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Yeah I too love exactly those things. The two main shops I worked in both did a lot of sa hubs because old bikes are trendy in Oxford for the wannabe really posh students.
Sadly wheel building is less of a thing now days. Most aftermarket upgrade wheels are bought built up etc and it's rare that we would get a build to do.
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Did the Lyn valley classic car show over the weekend .

158.8 miles there and back with some pretty steep hills to go up and down giving the engine and brakes a real workout . Singer ran superbly other than a brief massive miss fire which was my fault as i forgot to turn the fuel pump back on after a stop :roll: . Used a cup full of oil and no coolant , revved really clean , in fact it was bl***y brilliant :) . Temp was fine and that was with the heater off on the whole journey :)
Did a plug colour check after getting there - seems fine .

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Hahaha. Its true, I tell you. And don't ever say you're considering selling a car within its earshot either.

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Home made all stainless rad guard beefed up slightly and cleaned of all the crud :)
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Re: Nods news , Rad guard clean up .

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Find of the day at Shepton was a NOS Chammy badge and swivel cover for £15 . Its so good i had to fit . This is possibly the only early car with an external lock like a Californian or Stiletto . Did it myself as the cable mech is horrible with the lever in the glovebox with the added radio in there as well access was tricky.
So much better , the factory should of done all of them like this

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Hmm, maybe. I agree with the statement about the conventional bonnet pull. I retro fitted a glove box, and it's difficult enough without a radio. Especially as the T-bar is very close to the firewall on a car which would normally have just the open shelf. However, I have an electric bonnet pull which I intend to fit this summer. The original pull will then only be an emergency/battery disconnected item. Your lucky find looks great, though. 8)

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Oh - also picked up a NOS pair of adjustable length Tex wiper arms off the same seller ( you can tell they are adjustable as theres no central rivet ) , ive polished them up as they were a bit shop soiled - came up lovely and go well with the Trico speedblades ive got fitted :)
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No it isn't. I usually ask my passenger to "pull my knob", although that's possibly just as bad as leaning over them to get to it ! :lol: :lol: :shock:

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Nice find Dave cheap too , l'm fitting one to Petula . Boot lock that is.

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Ive got the swivel badge on my Chamois, but to confuse the thief theres no lock behind it :D
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Well I think I can out fox this would be car thief : I haven't got a Chamois swivelling badge at all on the front of Stan. So when he goes around the front he'll be confused to not see a swivelling badge, without a lock behind it, and shake his head, nonplussed. He will then move on to easier targets, like a Ford Escort for instance, and armed with a lolly stick will gain entry via the drivers door. :shock:

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Way back in Nov 16 I rebuilt the carbs on this , then in March one had a sticky piston which i sorted quickly .
Anyway a mate at work has given me a Gunsons C/O meter so to test it it i tried it on the Singer as i tune this by ear so thought it would be good to see how good my ear actually is :lol: .
According to the Gunson it was slightly low at 3.5% so I richened it up slightly to just over 4.0% .
Then to check the Gunson I popped to my local friendly MOT garage i use and with a bit of bribery used their pro mega expensive calibrated C/O meter , The result was 4.4% so the free Gunson is only a fraction under reading - not bad for a home use bit of kit .
Singers running slightly better on the new richer setting so all in all a success :)
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Here's a modern (Toyota) explanation of the ranges of AFR (or CO) expected for economy, power and torque.

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I set my twin DHLA's a lot leaner than yours Dave (see below).

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I think a CO of 4.0 (AFR = 13.0) is a little rich for idle.

My 1040 idled at 14.2:1 (CO = 0.75%)

Currently my 875 Sport engine with the same DHLAs idles at 13.9:1 AFR (1.5% CO) ..and I was feeling guilty about it being a tad rich compared to the 1040! :o :)
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Lotus-e-Clan wrote:
I think a CO of 4.0 (AFR = 13.0) is a little rich for idle.

My 1040 idled at 14.2:1 (CO = 0.75%)

Currently my 875 Sport engine with the same DHLAs idles at 13.9:1 AFR (1.5% CO) ..and I was feeling guilty about it being a tad rich compared to the 1040! :o :)
I thought this too , Vuskys idle is on 3.2% which is still high compared to yours however its lower than the Singer . with the Singer on 3.5% it ran fine but needed ages before i could get it off fast idle ( choke is only needed for starting ) , i found this annoying , set on 4% fast idle can come off in a mile or so .Maybe its the SU / Weber difference however Im sure your engines are in far better state than mine :)Im also sure mine wouldnt even idle on 0.75% CO :lol:
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TBH it's the ignition side that allows mine to run smooth with a lot less fuel.

Mapped ignition with the twin coil pack provides a big, fat, very consistently-timed, spark - plus iridium plugs help too.

