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- Birthday 07/02/1944
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Restoring other peoples abandoned projects! Current cars, 1965 Sunbeam Tiger, 1965 TR4A, 1965 Morris Minor
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Just completed an conversion of my DR3A to a TR6 14W wiper. Well discussed upgrade. Excellent, looks like it should have been fitted as original. Thanks Roger for the modified TR4A switch, so dash looks as original. However, the extra power of the 14W Wiper, especially in fast speed, is causing the wiper arms to creep on the wheelbox spindles. Probably due to either worn wheelbox grooved heads ( zinc based alloy?) or worn arms. I know the best solution is to replace the wheel boxes and arms, but removing the dash to get to the wheel boxes is daunting! So, fitting Wedg
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Hi, has anyone got a Lucas 14W Wiper Motor gearbox top cover as use on a TR6? I've purchased a new repro 14A to retrofit to a TR4A to replace the DR3A. However, the repro 14A hasn't got any marking on it, a bit too shiney and does not look right. Probably being over fussy Cheers Rich
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Ah Thanks , Roger. There are new ones on e-bay, apparently laser cut from 0.5mm copper to original dimensions. Look good £16.95 Anybody had any experience with these? Thanks Rich
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Hi Guys, finally got to remove the wiper motor to check it out. Yes the problem is the copper contact for the parking function has broken! Presumably this is what caused the wipers to come on without the switch being operated. I did do in car test with the wiper disconnected from the car electrics and put 12 v directly to the live terminal. Fast speed worked, but intermittent slow speed and of course no parking function. Presumably all because of the broken broken parking contact. Anyway know of a source of a replacement parking contact? Perhaps foolishly I had sever
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Thanks Guys, will find time to investigate earthing and switch as suggested. I am off on hols next week, so when back in Oct the British weather will probably turn to wet Autumn, and probably won't be using the car much, plenty of time to work on it! Rich
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The strangest thing has happened, twice, when going over a bumpy road, my wipers have come on, and operating the pull switch back and forth will not stop them. Eventually they stop. Disconnecting the wiper motor from the switch and running a test with direct power from the battery, they work fine and stop when the power is removed. Obviously, the power to the wiper motor can only to come through the switch when connected. so it must be faulty. It's very strange that in 3 years this has never happened before, although as I'm generally a fair weather driver, the wipers have not had mu
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Hi Guys, My fuel and temperature gauges ceased to work on my TR4A I suspected the Lucas Voltage stabiliser. the common factor. Plenty of replacements are available on e-bay, but all appeared to be electronic versions of the original. although probably OK I have read some reports of unreliability. So being of an inquisitive mind I decided to drill out the rivets holding the cover to the fibre base plate and have a look inside. Very simple design comprising a single point contact, battery terminal(B), contacting a fine wire-wrapped bi-metal strip joined to the Instrumen
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ORS Ltd do a socket headed magnetic drain plug. Rich
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TR6 CR windscreen wiper/washer switch
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Hi Guys, I have a new set of 4 MWS 5.5 x 15, 72 spoke painted wire wheels. According to the Moss catalogue, these are suitable for a TR4A and TR5/6. MWS states in their catalogue they advocate a fitment check as this size may protrude outside of the wings. As I do not wish to shorten my wheel studs and want the option of using the original steel wheels also, and would therefore need to use spacers, this seems to be the case. I'm not sure anyway that using 185/70 tyre recommended for this size of wheel would look too wide for a TR4/5. I assume that a 4.5 x 15 will be
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Hi Jase, If you need a replacement wing, look up 'The Flying Englishman' (Mark), he has lots of new original panels ex US stock. Also fully repaired original UK panels for sale. Rich