james christie

If you mean 'twixt Speedi-sleeve and shaft, it's a pretty tight fit already as you will find when you start to knock it down the shaft, so together with the stickum mentioned above it will be oil tight. A good idea is to tape over the splines before you start, to avoid scarring inside of the S-Sleeve I certainly didn't do anything more than that and I have had no leaks for five or so years. james

Exactly so! Enlighten me what is RTV - I think I used Araldite to stick it and so raise my comfort level. Wipe things clean afterwards! Part number is CR99131. james

Hi Ian I drifted mine on with a suitable tube - don't forget to mark the place on the shaft where you want you site the Speedisleeve before you start!! Speedisleeve = a wonderful invention for those of us who disagree with oil leaks! james

We too have seen a drastic reduction of the bird population since last year, both in quantity and species. We no longer see Green or Bull Finches, no more Nuthatches or Blackcaps. I haven't heard a Nightingale for several years. As we live on a main bird migratory route, I can only hope that it is due to the spread of the avian 'flu rather than man's activities. However a Merlin (I think) has recently moved in, and considers the bird table as its own personal butcher shop. james

I have had some success with best French red wine vinegar - although I expect household cleaning vinegar will do. I found it best to remove the whole housing from the cylinder head and turn/twist it so that you can leave a good dose of the vinegar to act overnight. Once you have repaired it and fitted the adaptor as suggested above, it's worth undoing everything every year or so to clean things up. The aluminium of the housing and the brass of the sender together with the antifreeze create an electrolytic gel which glues everything together ! james

Welcome Acsval to our little forum. In the TR Register we have 'Registrars' who try to trace and keep track of cars. You should make contact with the Registrar for TR2/3/3A cars. I have sent you his email address by Private Message. It will appear on the top right hand sideof the screen when you next log-in to the Forum james

I'll shoulder you..... james

BUT you are allowed to strap things to the frame just don't interfere with the integrity of the structure itself! james

In the world of construction machinery where I lived for 40 years, if you drilled or welded any part of the ROPS (Rollover Protection Structure) it was no longer valid as a protection device - so beware of what you are doing! james

Hum. If it an't broke don't fix it! When the engine was rebuilt by Neil Revington it was probably Carl Kiddel who actually did the work. Carl is an excellent mechanic at anytime but when he gets into SU carburetors he's a magician. I had my 3A set up on the tolling road by him in July on the way back from Malvern and his fettling on my HS6s included rubbing the needles (BAE, I think) in the right places with very fine emery paper to get the right mixture at the right time. In your place- but I'm not - I'd be a bit loathe to fiddle......... james

The French Contrôle Technique accepts the Rack and Pinion steering and probably most sensible mods. It is the obtention of this Collector Car Classification which is the problem (should I ever want or be obliged to have it) . Removing R&P steering especially when it's welded in place could prove to be a pita.! Yet there are scores of sidescreen cars in France with R&P which have been homologated before the Ffve took over the responsabilty! james

I injected Finnigan's Waxoyl everywhere I could at the finish of my late seventies restoration. The manufacturer and no doubt the formula have changed since but I redo it about every 5 years, when I find the motivation. Dirty smelly job for a hot summer's day james

My understanding is that modifications are allowed if they were current options or were fitted to later cars of the same model. Rack and Pinion steering is not one of them. james

This thread is interesting to me because in France, there is a category of vehicle 'Voiture de Collection' which are given various privileges including the right to drive in areas/cities with anti-pollution zones and the questionnable Contrôle Technique' every 5 years instead of every 2, amongst others. These cars are identified with black registration plates. The French Government has handed over all responsibility for examining the candidate cars to the Federation Française de Véhicules de l'Epoque (FFVE) which is the equivalent of the FBHVC. The FFVE stipulates that any candidat

Hi Rob I think you are unlikely to get a reply to your question. It's been 2 weeks since this idiot policy was announced and not one, not one, of the elected MT has put his head above the parapet to say anything! Reminds me of the new management policies tried out in the seventies when I was a young, enthusiastic, even motivated manager. One of those ideas was ´mushroom management': keep everybody in the dark and open the door every now and then to throw a bit more sh*t in. james