I reckon you should be able to get it to idle OK @ 2.5% CO (AFR 13.5) ( and save a bit of fuel). Clan004
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No, that's very good 8). My mildly tuned 3550 Rover SD1V8 (plus my lead foot) used to give 28 on a run, but more usually about 12 mpg ! :shock:

Great sound, though :D

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They say you never stop learning :)
Had a play with the CO meter again today , as its over reading by 0.4 ive reset the mixture so its bang on 4 using my meter ( reading 3.6 ) not the garages thereby having a reference for future use .

Two things i noticed .

Having deliberately tested the CO with the engine cold ( but off choke ) I noted they run much weaker until fully warmed up , hence why it wont start without said choke .

The Singers engine lid vibrates slightly when its up and the mixtures not bang on - an easy way for me to tell if its moved at all.

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Some of you might remember way back in April I was experimenting with another alternator stator - well finally its built and working as i want it - Took three attempts in the end , first one the wire wouldnt even fit :evil: , second the output wasnt what I was after ( over 50A hot ) and this one i did in April has just been waiting its turn :roll:

Its a right mix of bits , Brise alternator with a Denso rotor , my over the top upgraded winding and flexi anti vibration stator leads , top end bearings , top end insulation etc etc .

For the technical here the stator passed the earth test at greater than 100,000 GOHM at 2000V. Guess its not earthed then :lol:

Cut in was at 960RPM , output was 55A hot , just over 60A cold .

Hopefully il get it on the Singer the weekend for some proper trials :D
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The average alternator is 55% efficient and generates 14.4V max so going on this as a basis the engine uses 0.584 HP to generate 55A - so just over 1/2 a horse , obviously my car doesnt get near this so lets say 35A max with everything on , in this case its just 0.372HP , so not as power sapping as you think , of course the average engines only 40% efficient then theres the belt friction , bearing friction etc etc , then the actual efficiency is only about 20% :roll:
The 45% loss in an alternator is due to friction , core loss , stray load loss , 12R loss ( posh way of saying heat loss or resistance ) brushes etc etc. the more an alternator runs near its limit the hotter it gets so the 12R loss increases , this is why its best to get an alternator that is capable of producing more power than it will be required to generate , this is why i was after 55A and not the 35A I actually need
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I see. Very informative.... how does the alternator output relate to battery size ? For example, if its better to have extra capacity in the alternators generating capability, does the same go for the size of your electron storage facility ?

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I dare say it is fair to say that the alternator has much better efficiency than the old generator, and would take less power to drive even with the higher output?

Also the cut-in rpm would be for the alternator, so below idle speed for the engine when installed?
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New alternator works a treat , 14.4V at 800RPM tickover. :D . Quite chuffed my winding is generating electricery to power my home made wiring loom :D
Total weight is 2.35KG - Light for an alternator :)

Looks good I recon 8)
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Oil and filter changed in both cars today , I always do them the same day as it saves trying to remember whats due and when :lol:

Once filled , spun over on the starter for a bit then fired up , as soon as the gauge picks up straight off again , i recon the filter and oil cooler swallow a pint at least :roll:

Then go for a test run .

Oil in both cars was black but had zero iffy looking metal bits in it - always a great sign :)
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Great to see a picture of you!

So young....still :)

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so young yet still not grasped how to take a selfie
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Dave, Thanks, I think I have the grasp of what your talking about? :)

Can you tell me why the Aerogen 4 wind generator stator that I have is 24 volt and not the 12 volt that I required at the time?

Windings or wire numbers? etc etc.
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Use 2 x 12v batteries in series to cover the 24v, and take tappings at 12v for whatever use you have ?

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Having just fitted and adjusted a NOS set of rear shoes on the Singer ive had in the loft at least 10 years ive just noticed they are Asbestos free :roll:

Probably wouldnt stop a stationary bicycle however they are on so we will see - or die trying :(
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Been planning this for months and today I finally sorted the double engine lid stays . they only ever had one on the left which isnt up to much really .I made the bottom part of the drivers side from scratch in the end as the factory L/H one was handed completely wrong , just like the mountings for the spring part which i also had to make .

Works perfectly and should now be a bit more wind proof :D
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Nice work!
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Rear shoes just arnt cutting it , think il hunt some NOS ones down with added nastiness :roll:
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Yep. It's a picture you've posted !

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Today was inadvertently a cooling test day .

26˚c Ambient temp , 18 miles of constant driving , some around 40mph to 60mph and ten at a constant 70mph ( 74 on the speedo ) - heater off obviously .

Max temp achieved according to my infra red thing was 84˚C with the gauge showing a fraction past the middle.

Oil pressure at this speed and temp was 47 psi - on tickover it was 23 psi , coolant expansion in the bottle - just over an inch .

Temp after 5 minutes of being turned off 74˚C

Recon thats OK for a rear rad only set up with the heater off in this weather :)
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So for as long as I can remember the Singers engine lid has had a slight rattle . This seemed to be caused by the passenger side top buffer not even touching the engine lid added to which the mounting bits on both were knackered so the were loose anyway .

