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Nic Jarman
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Peter, I think you are missing the obvious, I think it is a pump for a suspension system.
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peter scott
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Hi Nic,
If it were maintaining a pressurised suspension I suspect it would take a rather greedy share of the dynamo output. The motor looks similar to a starter motor.
Peter
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PAUL BEAUMONT
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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It is interesting though whatever it is, as it took some serious tin bashing to position it there.
It also looks as though it may be the thing on test when the picture was taken, as it seems to be wired up whilst one battery terminal is off. If the 2 pictures belong together them maybe it was the powerpack for the hood, though there seems to no similar device on the test rig.
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Penman
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi | peter scott wrote: | Hi Nic,
If it were maintaining a pressurised suspension I suspect it would take a rather greedy share of the dynamo output. The motor looks similar to a starter motor.
Peter |
Even to the extent of having a projecting squared end to the spindle.
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Nic Jarman
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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It's in the wrong place for a starter or hood motor so what else can it be, maybe it's a KERS.
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peter scott
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Nic Jarman wrote: | | Peter, I think you are missing the obvious, I think it is a pump for a suspension system. |
A friend has just bought an MG SA and Cecil Kimber would never release one for road test by the motoring press. I was curious to know how it performed and got to reading the Autocar road test for the Wolseley 18/80 which uses the same twin carb engine as the SA and weighs about the same.
http://www.scottpeter.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/new_page_9.htm
Anyway, I see in that road test that there was a small pressure gauge on the Wolseley dashboard and a switch which permitted the pressure in the shock absorbers to be altered. I guess Nic was correct in his suggestion for the 6/80.
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