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- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Hazard lights
- Replies: 5
- Views: 221
Re: Hazard lights
As we've established, Minors never had them originally, they were an early/mid 1970s invention. The original aftermarket kits were different from the ones you get now. These days they all seem to come with a couple of wires intended to isolate the main indicators Flasher, so you don't get flasher un...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltmeter -false low readings
- Replies: 13
- Views: 345
Re: Voltmeter -false low readings
Well that explains the Voltage Drop!!
Glad it's sorted.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Lubricants
- Replies: 8
- Views: 391
Re: Lubricants
Thanks for the replies,most useful. How do I download photos by the way. Cheers. :tu1: To add images, when you're writing a post/reply, scroll down a little and the net part down has 2 tabs, OPTIONS & ATTACHMENTS. Attachments let's you add files. If on a device where you can have multiple scree...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Lubricants
- Replies: 8
- Views: 391
Re: Lubricants
Stephen has given you a comprehensive list. I would do some research before making rash statements: Obviously I don't want to use inferior oils,grease etc on her. I have an old Castrol lubrication chart showing me all the various grease,oil points etc,but as you know most of, it not all lubricants w...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltmeter -false low readings
- Replies: 13
- Views: 345
Re: Voltmeter -false low readings
Sooooo, the plot thickens. I used the piggy back so that the white wire from the ignition output was in place and the Voltmeter connected up. Only 11V !! So I disconnected the white wire to see what happens and the voltmeter read 12,5 V !!! Thus for my logic there is some problem with the white wir...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltmeter -false low readings
- Replies: 13
- Views: 345
Re: Voltmeter -false low readings
Hallo Berni, thankyou for your suggestion - I will try to give the ignition switch a clean and see what happens. Your nice diagramme interpretation is perfect. Incidentally a Brian Hawley, who may well be a MMOC member, has downloaded this excellent colour wiring diagramme. https://www.dropbox.com/...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Voltmeter -false low readings
- Replies: 13
- Views: 345
Re: Voltmeter -false low readings
Hi Nickol So, referencing the diagram, to make sure I've understood your quite clear description. A = 10v B = 13v (good battery charge) C = 13v D = 10v Nickol.JPG Yes, I'd say you have a poor connection at one or more of the points I've coloured yellow. Possibly at all of them just half a volt or so...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: tyre pressures
- Replies: 11
- Views: 384
Re: tyre pressures
You shouldn't need to go much higher than the manufacturer recommended in the first place. Some experimentation is fine and different makes of tyres might run better at slightly different pressures but these are the recommended pressures copied from the original driver's handbook. Interesting that ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: 1098 Thermostat Housing??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 170
Re: 1098 Thermostat Housing??
The thermostat housing with temp take off was not a standard item on a 1098cc as all the 1098cc heads had a temp take off facility as standard. That's what I thought. my car's already sorted with a sensor in the 1098 Head, I was just surprised that the Parts Catalogue showed it like that; hence ask...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: tyre pressures
- Replies: 11
- Views: 384
Re: tyre pressures
I think people generally use around 28 with Radials. But keep an eye on the tread wear as different makes will have an effect too. What a lot of people forget about tyres is that the inflation pressure is whatever keeps the tyre, as fitted to that vehicle, in the correct shape for safe driving. The ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: 1098 Thermostat Housing??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 170
1098 Thermostat Housing??
I've just noticed in the AKD 3541 Service parts List, that the listing for the 10MA engine only shows a Thermostat Housing with the facility to fit a Temp Sensor. Websites such as Moss Europe show it as an alternative for any Minor engine, but it's also listed 'NCA'. Was this really the standard fit...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Reostat faulty.(Getting very hot)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 202
Re: Reostat faulty.(Getting very hot)
63 4 door with the round heater, I put a new reostat in middle of last year after a few month it's smoothness went and is now very graunchy. This morning I went out and after a few Mile's I got a smell of burning. I know they get hot but this is a hot hot. Is there a better reostat than the normal ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: recommending engine oil.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 421
Re: recommending engine oil.
Yes indeed. I was in a well known car parts shop today and I was absolutely shocked by the price of the latest super oils for modern cars. Shocking! We are lucky the oils we need are cheap in comparison. Mind you, the service intervals for modern cars are much, much longer so the oil cost per mile ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: recommending engine oil.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 421
Re: recommending engine oil.
Any 20W/50 Traditional Oil marketed for Classic Cars, Older Cars etc. 'Mineral Oil' is something derived from actual Oil, rather than synthetic as used by Modern cars. To quote Wikipedia Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially modified or synthesised. Synt...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Beehive Springs -again!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1180
Re: Beehive Springs -again!
Well I've never had a problem with fitting the Beehives, the problem I had was one of them detaching itself because it was too loose. I refitted it and really must get around to looking for a replacement. It was the rusty brown one, which as you can see is the same overall length as the other one, b...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Availability (or lack thereof) of 145/80 R14 tyres
- Replies: 10
- Views: 584
Re: Availability (or lack thereof) of 145/80 R14 tyres
Blockley's seem to be available with no problem. I had a full set fitted at the back end of last year.
More than happy with the quality and the ride.
https://www.blockleytyre.com/product/145r14
More than happy with the quality and the ride.
https://www.blockleytyre.com/product/145r14
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Metal trim help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 475
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Metal trim help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 475
Re: Metal trim help
Well that photo is so close it's impossible to see what you're talking about.
But I'm assuming you're referring to all the chrome trim on the front of the car.
As car as I'm aware, irrespective of year, all the shiny bits were always chrome plated.
But I'm assuming you're referring to all the chrome trim on the front of the car.
As car as I'm aware, irrespective of year, all the shiny bits were always chrome plated.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Identifying a diff?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 347
Re: Identifying a diff?
Here are the two I have....any thoughts?IMG_6262.JPGIMG_6265.JPG The top photo looks like 9/?8 The bottom looks like 9/41 As I said previously, it can take some cleaning and photos at different angles. At least yours look to be off the car, I was working under the car to get my photos... :lol: Give...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No MOT
- Replies: 9
- Views: 396
Re: No MOT
Brilliant. Thanks for that. We came back to the UK from France last year. In France the MOT for classic cars was every five years. You can pretty much sum up the situation here as being that government research found that generally: A - Classics made up a very small percentage of the cars on the ro...