A year or so ago i got some rubber feet off a scrapped generator at work , exactly the same height but a larger diameter which therefor would mean a bigger hole in the car - meaning i put it off.

Anyway today i bit the bullet and fitted them plus i used the original ones but with the mounts cut off and bonded to the lid .

Pics tell the story .

No more rattle :D :D :D
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Nice job, Dave. I like the tippex idea - must get some. Does it make shutting the lid much harder ?

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It's the bottom edge buffer arrangement that poorly designed too, the buffers abutt onto the engine lid flange which has no reinforcement behind it in that area meaning over time or if the lid is dropped shut or close by a ham fisted person it bends the flange on the lid and cracks the paint, a doubling up of thickness there, or a small piece of angled steel flat on the inner edge would help no end?
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Just in case your wondering why the updates just stopped .

A post to say i still have this although apart from fitting a full set of Mike Dents brake shoes ive done nothing to it .
I used it last Sunday and it ran fine , even put the heater back on - first time since April and thats working well ,
Im not sure it likes sitting for weeks on end doing nothing but as theres other stuff that needed doing around the house as well as doing work on my new toy :D as a result its been its been sadly neglected .
Still it did get washed on Sunday so at least something got done :lol:
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bazzateer wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:35 am New toy Dave?
Not an Imp , my new daily - an 06 C180K Merc
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Sometimes its the little things :)

Picked up four meters of door pocket edging today , exactly as factory :) - now all fitted on both cars , mine were split - in bits or falling off .
Not anymore :D :D
Pic is of half of it as id already done the Vuskys :)
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Bit late - but I just noticed your nice new C Class Merc! 8)

These are a bargain atm. My son recently bought an E Class Estate for little money. They are FAB cars - he loves it!

Some years ago I got hold of a "Star Machine" so I could properly diagnose and service the wife's SMART Roadster. The "STAR machine" has diagnostics for ALL Mercs (and Mitsubishi) including all SMART, Merc Buses and Merc trucks ..and of course the E Class is on there too. The fact I already had a Star Machine influenced his decision to buy a Merc.

We looked at a few E Class before buying the best of the bunch ...he bought the one with no serious faults pending (unfortunately nearly all have some). The sellers (none were Merc Specialists) agreed to let us plug the STAR into the diagnostics port prior to a test drive- which benefited them too because they had no idea about what faults might be on their cars. Usually a diagnostic-only session would cost £100 at a Main Dealer - so the sellers saved a bit of money by allowing us to 'plug-in' before buying. One E class estate we looked at in Leeds had a list of faults as long as your arm!

Fortunately, the E Class my son did buy had just had a new Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC) unit fitted. Apparently, according to a Merc Specialist near us, the SBC unit is designed to FAIL after a set number of brake pedal presses (outrageous! :shock: ). I think there has been a recall on this fault? We had no idea about the SBC "design fault" at the time we bought the car - we were just lucky it had just been replaced. I don't know if the C class has the SBC - but I could find out by looking it up on the Star / EPC.

Also to bleed the brakes properly with an SBC fitted (every 2 years) you should do it with the Star Machine connected. The Star remotely operates valves in the SBC in order to systematically build pressure for a proper flush and bleed. Having the Star Machine is a bonus for any DIY Merc owner...otherwise you have to use a Merc Specialist sooner of later. Not an issue if that's what you set out to do, of course :) .

Hope you have bought a good one Dave - they are very nice cars. But just like a lot of moderns they are both blessed and cursed by the presence of computerised electronic control systems
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That's good. 8)

After I posted I learned, tonight on Wiki, that the SBC was dropped in 2006 and they weren't fitted to most C class anyway so you will have never had this problem - it was a Merc /Bosch design -they got an award for the SBC design apparently (before it was properly rolled out!). :)
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Time will tell if its a good buy or not , early W203s suffered badly from rust , mines a facelift ( 2004 on ) so fully galvanised , your right though its the computer problems that will kill these off way before anything , im hoping the clock isnt the start of bad things
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Just made a new battery backing panel for the Singer .

These were a factory option basically available to cover up the rust holes in the inner wing caused by the positive earth :shock: :o . I however use them as they eliminate any possibility between the battery terminals and the bodywork,

I used some mega thin fiberglass sheet from work and altered the shape so it fitted better :D
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Changed the two fuse feed wires off the battery today on the Vusky , did the Singers yesterday having decided that anything on the positive battery terminal should be red , :)
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Singer came off the production line 55 years ago tomorrow
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Anyone ever notice that early L717 lenses have two slots a third of the way up inside .

These are for alloy reflectors .

Anyway yesterday whilst faffing about in the loft i found a pair of these so thought id fit em in .

They really do concentrate the light better giving a brighter indicator :D
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Year end report .
Only 7 pages of waffle this year so less than usual.
TBH not much serious stuff was done although respraying the front off side wing was fairly major .
Building the extra engine lid support was a challenge but well worth it .
Other than this it was just bits and pieces that i altered / cleaned / moved .
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