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- Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mot
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10006
Re: Mot
I contacted the DVSA a few weeks back as my MOT ran out in March and my tax isn't due until Feb, the woman I spoke to said that I will (of course) be unable to drive the car without an MOT before the 20th May but I can after that, without declaring my car as SORN or anything... Sorry to throw a span...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:02 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Possible Pinking at Idle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1322
Re: Possible Pinking at Idle
That Wiki article was very informative, so thank you very much for that! Unfortunately I don't have a tachometer so gauging the revs is a bit of a challenge, but I'm hoping to borrow one soon. Hello again Paul! Yes, the needle and jet are the same as the old ones :D Perhaps I am barking up the wrong...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:03 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Possible Pinking at Idle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1322
Re: Possible Pinking at Idle
Thanks for clarifying, though I thought the vacuum advance is an economy device for when the car is idling? :oops: The car drove alright, but seemed somewhat sluggish, and got up to temperature alarmingly fast and then "bounce" between nearly 100C and 80C a fair bit, which I put down to ig...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:41 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Possible Pinking at Idle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1322
Possible Pinking at Idle
Hi All So, after a fellow member on here very kindly sent me a secondhand carb after the small pipe that the vac advance pipe connects to somehow snapped off (thanks again!), I have now discovered that, although the vac advance is working, and I can feel suction from the pipe, it isn't enough to eng...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:03 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Engine Vibration in every gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1344
Re: Engine Vibration in every gear
Thanks a lot for all of the great suggestions guys, I’ll begin giving these a go as soon as I have sorted my vacuum advance, which I have opened another thread for!
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:02 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Vacuum advance pipe attachment broken!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1613
Vacuum advance pipe attachment broken!
Hi All I’m afraid that my vacuum advance pipe had seen better days so I decided to replace it (it was split mad thus not creating a vacuum!) however, when going to take it off the end by the carb/manifold, the small tube it slots into came with it :cry: Is there anything I can do about sorting this?...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Engine Vibration in every gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1344
Engine Vibration in every gear
Hi All I am having some issues with my poor Trav- there appears to be a very loud vibration which shakes the whole car and is at different speeds in different gears (it is in every gear) so is presumably rev dependant. You can "drive though" the vibration, but it feels pretty risky doing s...
- Sat Dec 23, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Electronic ignition woes!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 881
Electronic ignition woes!
Hi All I have fitted an AccuSpark Electronic ignition module, and am having some issues with the timing. When the static timing is at 3 degrees B.T.D.C.(per the marker on the pulley), the engine is incredibly lumpy, and is very difficult to start., it is also completely gutless, and simply dies. So ...
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:30 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Headlight Earth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2003
Re: Headlight Earth
Yep, I checked this and it's deifinitely not that. I know it's the earth becasue, when I fed a wire from the negative terminal to the negative wire on the headlight, they worked, on both dipped and full
I have ordered the brackets shown above and will let you know how I get on!
I have ordered the brackets shown above and will let you know how I get on!
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:52 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Headlight Earth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2003
Re: Headlight Earth
Hmm then it looks as if a previous owner decided on some modifications (not uncommon, but certainly makes things interesting! Thanks all for your help, I'll take a look when I'm next out looking at the car. Quite relieved that I don't have to 'journey to the centre of the 'earth'.... I'll let myself...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:12 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Headlight Earth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2003
Re: Headlight Earth
Thanks for the helpful advice!
I don't suppose you know where it would be earthed to the bodywork? As it is built into the loom I'm assuming there is one primary place?
I don't suppose you know where it would be earthed to the bodywork? As it is built into the loom I'm assuming there is one primary place?
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:19 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Headlight Earth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2003
Headlight Earth
Hi All! I am currenlty having an issue with my headlights whereby, if I connect the wire to earth that is on the loom, and although a continuity test confirms it does indeed go to earth, the light does not come on. But if I hook up the headlight straight form the negative terminal of the battery, it...
- Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:04 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: We've done this before but....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4532
Re: We've done this before but....
I'm a 21 year old final year student at university in sunny(!) Bournemouth, and, unfortunately, my beloved- and very tatty- traveller is in my hometown of Luton 120 miles away. I purchased it on my placement year (July 2016) and spent every evening after work working on it, I greatly miss working on...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:32 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Bumper to wing screws?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 963
Bumper to wing screws?
So I've gotten two new front wings and a bumper for my traveller, the wings have one hole each where the bumper lines up, is this for the bolts? The reason I ask is because my previous bumper had two holes to place a bolt through, but my new bumper does not have the holes for this. Do I need to dril...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:24 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Door alignment distress!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1057
Door alignment distress!
Hi all! So my passenger door never closed properly (it never made the second 'proper' latch) so would often swing open if I went round a sharp righthand bend! But, when adjusting it, I cannot get it to line up, I can't even get it back to where it was- it's now sitting far too low! I tried adjusting...
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Intermittent Vibration above 40 in Fourth...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1767
Re: Intermittent Vibration above 40 in Fourth...
Thank you all very much for your swift and helpful replies, I'll start with the engine steady as it's looking a little tired and see if that makes a difference. If there is no difference then I will investigate the propshaft UJ.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
- Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:20 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Intermittent Vibration above 40 in Fourth...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1767
Re: Intermittent Vibration above 40 in Fourth...
I've given it a shake and it doesn't feel like there's any play.
I was also confused as I would have thought it would be there all the time!
What is the best way to check the UJ? As I doubt my shaking method is up to scratch!
I was also confused as I would have thought it would be there all the time!
What is the best way to check the UJ? As I doubt my shaking method is up to scratch!
- Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:03 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Intermittent Vibration above 40 in Fourth...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1767
Intermittent Vibration above 40 in Fourth...
Hi All Not sure if this has been covered before or not but I seem to have an intermittent vibration through, primarily, the gear stick (although I can feel/hear it throughout the car) at above 45 mph. It does not happen every time and, when it does, if I put it into neutral and then back into fourth...
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:34 pm
- Forum: Do you know....?
- Topic: History of my Traveller- GTL 619E
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1415
- Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:37 pm
- Forum: Do you know....?
- Topic: History of my Traveller- GTL 619E
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1415
History of my Traveller- GTL 619E
Hi All, I was wondering if anybody knew the history of my Rose Taupe Traveller- GTL 619E. I'm going to get a heritage certificate and contact the DVLA, but I thought I'd ask here first!
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