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Re: Nods news.New holder for expansion bottle

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So then a bit of playing / pratting about .
Whilst sorting out the SUs I noticed my expansion bottle wobbled about whilst on tickover.
Ive never been really happy with the way I fitted it , fiddling about with the small nut and bolt clamp just wasnt up to my usual fussy standard .
What was needed was some kind of custom made stainless steel jubilee clip but wider plus a small rubber foot on the bottom for anti wobbliness .
Heres what i came up with eventually , first pic is the original set up , the other is the new one :D
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Re: Nods news. New holder for rad expansion bottle

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Neat, Noddy. :) You could eat your dinner out of that engine bay. It's so clean! :P

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Re: Nods news. New holder for rad expansion bottle

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Looks good Dave.
Thought about some old plug lead boots to protect the spare plugs?
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Re: Nods news. Newness washer bottle .

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Well ive not done much car wise but I have changed the screen washer bottle , ive had a Rootes special accessory bottle fitted for decades but the lid has always leaked and wouldnt tighten up . You can see the blue stains from the leakage :roll:
Anyway I managed to get an earlier version , this has blue writing and a smaller lid which actually tightens up tight and doesnt leak , the brass inlet one way valve fitted in the lid had an outlet hole of less than 2mm which wasnt much good for my uber powerful pump so i had to take this to pieces and fit a wider outlet , I used a bit of copper brake pipe and soldered it in flaring the end so the plastic pipe wont pull off .
Just in case you were wondering the Valve rotates 360˚ in the lid so you can fill it up :D
First pic is the old bottle , the rest is the newness set up :D
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Re: Nods news. Very old newness to me washer bottle change

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I need to get something mine still has one of those bags the nurse hangs up at the side of your bed to keep you going :?
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Re: Nods news. Very old newness to me washer bottle change

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Show us your pump then ... :wink:

I could do with replacing mine with something more powerful than the pee-stream of an 80 year old suffering from prostatic hypertrophy! :(

I'm hoping for something more like the jet from a sperm whale's blow-hole! :)
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Re: Nods news. Very old newness to me washer bottle change

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Lotus-e-Clan wrote:Show us your pump then ... :wink:

I could do with replacing mine with something more powerful than the pee-stream of an 80 year old suffering from prostatic hypertrophy! :(

I'm hoping for something more like the jet from a sperm whale's blow-hole! :)
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Bare in mind this is an archive pic with the old bottle , pumps on the right , its over 4 inches long and a viscous little sod , im sure its for a 4 jet system , i ripped it out of an old landrover up the scrappys but im not sure its actually from that originally
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Re: Nods news. Very old newness to me washer bottle change

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Love the shine on the underside of the bonnet 8)
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Re: Nods news. Lack of maintenance baffoonery

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About a year and a half ago the electronic ignition borked itself on the Vusky ( expensive pertonics unit ).
Anyway i just went back to points and condenser .
Fast forward to today and the poor Vusky wasnt running as well as normal , well it ran fine but wouldnt rev to the normal 6000rpm plus it gets ragged to .
A bit of checking today revealed the points gap was down to 2 thou :o :shock: .
That would be it then.
Set back to 15 thou and its back to normal but BETTER :)
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So then --- leaky transaxle
Singers N/S driveshaft seal leaks and always has a bit , i tried a new seal but that didnt work but did notice the driveshaft spider was worn where the seal touches.
Finally found a NOS one on ebay and stuck it in just now .
Heres hoping.
Im planning on taking the worn one into work and using our all singing all dancing surface grinder that turns rusty bits of bar into mirrors and see if i can reclaim the old one.
Soz ive no pic of the new one out of its protective coating -- I forgot
First pic iz leakage , then newness , newness fitted and finally old scored input
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Re: Nods news. Transaxle driveshaft spider leakage

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Has your transaxle had the breather mod fitted?
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Re: Nods news. Transaxle driveshaft spider leakage

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Thats what i meant the quill up the input shaft and out the end cover, standard on later cars but you had to mod an old box to fit one as you needed the end cover and modified input shaft, nothing else, in fact i dont think there is anything else?
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Re: Nods news. Transaxle driveshaft spider leakage

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So the ƒ¥µ©ƒ∂†©¬s still leaking , seal i took out which was knacked was a Payen NA173 size 31.7 x 47.82 x 9.5 , the one i fitted which leaks a lot more ( step backwards i feel ) measure 31 x 48 x 10 which although close is WRONG :(
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Re: Nods news. Transaxle driveshaft spider leakage

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Dave,

Are you sure the oil leak is coming from the actual seal? The shaft you replaced with the new Feebay one does not have enough of a groove to be the sole cause of a seal leak, although I note you said the removed seal was fubared. The dimensions you quote for the replacement seal give a bigger o/d and a smaller i/d, so the grip on the shaft will be slightly tighter than an original seal. You have a late mk. 3 transaxle fitted btw.

