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- Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Spotlights
- Replies: 23
- Views: 550
Re: Spotlights
I can't see how brighter lights would help with most of those things. I have driven several miles down country lanes at night with no lights at all more than once - the full moon was enough to see by! Eat lots of carrots!
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Gearbox Oil Condition & Filling Questions.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 229
Re: Gearbox Oil Condition & Filling Questions.
Swirls in the oil are common. Metal grains in the drain plug are also common. Just fill the gearbox until it overflows from the filler plug. Let any excess oil drain away and then re-fit the filler/level plug. Or just measure out the correct amount and check that it is up to the level of the filler...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thermostat housing
- Replies: 16
- Views: 515
Re: Thermostat housing
I have had a thermostat housing corrode through from the inside - after 65 years. I replaced with like and slathered the studs in copper grease. The cork gasket I used did leak and so I replaced it with one of the upgraded types (for a mini?) Stephen refers to. Sorted.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Spotlights
- Replies: 23
- Views: 550
Re: Spotlights
"At my local MMOC branch meeting this week only 2 out of 20 or so members drove their Minors to the evening meeting. The reason given was that it was too dark on the country roads and the Minor headlights too poor." I don't really understand this. I have been driving bog-standard Minors f...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:36 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Metal trim help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 471
Re: Metal trim help
Nor did I - are they?
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Metal trim help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 471
Re: Metal trim help
Yes, clean it all up and give it a few coats of wax. Or I suppose you could try and paint a clear varnish over it.......
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Metal trim help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 471
Re: Metal trim help
Well, I don't know what kind of finish you are wanting (and how pristine or otherwise the rest of the car is) but what you have polished up so far - it looks like part of the grille surround - looks pretty good from the photo!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Purolator - how tight?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1445
Re: Purolator - how tight?
Make sure the canister is not turning with the bolt as you tighten it up and the canister starts connecting with the top sealing ring or the ring can be damaged. Also, the canister should be roughly 3/4 full of oil before fitting, so you will need to keep finger pressure on the bolt head as you offe...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No MOT
- Replies: 9
- Views: 394
Re: No MOT
Surely if something is found it just needs to be fixed? Can't see why there would be a requirement for an MOT as well. Same as if an owner finds the brakes weren't working - he/she fixes them. No need for an MOT and vehicle is roadworthy again (assuming nothing else needs doing).
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No MOT
- Replies: 9
- Views: 394
Re: No MOT
I would imagine most 'hands-on' owners familiar with Minors would know if the vehicle is roadworthy or not. Even if they put it in for an MOT they would check it over to avoid a fail. Not that I am advocating one way or the other.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Spotlights
- Replies: 23
- Views: 550
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Spotlights
- Replies: 23
- Views: 550
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Front indicators
- Replies: 5
- Views: 196
Re: Front indicators
Yes, that's exactly how it is on my car - aftermarket indicators fitted which earth through the screws into the wings.....
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Front indicators
- Replies: 5
- Views: 196
Re: Front indicators
I'm thinking that these indicators were added later, as a UK 1959 car would have originally had trafficators. If the existing assemblies have only one wire (feed), they are probably earthed through the screws fixing them to the metal wings rather than having an earth wire......
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:18 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Electric Fuel Pump SU v Hardi
- Replies: 18
- Views: 723
Re: Electric Fuel Pump SU v Hardi
Stephen I think you have lost your sense of humour,it was in jest :roll: Just because you don,t like something doesn't make it wrong, you have lots of mods on your minor(from your posts) an alternator is just another mod. :tu1: I bought my minor with many existing mods, including alternator and neg...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Better than nothing rust treatment?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1660
Re: Better than nothing rust treatment?
" Even when I was a student in Scotland (hardly an ideal climate for a tourer!) I rented a dry garage. It was cheap rent but nowhere near where I lived so I had to take a 30 minute bus journey to get the car. A bit mad and my friends thought I was ridiculously eccentric but now I have last lau...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Better than nothing rust treatment?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1660
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Removing regulator channel from the glass.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 200
Re: Removing regulator channel from the glass.
One of mine was easy to separate as the channel has rusted to bits! First thing I knew about it was that the glass just dropped into the door one day!
I would be very careful if using a heat gun in case it cracked the glass.......some kind of solvent might do the job?
I would be very careful if using a heat gun in case it cracked the glass.......some kind of solvent might do the job?
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Timing Cover Leak
- Replies: 78
- Views: 3169
Re: Timing Cover Leak
Bend it back into shape?
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: My pickup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 788
Re: My pickup
The gear box looks like a ribbed case one from a 1098.
Could the oil pressure switch be faulty? You say the engine runs but does it sound good, is it blowing a lot of smoke of any colour?
Could the oil pressure switch be faulty? You say the engine runs but does it sound good, is it blowing a lot of smoke of any colour?