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Hello Roger That's a road coming down off the Long Mynd and tests your brakes for sure We had just been to the Glider station for Breakfast recommended and some good views from up there! Roger ps about 1 in3 to 1 in 5 and narrow!

A few more for you Roger

Hello All No luck I fitted a different RCD (Same) I fitted a 3 pin plug to motor wire to rule out starter and wiring (Same) So I have removed the bloody heavy Barsteward while lying on my side (I am sure it was easier 40 years ago?) Now just have to remove the pulley and refit the bloody thing with head under the swarf tray lying on my side(DEEP JOY!!!) Roger ps I could cut the wall out of the garage and work easy? (Perhaps not!)

Hello I have run proper Kubuto Denso ones for about 7 years and they are great and plenty of power for you fuel pump and all the other stuff and I reasoned I can get one anywhere when touring Spain etc as they fit them to the little garden type tractors etc(so you may wait for a day!) But as said make sure its a genuine one! There was a link on here not long ago for them I bought a spare (and put it on Spitty to test a 1000 miles ago and still just the same!) Roger ps proper old Lucas were ok but they are all old and the Modern C**p is not worth the money unless you do about 500 miles a year then they may last 2 to 3 years!!!!!

Hello All Thank's for the advice it looks like I am in for a motor change!!!! It trips out the instant the starter is pressed I may try disconnecting the earth elsewhere just for test but with gloves on and not touching any metal that could be live(no desire to die ) I suppose 44 years is not bad and I have 2 more I can use so no cost in £ss just muscle power(or lack of it?) Still we have been out on a good run today Breakfast a Church Stoke (wales) then Llanfair Caereinion railway for Ice cream then back to Craven Arms Discovery Centre for Tiffin!! It's a Hard life but we do not mind doing our share!! Plus only 172 miles covered and Spitty still doing 45mpg Roger

Hello All The motor on my big lathe trips the earth leakage relay out I have tried removing the earth but no difference! It is a capacitor start type and flameproof (ex petrol pump) Do you think it could be the capacitor that is causing the fault as I have 2 spare motors I could take one from and I think change it in position(easier than changing the whole motor! I looked at one in a spare but can not see any size reference! Roger

Hello All I looked at those at the time but I was not sure I could get a ring type fitting to seal in the lower part of the tank! The Range Rover one just fits top to bottom the only snag is I would have to remove the tank to change it! But it is a bolt up flange fitting and I paid the extra and bought a genuine Range Rover one and British made if that helps? (Trico I think) It will pump to the bottom of the tank it just when I get to about a 1/3 tank it cuts out on Left Handers if going quick(it can be a Bugger in Spain around islands! I tend to fill the tank when it gets below 1/2 ish but its ok if on motorway type roads and we can do 200+ miles no problem(the Bladder does not last that long!!) Mine is like this one with a filter on it but I also have a in line filter behind the board in the boot a nice metal one off some modern car and cheap as chips(but they no now!) PRC7020 - in Tank Fuel Pump 110 Petrol to WA159806 and Range Rover Classic 1986 to GA464553 Roger

Hello Colin I forgot to say I used the original feed pipe for the return and it points towards the pump. I also changed the rubber in the filler cap to non breathing type and ran a pipe from the blocked up one inside the boot and exiting at rear boot floor' Roger

Hello Found the photos at last As you can see I fitted a baffle and braised the screws up but it does not work very well I think I left to many gaps around the edge! I made the pump flange and the braising is a bit messy! Roger

Hello Nick It was cheap! A bit OTT but if if works and lasts cheap! Roger ps will rebuild one of the old olds with new seals to carry as a spare when we go to Spain! Better than a breakdown truck? Roger

Hello Nick Spitty has always been like that(foot buried in the carpet job!) I am hoping it makes it better and better quality (I some times think a cable would be better!) Roger

Hello All I was still not to happy with the clutch it was ok ish but I had adjusted the pedal above the Brake pedal to get a bit more lift plus I had extended the push rod to get rid of any slack! Then I saw a Master cylinder on Fleabay for £29.99 plus £5 back if you gave positive feed back and a photo! The only trouble they 3/4" bore not 5/8"! So I thought if I limit the stroke I can get the pedal at the same height and not on the Floor(which it has always been!) So after a few calculations etc this what I have done for now! I will probably remove the clutch pedal at a later date and make an adjustable stop to hit the bulkhead! But this way I could play with the adjustment until it seemed to be freeing better! The pedal is a bit heavier but does not seem that bad! As you can see I have fitted a disc that stops on the cylinder end(not ideal but ok for now) The only problem is the gaiter does not fit over it to well(but then I could never get it to stay clipped onto the body!)and any fumes are lost as we very rarely have the hood up! Plus when I removed the old cylinder the fluid was going black already(never had that trouble with silicon fluid before over 14+years??) So hopefully these being NOS may last better? Roger Master Cylinder Triumph Herald Spitfire Brake Clutch ? 3/4" Bore MODIFICATION ! | eBay

Hello all Yet another small set back one of the submersible pumps stopped working yesterday!!! I had an old one I made out 2 so ok for now? Went looking on Fleabay etc and found some on Amazon at £44 each!!! plus p&p £10 each but there was some codes I could use so the total came down to £89.78!! Plus they are 320w not 260w as now? So even if I use 2 a year its a lot less than you all pay water rates I think?? Deep Well Pump 24V 320W Submersible Well Pump Pure Copper Motor Deep Well Water Pump Submersible Fountain Pump : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools Roger ps will tell you about the clutch saga later!!

Hello All This is why the Memsahib and I go on so many days out with friends and have been to Malta for a week and off to Spain in June for 2 weeks then again in September for 2 weeks (ferries all booked and going in Spitty of course! The Yeti is for Shopping but to be fair is very good) Had a short 90 mile run out today to meet bother in law for lunch in Spitty of course! The Grim reaper is getting ever closer! I can not believe I am going to be an octogenarian in August!!!!!!!!!! Still as they say you are old as you feel?(some days a lot older but still kicking!) Plus lost a few friends over the years so one of the Lucky ones?

Hello Nick If you want to go down the full ford route if you want to send me the flywheel I will machine it down and mark a PCD for the drilling if you tell me what it is it would just be postage and a donation again! Roger