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- Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Almost a new owner
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1920
Re: Almost a new owner
Other considerations include, when you would like to use it, do you have facilities/skills for major repairs it could be a major 1-2 year project, in my opinion unless you want to get stuck into a major task over a long period of time (many people do) buy the best example your budget allows. Don't b...
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Noisy engine
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1612
Re: Noisy engine
You will find it eventually, in the mean time you could turn the radio up...... Only joking
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine overheating?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 630
Re: Engine overheating?
Also bear in mind that if you are just pottering around the side streets on an estate the airflow through your rad grill will be minimal, on a run the airflow will be greater and may reduce the water temp. remember all the old cars boiling up in the traffic jams on the way to the seaside back in the...
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine overheating?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 630
Re: Engine overheating?
Hi 90 degrees is about normal for standard running, if it is not losing water I would give it a longer run (take some water with you) if it boils up make sure you let it cool before topping up.
Hope this helps
Larry
Hope this helps
Larry
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:55 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: vehicle lighting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1839
Re: vehicle lighting
Volvo 240 series had running lights in the 70's, but the rear were on as well as the front. Volvo were made with safety in mind back then with lots of safety features, side impact bars, built in roll cage and all round disc brakes, they were way ahead of the game. I agree with the comment re dial li...
- Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:59 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: fresh fuel really does make a difference
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1444
fresh fuel really does make a difference
I have read most threads on fuel going stale, and have now experienced it first hand. My minor has only been started a few times over the winter/spring so mainly on choke for most of the time, the other day I took it for 15 minute run and it ran lumpy and not as sweet as usual. I assumed dirty plugs...
- Tue May 31, 2022 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 644
Re: Christmas
I love the front cover artwork on the 50's practical motorist mags, they are good enough to frame. Plus as mentioned the DIY jobs, remember all the guys under the bonnet on nearly every street on a sunny Sunday morning!
- Wed May 25, 2022 7:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Silver vs Cream Wheels
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2187
Re: Silver vs Cream Wheels
My personal opinion is cream is best, by a country mile!
It looks great
It looks great
- Wed May 25, 2022 11:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2344
Re: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
Some of the old mills are still standing in the 'weavers triangle' in the photo, and there are about 6 mill chimneys remaining, many mills were destroyed by fire even after use as a weaving shed due to the wooden floors being saturated with oils from cotton production. There is still a beam engine i...
- Sun May 22, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2344
Re: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
Lots of mills and chimneys gone, but the town is a lot cleaner now, 100,000 looms in the 1920's and a forest of chimneys
- Sun May 22, 2022 2:17 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2344
Re: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
Nothing wrong with your eyesight, well spotted!JOWETTJAVELIN wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 12:39 pm That is a Morris Cowley half-ton van. Good useful vehicles.
- Sun May 22, 2022 10:45 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2344
Unusual way of scrapping a split screen van
This was a publicity stunt in the early 60's showing the pinpoint skill in demolition of a mill chimney by a local steeplejack, you can just see the van at the base of the chimney
- Sat May 21, 2022 10:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 948cc cruising speeds
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1984
Re: 948cc cruising speeds
Hope the valve clearances does the trick, it might be worth testing the accuracy of your speedo too, in convoy with another car at 50, a 10% error is not uncommon on older cars.
- Sun May 15, 2022 10:18 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The awful joke thread
- Replies: 138
- Views: 178530
Re: The awful joke thread
Wife at home rings husband on his new hands free phone ' Be careful on the motorway, it's just said on the radio that there is a car going the wrong way on the M6'.
Husband replies 'One! ......There are hundreds of them!'
Husband replies 'One! ......There are hundreds of them!'
- Wed May 11, 2022 10:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Trafficators
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3226
Re: Trafficators
A few years ago I had an Austin 35 van with only trafficators fitted, although great as a part of history they are not good for signalling as has been mentioned. I would keep them but also have the indicators. I used to use hand signals alongside the trafficators and people thought I was on drugs wi...
- Mon May 02, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Various transmission questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 865
Re: Various transmission questions
A vibration at 70mph! my fillings come loose over 55mph!
- Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:31 am
- Forum: Useful Tips
- Topic: Lidl multimeter & battery charger
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2537
Re: Lidl multimeter & battery charger
Digital multimeters are very useful and not expensive, but not so good measuring output voltage near a running magneto or dynamo the magnetic field created seems to send the display haywire, I find an analogue meter best for testing mag/dyno volts out.
Brown to brown green to green and blue to bits!
Brown to brown green to green and blue to bits!
- Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:51 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Sodium v LED Street Lights
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2809
Re: Sodium v LED Street Lights
I prefer sodium lights but saving energy is important, one advantage sodium have over LED is in fog, as with the old yellow fog lights they did seem to penetrate the fog better than white, or am I just looking through (xx rose xx) sodium tinted glasses?
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:23 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Highway code question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2081
Re: Highway code question
You should not park within 10 metres of a junction unless in a designated parking place (though people do) you can enter a hatched area with a broken line boundary if you need to, but not a hatched area with a solid line boundary. Mind you, there are lots of highway code rules that are ignored these...
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:30 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Caravaning with a Traveller
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10676
Re: Caravaning with a Traveller
One of the 'Bangers and cash' new series programmes shows a minor towing a teardrop (modern) caravan, they are light in weight but also light regarding features, basically a mobile bed, it looked great as the caravan is narrow and stylish, worth a watch if you are considering towing a van, it will b...