I would look closely at the casing join line between the gearbox and the bellhousing and around the outer sleeve junction. After that I would investigate the O ring between the screwed sleeve inner and outer. This means unscrewing the inner completely and therefore resetting the backlash after examining/replacing the O ring. A casing leak means transaxle out I'm afraid.

The final scenario is that the seal is too far in to the inner sleeve, and suspension and/or drivetrain movement is allowing the spider to come out of the box just far enough on left hand bends for the shoulder of the spider to clear the seal lip.

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So then.
Ive redesigned Cosmic window stay , It uses the original lock and is designed so you cant remove it with said lock locked ,Even unlocked you need to press the lock or it wont come out . Also made a holder for it when not in use and used some of that Lin bin plastic again especially for Frank Schoenberger for said holder.
Quite chuffed with it all in all
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Re: Nods news. Redesigned Cosmic window prop finished

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That looks fantastic! Thought about making my own replica of the original but I was very lucky to find an original cosmic up for sale.
I would have never thought of making it out of a flat plate like you have done, with the added 'burst' security.
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I say that's a Dave Lane window prop mate! Cosmic only made the wire job. You've entered a whole new realm of window props now. (or opened up a new window into prop manufacture!)

Was that made on company time, btw?! ;)
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Nod : I'll have one if you're going into manufacture. Failing that Can you dimension it so us wallys can make our own, Blue Peter styles ?

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Re: Nods news. Redesigned Cosmic window prop finished

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I'd have one in mild, if need be. :wink: I'd probably get it galvanised with a load of other items.

Even if you posted a drawing, Noddy, so we could make copies, that would be very helpful. :) It'd be quite nice to make my own rear window prop.

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Nods news.window prop to be available in stainless soon

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Im initially looking at having 20 props water cut in 3mm stainless and no more , Ive then got to fit the pin and finish them off .
Will post up a prototype one as soon as i have this sorted , probably in a week or so .
Price should be no more than £30 each and quite possibly less depending on the cost of the cutting and the stainless however ive no plastic left to make the holder so thats over to you im afraid .
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Not trying to appear flash, but I'll have one at circa £30, but less will suit me just fine Nod. :mrgreen:

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Thank you, matey :)

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Re: Nods news. Window prop in stainless available -all gone

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£30 seems okay to me too, Noddy. Less is also good, though! :? So yes please, if I'm still on the list. :wink:

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Re: Nods news. Window prop in stainless available -all gone

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Prototype stainless window prop , water cut in 3mm 340 grade with stainless hook screwed in , im going to braze these on the inside so they cant come loose , If you wish i could fit the hook using a stainless nut visible on the top instead of cutting it level at no extra cost , it will still be braised .
Price will be £18 each plus postage as i got a deal via some slightly shop soiled stainless they had ,
Stainless will polish up and the odd scratch ( the shop soiled bit ) can be removed but as yet ive not done it on this one .
Can be locked in with the key as you would do with the rear window for security at car shows etc .
Finish will be up to you i guess , polish , paint , whatever .
Ive only built this one ATM so a bit of time is required for those who pre ordered one , :)
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Dave, another option on the pin retaining is to peen the end and rivet a head on for the period touch.

Nice work

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Re: Nods news. Prototype stainless Window prop .ALL SOLD

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Cally is on the reserve list in case one or more pull out , vanish into the ether or are taken by aliens etc
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Re: Nods news. I R in SHOCK !!

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So then this weekend just gone was mostly spent at Bristol classic car show . Only planned to go on the Saturday where i spent an age rummaging through the jumble scavenging for bits like a starving Hyena .
Had to go back on Sunday though as by some miracle I - no actually the Singer won a trophy .
It got " The most interesting car in the classic car park " on Saturday .
So Sunday i had to return for a trophy , already given a rosette on Saturday so double bonus .
Truly stunned given the 250 plus cars there and the sheer variety and quality of many of them .
I R STUNNED .
Pics were taken by some pro and these are going in a mag or disposable paper like CCW , can i remember which one she said -- NOPE , I was still in shock TBH .

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well done mate you look near on as good as the singer :lol:
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Well done mate, truly deserved.

By the way, any new innovations in the pipeline?

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Well.......maybe. Fantastic Dave, that should keep your mojo running :D

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well done indeed. Despite the fact that your Imp was 'completed' many pages ago, you still manage to find time to fix stuff that isn't broken and tell us all about it!

