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Ian Vincent

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  1. I set my torque wrench to 60 ft-lbs for the wire wheel extension nuts and use loctite as well, but I have had one come loose a long time ago. Very disconcerting plus it knackered the studs and I had the faff of replacing them. Rgds Ian
  2. I bought something very similar to that from Lidl a couple of years ago. Cost me £7 I think, so maybe keep an eye out for when they have them again. Rgds Ian
  3. The problem with the Gunsons Eze-bleed for me was getting a seal at the top of the fluid reservoir. The thread is not very well formed and it was very hit or miss and then the final time I tried to use it the cap actually blew off and sprayed the engine bay with brake fluid. It’s been on the shelf ever since and I’ve found a work around. Rgds Ian
  4. Having had problems in the past with liner heights, when I rebuilt my engine, (coincidentally at about the same time as Bob did his), I entrusted the whole machining exercise to a reputed machine shop, (the same firm that does all the work for Revington) and for about £1,000 they sorted everything including decking the pistons, crack testing the crank and then giving it a re grind and balancing everything. Money well spent as far as I was concerned. They even cleaned everything and blew out the crank. All I had to do was put it back together. Rgds Ian
  5. I agree it’s an issue but it’s naive to think that even in the unlikely event that the petition reaches the 100k threshold the Government is going to do anything about it. My solution has been to fit Classic Car LED bulbs so that I have the ability to see past the oncoming vehicles. Not really the right answer I know but one that recognises reality. Let’s face it, my current daily driver is an SUV with modern high intensity lights and I would be very pissed off if someone told me to downgrade them to something less effective. Rgds Ian
  6. Good suggestion, I’ll give it a go tomorrow. Thanks. Rgds Ian
  7. The title of the topic says it all really. Up until this year the temperature gauge on my TR3a has been very reliable and then a couple of days ago during a break from the incessant rain that we have been experiencing for the last few months, I took the car out for a run. The car was running sweetly and I did about 20 miles at varying speeds before I noticed that the temperature gauge hadn't got up to its normal operating range. I guess it took a while for me to notice it because it was a fairly chilly day. Anyway I then watched the gauge closely for the remainder of my trip (about ano
  8. I use Loctite 270 for critical applications. You can undo it but you need a big spanner and then clean the threads afterwards. It is also oil and grease tolerant. Rgds Ian
  9. No problem Don. My thoughts are that if this is a car with original sills etc. then the gaps ought to be good, it can't have seen much use or it has lived in a dry climate. That is only way they can survive.

    Rgds Ian

  10. It means that I don't quite know what all the buttons on this forum do and I pressed the wrong one by mistake!

    Sorry about that, its an age thing.

    Rgds Ian

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