Steve P

[quote=796]Pauls got some good valid points in thea John, esp about the  electric water pump

think Steeve Povey fitted a wide rad to his, there some pics some where on here,
Steeve, piics for John pleeese.


Not sure if your confused or did mean me Marcus,i have an ally rad in my Vitesse 2.5,standard pump with a Spal fan.
I have a header tank which runs a feed to the thermo housing and back through the system as i was getting hot spots in the head.

Seems to work well but then i don`t go racing(not on a track)
Steve

On my 13/60 albeit with a large bearing 1300 engine,i have a single rail o/d box and a 3.63 diff.
It will pull fine normally, just not up hills in o/d top.
It completed the last RBRR and the o/d makes a big difference to cruising.

The only mods are a four branch manifold and twin carbs.

I am building a 1500 for it though.
Steve

I`m in Surrey if you want some one to take a look.PM me.
Steve

I have a Facet Silver top on my 2.5 Vitesse,Malpassi regulator to stop flooding on the HS6 carbs.
No problems.
Its mounted in the boot but you can hear it prime when you turn the key on.
Steve

I need to clear some of the accumulated parts in my lockup.

I have an engine i bought a few years ago from Devon,the number is MG2070HE which i think makes it early MK2 PI?
I know nothing of its history,it turns ok by hand.
Worth putting on e-bay?
Steve

Spacers?that will make it worse surely?
I have 5.5 steelies on my 13/60,standard height rear spring(though tired) and lower stiffer springs on the front.I have rolled lips on both the rear arches and the front,no rubbing issues with 175/70`s.
Steve

My Herald did just this a couple of months ago,checking around with an AVO meter i found i had the o/d switched to ON,the single rail o/d box was engaging the solenoid in neutral with the gearstick on the right hand side but not in gear,hence completely drained battery.
Steve

Seized trunnion?different length half shafts?
S

I had a rotor in my Delco that would jump off the mount at highish revs,i got a cap,rotor and EI from Accuspark,seems ok now.
S

I think most people remove the nipple after greasing and stick a blanking plug in them,mine fouled the yolk.I went CV after eating two driveshafts.
Steve

I had an old TriumphTune decambered spring on my Vitesse,it was getting a bit saggy so i thought i would try the Courier version from one of the above suppliers.It made the car sit far too high and induced hideous positive camber and awful handling.

I could have farted around with lowering blocks but went back to the TT spring instead.
S

Unless your running a high compression engine or revving the jacobs off of it  i wouldn`t bother,a standard one will do.

I dont think new Payen is the same as old Payen as with lots of other parts.
S

How many available places left?
I`m thinking about bunging in an entry for my Vitesse 2.5CV
Steve

Quote from Jim:
First, I wouldn't eat the pies at Stirling.

Funny thats the second Scotsman that`s said that,i was talking to a local chap with a Red Spitty that turned out to see everyone and he said he wouldn`t because he knew what was in them...insider knowledge maybe?

I still had one though.
Steve

My second go too,last one ended with three wheels on my wagon in Cornwall.

We had fuelling problems all the way to Inverness and couldn`t get up any slight gradient without losing power and one cylinder,finally sorted out near Inverness at 6am.

I thought we were dead last and considered missing Skiach but went anyway.I was pleasantly surprised to find it still open,we were told there were at least 5 outstanding to come through so we carried on.

We made all the other stops in good time and were really pleased to finish.

As for changes,the RBRR is what it is,and being an old fart and a traditionalist,i would be loathed to see it changed substantially.We did abandon Lands End for McDonalds though.

As for 2016,i`ll be back,though i do seem to have a problem being a passenger in one of my cars,i get irritated with other peoples driving style.
Big thanks to all who make it happen.
Steve

So changing a fuel pipe under a Herald at 6am in a layby near Inverness in the rain with a scissor jack isnt safe then?
S

That would be a terrible shame if the Plough became just another corporate Pubco place.
S

I thought it would be nice to do the run the other way round,Lands Ends first..

Ducks for cover..
S

We were stationery on the M40 so pulled off at High Wycombe,headed for Aylesbury-Berkhampstead and then a couple of miles to pick up the A41 11 miles from the M25.Non stop all the way and got to the Plough at 7.20.
Steve

Echo all the thanks expressed previously.

I thought the marshal at Carter Bar(Phil Charlton?) was remarkably cheerful considering it was p*ssing down and he had no cover.
Steve

My sentiments exactly.

150 tired cold people waiting outside in the cold while one Doris serves buffet slowly.

We went to McDonalds in the end.

Drove 100 miles up to Mike Papworths this morning to get a new overdrive solenoid fitted.That works ok now but still have a fuelling problem at high revs.
S

Chemical metal is excellent stuff,i repaired the whole rusty underside of a Suzuki tank years ago and it never leaked.
Steve

My overdrive not disengaging problem isn`t electrical,it came back on the way to Duxford,also i now have a new problem.It seems to be sucking air into the fuel lines somewhere causing intermittent mis-firing and the filter empties when stationery(see other post).

I dont think i`m meant to do this run.
S

Mine  runs like a pig and runs on if i put 95 octane in it.Remember these engines were designed for 100 octane 5 star.

You might try some octane booster though some people think they are snake oil(i don`t).
Steve