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If the bell housing just came off and easily went back on again, without touching the screwed sleeves, then maybe the pre-load was already lost? Sounds like it needs the pre-load and CWP backlash setting up properly. I would certainly ask DW for an expert opinion on that.

Another great WWW, and our thanks again to all those who helped organise everything.

I've looked on the various other forum sections and I can see loads of threads from you. If I click on your name, then "Search user's posts", all sorts of things come up, including threads other than this one. It doesn't look like anything is being hidden?? Try this link, which essentially searches ...

African Imp wrote: All my posts are now hidden

Hidden in what way Roy? I can see them.

A big thanks from us too. We just got home today after spending a whole week over in Ireland. Really enjoyed it!

So, no area centre runs this year then? The last two runs I organised for our Area Centre (Sheffield and North Notts) resulted in a zero turnout from our own members. We had a few Imps from the neighbouring Barnsley AC, and one from Derby the first time, but that was it. So I haven't bothered since...

Just 2 seems not enough if they are the same size as the original back plate bolts, which did have 3 retaining it. The Valentine kit does use only two of the original bolt holes on the stub axle, but they must be enlarged to take 10mm high tensile bolts, to match the two Ford bolts that anchor the ...

Is that first reading of 12.7v after the battery has "rested", e.g. overnight, or is that what you get immediately after running the engine? If the former, then it looks normal, but if it quickly drops to that after having 14.4v on it, then that wouldn't be good as it should take many hours to drop ...

Yes, congratulations to Adrian and well done to Steve and Stuart. A great result!

Roy, from a quick Google search, it looks like the main problem with modern OAT type coolants is not with paper, but with silicone compounds used in gaskets, hoses and sealants. Also in some cases the alloys used in solder (e.g. on copper cored radiators) and perhaps even graphite, which might affec...

I'm not absolutely sure Roy, but I -think- the problem with modern OAT type coolants is that they gradually destroy paper and other older gasket materials. On the Imp, you have the thermostat housing, water pump shells, block to inlet hose fitting, etc. to consider.

I would like to thank all the organisers, helpers and traders. This was a great National and we really enjoyed it. Nice and relaxed with superb company and a great atmosphere. Well done!

According to the Caltex data sheet, " Extended Life Coolant is based on extended-life organic acid Carboxylate Technology ". So it sounds like a modern OAT type coolant. As far as I know, these shouldn't be used in old engines because the acid part eats away at certain gasket materials (including pa...

Sorry to hear about your problems Lars. I hope you get well soon.

Okay, it sounds bad enough that high spots on the lining are unlikely to be the culprit. Here's another suggestion then. I once fitted a clutch that was okay to start with, but developed a worsening clutch judder. It was caused by oil from the spigot bush being spread out across the flywheel face by...

Dave, I still think you need to let things bed in more, before coming to any conclusions. If there is a combination of a high spot on the lining, along with slightly uneven pressure from the clutch cover, you will get a cyclic variation in grip as the drive is taken up. That would be especially noti...

With all those new bits, I'd let everything bed in for a while before passing judgement. Hopefully it will be fine!

Dave, sorry if you already know this, but it's worth using a thread sealer (e.g. Loctite) on the flywheel bolts. The holes in the crank are not blind and go right through to the oily side, and it has been known for oil to weep past the bolts. Incidentally, I've had a flywheel that had high spots. It...

I'd like to echo what Graham has said there and add our thanks to the organising team and to everyone else for being such good company!

circumvention of another organizations policies, user terms or otherwise is bad form, placing it as a sticky or user guide on how to get round another organizations terms and policies (regardless of how ethical their practices are users DID agree to their terms of use) is simply a no-no. I was simp...

The add-on is open source, for all to see, so any use of bogus accounts ought to be obvious. I've downloaded it from github and had a look at the code and can't see anything sinister in there? Ditto looking inside the Firefox XPI file itself. Just a simple script that tweaks the link used to retriev...

For those who don't look at Facebook, it has been reported that the B2086 Swattenden Lane, to the west of Benenden (i.e. west of Hole Park) is closed due to road works, replacing pipes. The following update was posted earlier by Malcolm Voss, I hope he doesn't mind me copying this here for the benef...

Great shots!

You can see Steve Platts' in-car footage from that race here.....

Well done guys, great job as usual!

Yep. Race calendar here...

http://www.hscc.org.uk/entries-event-info

Congratulations Simon, a great result, especially after such a hectic rebuild. Well done! And thanks to all the other Imp racers too for providing us with such great entertainment through the season.

Mike, I'm thinking 60mpg is unusual. I wonder if that single Stromberg is running a bit lean? Compared to some cars, Imps will run surprisingly well on lean mixtures, but it won't be good for the valves as the combustion temps will be higher than they should be. My Imp has too many modifications to ...

Yep, another great WWW. We really enjoyed it. Many thanks to everyone involved in the organisation!

Mike, great to see both you and the car at the meeting(s) last night, and welcome to the Imp Club!

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane wrote:i went to my local hydralic place with a tank adaptor and said i wanted a banjo type with this thread...

Okay, thanks Dave, I'll do the same and see what they've got. It does look like a neat solution.

Can you give some more details re the banjo fitting Dave? I'm pondering ways to fit an electric fuel pump up front so this is interesting to me.

Question, what is the difference if I post a picture from my own PC and as a fully reduced image, or using PB which is still an image, we still end up with image space being used??? If you upload/attach a picture directly to the forum (even one reduced in size), the picture is stored on the Imp Clu...

the imp club is not run 'for the love and longevity of the imp' .... but only for the money The Imp Club is run entirely by unpaid volunteers who are Imp enthusiasts. Membership fees cover costs, and that's it. End of. As for the forum, sadly the Imp Club does not have either the finances or IT res...

Well done Simon, a great result!

The discount code is on the Practical Classics advert for the NEC event, in the mag's centre page green section, after for sale and wanted.

I'd also like to add our sincere thanks to the organising team. We thought it was a great National and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done!

Chris, the BPR7ES might be a wee bit "hard" for normal road use and could be prone to fouling? Also the R means it is a resistor-type plug. It might be worth trying a set of normal BP6ES plugs and see if that helps?

It was a really good run and a great day out. Many thanks to Dave Cull and the others involved in organising things.

Many thanks to all the Imp racers for providing some great entertainment throughout the year. Looking forward to next year already!

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