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by Nickol
Mon May 15, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Wiring Diagrams
Replies: 3
Views: 682

Re: Wiring Diagrams

by Nickol
Mon May 15, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car will start and occasionally drive a few miles, then splutters and stops!
Replies: 15
Views: 1052

Re: Car will start and occasionally drive a few miles, then splutters and stops!

It is never the coil but..........one of the low tension wires had come off! I slipped it back on noticing how loose a fit it was . Engine started no problem. Back home I was able to press the spade connector so it was a tighter fit. Then a new test run just now in the sunshine - all ok! Perhaps th...
by Nickol
Sat May 13, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car will start and occasionally drive a few miles, then splutters and stops!
Replies: 15
Views: 1052

Re: Car will start and occasionally drive a few miles, then splutters and stops!

It is always nice to have feedback from problems when they are solved. I Removed the cover of the float chamber which in itself made for a new problem in that one of the cover bolts was a bit stiff and sheared off. For the moment I have drilled and tapped into the embedded bolt M3 and secured it bac...
by Nickol
Fri May 12, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car will start and occasionally drive a few miles, then splutters and stops!
Replies: 15
Views: 1052

Re: Car will start and occasionally drive a few miles, then splutters and stops!

After its winter hibernation, I went for a short drive and got the same symptoms which is new to me as since the 10 years I have had the car, this has never happened before. Engine cuts out, wait a few minutes and it starts again , then stops and repeat the whole procedure. The fuel pump has always ...
by Nickol
Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 1275 speedo
Replies: 8
Views: 813

Re: 1275 speedo

I used a SN 4421 800 from a mini after fitting a 3,9 diff. . You need to experiment with the pointer setting to give a reasonabley accurate (in my case) kmh reading.
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by Nickol
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Identifying stamped plate ?
Replies: 9
Views: 1313

Re: Identifying stamped plate ?

firedrake1942 wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:36 pm Numbers should be duplicated on the NMP plate which is on the NS engine bay tie plate near the front.
Ah Mr firedrake. that would not be one of your nice reproductions would it? :D Very recommendable!
by Nickol
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Identifying stamped plate ?
Replies: 9
Views: 1313

Re: Identifying stamped plate ?

the top two pics in your post show the chassis (modern VIN) number and for your 69 model this number is( often as not "was") stamped on the RHS floor well,

The other one is the car body number. i seem to remember, that the body number had nor particular use......true?
by Nickol
Sat Jan 29, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: solid brake pedal
Replies: 31
Views: 3357

Re: solid brake pedal

The lack of free play continues to be mentioned but never addressed. It can only be the master cylinder preventing the release of the residual pressure with the symptoms reported. The floor cover over the master cylinder must be removed. The push rod must move a bit before contacting the piston. Yo...
by Nickol
Fri Dec 24, 2021 1:15 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: differences between 1000 and 1098
Replies: 10
Views: 1373

Re: differences between 1000 and 1098

Indeed. My original 1098 traveller from Hartlepool had the Chassis nr starting with MAWD which , after DVLA digitilisation became MAWO. When I went to re-register it here in Germany I wanted to change it back to the proper number but this would require (I jest) a law passed in the Bundestag so i dec...
by Nickol
Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1098 mpg on E5 fuel, what are you getting?
Replies: 24
Views: 2546

Re: 1098 mpg on E5 fuel, what are you getting?

Don't know about mpg. miles are for US Ame3ricans and have not seen a gallon since the last century. My 1098 Traveller fitted with a 3,9 diff on a measured run to Freiburg ca 400km away did 5,9 lit per 100km despite being driven mostly at a steady 100kmh (very noisy) on the AB. I thought this to be ...
by Nickol
Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:29 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Parking's Practically A Crime (1958)
Replies: 3
Views: 1052

Re: Parking's Practically A Crime (1958)

That lovely Sunbeam Rapier Cabrio - saw one like it a few months ago for sale @ GBP 70.000.
by Nickol
Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: What was going on there?
Replies: 38
Views: 4304

Re: What was going on there?

This is why many modern 'comedians' are so bland and boring, too worried about offending someone or not being seen as 'politically correct' / 'on message'.................... Plus allot of people are extremely 'thin skinned' these days.............. I could go on but I'd better not..... :wink: Best...
by Nickol
Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:59 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: colour blind
Replies: 23
Views: 5306

Re: colour blind

I do not think I am colour blind but I do have difficulty in remembering colours. Unless , for example I see a blue car and then physically note that it is blue, should anyone ask me later what the colour is, I wont remember.
by Nickol
Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:37 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Vibration noises - where are they?
Replies: 18
Views: 3626

Re: Vibration noises - where are they?

That is worth looking at when I do the LHS and can easily take the air hose off to check. That will have to wait a bit.... At the moment I am driving around in the sunshine with my nearly restored Triumph Herald 13/60 cabrio which also has a squeaky door when driving along....Incidentally , we call ...
by Nickol
Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:28 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Vibration noises - where are they?
Replies: 18
Views: 3626

Re: Vibration noises - where are they?

Yes, the engine noises, or suspension noises always need to be looked at. I get an loud "clonk" sometimes when making a right turn. It is not from the suspension - I suspected the exhaust but it seems quite fixed. No, the infuriating and annoying vibration rattle from behind the facia has ...
by Nickol
Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:42 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Vibration noises - where are they?
Replies: 18
Views: 3626

Re: Vibration noises - where are they?

But it would be nice to , and is part of the challenge , to get it into pristine order. Or at least as near to as one can.
by Nickol
Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Vibration noises - where are they?
Replies: 18
Views: 3626

Vibration noises - where are they?

I have an intermittant noise from behind the facia, mostly when taking my foot off the accelerator pedal. Now, I am not looking for any advice on what it might be as I need to remove the glove box panels and investigate myself. Without actually experiencing this aggrevating rattle yourself, noone ca...
by Nickol
Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Surveillance and Google Earth
Replies: 10
Views: 2454

Re: Surveillance and Google Earth

I avoid Goggle as much as I can. The least support for US American multis the better. Thus use "Startpage.com" for searching - as you are not tracked and "openstreetmap.org" for your maps. and routing. ... oh, and do not forget to alter your computer language settings so it defau...
by Nickol
Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:15 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Surveillance and Google Earth
Replies: 10
Views: 2454

Re: Surveillance and Google Earth

Famous at last! The last time I looked, which was perhaps 2 or 3 years ago Street view was available but you can opt out as a property owner so as not to have your frontage shown. :lol: :lol: Check out https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/video-why-theres-almost-no-google-street-view-ge...
by Nickol
Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Surveillance and Google Earth
Replies: 10
Views: 2454

Re: Surveillance and Google Earth

Famous at last!

The last time I looked, which was perhaps 2 or 3 years ago Street view was available but you can opt out as a property owner so as not to have your frontage shown.