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Rootes75 · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:28 pm Post subject:

Feeling smug tonight, after a lot of fault finding and re-routing I have managed to get my rear indicators flashing from the period dash switch and the switch light to flash insync.
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6313 Location: Derby

Rootes75 · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:02 pm Post subject:

Of all the things I have done during restorations I find wiring very confusing but as a result very rewarding when I get something right!
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6313 Location: Derby

There is something satisfying about rewiring a car especially when you don't have a loom and have to build up your own. There are some rather nice armoured cables available these days and I ran these throughout the Swallow.

I had to replace all the modern multi coloured wires that my father in Law had installed. He was an auto electrician and when he saw the state of the wiring when I first got the car he insisted it be rewired for safety reasons alone. The old wires were unceremoniously discarded in favour of BL's finest plastic covered offerings.

The modern wires are all red and black but are still plastic covered but with the armoured covering it all looks 'in period' albeit far safer than before.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Didn't do much to the Moggy today, bar check the tyre pressures, but I did take it out for an evening pootle, nowhere in particular to go, just ambling along down quiet lanes checking out a potential cycle route, for the day I dust down my bicycle again. It's been a while since I last drove around aimlessly following my nose Smile

RJ
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badhuis · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1390 Location: Netherlands

Got the Imp home driving without a working throttle cable. It broke near the carburetor end. Screwed in the stationary screw so that it ran 3000 rpm and limped home. At home I saw that fuel is leaking from the fuel pump. Work to do! Very Happy

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alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1954 Location: East Yorkshire

Messed about with Dellow, renewing ball joint boots. Using red rubber grease this time, to aid movement. Discovered the steering box mounts have been modified at some point in the past 67 years....Not in any way unsafe, but on full lock one side, the drag link rubs the main chassis rail! Now trying to find out how this can be avoided?

badhuis · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1390 Location: Netherlands

At home I saw I had repaired the cable before (20 years ago probably) using a screw terminal. The short bit, from the terminal to the carburettor, had broken so a fix was easy - a new short cable.
The outlet pipe from the fuel pump had loosened itself - petrol dripping onto the exhaust. Hammered it in a little and it now seems drip free (and I am not able to retract it out of the pump by hand anymore).
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Paul fairall · Joined: 17 Nov 2016 Posts: 429 Location: North west Kent

Replaced the vacuum wiper motor for an electric one as I won't have anywhere to pick up vacuum when the supercharger is fitted. Had to run wiring in the screen pillar which opened another can of worms, metal and wood that the trim is nailed to has rotted and will need some welding.
New wiper motor wipes at a sensible speed.
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Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:16 pm Post subject:

Have spent most of this week stripping the master cylinder from the lorry. Its absolutely full of muck and the piston was seized in. I got some good advice and a new seal kit from Powertrack Brakes and with all the parts cleaned am ready to start the re-assembly. Hopefully I should get it done tomorrow morning.
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BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

Took the Mk1 Escort for an MOT (even though now exempt) passed with no advisories/warnings/minor fails, or whatever they call them now. Happy days.
Fitted new number plates and polished the Mk1 Golf Cabrio for Towneley Hall Show, Burnley, tomorrow. I only got it back from the paint shop yesterday after some stone chip remedial paintwork on the bonnet and wings.

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6313 Location: Derby

Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

I’ve got stainless steel pistons in the BJ7 and they still get stuck where the calliper rusts despite filling the dust covers with rubber grease.

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6313 Location: Derby

kevin2306 · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:01 pm Post subject:

I have the Llangollen Railway festival next week so gave the Singer a wash and polish.
I swapped the autobox sump gasket on Friday night, messy job indeed, all done though and no drips thankfully.
This week I have been chatting to Chris from Flatcap Classics (grumpy northerner on the PC forum). He is coming up north in August and will be calling on me to discuss booking a slot to have the Singer in his shop for a repaint, looking forward to that.

Kevin