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Nice photos Deggers.
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21 hours ago, John Morrison said:
Wasn't the TR his mechanics, Leo Villiers car?
John.
Correct….I think it’s perhaps implausible that the Jag and Tr were taken to Aus. Perhaps a stock photo being used on the Australian site.
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The Revington ones do work……they are not correct but as close as you can get now.
The others are “-#£. They quite quickly break…….leaving a bit of a pickle to sort out.
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17 hours ago, john.r.davies said:
Why dos Lotus use a spinner on steel wheels?
John
Perhaps because of their racing heritage? Although the Elan was not a great race car until the development of the 26R.
Very quick to change.
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One of the Lotus suppliers has developed these.
Very neat, if a tad pricey at £115
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14 minutes ago, james christie said:
Maybe not raining but if it’s Portland, Oregon it should be. She looks dressed for summer, well spring at least.
Can I see oil stains on the left where TRs have been parked up?
james
….and on the tonneau covers from stacking?
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I believe it is/was.
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Cheers guys I might just be interested.
I have the following symptoms at present.
Extremely low speed cranking. Won’t start.
Tests completed.
Cleaned every terminal connection.
Tested battery, was at 70%, changed for a new one, no difference.
Bypassed the ignition isolator switch…no difference.
Bypassed the solenoid, by shorting across terminals, no difference.
Attached a supplementary earth from engine to battery….no difference.
The slow cranking has been developing for a while, now it’s terminal, not enough to start even with a jump start from a pucker battery/ starter.
So my guess is the starter rebuilt by Lucas in High Wycombe back in 1981 has had enough?
Any thoughts welcome, I’m not overly keen to buy a High torque job, but do need a reliable fix so Stuart or Bob might be getting a call for their offers :-)
Cheers
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2 minutes ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said:
I have a case with new fields fitted somewhere. Do you want me to go searching?
Not sure yet Peter, I'll be in touch :-)
Iain
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Cheers Bob
No the reading was with me holding the insulation of the probes and touching the spindle and armature with each lead.
Umh...thanks Bob, good job its a practice :-)
Iain
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This is the stage I have got to.
Firstly I'm useless at electrical stuff. However the brushes look good, the armature looks to be little worn.
I've tried to follow the simple tests in the WSM.
Checking the armature insulation I get a reading of 2.5 on the 20K scale of my meter when one probe is on the armature and one on the commutator shaft. Is this good?
If I check the field coils as in the WSM, I have continuity between opposing brushes which i guess is correct as well?
Finally I'm not sure how to test the insulation. Is this one probe on the power terminal and one on the outer casing( yoke?)
Also I appear not to have an "insulation piece" preventing the inter-coil connectors from contacting the yoke?
Finally have a dropped a major clanger by not noting the positions of the pole shoes? :-(
Thanks in anticipation
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Picking up on this thread, I’ve dissembled a bomb starter, have removed the retaining nut on my version, slipped off the spring, but the final parts, arrowed in yellow won’t budge? Any clues welcome.
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What are the alleged benefits of the narrow belt conversion?
I still run a dynamo, no intention of changing. LED bulbs have reduced the demand on the dynamo significantly. Main draw is therefore the Revotec fan, which is rarely employed.
I always carry a spare fan belt.
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Happy Birthday John, have a cracker.
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Peter did you really re use that? :-)
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I’m with Peter, the thrust on the crank must be suspect to have that wear on the pistons………
thrust washers in the wrong way round?
Wouldn’t be the first time…
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Great colour, very nice looking body work.
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Whilst the engine is stripped, I would check the state of the cam bearings in the block, they can easily have been damaged by circulating crud.
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2 minutes ago, Rod1883 said:
I initially wondered about a Lesser Spotted too James - but they are quite rare, although I've seen one at the Pulborough RSPB reserve, plus they don't have the red feathers under the tail which was part of Richard's description
+1
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8 hours ago, Graham Baggaley said:
20/50 classic oil
How long between changes of oil and filter?…..that’s some serious quantity of sludge in the sump.
Unfortunately with that level of debris, it’s a complete strip and meticulous clean to quantify what has gone wrong. We can only see the big lumps, heaven knows where the small stuff has managed to get to.
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42 minutes ago, Richardtr3a said:
I have a wild bird feeding tray in the garden. There are fat balls hanging and some different small local wild birds will all eat at the same time. Once the big black birds arrive the small ones hide in the garden trees. The blackbirds do not stay long and if I open the back door they fly away. I enjoy watching them from inside the house which is warmer than the garden.
But there is one who feeds occasionally. I have a small book with pictures of many small birds and I can not find a correct picture. The nearest match with the correct colours on the head and back is the Willow Tit. BUT the picture does not show the bright red feathers on the back end under the tail.
Is there anyone on the TR forum who can help me identify my visitor who is very welcome ?
Thanks Richard & B
43 minutes ago, Richardtr3a said:I have a wild bird feeding tray in the garden. There are fat balls hanging and some different small local wild birds will all eat at the same time. Once the big black birds arrive the small ones hide in the garden trees. The blackbirds do not stay long and if I open the back door they fly away. I enjoy watching them from inside the house which is warmer than the garden.
But there is one who feeds occasionally. I have a small book with pictures of many small birds and I can not find a correct picture. The nearest match with the correct colours on the head and back is the Willow Tit. BUT the picture does not show the bright red feathers on the back end under the tail.
Is there anyone on the TR forum who can help me identify my visitor who is very welcome ?
Thanks Richard & B
Based on your size description….
Not a red rump but a pinkish hue, communal feeders, often in family groups are Long tailed tits?
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10 hours ago, Trumpy3 said:
Graham
Don't forget to remove the two aluminum main oil gallery plugs in the block to ensure all oil galleries are thoroughly cleaned. New plugs are available, or at least were. I machine up my own.
Brian
+1.
Revington supplied mine, I’m sure others do them as well. -
Have a Great Birthday Wayne!
Iain and Lois.
Revotec Fan wiring
in TR4/4A Forum
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I strongly suggest that you speak to Revotec, they are unbelievable helpful. However, quite rightly, do not like the units especially the Relay they provide being tampered with
Iain