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by kennatt
Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Difficult bolt removal.
Replies: 13
Views: 1125

Re: Difficult bolt removal.

you can buy a socket set(Forget name) that has a sort of helical coil instead of the usual flats they are designed to remove worn studs and as you turn them the coil progressively cuts into the head of the stud/bolt and eventually turns it as it bites deeper. Think I got mine from machine mart a few...
by kennatt
Sun Feb 06, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 874

Re: Ebay

I had an uncle who used to read it front to back every week ,don't think he ever bought anything,just liked to read it :o :o
by kennatt
Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:01 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: highway code
Replies: 34
Views: 3767

Re: highway code

burglaries and theft, are a lot more important and they can't even attend to take detail,let alone investigate,so no chance of enforcing cyclist with no lights. Its not a new thing for instance I was a police officer for 33 years I transferred from rural station in 1975 to a main large town,On my fi...
by kennatt
Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:02 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: highway code
Replies: 34
Views: 3767

Re: highway code

as a long ,very long time road cyclist ,Here my take on it. Over the years I have lost count of the number of times I have been forced into the verge ,by cars overtaking me against oncoming traffic on two lane roads. On five occasions I have had my right hand clipped by wing mirrors . Had numerous c...
by kennatt
Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:19 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Sagged in the middle
Replies: 6
Views: 759

Re: Sagged in the middle

yes les saw that as well,however as long as the car is still roadworthy,it keeps another classic on the road. But I have always doubted the practice of converting saloon to soft top,even with the conversion kit. Bit drastic to me but each to their own as they say
by kennatt
Mon Jan 31, 2022 2:18 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Sagged in the middle
Replies: 6
Views: 759

Re: Sagged in the middle

depends how much it has sagged,and if it is structurally solid ie will it sag further in use. You could check by supporting in the centre to see if there is any straightening ,if not ,then I suppose you could be satisfied that it is solidly welded into the new shape. I once acquired an mgb roadster ...
by kennatt
Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:07 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: No problem starting, but can’t stop!
Replies: 30
Views: 2995

Re: No problem starting, but can’t stop!

may have been wired as an anti theft device.
by kennatt
Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: solid brake pedal
Replies: 31
Views: 3357

Re: solid brake pedal

if only one wheel is sticking it could be that side brake flexy is delaminating and acting as a non return valve,but I'm not really sure that that would pressurise the whole system to switch the light on,or hold the pedal hard,however I suppose it could eliminate all the adjustment on that side and ...
by kennatt
Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: solid brake pedal
Replies: 31
Views: 3357

Re: solid brake pedal

you can easily check for pressure retention,which if the brake light is on,then thats what it is , just crack open one of the bleed nipples. if it squirts fluid instead of just a dribble and the brakes free up then you know where to look. M cylinder or pedal pivot.
by kennatt
Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: solid brake pedal
Replies: 31
Views: 3357

Re: solid brake pedal

don't think siezed cylinders would leave brake lights on,since they wouldn't be pressurizing the system, the brake lights work via a pressure switch,so even if stuck cylinders as soon as you take your foot of brake the lights would go out ,so... stuck brake pedal,or M cylinder,Have you tried pulling...
by kennatt
Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:10 pm
Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
Topic: Who goes there...Friend or Foe
Replies: 13
Views: 5036

Re: Who goes there...Friend or Foe

often been list
by kennatt
Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:21 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: No more Midget Gems
Replies: 32
Views: 8305

Re: No more Midget Gems

be smarties next because it indicates that the rest of the sweets on the shelf are stupid or uneducated.Time somebody stopped this madness.oh sh....t Am I biased towards sane people be a knock on the door by the thought police tomorrow
by kennatt
Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:20 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Clutch pedal travel
Replies: 18
Views: 1322

Re: Clutch pedal travel

Make sure there is plenty of space in front, Start it in neutral get it hot,switch off,select 1st gear,press clutch to floor, and keep it there, Hand brake off ,start up again it will start and move car forwards in gear,and in hardly a couple of turns of the wheel will brake the plate free. if it do...
by kennatt
Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:58 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Bleeding newly fitted disc brakes
Replies: 18
Views: 1743

Re: Bleeding newly fitted disc brakes

as soon as you stop the springs pull the cylinders in again and your back to square one, Thats why the top hat washer is fitted to standard brakes ,to maintain a minimal positive pressure to keep all of the shoes in slight contact,thereby enabling firm short pedal traveI . I know several owners who...
by kennatt
Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bmcecosse
Replies: 14
Views: 1629

Re: Bmcecosse

many years ago I challenged him to accept that a more appropriate phrase would be Its sometimes never the coil,but sometimes it is. He PM'd me saying , Yes Ok but its never the coil in Scotland :D :D :D Probably the greatest loss this forum ever had.
by kennatt
Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: No spark
Replies: 29
Views: 1618

Re: No spark

the pin , circled should not touch the spring,its shorting the circuit,the spring should be isolated from the peg and terminal,by the top and bottom plastic washers,just undo nut and move the connection to take pin away from spring.
by kennatt
Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:48 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Negative earth v positive earth
Replies: 39
Views: 4047

Re: Negative earth v positive earth

was'nt there some suggestion that negative earth cars were more resistant to rust than + earth.Or am I thinking about something else.
by kennatt
Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any ideas for floor reinforcement?
Replies: 11
Views: 943

Re: Any ideas for floor reinforcement?

I honestly think you would be better ripping the whole sill section out and fitting a complete new section,last photo shows that the inner lower section is just about non existant you can see the inner centre section (Item 1 in phils post) which is probably rotted away all allong bottom,they usually...
by kennatt
Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any ideas for floor reinforcement?
Replies: 11
Views: 943

Re: Any ideas for floor reinforcement?

where acutally is the shot in first photo,looks like taken front to back in the rear corner prior to your repair on the inside rear inner sil lbut whats all the curved sheet steel to the lower area.a big cover overall patch ?.Your floor looks to be in reasonable condition in your last photo.
by kennatt
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:09 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Rattling sound under the car
Replies: 2
Views: 778

Re: Rattling sound under the car

have a close look at the rear shackle on the spring,there should be a good clearance between the shackle and the chassis ,as the spring softens over the years it also lenghtens and alows the shackle to hit the chassis. There will be a mark on the underside of the chassis rail if the spring is hittin...