Don't stop fixing it (even though it don't need any fixing!), always a great read on this thread and lots of useful info.

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Congratulations on the trophy 8) Well deserved, fantastic looking car 8) :D :mrgreen:

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Congratulations, Noddy, and well done indeed! :mrgreen: The award(s) are well deserved. Your car is lovely and is truly a most interesting Chamois, once you get into all the details and period modifications you have made to it. :D

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Thanks for the positive comments people .
Still not sure what publication this is going in. :roll:

On another note all the window props are now gone and given the effort involved I cant see me doing any more . I made 22 in total although only 5 sold via this forum :shock: , The main interest was via facebook where 16 were sold and quite quickly I might add ( the final one was mine ) . Ive no idea why this should be but there seems to be much more " traffic " using facebook than the forum these days
Hooning about in the last few days with the prop fitted has proved theres more air coming in , they dont rattle and no fumes have been noticed .
All in all im very happy with these seeing as i designed them :D :D
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window stay noddy.jpg
Whoop ! whoop ! How sexy is this ? 8)

Thanks, Dave. Well happy me iz. :mrgreen:

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Whoop ! whoop ! How sexy is this ? 8)

Thanks, Dave. Well happy me iz. :mrgreen:

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Hi Dave. No, not yet. I'm in the process of building a "new" rear hatch with a proper HotZone screen in it. It's well on the way to being done, so will try the stay when I fit the new hatch. I'm sure it will be just fine and dandy mate :lol:

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Publication the photo is going in is apparently Classic car buyer , if anyone sees a copy pick me one up please as i cant seem to get it down yer :roll:
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congrats on the trophy dave
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100 pages of waffle and piffle I don't think so
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Just fitted one of Franks plain (no chrome insert ) screen rubbers in the Singer
MUCH BETTER :)
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Doesnt leak either :D
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Blimey Dave! How many cups of tea did you have drink to produce that deluge? :shock:
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" I'll have a "P" please, Bob " :D

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Re: Nods news. UMM Maybe a tad warm

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Went for a little hoon about on the way home from work down the A303 at a steady 70 plus , I noticed that the temp gauge started to rise and got to the end of the little white section which ive never seen before .
Not trusting the aged gauge i pointed the laser temperature thingy at it .
Top of rad was 98.2˚C :shock: , Stat casting was 84˚C , Bottom of rad was 54˚C
Heater was naturally off as i dont wish to slow cook myself .
Question is do i need to PANIC !!!!!!! .
Car ran superbly and coolant only rose 10mm in the expansion bottle as per normal .
BTW the bottom of the white section on the gauge reads 78˚C ( top of rad on the laser thingy ) .
LeC or other fonts of all things cooling what do ya recon ?
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Re: Nods news.Maybe a tad warm . LeC /fonts to front desk pl

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Well, I'm no font but first observation is that the rad and fan are clearly performing very well to achieve such an impressive temperature drop of 30° from top to bottom.
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http://www.motosport.com/factory-effex- ... e-stickers

i have a capillary gauge but fitted three of these one on stat housing read same as my temp gun which was good and i fitted one to sump pan and one to oil cooler all confirmed the gauge i bought and checked calibration of is still reading correctly. Till you know the temp for real you do not know if you have a problem.
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Re: Nods news.Maybe a tad warm . LeC /fonts to front desk pl

Post by Lotus-e-Clan »

Hello Noddy,

Been in the garden all day cleaning green slime off garden furniture (with a pressure hose) then teak oiling the stuff so only just seen your message. Got soaked with back spray which was nice on a day like today. :lol:

Normally summer air temp in this country is 15-18c (well at least it is here in the cold North!), I guess today the ambient down you way was well over 25C - ie at least 10C higher than the norm... so it's got to run hotter.

I find the IR temp gun is pretty much spot-on so your readings could make sense. The water at the top of the a full rad (going into the expansion tank) is not necessarily circulating efficiently, so 98C at the very top (although obviously V hot ) won't necessarily be representative of the current temps in the top hose ...esp if you have 84C at the stat.

I'd be more concerned with oil temps because the oil shares the heat load with the coolant. If the oil is getting too hot then you will see hotter coolant temps too.

If you have an oil pressure gauge then it will tell you when the oil is too hot and not coming back into grade after a motorway run because pressures will be lower than normal...this is what I'd be more concerned with.

Those water temps are OK as long as they are fairly stable and you have a good rad pressure cap to reduce steaming at the water jacket surfaces.

Do you run an oil pressure gauge?
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