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by myoldjalopy
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Removing regulator channel from the glass.
Replies: 1
Views: 179

Re: Removing regulator channel from the glass.

One of mine was easy to separate as the channel has rusted to bits! First thing I knew about it was that the glass just dropped into the door one day!
I would be very careful if using a heat gun in case it cracked the glass.......some kind of solvent might do the job?
by myoldjalopy
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Timing Cover Leak
Replies: 78
Views: 3062

Re: Timing Cover Leak

Bend it back into shape?
by myoldjalopy
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: My pickup
Replies: 6
Views: 748

Re: My pickup

The gear box looks like a ribbed case one from a 1098.
Could the oil pressure switch be faulty? You say the engine runs but does it sound good, is it blowing a lot of smoke of any colour?
by myoldjalopy
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Garage lights
Replies: 12
Views: 980

Re: Garage lights

"My jobs usually take far longer than planned..."
Yes, that is my experience too! Its never quite as straightforward as it *should* be :lol:
by myoldjalopy
Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Better than nothing rust treatment?
Replies: 41
Views: 1532

Re: Better than nothing rust treatment?

Re the brake pipes, you can bend the clips open a bit to enable you to carefully raise the pipe as you work underneath it......
by myoldjalopy
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1098 engine & gearbox in a 948 (1961) saloon. Good idea? Bad idea?
Replies: 13
Views: 761

Re: 1098 engine & gearbox in a 948 (1961) saloon. Good idea? Bad idea?

Of course, at a distance, it is hard to know how good the existing set-up in the car is (nor how good the 1098 units are). As the vendor has offered to swap over the engine and gearbox I would be asking him more about why he has suggested it and what the pros and cons are. You say the original engin...
by myoldjalopy
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Replacement Demister hose (late heater)
Replies: 6
Views: 478

Re: Replacement Demister hose (late heater)

Probably fit the earlier round heater as well......
by myoldjalopy
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Better than nothing rust treatment?
Replies: 41
Views: 1532

Re: Better than nothing rust treatment?

Mine was similar but not quite so bad. I got rid of all oil/grease on the floor with gunk de-greaser and then, when dry again, wire brushed/sandpapered it all to get rid of loose rust. Then I painted with black hammerite before painting over that with the proper colour of the car. This was about thr...
by myoldjalopy
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1373

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Yes, I have an aluminium canister and a washer on my care. Last time I changed the filter I noticed the O-ring was pretty much destroyed. As I needed to be back on the road I hadn't time to order a new one so I made one out of a tap washer. I had to enlarge the hole to enable the bolt to slip throug...
by myoldjalopy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1373

Re: Purolator - how tight?

At this point I don't think any further tightening is going to help. I would be taking the oil pipe out of the head again to check nothing has become cross threaded anywhere. It may also be that tightening the filter bolt has caused the top of the canister to pierce the rubber ring seal - which coul...
by myoldjalopy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vacuum advance replacement
Replies: 20
Views: 971

Re: Vacuum advance replacement

Its very important to know where we can get good parts and avoid the poor repro's. Very frustrating to fit a replacement part and find out it doesn't do the job - which could lead you to hours faffing about investigating other potential causes if you assume the replacement is good. The good Doctor i...
by myoldjalopy
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Purolator - how tight?
Replies: 43
Views: 1373

Re: Purolator - how tight?

Are you sure you have assembled it correctly? You mention "the seal not properly making good contact at the bolt". But the seal is not in contact with the bolt head. The rubber seal sits inside the dished washer and the bolt passes through this washer and the seal from below before enterin...
by myoldjalopy
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vacuum advance replacement
Replies: 20
Views: 971

Re: Vacuum advance replacement

Thanks for all your replies. I've messaged the distributor doctor to ask about a threaded version. If this is much more than the powerspark vacuum advance from ebay am I right in thinking I could cut the metal pipe, say 6" up from where it joins to the vacuum advance therefore removing the thr...
by myoldjalopy
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Timing Cover Leak
Replies: 78
Views: 3062

Re: Timing Cover Leak

There are no leaks after you nipped up the timing cover and water pump bolts, hose clips etc. and the cover seal is only a year old? It is sometimes the case that bolts loosen a bit after being initially tightened up. Personally, if it is all good now I would leave it and see how it goes for a bit. ...
by myoldjalopy
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:44 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Remote battery isolator
Replies: 19
Views: 802

Re: Remote battery isolator

Agreed. This proposal seems like treating the symptoms, rather than the cause of the issue.
by myoldjalopy
Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: MM oil filter
Replies: 10
Views: 526

Re: MM oil filter

I have heard of people washing out the felt filter in petrol after use, but I wouldn't recommend it. Either a paper or felt filter will do the job.
by myoldjalopy
Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car losing power….where to start
Replies: 19
Views: 675

Re: Car losing power….where to start

I don't think a little kink in the dizzy vac tube would cause the sudden and dramatic running problems you experienced.
Now that the car "seems to be running as it was" I would see how it goes for a bit.........a few local tests runs.
by myoldjalopy
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car losing power….where to start
Replies: 19
Views: 675

Re: Car losing power….where to start

See here about rotor arms: https://www.distributordoctor.com/rotor_arms.html I (and others) have had black ones fail suddenly in the past and one that caused on/off running problems before I cottoned on to the fact that the rotor was breaking up intermittently. It wasn't obvious looking at it though...
by myoldjalopy
Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car losing power….where to start
Replies: 19
Views: 675

Re: Car losing power….where to start

What colour is your distributor rotor? I did wonder about the rotor arm as the symptoms mirror those I had years ago caused by a rotor arm breaking up. Most problems of this kind are ignition related but it doesn't quite explain why, when trying to re-start the car, 'the petrol pump was having to “...
by myoldjalopy
Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Crash pad bar
Replies: 3
Views: 519

Re: Crash pad bar

Well, I'd never have guessed that in a million years! All is revealed then 8)