keith1948

We have a Franco Belge Montfort (made in UK). It is rated 5kW and comes in different colours. With regard to your smoke problem, do you have an air brick because to allow smoke up the chimney you need fresh air to enter the room. Maybe trickle vents in the windows? Below 5kW you don't have to have an air brick. Above 5kW you do. You need to size the stove according to the size of the room. We have a small living room and up to 5kW is plenty. You must have a smoke and Carbon monoxide alarm. The hearth should extend 12 inches in front of stove. There are also other regulations regarding pro

I recently got a speedo where the rubber seal and instrument to dash gasket were missing or disintegrated. I found this supplier https://speedoheads.co.uk that supply all kinds of classic car stuff. Check out their website. The 5 inch instrument to dash gasket is part number SH05SQ. It is square section. The Bezel to glass seal is 4mm diameter and part number SH04SP and there is enough to do 2 dials. It comes as a length. To make the circle you can just superglue the ends together or even just butt them together at the bottom. Take care if you need to bend the tabs a bit to remo

The capping strips were covered in topic "Surrey top fixing hooks" Nov 16th 2018. I attached photos of the different capping strips in one of my replies. Sorry I can't see how to link directly to the topic from here Keith

Hi Chris Note that from a safety point of view the TR4A seats do not lock down onto the runners. I replaced mine for TR6 seats which both recline and lock in place. Keith

On the face of it a good idea to compare suppliers parts but to do proper testing requires a large enough sample of each item for a statistically valid comparison. Sampling is a complicated process as anyone in quality control in a production environment will tell you. We also tend to report items that are sub standard but under report good items I like the idea that George suggested in post before mine of a list of bits from other cars that will fit a TR. I can start that list off with a couple of items. Across Europe there are many old tractors with Lucas dynamos that will fit a TR. Jus

Check the diff mounts at the top to see if they have cracks or splits. Also check the damper mounting bolts are secure. Keith

If the vent is closed when this happens there should not be water in the plenum. My guess would be the windscreen seal leaking near the corner. Just get a jug of water and pour it on the windscreen and see what happens. It could also be the screen assembly to body seal. Keith

Interesting points but my vision is fine without specs for long and short vision, I don't have glaucoma or cataracts. Only the LED headlamps cause me an issue and the yellow tinted specs help reduce the glare of those by reducing the intensity of the spike in the blue end of the spectrum. People with glaucoma and/or cataracts would have problems with all headlights, not just LED's. And I agree that these conditions should be dealt with by a decent optometrist. Since retiring and doing far less computer work my eyesight has improved considerably, particularly my long sight. Driving

There has been a Government response to the online petition. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/653793 Don't expect too much (or anything). Meanwhile still using the yellow anti glare specs. I think they help. It is interesting that they show which cars have LED's and which don't from the colour of the headlights. Keith

I guess with modern car electrics it is not possible to fit a battery isolator switch as on a TR because the on-board computer requires power at all times. There is the option of fitting 'ordinary' old fashioned key operated locks to all doors but that would require drilling holes in the doors. A steering wheel lock might deter them. Some cars have fibre optic cables now so fitting a manual switch into the circuitry would be a challenge. Maybe on an electric car there could be an option to use the extra battery power to rig up an electric shock device? Not sure if a tracking device

Note that there are two different cappings. The narrower one is for the drop head top only. For the Surrey and hard top the capping is wider so that the front of the Surrey can tuck underneath. You may well have to ease up the front lip of a new capping so that the front of the Surrey soft top can tuck underneath fully. The wider capping can also be used for the drop head top. They do get marked and scratched over time but yours does look a bit 'tired' at the ends. Keith

I have a cigarette lighter socket under the dash on my TR into which I can plug a USB socket. I have a tyre inflater that can plug into the cigarette lighter socket and a phone that can plug into the USB. Obviously could not plug both in at same time but unlikely to want to do that. Retaining the cigarette lighter socket allows me both options. Keith

I have found it helps to put the coil of trim in a bucket of hot water. Put some washing up liquid on your finger and rub it along the rubber. Then with trim warmed up it should fit easily. Keith p.s. assuming you have correct trim!

Hi Phil Referring to your top photo, the central disc arrowed in yellow should have a 1.5mm hole in it approx 10mm from centre and 20mm from the edge. It looks like a new centre on yours held in place by the R clip. Mine is original held in place by a star lock washer. The hole is there as a breather hole. A 1.5mm hole drilled anywhere on the inner raised part would suffice. Keith

Hi Phil There is a rubber anti-rattle ring on the fuel level float but that is O-ring shape without a groove. Is it the remains of a seal to the fuel cap? The gasket seal to the sender is flat so wrong shape. I think Stuart and Mike might be right. The seal between the filler neck and the deck although profile not quite as I remember. Keith

Take relay off car. Put power across W1 and W2 and you should hear the relay click on and off if it is working. You could just put the meter across C1 and C2 to check that power across W1 and W2 switches C1 to C2. If you tell us what numbers and letters are stamped on the relay then we can identify what you have. If it works on the bench then refit to car and check wiring. Your relay should be the 'normally open' type. 6RA is simply a generic number for a range of relays. The numbers starting 33 or SRB identify which is which. Keith

There have been a few comments on the forum about glare from oncoming cars with LED headlights. Several people I know have virtually given up driving at night because of the glare from headlights. The RAC has just asked the government to take action following a survey that 85% of drivers feel that glare from headlights is getting worse and the blame is aimed at LED headlamps. Since it is unlikely that the government will take any action on LEDs then the alternative is for the driver to wear anti-glare driving glasses. I have looked online and there seem to be a few available with a yellow