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by bob_allison
Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: Engine colour
Replies: 6
Views: 6572

Re: Engine colour

Peter Christie , That was the thrup'ney bit cab . Actually clever , the idea being that the door did not open into the road .
by bob_allison
Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:43 am
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: 10/4 1933 sump plug
Replies: 2
Views: 7228

Re: 10/4 1933 sump plug

I once had a sump plug drop out and lose itself on the road . As a get u home measure I found that two inches of heater hose could be threaded through the hole , and I then screwed a reasonably long bolt tight up the centre of the hose . It didn't leak a drop .
by bob_allison
Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: 12/6 tourer for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 7306

Re: 12/6 tourer for sale

Bump .
by bob_allison
Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:45 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: 12/6 tourer for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 7306

Re: 12/6 tourer for sale

Bump .
by bob_allison
Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:44 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: Redex??
Replies: 3
Views: 7281

Re: Redex??

It will certainly help in an engine which has recently had a rebore .
by bob_allison
Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: 12/6 tourer for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 7306

Re: 12/6 tourer for sale

Bump.
by bob_allison
Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:22 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: 12/6 tourer for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 7306

12/6 tourer for sale

I have regretfully decided that I must sell my 12/6 open tourer . This car stood for forty years in a barn near Biggin Hill in Kent . Since then it has had 95% of the neccessary mechanical work done on it . It has also had a new hood made for it and fitted . At some time in its life it has had slidi...
by bob_allison
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:25 pm
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: Gearbox numbers
Replies: 6
Views: 10430

Re: Gearbox numbers

A bottle of Molyslip G will quieten that noisey gearbox .
by bob_allison
Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: Book
Replies: 11
Views: 17459

Re: Book

Pitmans books are always available on Ebay , in various editions .
by bob_allison
Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:49 am
Forum: Public Requests For Club Assistance
Topic: Clutch adjustment
Replies: 5
Views: 8290

Re: Clutch adjustment

If you are very new to these things , you may not realise that the clutch pedal has to have clearance . That is to say that there should be at least a half inch or more of free play under the pedal ( allowing for the light weight pedal return spring , which just takes the weight of the pedal and pre...