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by Stoneporch
Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:13 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: colour blind
Replies: 23
Views: 5303

Re: colour blind

My dad had been in the navy, but my dreams of being a Royal Navy Artificer (electrical)were scuppered when I was told in my teens that I was red/green colour blind. Other than getting a good friend very cross when trying to say complimentary things about the ongoing respray of his Rover P6, only to ...
by Stoneporch
Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:59 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Cellulose paint
Replies: 8
Views: 2218

Re: Cellulose paint

Thanks all for those considered responses. I started my painting this morning, without a mask at first but soon had to put on a mask and open the door. Fortunately I was only dealing with a small area and the operation has now been successfully completed (and the headache didn't last for long). Less...
by Stoneporch
Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:30 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Cellulose paint
Replies: 8
Views: 2218

Re: Cellulose paint

Thanks Les. Well spotted. Better safe than sorry! I just hate having misted-up glasses.
by Stoneporch
Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:35 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Cellulose paint
Replies: 8
Views: 2218

Cellulose paint

Advice please.
Do I need to use a respirator when brush-painting cellulose without thinners?
by Stoneporch
Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Garage Floor paint
Replies: 27
Views: 4298

Re: Garage Floor paint

I have been painting my garage floor piecemeal, as and when space has become available. I am using Floor Master paint and have prepared the concrete surface with Multipurpose PVA concrete sealer, diluted with water as per instructions on the container . When I temporarily ran out of PVA I used Stabi...
by Stoneporch
Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: 1275 performance
Replies: 11
Views: 3334

Re: 1275 performance

Hello Maurice, sorry for the long silence. I would be very interested in your 3.9 diff. I do,however, live a couple of hundred miles from you in South Yorkshire, so an inspection visit is not on the cards at the moment. Is this a diff that you have used and know to be in good condition? Could you gi...
by Stoneporch
Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:49 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: 1275 performance
Replies: 11
Views: 3334

Re: 1275 performance

Thanks for that Maurice. I don't suppose you still have the 3.9 diff?
Richard.
by Stoneporch
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:38 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: 1275 performance
Replies: 11
Views: 3334

Re: 1275 performance

Thanks all. I have,in fact, had a request on this forum for a 3.9 diff for several weeks, without any success to date. I have seen mention of people fitting a metro head- could this give me a bit of extra grunt for climbing very steep hills (like the Alps, which we climbed a few years ago)?
by Stoneporch
Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:55 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: 1275 performance
Replies: 11
Views: 3334

1275 performance

Advice welcomed, please, on the easiest way to increase power output from a 1275(marina) engine. Most years we do a two-week continental tour, and I would like a higher cruising speed for the inevitable motorway stretches. Any suggestions welcomed, bearing in mind that I have very little engineering...
by Stoneporch
Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:18 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: ribbed gearbox
Replies: 3
Views: 800

Re: ribbed gearbox

Thanks both.
It sounds like I just have to persevere trying to poke the circlips out.
by Stoneporch
Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:43 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: ribbed gearbox
Replies: 3
Views: 800

ribbed gearbox

Two questions in one, really. I have started to strip the gearbox because of a rumble, which was only noticeable when in neutral. Any ideas what could be the cause of this, as nothing is obvious yet? Also, is there a correct/easy way to remove the two needle roller bearings, at either end of the lay...
by Stoneporch
Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:08 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 3.9 diff with 1275 engine
Replies: 4
Views: 1052

Re: 3.9 diff with 1275 engine

Thanks all for replies.
I have found a specialist diff rebuilder near to me, so I suppose I'll just have to bite the bullet. At least this way I should get a diff which will last the lifetime of the car.
by Stoneporch
Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:16 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 3.9 diff with 1275 engine
Replies: 4
Views: 1052

3.9 diff with 1275 engine

Evening all. I have recently finished fitting a "new" 3.9 diff, which seems to suit my 1275 engine perfectly. However, the car now sounds like the bus, which used to take me to school in the 1960's. Can anyone suggest a remedy/fix for this, or must I continue my search and accept that if I...
by Stoneporch
Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 3.9 diff with 1275 engine
Replies: 7
Views: 1523

3.9 diff with 1275 engine

I have bought a 3.9 diff with the intention of mating it to the existing 1275 engine, in place of the current 4.2, in the hope of achieving a slightly higher, comfortable cruising speed. Will this engine still feel reasonably active under acceleration, and are there any potential problems to this ch...
by Stoneporch
Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:40 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speedometer fault
Replies: 14
Views: 3160

Re: Speedometer fault

Thank you for those postings. I have just returned from a 1500 mile tour of northern Europe in the Minor, using a free 'ap' as a speedometer. During the trip the speedometer became more accurate, but rarely to a reliable degree. I am resigned to removing the gearbox over the winter to resolve the pr...
by Stoneporch
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speedometer fault
Replies: 14
Views: 3160

Re: Speedometer fault

Thanks for the interest and advice. A brief update: I have now received, and fitted, a reconditioned speedo from Charles Ware, together with a new inner and outer cable. The speedo now performs as normal for about 5 miles after which it again becomes increasingly erratic, leading my wife to comment ...
by Stoneporch
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speedometer fault
Replies: 14
Views: 3160

Re: Speedometer fault

Thanks for the interest and advice. A brief update: I have now received, and fitted, a reconditioned speedo from Charles Ware, together with a new inner and outer cable. The speedo now performs as normal for about 5 miles after which it again becomes increasingly erratic, leading my wife to comment ...
by Stoneporch
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speedometer fault
Replies: 14
Views: 3160

Re: Speedometer fault

Thanks for the interest and advice. A brief update: I have now received, and fitted, a reconditioned speedo from Charles Ware, together with a new inner and outer cable. The speedo now performs as normal for about 5 miles after which it again becomes increasingly erratic, leading my wife to comment ...
by Stoneporch
Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speedometer fault
Replies: 14
Views: 3160

Re: Speedometer fault

Thanks for the replies, gents. Sorry if I have made a breach of etiquette. 2nd posting seemed, with hindsight, to be a more appropriate site. After running with yet more "spare" speedos giving no apparent solution to the problem, I think I've noticed that after an increasing period of sens...
by Stoneporch
Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:26 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speedometer fault
Replies: 14
Views: 3160

Speedometer fault

After going over a bump in the road my speedometer stopped working. I fitted a new cable.No difference. I ran the cable with an electric drill and the speedo worked perfectly at all speeds.I replaced the drive pin and oil seal in the gearbox. No difference. I ran two other spare speedos on the elect...