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by ssnjimb
Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:04 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: engine oil leak and more strange rattlings
Replies: 7
Views: 2801

Re: engine oil leak and more strange rattlings

has the rattling sound been identified ?

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:51 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: starting when hot
Replies: 18
Views: 3911

Re: starting when hot

Is the needle in the carburettor correct.

One tool i recommend if you call it a tool is a Colortune kit :-)

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:49 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Compression test result
Replies: 8
Views: 2898

Re: Compression test result

those results are very high

is the timing correct.

Are the valves opening ?

could the exhaust be blocked

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Front hubs and wheel bearings
Replies: 22
Views: 9359

Re: Front hubs and wheel bearings

if your not using them again a flat screwdriver and a hammer

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:59 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Shock absorbers
Replies: 12
Views: 4096

Re: Shock absorbers

i guess the hot climate makes the oil easier to leak out lol

im not sure what oil is in the armstrongs on my midget,

I know the rears need looking at as the make a Quelch noise when they damp if you know what i mean,

jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:41 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Front hubs and wheel bearings
Replies: 22
Views: 9359

Re: Front hubs and wheel bearings

Part of the inner bearing on my midget had welded its self to the stub axle because the garage that changed my wheel bearings in the past did not bother to grease them, so they overheated and when i went to remove them they fell apart :-(

I have changed both stub axles,

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:01 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Engine and Gearbox Oil
Replies: 9
Views: 4676

Re: Engine and Gearbox Oil

Hi

im just learning, please excuse my lack of knowledge :roll:
jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Shock absorbers
Replies: 12
Views: 4096

Re: Shock absorbers

hmmm

this is the video that taught me how to refill etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7H0hafzgm0

i know you might know a lot of the info he says but we have all missed small things before grr lol

Hope it helps anyway

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:12 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Engine and Gearbox Oil
Replies: 9
Views: 4676

Re: Engine and Gearbox Oil

would straight 40 be ok in a worn 1275 gearbox with 80k miles on it,

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Shock absorbers
Replies: 12
Views: 4096

Re: Shock absorbers

Hi

Have you tried working the lever arm up and down each time you have poured oil in,

remember 40w oil when cold will pour slower

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Seized engine
Replies: 7
Views: 2276

Re: Seized engine

Hi

Coca cola has worked for me.

Also some diesel or kerosene :-)

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SBC 120G is it still known to this forum
Replies: 6
Views: 1960

Re: SBC 120G is it still known to this forum

whoever owns it, if it comes up for sale again please give me first refusal

Jamie :-)
by ssnjimb
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SBC 120G is it still known to this forum
Replies: 6
Views: 1960

SBC 120G is it still known to this forum

Hi folks

Long time no posting,

Have been Minorless since 2009,

my own decision as i sold SBC 120G to another minor fanatic

Is it still known on this forum

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by ssnjimb
Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Goopy engine
Replies: 9
Views: 1947

I would take them all out and replace them.

Clean out the water ways with pipe cleaning brushes
by ssnjimb
Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Upgrade to steam....
Replies: 30
Views: 3086

Just shows that the "Made in England" or *Made in GT Britain* still means something.
by ssnjimb
Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: That old chestnut
Replies: 12
Views: 2549

Dont you start roy off on christmas day
by ssnjimb
Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: That old chestnut
Replies: 12
Views: 2549

Hi

That looks so dangerous. Why didnt Morris/Austin Rover/BLMC/British leyland. not sort this problem out.

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:15 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: metro 1000 cylinder head
Replies: 5
Views: 1531

Uhh erm uhh an a series of some sorts :oops:
by ssnjimb
Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:52 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: metro 1000 cylinder head
Replies: 5
Views: 1531

metro 1000 cylinder head

Hello

I am bidding on a metro 1000 cylinder head.

It does not have a bypass hose.

How do i plug the bypass outlet on the water pump.

Jamie
by ssnjimb
Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: battery warmth
Replies: 27
Views: 2942

Not a gas oven lol

Jamie