Mark E

If mine sits for more than few days it's hard to start unless I prime using the little lever on the fuel pump. Three or four pumps before I try to start and it fires almost immediately (I'm assuming you still have the mechanical pump?)

Good to hear they put it right. I've always had brilliant service from them.

Thanks for the responses, I have tried using a Gunson one a few years ago on my old (ahem...apologies) MGB, but I never really got on with it as couldn't get a consistent reading.  I think I'll try one of the snail type ones and I'll report back!

Cookie, I showed my son (3) a picture of it and asked him what we should call our one and he has decided on Claude...the mind boggles

Hi All,

Thinking in investing in one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2906.....e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Any positive or negative experience in using one? Does anyone know if this will fit the inlet on my CD150s or whether I'd need an adaptor?

Thank you!

Looking good Hazen, top work!  I'll be up for one with just the brake light once you have them finalised 😎

I switched to the formula wheel from the Moto-Lita and really like it, it is a bit bigger but I don't find it a problem



Thanks for the comments Cookie, useful to get a view on price, I'll bring it to Santapod but might stick it on the classifieds here too

Quoted from Mark Hammond

Have you a photo of it please?

Mark

That's what I replaced the Moto-Lita with!

Quoted from Mark Hammond

Have you a photo of it please?

Mark

I don't but I can take one tomorrow. It's this one though http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-RR117013

Noted, thanks Clive

That's good news, widens the market a bit!  Will see if I can flog it at TriumFest over the weekend 😎

I have a Moto-Lita wood rim wheel and boss that was fitted to my '67 Mk1 when I bought it.  Does anyone know what other models (if any) this boss will fit?  

Debating whether to just sell the wheel on it's own or sell as a job lot with the boss (which is probably worth bugger all without the wheel...?).

Thanks in advance

Glad it was of assistance. The times I've trawled through here and found the answers, it's an invaluable resource that's for sure!

A good tip Jon, thanks, I will give that a go then

Thanks All,

the plastic clip idea sounds good so, as said, more detail would be great.  

I can see the attraction of filing them with silicone to keep the water out but does mean future removal would be pretty much impossible.  I was thinking of trying to fill them with Waxoyl or similar before fitting but not sure if that might start oozing out on a hot sunny day....

Thanks for the link, it says 40 required so 10 on each wing! Sounds a lot but I suppose I'd rather have too many than too few

Does anyone have any tips on removing the chrome wing moulding strips from my mk1 without damaging them?

Also, any ideas how many mounting clips there should be for front and rear wings?

I had a pm asking whether this solved the problem and it did so I thought I'd add an update in case anyone else ever has the same problem. Two straps, one across the joint and one from rack to block. I managed to find an old pic of where the rack earth should connect to the block. Two pictures below, apologies for the poor quality, iPhone in a dark garage 🙂

Brilliant, thanks all. Will get the bits ordered which should do the trick as the horn works if I earth the lower column straight to the chassis. Fingers crossed!

Quoted from RobPearce

If the problem really is that the steering wheel hub isn't earthed, the most likely cause is that one of the two earthing straps on the steering rack end is missing. There should be a strap across the flexible joint at the bottom of the column, otherwise it's non-conductive. There should also be one from the rack (under the grease nipple, usually) to the chassis and/or engine.

Hi guys, back again, got the chance to have good look at the car today and poke around with a meter. The earth strap across the flexible joint  (19 on the parts diagram)is completely missing so that's one thing to sort, which is fine. The rack isn't earthed either but I couldn't see any obvious point where the second earth strap should go. Can't see this second one on the parts diagram either?

Any one know where it should go?

Thanks again for the help so far, almost there!

Thanks guys, I've dropped Bill an email, I always seem far too keen to spend more money than I have too 😀

That's brilliant, thank you Rob, it's definitely not earthed so I'll have a dig round and see if the earth straps are present. Will report back!

Hi all,

After some wisdom please

Ever since I bought the car the horn has been on a bodged switch that you can see fixed under the right hand side of the dash on the pic below. I want to get it back to the centre of the wheel but I can't get it to earth.

There is power to the switch and it should earth through boss into the centre of the steering column but this isn't earthed. Any ideas why it isn't earthed and what I can do to get a complete circuit?

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So they are! Thank you.

Quick question, putting the dash back in and had carefully labelled everything, as always, there is one that got away. Everything is connected back up except the little box on the back of the speedo. I assume it's a voltage regulator?

I forgot to label where the single green wire goes. There are four connectors on the back. Looking at it from the back, the furthest on the right has two green wires to it, which of the other three connectors does the single green go to?