than E5. Do...
by cactusman
Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:15 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: Fuse blowing
Replies: 4
Views: 1512
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Re: Fuse blowing

Any fuse in the main starter circuit is next to pointless. Remove it....
by cactusman
Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Salon prive
Replies: 5
Views: 1856
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Re: Salon prive

Think they wanted £45 a ticket....probably proves that to have a car show you need cars....and On top of the ticket price you will be there all day so need food and drink, plus fuel etc....seems reasonable to offer those making your show happen some sort of discount. I was away that weekend anyway b...
by cactusman
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:16 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: Fuel
Replies: 3
Views: 1725
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Re: Fuel

Most Super is still E0 even if marked as E5...E5 means up to 5% ethanol. Only in the West country and parts of Scotland will super actually contain 5% ethanol although if in doubt check with the producer (Esso etc)....certainly in London and home counties super UL will almost certainly remain ethano...
by cactusman
Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: E type identity chart
Replies: 3
Views: 1378
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Re: E type identity chart

Hi. I do have.one.... Could scan once my scanner is fixed although it wou ld be in parts....it is A3 and my scanner is A4. Worth watching eBay as they do turn up from time to time....

Julian
by cactusman
Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:52 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Wheel base dimensions
Replies: 5
Views: 1494
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Re: Wheel base dimensions

Just out of interest I watched a mechanic setting the caster and camber toe in On a race cooper. He set up a frame right around the car with inch square steel tubes level with the centres of the axles (car on its wheels) and spent a while setting it exactly rectangular and even spaced. He then used ...
by cactusman
Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:13 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: LED Headlight Systems..2yrs on
Replies: 31
Views: 11517
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Re: LED Headlight Systems..2yrs on

:yeahthat:
by cactusman
Sun Aug 08, 2021 5:30 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Forgery or rare?
Replies: 11
Views: 4264
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Re: Forgery or rare?

I'd agree with the consensus....not a genuine number. I doubt you'll be much enlightened by a heritage certificate. From memory they ask for the chassis/VIN no as a minimum and your no won't exist... Best case scenario....bitsa built up years ago and a chassis plate made up in full knowledge it was ...
by cactusman
Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:36 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: E10 fuel
Replies: 11
Views: 4602
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Re: E10 fuel

Indeed....may be an issue with the V12....less of an issue with the straight six as the carbs are on the other side of the engine from the hot exhaust. Could potentially be addressed by arranging a return from the fuel rail feeding the carbs back to the tank so fuel circulates as in an injected V12 ...
by cactusman
Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:04 am
Forum: Series 3
Topic: E10 fuel
Replies: 11
Views: 4602
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Re: E10 fuel

Interestingly here in the UK (at least) 102 RON leaded petrol is still available in air ports for older piston engine planes designed to run on 'good old leader petrol'...aero engines can't be converted without being recertified...hugely expensive....so are allowed to run leaded fuel as it's better ...
by cactusman
Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:07 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: E10 fuel
Replies: 11
Views: 4602
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Re: E10 fuel

Wise to check but the base stock for all brands is the same. I live 3 miles from Buncefield where all the fuel distributed across bucks, herts, Essex and north London (and probably elsewhere too) comes from. Esso, texaco, asda, Sainsbury's, jet, murco....you name it...all the tankers fill from the s...
by cactusman
Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Series 3
Topic: E10 fuel
Replies: 11
Views: 4602
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Re: E10 fuel

The simple answer is yes...so long as the car is used regularly so fuel has no chance to become stale or damp. I would strongly advise all flexible fuel hoses be replaced with E10 compatible rubber...e.g cohline 2240. . You may need to have the carbs ever so slightly richened up....if the car is to ...
by cactusman
Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Can I fix a leaking radiator with araldite?
Replies: 22
Views: 5856
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Re: Can I fix a leaking radiator with araldite?

Mine is a radtec....excellent after.four years....no leaks or corrosion to be seen...
by cactusman
Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:48 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Can I fix a leaking radiator with araldite?
Replies: 22
Views: 5856
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Re: Can I fix a leaking radiator with araldite?

Afraid the aluminium welding rod Jerome mentions, while able to join aluminium sheet together well with practice, will be impossible to use on radiator tubes. You need to raise the temp of the aluminium to be joined to close to its melting point....and On thin tubes with a torch (a soldering iron ne...
by cactusman
Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:34 am
Forum: Series 1
Topic: BROWNS LANE PHOTO 14 JULY 1961
Replies: 15
Views: 4029
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Re: BROWNS LANE PHOTO 14 JULY 1961

Had a quick scan through a couple of books....can't spot either photo yet but I know I've seen them before....more books to go!