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alastairq
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Location: East Yorkshire
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Excellent, well done!!
| Quote: | | As you can imagine, I am over the moon! |
It didn't fall off the jack in top gear, did it.....???? 
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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No, i had it up on two 5 ton axle stands and I left the 3 ton trolley jack under the diff to be on the safe side!
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Hi
On this date BUT 110 yrs ago
1908-10-01 Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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Just think how cars have evolved in that 110 years.
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JohnDale
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Posts: 790
Location: Kelvin Valley,Scotland
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| Rootes75 wrote: | | No, i had it up on two 5 ton axle stands and I left the 3 ton trolley jack under the diff to be on the safe side! |
Looks like we're all busy - it must be that time of year.
Hi Folks, finally got started to try & cure the Zephyr's incontinence. Gearbox,overdrive & rear axle drained. Gearbox side plate removed & stripped,
new shaft lip seals & interlock spring fitted, refitted with new gasket. Overdrive selector shaft remove & new lip seal fitted. Rear axle appeared to have excess back lash so half shafts & diff carrier removed. Crownwheel & pinion backlash was spot on,with the problem being in the opposing gears of the diff. Made new copper thrusts & re-assembled to spec. New inboard lip seals fitted to rear axle to protect hubs/brakes(working through the diff carrier access - oh joy) New rear brake shoes fitted & half shafts refitted with new gaskets. Tested while jacked up to 50mph & all worked. No leaks but no oil filled yet so to be expected. Cheers,JD.
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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Couple hours down the yard this morning, continuing the re-wire of the Commer. Its tedious.
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badhuis
Joined: 20 Aug 2008
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Location: Netherlands
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Bought a 8mm alu plate, cut it to fit the horizontal space between radiator and front end on the Jensen. Painted it.
Retrieved the bonnet and placed it upside down on the car lift. The edges are quite rusty which is fairly strange as the car has not seen much rain. Maybe it stood in a damp garage for a few years. Luckily it has not spread to the top of the bonnet. Hope to clean the edges tomorrow and put some pain on it. In the mean time I cleaned the hinges and painted them.
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Rick
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Location: UK
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 4755
Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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Another couple hours work this morning, finishing off re-wiring the sidelights. Got the new wiring linking back into the old control panel and now the sidelights work off the switch. Not bad considering all the wiring is new, I still need to sheeth the wiring under the front valance but I have fitted bullet connectors at points underside that I can easily get to to taking marflex between them is straightforward.
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badhuis
Joined: 20 Aug 2008
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Location: Netherlands
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De-rusted and primed the bonnet edges. Made a battery holder and painted that. Repaired the accelerator pump which was a great relief, the car had trouble starting from cold. A little valve was stuck. Using Youtube to find the cause was very helpful!
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badhuis
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| Rootes75 wrote: | | I have fitted bullet connectors at points underside that I can easily get to to taking marflex between them is straightforward. |
What is "marflex" 
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Rootes75
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We use marflex where I work so I can bring rolls of it home. Its a woven type material that comes with an internal diameter of about 10mm. The outside of it has a heat and water resistant coating. So its ideal to feed electrical wires through it, especially on the underside of a vehicle to give it some protection.
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012
Posts: 1735
Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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Beware of these, I don't think the bearings are much good. I overhauled a dynamo using a kit off fleabay but it wasn't long before it was as noisy as the old one with an annoying "tick" from the front bearing. |
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badhuis
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Location: Netherlands
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Had some matching paint made and painted the edges of the bonnet. Frame (inside of the bonnet) sprayed with heat resistant matt black paint.
Noticed the carburetor is leaking. Ah well... my todo list was getting too short so happy this came up  
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