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by Mark Wilson
Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:49 pm
Forum: Useful Tips
Topic: HS4 sticking choke
Replies: 5
Views: 3681

Re: HS4 sticking choke

Hi Phil. It was a few years back and I can't remember where I obtained the red jet and linkage from, but the linkage doesn't seem to be "official", ie Burlen, as I thought. They look like this image off the internet. proxy-image.jpg The current adverts for this type feature a modified atta...
by Mark Wilson
Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: Useful Tips
Topic: HS4 sticking choke
Replies: 5
Views: 3681

Re: HS4 sticking choke

Just for the record, I've reverted to the waxstat jet, but with the two pennies conversion. Not at all impressed with the official conversion, very badly designed linkage.
by Mark Wilson
Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: High-security door locks?
Replies: 5
Views: 858

Re: High-security door locks?

Haven't done it myself, but thought that Sleeper's suggestion of an electronic lock on the door locking bar sounded a good way of preventing the operation of the handle via the quarterlight. https://www.mmoc.org.uk/MessageBoard/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=72116&p=654774&hilit=central+door+lockin...
by Mark Wilson
Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Won't start - what have I done?

Well - once I moved away from thinking it must be the carb I went back to checking the spark, and found that while it seemed strong and regular at times, at others it was intermittent. The observed intermittent sparking was independent of either mechanical or vacuum advance, the rotor has only been ...
by Mark Wilson
Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Won't start - what have I done? - SOLVED

Incidentally, I had checked the spark (plug held against the cylinder head) and saw what seemed to be a spark, but somehow a bit dithery (technical term). This electronic malarkey is clearly the work of the devil! :evil:
by Mark Wilson
Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Won't start - what have I done? SOLVED

The lesson is never rule out the possibility of coincidence! Despite me assuming carb problems as the most likely cause, as the last thing I had done before this saga was remove the carb to remedy the sticking choke, I swapped the converted electronic dizzy for a points 25D. Started straight away on...
by Mark Wilson
Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Waxing Doorsill
Replies: 23
Views: 2328

Re: Waxing Doorsill

It seems that this is not an isolated example then, from some of the comments above! Whatever the reasons may have been for doing it, it is the work of a complete bodger and there is no excuse for it...... No Minor should be treated with such cavalier disrespect! :evil: There was a time when these ...
by Mark Wilson
Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Waxing Doorsill
Replies: 23
Views: 2328

Re: Waxing Doorsill

"Cutting it open I will not do". Very much your choice, and there's no right or wrong in this game. However, just to add weight to the open it up argument, the picture below is what I found on my quite clean looking Traveller when I did manage to remove the corroded bolts. Remember that th...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: 'Hand-tight'
Replies: 14
Views: 1264

Re: 'Hand-tight'

Yes, I've heard it said that a Yorkshireman is exactly the same as a Scotsman, but without the generosity. I made that joke to the tea lady when I moved to Yorkshire 45 years ago. (Yes, there were such things as tea ladies then!). I never got tea again, and she didn't even know I was originally fro...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:12 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Won't start - what have I done?

I completely overhauled the carb including new waxstat conversion jet and it has run ok so far, although mainly in the garage. The problems started, when I tried to free the sticking choke - I removed the carb and had to loosen the float bowl, as the securing bolt prevented me removing the operating...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Won't start - what have I done?

Take filter off and just throw a half ish egg cup sized amount of petrol into the carb. Sorry to be thick - but do you mean throw it in while my assistantess turns the key, or throw it in and then try to start it? (While working under the bonnet I normally apply positive to the solenoid LT to turn ...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Won't start - what have I done?

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I have double checked the lead sequence, on both the two dizzy cap and lead sets I have tried. "Dropping the jet via the choke only lets the jet move down to a thinner part of the needle to open up a bigger gap to let more fuel into the carb mix. it has no eff...
by Mark Wilson
Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:15 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start - what have I done?
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Won't start - what have I done?

I totally rebuilt my 1275 Midget engine and I've had it running for a year or so, although only a couple of times out on the road. Last week it was running okay-ish, but I decided to try and improve it. I had been having problems with the choke mechanism sticking on the HS4 carb, so removed the carb...
by Mark Wilson
Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:09 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Interesting thing of purpose
Replies: 27
Views: 3955

Re: Interesting thing of purpose

Could indeed be of interest to some. Block seems to be Marina, not Midget.
by Mark Wilson
Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:38 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Traveller Bootwell Repair Panel
Replies: 2
Views: 694

Re: Traveller Bootwell Repair Panel

I plug welded the bootwell panel downstand flanges to the inner wings and the bottom of the arch flanges, which were all new. A very difficult bit of hammering and reshaping to get them to fit together at the foot. I didn't take notes or photos of the originals, but I'm pretty sure they were all spo...
by Mark Wilson
Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: Useful Tips
Topic: HS4 sticking choke
Replies: 5
Views: 3681

Re: HS4 sticking choke

Oh no it doesn't! Sticking again - if anyone has any way of making the conversion linkage work please let me know :roll:
by Mark Wilson
Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:56 pm
Forum: Useful Tips
Topic: HS4 sticking choke
Replies: 5
Views: 3681

HS4 sticking choke

I know I'm not the only one on here who has an HS4 with the conversion to remove the waxstat. (The SU kit that is, not the 2p coin trick!) Since doing mine the choke mechanism has tended to stick down without fully returning the jet to its seat. Last night I googled this and found that it seems to b...
by Mark Wilson
Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Silencer advice please
Replies: 10
Views: 859

Re: Silencer advice please

Many thanks both.
by Mark Wilson
Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Silencer advice please
Replies: 10
Views: 859

Re: Silencer advice please

Please excuse my ignorance, but would a resonator be in addition to the twin silencer boxes, or is it a term for the rear tailpipe box? The ESM system is described as large bore, although the actual bore is not specified. I would expect that it would give some performance improvement over the 1.25&q...
by Mark Wilson
Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Silencer advice please
Replies: 10
Views: 859

Re: Silencer advice please

Duplicated post