Hogie

Put whatever you want in your brakes. Good bye.

Hi Stan, you are correct about Hygroscopic. However people do not read the punctuation just the words. It is not mineral in any form. Roger

EVERY body - please, please, please stop calling DOT4 MINERAL it is NOT. It is a synthetic oil based on Glycol-Ether. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid Very few cars use Mineral oil (no DOT Spec - however Aerospace is DTD585) If you put mineral oil in our cars then your seals will fail quickly - honest. Although DOT5 Silicone is not Hygroscopic Hydroscopic it will take on water as does any liquid open to the elements. Your pipes can still rust. Roger

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Just to clarify MINERAL brake fluid is NOT used in any TRiumph. Citroen, Rolls and many aircraft up to the late 60's use mineral but no cars. If you are concerned about your seals deteriorating then add mineral fluid - it will take a day or so but you will have no brakes. Roger

If you are charging a dead battery then you will probably find a modern charger will not do the job. Find and keep an OLD tech charger. Roger

Hi Steve, for surface rust I use a simple sanding disc (60 grit) to get the lighter stuff off - usually OK for most surface rust. For slightly deeper I like the fibrous wheel (Drongo wheel) in the second pic above. This gets the more deeper seated/harder rust off. If you want to go deeper I use Bilthambers DeOxC. For a vertical panel you would need to keep swabbing it with wire wool. I haven't found a gel that works yet. The converters should work. After the mechanical work wash with one of the converts to stop what you can't see. Roger

Do you want it or not. Roger

That is a nice simple circuit using a simple switch - excellent. Nice drawing of the circuit. Roger

Hi Martin, I have found the radio. It is in as new condition. Send me your address and I'll get it to you. Roger

Last Thursday I went to the Silver Ball cafe on the A10 near Royston for a nice drive out and a spot of lunch. Driving along the A10 I found two very large Red Deer (I think) in the hedgerow. About 1 mile apart and both very dead. Whatever hit them would have had significant damage. At the cafe there were two Trojan micro cars and a Durkoff 1957 scooter - all three in concours condition. The TRojans were an Isetta shaped bubble car in red and a Messerschmidt shaped micro. All three were stunning. Roger

HiMartin, back in March I bought what I thought was a classic looking radio that fitted by its front knobs. Sadly this is not so. It is a standard DIN fitting. It has all the features you are describing. It is not good to me. If you PM me your address I will post it to you. FOC They are no longer on EBay so I can't post an easy pic Roger

Hi Simon, two wheels are good - try here https://www.thetriumphforum.com/forums/ Roger

I have a fresh supply of brave pills Roger

yes - but thankfully only my wifes foot. Roger

That toe nail may be a gonner in a few days Roger

Please be careful ALL manufacturers make different qualities of the same part number and then are sold at whatever price for the job. So the very best tolerance bearing will be for the highest quality requirement The worst tolerance will be for general purpose. Cheap does not equal bargain. Unless it is for your soap box. Roger

Hi M2V, The DR3 style motor is quite useless no matter what vehicle it comes from. Your 6 wire DR3 sounds as though it may have a reverse park mode. The slow speed is useful only in light showers and the fast speed runs out of torque. I had one on my 4A and spent a fortune trying to get it working as I wished -it never did. It died on the Isle of Lewis and I ended up with the wiper blades being operated by my wife in the pax seat pulling strings. When I got home I fitted the 14W motor (TR6/LandRover). This requires a dedicated toggle switch but recently I have been able to modify the original 2 speed pull switch. The slow speed is useful in all but the heaviest down pour. The fast speed is fast - Hmmmmm Roger

That is a nice car. Roger

Angle grinder, 1mm plasma cutter disc, goggles, ear protectors. - no problem Roger

If you are doing long cuts then a metal shear may be better https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Metal-Cutting-Shears-AT022/dp/B006B3OX8A But they don't nibble Roger

Hi Folks, I do not know what type/style your engine mounts are but on my TR4A I got fed up with the usual suspects selling junk I went for Land Rover via this supplier www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk Long lasting. However they do have an M8 attachment stud. Roger

We do the most scary things, rush here and there not realising how delicate our existence is on this planet. Gone in a flash. I never met Nuala but read post of her posts and she came over bubbling with enthusiasm. Rest in Peace Nuala. Roger

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For an upholsterer that is an easy repair (have you ever darned a sock). For the split use a smallish curved needle and pick up on the remnants of the fabric left behind. Or if you can locate the the holes in the leather go for them. For the ciggy burn use black thread and as per the sock - darn it. If you can use a thick upholsterers thread then that will outlast you. Roger