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  1. 19 hours ago, ianc said:

    Mike - I think that if you take off rapidly in 1st gear, there's a chance that the cover on the leading filter will hit the inner wing.  This happened a few times in 4VC until 

     I devised an engine restraint (see TR Action 130, Technicalities CD Section G15-G19) to prevent this.

    Ian Cornish

    Use the cut away version on the front carb.

  2. On 2/22/2024 at 9:59 AM, RogerH said:

    Hi Folks,

     just as an aside, I have the largish round K&N filters on my 4A and found that under certain running conditions the front one would hit the wheel arch.

    Looking at various wheel arch shapes I decided to indent the wheel arch - this was surprisingly simple.

    A firm bash or two with a round headed rubber mallet produced what I was after.  Job done. 

     

    Roger

    One of K & N’s has a cutout to avoid the wheel arch. Fitted by the previous owner so I did not have to take Roger’s action!

  3. On 2/12/2024 at 5:36 PM, stuart said:

    I met Lord Sutch several times when I worked for Chas and Dave as he was a good mate of theirs, always an entertaining bloke.Put it like this any candidate has to better than any of the main parties. Thing is we arent allowed to get political on here so best leave it at that now.

    Stuart.

     

    Saw Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages in the sixties @ the Trade Union hall in Watford. Good entertainment to us teenagers!

     

  4. 5 hours ago, John Mellor said:

    Hi folks, some interesting comments here but for the plodders like me who rarely feel much in the way of over or understeer it's the appalling road surfaces that dominate the pleasure in driving the car. Too high and one's fillings come loose due to potholes - too low and slushy feel to the car.

    Bog standard suspension and 28 all round was wonderful on the generally fine Spanish road surfaces. Here in Essex 24 all round helps the ride on our awful pot holed roads

    Regards. John Mellor

    Very much agree John! Not much better here in Gloucestershire! My classic driving day is often spoilt by the disgraceful road surfaces & am sure the car would be used a bit more given decent surfaces. I guess we just have to grin & bear it but the god awful politicians will be about shortly promising pot hole repairs no doubt as they did last time in the local elections! Back to tyre pressures I use 24 on the fronts & 26 on the rears. Minilite 5.5 wheels with 195/65 tyres on my 4A.

  5. 3 hours ago, Ian Vincent said:

    At the risk of inviting trouble…..I have been using Fernox Alphi ll for the last couple of years and at the moment everything seems good.  The coolant (50/50) is still crystal clear, the engine temperature when running stays where it should even in very hot weather and to date I haven’t needed to top the system up. Long May it continue.

    Rgds Ian

    Same as my situation. Drain rad every couple of years or so, flush through with distilled water & refill with water & Bluecol 50/50 & all appears to run well with a pale blue colour in the rad!

  6. That will be a shame if it goes for scrap. I have fond memories of Beverleys during my Air Training Corps days in the sixties. My very first flight was in a Beverley @ RAF Thorney Island around 1963/4 when nearly all the cadets were airsick due to that tail moving up & down in flight! A glutton for punishment we flew in them (probably XB259 itself) on parachute drops & night flights from RAF Abingdon. By then my airsickness had disappeared! I will be sending a donation.

  7. Lots of fake NGK plugs around along with other rubbish from China or wherever. I have just bought a good set of NGK BP6HS from The Green Spark Plug Co. so hope they will be fine. Ian is very correct about modern petrol. I definately think it goes stale after a month or so as my 4A takes a couple of attempts before it starts, after a month or so in my garage. Other times usually starts first time.

  8. 20 hours ago, harlequin said:

    Cambfollowers used to attend the Kimbolton summer fair, then last year the organisers imposed a £15 fee to show your car. The show was normally very good with loads of different cars but last year it was about 30% down and a bit disappointing so this year we have removed it from our calendar. It's a shame but there are other shows on the same weekend and most likely they will be better as most owners will not go to Kimbolton.

    What irritated some of our group who had come alone in their cars, was after pre-paying £15 to show their cars they found that if they had parked in the public carpark they could have got in for £12..

    George 

    That is similar to my experience George. £25 for classic car owners to help put on the Show & £20 for general public entry! Seems odd to me so will not attend.

  9. On 1/18/2024 at 9:33 AM, Dave Burgess said:

    It makes the £20 /day early bird ticket for the Inter club International sound like a bargain. Hope you've all bought yours. 

    Dave

    Still £40 a day for the 2 of us & £80 if we cannot commit early!

  10. On 1/17/2024 at 11:55 AM, brian -r said:

    I agree with Rob, a downright liberty . If they charge £25 to show your car what are they charging the public? . Don't they understand no cars no show.

    Bri

    Just had another invitation to an event charging £25 to enter with general public paying £20! Cannot really see the logic of charging more for the people helping to put on the Show by attending with their classics! Shall not be attending!

  11. 1 hour ago, Charlie D said:

    Hello Monty,

    Dates and venues have not been set for 2024 yet but they usually have a dozen or so meets in the summer, at various places, their main venue being Spetchley park.

    There are usually 3 or 4 Trs there plus the occasional Peerless (belonging to Nigel)

    It’s a good idea to sign up their news letter. No pointless spam, just reminders of the next date and venue.

    https://www.wheelsonwednesday.co.uk

    Charlie

    Thanks Charlie, will be there @ some stage I am sure.

  12. 4 hours ago, Charlie D said:

    Monty,

    You may well know about it, but if not, and you are looking for a reasonably priced regular meeting not too far from you (In Worcester) try “Wheels on Wednesday” (They also have Sunday morning meetings) . I’ve been going for a few years now and it’s full of friendly people and loads of cars, quality coffee and food stalls, all for £5.50 (or it was last year.)

    There’s usually 100-150 cars on show plus about as may members of the public.

    I think it is a commercial enterprise, but at a reasonable price, and I don’t begrudge the organisers for making a profit.

    £25 though seems greedy.

    Thanks Charlie, we would be up for that. Whereabouts exactly & dates?

  13. Just had an invitation to a village classic car show that has returned after a couple of years absence due to Covid etc. It used to be a fiver in the bucket for attendance & charity but with new organisers they are now asking for £25 entry! I am all for charity but think that the new ‘price’ is a bit steep during these challenging times? What do others think? I believe the entry includes a coffee for driver & passenger(s) but I object a little to this kind of pricing to show one’s car & help put on a Show. I think the new organisers believe that anybody owning a classic car has a large budget with oodles of spare cash. Think I will stick to the breakfast gatherings or small events that ask for £5 or £10 in the charity bucket that attract good numbers of interesting cars in a nice setting! 

  14. Stuart is absolutely correct David. I have a 4A restored some years ago when 4A glass was unavailable, hence TR5 glass was fitted. 
    I have kept mine with the TR5 glass fitted as it fits quite well with no water ingress.

  15. Has anybody any ideas or suggestions on how on earth do you replace one of these? Mine is attached with 2 screws with the top one accessible but the lower one appears impossible to get a screwdriver on it due to the heating hoses & steering column in the way!

     

  16. Just had my starter solenoid fail. With the subject of poor quality parts often arising is the standard item from Moss or Rimmers ok or are there better quality options around? Much of a muchness?

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