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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine ID
- Replies: 58
- Views: 19300
Re: Engine ID
esm do a reground 948 crank and bearings for £200 if you return them.the old one.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: standard 1098 engine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1365
Re: standard 1098 engine
If it's a MG engine does it have the larger 2" mains? if so it won't be so easy or cheap to replace.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Better than nothing rust treatment?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3007
Re: Better than nothing rust treatment?
Depends how far you want to go, as a minimum treat the rust and then coat with some sort of protection wax to stop it getting worse (something like Blt Hamber UC), alternatively brush a coat of thinned epoxy primer and some topcoat over it after the rust treatment.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: 5-30 synthetic oil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1028
Re: 5-30 synthetic oil
Assuming it's in reasonable health I'd give it a try and see what happens, I can't see it doing any great harm. Only thing I would think about is adding a ZDDP addative, most modern engines don't have the sliding surfaces of an older design and ZDDP help with this, it also helps with friction which ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Clutch advice
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1010
Re: Clutch advice
Before taking anything appart I'd check through the other hole in the trans that there is actualy a clearance between the release bearing and the fingers of the clutch, something in the linkage could be bottoming out.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Expanding Foam - Aaaaaaargh!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1407
Re: Expanding Foam - Aaaaaaargh!
it used to be done by OEM's to prevent noise (imagine an open box member with a few holes in it is a bit like an organ pipe),that would have been after ecoat though and I can't imagine it will have any benefit on a minor.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best solution?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1553
Re: Best solution?
people seem to be asking at least £600 for any 1275 whatever state it's in, more for one which can be shown to run well, do a search with history in ebay to see what they have gone for.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Timing Cover Leak
- Replies: 78
- Views: 4626
Re: Timing Cover Leak
I may be getting mixed up but I seem to remember the damped pulley needing a longer bolt, I ended up cutting the threaded part of the starter dog off and welding it to the new bolt. (still fitted fine). The other thing was couldn't use the flat ring spanner I had to tighten the bolt up becasue of th...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best solution?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1553
Re: Best solution?
Best way to get your money back would be to stick a secondhand 1098 engine in as well, 1275's go for the same stupid money as type 9's.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Oil Pressure too high?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1261
Re: Oil Pressure too high?
I found the ball and spring type to be far to high too, went back to the original bullet type, idles around 50psi now.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:12 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Conversion from discs back to drum brakes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1487
Re: Conversion from discs back to drum brakes
The Ford based disc set up I copied used Ford discs with the stud holes re-drilled at a 4"pcd and the centre bore enlarged so they slip over the std minor hub and align on the spigit usually used to centre the drum with longer studs. The caliper is then mounted on a bracket which uses the origi...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MOT exempt for 1275 engine
- Replies: 7
- Views: 726
Re: MOT exempt for 1275 engine
The other option is to stamp a strip of alloy with whatever is on the v5 and rivet it on the engine (this is effectively what happens on moderns) or just remove the tag altogether, if the block has been skimmed there is a good chance it doesen't have one anyway, as far as I am aware there is no lega...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Engine swsp
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1003
Re: Engine swsp
If you are going from a 1275 to a 1098 then you will need a 1098 flywheel suitable for the Type 9 clutch. (1098 has 4 flywheel to crank bolts 1275 has 6)
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: underated 1098?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9445
Re: underated 1098?
I fitted a toothed wheel to the crank pulley and megajolt system, which works a treat.
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: underated 1098?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9445
Re: underated 1098?
The 1098 is always going to be an issue if you go for max power and consequently high RPM, for a road car most people won't go much over 5000rpm. We have re-built a 1098 with a raised compression (around 8.5:1), re-shaped ports and combustion chamber, a high lift but modest duration cam, damped pull...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: dual circuit brakes
- Replies: 16
- Views: 140779
Re: dual circuit brakes
I used a beetle dual circuit cylinder with a fabricated frame to mount it in the standard position, it also allowed me to servo assist the front (disc) brakes only which helps with the balance, whole set up works a treat.
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Lumenition Optronic PMC-50 (positive earth)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 44691
Re: Lumenition Optronic PMC-50 (positive earth)
I've found lumenition to be great, only question I would have is is it rated to be fitted to the engine? Electronics don't generally like a lot of vibration, mines on the inner wing.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Combining Accuspark and Sparkrite.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 153660
Re: Combining Accuspark and Sparkrite.
Lumenition seems to be about the best non OEM system I've found, one of my cars had it fitted when I bought it in 1995 and it's still going strong, beats 28 years of fiddling around with points and condensers. I've had issues with the sparkrite type systems and modern Chinese systems.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:51 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: What oil filter
- Replies: 25
- Views: 70249
Re: What oil filter
The stuff I have been using is that meant for a Ford IB5, 75W90 Bo synthetic, As that trans was developed (as the B4)in the early 70's and contains bronze. We had it in the original trans which sounded like bag of nails on engine oil, still sounded the same on the gear oil but didn't get any noisier...
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Bonnet adjustment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10978
Re: Bonnet adjustment
might also be worth checking the internal bracing, this has a habit of cracking at the sides which allows the bonnet to spread a littke and sag in the middle.