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by Chief
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: XPL59G
Replies: 4
Views: 282

Re: XPL59G

It could potentially be in a museum somewhere or private collection as a remote chance - I was watching an old (90's) TV program the other day, it had a vintage 1920/30's Bentley sports car on it - DVLA have no record of the plate on it, but I find it very hard to believe it got scrapped :D (not say...
by Chief
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TORCH!!
Replies: 21
Views: 1213

Re: TORCH!!

I don't know how true or not it is, but I do remember people saying modern Maglites aren't quite so durable as they used to be - pretty sure they're made by the same company as the swiss army knife mind.
by Chief
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TORCH!!
Replies: 21
Views: 1213

Re: TORCH!!

This is what I have, though the battery has finally given out in it and winding the dynamo does nothing- though I've had it since late 2011 so it did well.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/POWER-plus-Bar ... B007HMP9FK

I also have a couple of cheap eBay dynamo torches :)
by Chief
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

I know both the cannister that came with the head and the one from ESM were steel due to the surface rust :) I notice on the mini link it also warns you to use the correct collar in addition to the correct o-ring, but as you can only get one type of collar these days it's a moot point. I decided to ...
by Chief
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Thanks for the link however given the current issues I think if I did go for another head I'd try through one of the restorers that sell second hand parts as opposed to risking eBay again.
by Chief
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

I'm starting to wonder if the head really does have a problem. The adapter leaks where it attaches to the head and I've tightened it so much the central 'nut' of the adapter is about 1mm away from touching the head, I know the adpter that went into the screw-on housing never went as deeply in as tha...
by Chief
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Thanks, the adapter is what I was calling the union.
by Chief
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Is it there? I take it you mean a washer where the oil pipe connects to the union? (and not the union connecting to the head?) Either way, as far as I'm aware No, I don't have any washer there and none appears in either the Moss or ESM diagram that I can see: https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-m...
by Chief
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

So it appears that my final attempt tightening it last night succeeded in stopping the leak at the bolt. I turned the engine over with the starter this morning and discovered I hadn't tightened up the oil pipe, that's because it started raining as I was fitting it a week or so ago and so I only fing...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Remote battery isolator
Replies: 19
Views: 802

Re: Remote battery isolator

Not much use for a dashboard or boot fire :lol: I prefer an extinguisher as it could be anywhere or someone else's vehicle Well you could fit one in the boot too, and I suppose one by the dashboard would be no worse than an airbag deploying (slightly messier though) :wink: Actually I have seen a vi...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Do you know....?
Topic: JJK 78J maroon Mini van
Replies: 3
Views: 1078

Re: JJK 78J maroon Mini van

Might be worth checking out project pages/asking around on some classic caravan/campervan sites as that looks just the sort of vehicle to be turned into a micro camper.

I wonder why the top front window wiper was made in reverse to the main cars' windscreen wipers.
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Leather Strap inside door skin.
Replies: 1
Views: 321

Leather Strap inside door skin.

I don't have a photo of it available, but I wondered whether there's any place within the door where one might find a tan brown leather strap (from memory about 2.5cm * 25cm). Last time I was working in my doors (2022 probably) I found a leather strap at the bottom of one, no idea if it's meant to b...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Remote battery isolator
Replies: 19
Views: 802

Re: Remote battery isolator

Especially as several circuits are non-fused :o a fire extinguisher easily accessible under the passenger seat also increases peace of mind :tu1: VW Camper owners fit an automatic fire extinguisher system in their T1/T2 engine bays. I suppose the Minor engine bay has the room for something like tha...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Yes the collar is the right way up as I was sure the o-ring should flatten out to create a seal in the same way that you describe in your last sentence since the housing shape makes it apparent the two slot together. As far as you could tell on arrival of the "new" housing, the bottom of t...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

I used the term collar as that is what the spares sites call the dished metal washer but yes it is all assembled correctly (as far as I can tell from the diagrams on places like Moss etc.): Bolt > Collar > Small O-ring > Housing Then within the Housing: Spring > Flat Washer > Stepped/Domed Washer (M...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 13
Views: 803

Re: Brakes

There used to be brake pads for the Minor (and other classics) that were shown to work as well as disc brakes at stopping an old car quickly, just wondered if it could be the pads not the servo that's making it stop violently.
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

I did mean the collar round the bolt at the bottom. Currently it's now about 1 drip every 30 minutes, as I've checked twice now within an hour. I do wonder if it would be more excessive if the enging were running, but I'm out of fuel (shame really as that was ethanol free fuel). I realise I can turn...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

If I take it off again that will make it the fourth time of doing so :D I used the thicker seal, the one phillthehill mentioned was on his spare Purolator head in the MM oil thread since it seems like being the best fit. I've also been out again to confirm how much it was losing and I'd say 1/2 a te...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Just to clarify, the parts listed were replacement parts for the Purolator I have, I didn't merge the spin-on top head with the lower Purolator parts :) It was less a torque setting (since my torque wrench has given up the ghost anyway) and more a case of how tight is tight - or how secure is secure...
by Chief
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1374

Purolator - how tight?

Now that I'm physically able to work on my car again (last time was early 2023) I decided to have a go getting the oil filter sorted. As a reminder, I'm taking my car back to stock so have been re-fitting an original Purolator filter housing in place of the screw-on conversion. Since it had been so ...