Thomas4
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Also recently I fitted a new water pump, of course thereby replacing all the O-rings and gaskets to stop water leaks, had a new clutch fitted (after the old one didn't disengage any more, due to a rusted and broken spring in the plate as we later found out), fitted a refurbished starter motor, and finally fitted EBC vented brake discs (as part of an upgrade kit with a bigger brake booster, Ford Escort calipers and Capri brake discs I got 'National' discs which were not round to start with, or at least I failed to mount them so there would be less than 0.05 mm wobble, because I didn't have a dial gauge at the time) so now there is no brake judder any more. The car is now in the best state since I have had it and probably decades before that (and at least the brakes are better than when the car was new)
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Well yes, but - as I wrote I - am happy with my purchase now 🙂
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I ended up buying a set of refurbished carburettors from Turner Carbs https://www.su-carbs.co.uk/ Unfortunately at first I could not set the idle speed; even with the idle screw completely out it idled at about 1500 rpm. The problem was that the left carburettor's throttle valve did not shut completely by the force of the return spring, as it is supposed to. Only if I pressed the throttle shut manually the idle dropped to 750 rpm as it is supposed to. I then unscrewed the two screws holding the butterfly disc to the spindles and moved the spindles in and out until the disc centered and the unwanted gap was reduced. Now I got a nice idle a 750 rpm and the car runs very well. Although the refurbished/remanufactured carburettors were not very cheap it was well worth it in the end, the car feels much less worn out overall.
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basically it would be a very easy job using this tool https://mossmotors.com/reamer-throttle-shaft-bush and fitting .010" oversize throttle shafts but the tool costs $349.99, almost as much as refurbished carburetters
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brass spindle bushes like these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233189522181?epid=6007981199&hash=item364b2dbb05:g:rngAAOSwkSNZ5Mti ?
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yes I googled that 🙂 , and there is a company called Carbex specialised in tool & cutter manufacturing https://www.carbex.co.uk/
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Hi I guess you mean this company: https://www.carburetterexchange.co.uk/carburetter-restoration/ Thank you for the hint
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Hi Beans my carburetor (HS6) throttle spindle shaft bushes are worn which by now makes it impossible to adjust a stable idle. Did you ever replace the carburetor throttle spindle shaft bushes? or can you recommend someone who would do that for a reasonable price (no need to buy a complete refurbished carburetor). To me the seemingly cheapest solution would be to buy an oversized spindle and fit it in with an adjustable reamer ... but I guess it is not so easy. Regards
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Hi Beans when these carburettors were refurbished, were throttle spindle bushes fitted? If yes, did you do it yourself? Regards Thomas
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I got rid of the fog lamps since they didn't pass the MOT anyway and used the brackets shown above (post no. 4) to mount the daylight running lamps (see thread Sorry , link no longer available)
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I got rid of the fog lamps since they didn't pass the MOT anyway and used the brackets shown above (post no. 4) to mount the daylight running lamps (see thread Sorry , link no longer available)
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So I finally mounted the DRLs. These are Philips Daylight-4. The set contains a control box with 3 connections (battery +/- and parking light +) which senses the battery and light connection voltages to switch the DRLs automatically (the DRLs go on/off automatically when the engine is running/off; when the parking lights are on the DRLs are off).
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Hi Howard Quote:The LED's either are running lights I am also planning to fit daylight running lamps, probably to the brackets shown in last post.
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Hi Howard Quote:The LED's either are running lights I am also planning to fit daylight running lamps, probably to the brackets shown in last post.
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Anyway I have two other brackets - original or not I guess I will use these again.
