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true that - constant loss oiling!

After runnig about in PZ with the new type oil filter fitted oil pressure has dropped a good 10 - 15 on hot idle, compared to an original spec one. Goodness knows what it would have been with out the wee restrictor! still around the 40 though so all good, just an observation

decided to actually do something today. Got round to fitting indicators. I had the new loom modified to take them and they are on now operating alongside the trafficators. I dont know about them, i suppose they will grow on me - safety and all that.[frame][/frame]

I did see that thank you, but I think im happy with it as it is. The indicators are growing on me

I always find it amazing when i jump from the 1098 to the 803 and find it so sedate, then when i swop back the 1098 feels like its supercharged

This feeling I have when I step in my Prius, he is faster as some BMW's ;)
It is the reason to keep my sidevalve original.

quite right too

Well after a fantastic national, i decided the door hinges on the drivers side needed re-pinned. So as the series 2 hinge doesnt open that far, it was decided to take the door off. Easy stuff as it had been off before Sweating buckets not to scratch pain though. The bottom hinge pin came out easy and was re drilled to fit to other oversize pin with little issues, the top was different. It wouldnt move even after roasting it and thumping it. Grinding a wee num off the top and bottom finally seemed to sort it. After it was out it didnt even need redrilling for the new pin - it was that worn.[frame][/frame]

Also on the way home from England the ignition warning light came on. Turns out the regulator had stuck on charge, boiled the battery and melted the solder out of the dynamo! a replacement armature sorted the dynamo and an NOS regulator replaced the original, so we are up running again. I've still got the old regulator as its the original, but is there anyway to rebuild and refurbish the original?

What Stevey hasnt mentioned here is that PZ won Best Series 11 saloon at the national Rally in Scampston Hall! 100 miles later it stopped charging [frame][/frame]

I thought I would have a look to see if the photos were still attached to Stevey's resto, I've just spent the last half hour looking through them and had forgotten how rusty it had been!

It was a mess!!! Ready for the next one

The boys famous, a 4 page spread in the March April 2018 edition of Minor Matters!!

Well done Stevey B-)

I've spent about half an hour online and haven't been able to locate a "replacement armature" ... where did you source yours, Stevey?

Thanks in advance.

stevey wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:36 pm Also on the way home from England the ignition warning light came on. Turns out the regulator had stuck on charge, boiled the battery and melted the solder out of the dynamo! a replacement armature sorted the dynamo and an NOS regulator replaced the original, so we are up running again. I've still got the old regulator as its the original, but is there anyway to rebuild and refurbish the original?

I was lucky enough to get hold of another damaged dynamo and was able to use the armature from that. They do appear online for sale quite often. Just ensure you get the same type as you already have.

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2 PZ minors together!

Been a while since I've added to this. Pz went to the jubilee and has been used here and there. Recently I've got new tyres and sorted the tracking. I've also finally gotten round to repairing and assembling a dashboard clock. Does anyone have photos of how the wiring goes from the clock to the dashboard. Most have been converted to quartz so I haven't been able to see the routing.