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I think I read in the manual that for 'warmer climates' it prevents build-up of condensate in the housing although I guess if there is petrol draining through it then the diaphragm is leaking badly! I recently had a diaphragm fail with only a pinhole in the fuel side membrane and it wouldn't pump an...

Update: fixed the brake lights (at least in the short term) by installing a standard 30A relay, on the assumption that if the switch buzzed out then maybe enough current would flow to operate it. And it worked, somewhat surprisingly :) Went for a short drive (its first time on the road for possibly ...

It's getting silly now. Switched to negative earth, installed the alternator and started the car up. It ran fine for less than half a minute before petering out - long enough to see the ignition light go out when it started, so that was promising. So now what? One thing I noticed with the ignition o...

Tried the dynamo motor test and it ran, so wired in the new RB106/2 regulator, replacing the damaged earth wire and the melted dynamo wire - and got same results as originally, i.e. ignition light staying on and no charging, and nothing occuring inside the regulator. Also tried the test in the Autob...

Well that's that. All the smoke has escaped from the wiring. Tried a different, NOS but untested RB106/2 regulator but with the same (lack of) results. Tried new dynamo and field leads in case the originals were causing the problem (they buzzed out OK, but would do that with a single strand left), b...

Yes, I've taken it out and cleaned things up a bit, and re-set the gaps as instructed in the manual, re-fitted it and . . . still nothing. I tried the connecting D & F together and earthing through a DMM and got 20, 30, 40 volts and rising, so I believe that confirms the dynamo is functional? Fr...

That's a very good video. I also watched the associated ones on how the regulator works, and how to set it up. Very informative.

Well, the dynamo might be fine, but the ignition light is staying on, and it still isn't charging. Will have to check through the regulator now and see if that's at fault.

Thanks guys, I don't know where or when the dynamo was changed but the last tax and MOT is from 1979, so have no idea if it was used on the road with the current combination. Had to skim about a 1/16" off the commutator diameter to get a clean, concentric surface, and it looks like it was proba...

I have recently got my 1955 Minor engine running, but the ignition light was staying on. I tried the shorting of the two dynamo terminals and looking for volts, but having only two arms and hands struggled to get everything doing what I wanted - did manage a few sparks though :roll: So I decided to ...

I've made some progress: the wheels have been blasted and I've painted them black as before, and they have been fitted with an expensive set of five 155 14 Toyos - after some discussion between the tyre fitters we're trying tubeless initially. One thing they questioned was the two 1/8" holes in...

Thanks Neil, I just had a look and they are £83.25 plus the £75.00 core charge plus VAT, so if mine isn't good enough as a core then it will be £200 by the time delivery charges are added! I will ask the question, but will also have a good look at mine to see what I can do with it.

Andy

Thanks All for the welcome. Please excuse my sporadic posting, but my home PC is undergoing an upgrade and I'm using my work one, which doesn't have any of my stuff on it. I'm pleased to hear that the 803 may not be quite as bad as is made out to be. My first job on that is to fix or replace the wat...

Hi all, I'm new here, and to Minors, so not sure if you do introductions when joining but here goes anyway! A month or so ago I went with a friend who likes Minors, to look at a local "barn find" for sale. Now, when I say he likes them, he has a Traveller that has been in one of his lockup...