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May 28, 2018 6:39 am
May 28, 2018 6:39 am
Subject: Re: Advice needed
So you are right about why John dropped the steering column and you would understand why he had to do so if you had tried to get into his workshop - to say it was jam packed would be an understatement. Even the garden was starting to fill up with modern cars.
John had the privilege of attending our local pub meets with Phil (Mark mentions above) who believed one should just maintain one's 2L and not restore it unless circumstances took over. I was behind John travelling back after the funeral and that is when the clutch started slipping (probably reason for worn linings you mention). It was on a steep T junction in the village of Porton near Salisbury; we had to pull into the bus stop afterwards to let the clutch cool down before continuing. Lesson repeat - do not try and slip the clutch like a modern car, on or off please!
Glad to hear some of your comments regarding clutch etc, John would appreciate that.
Timing chain can be easily adjusted by removing the reverse P timing cover.
The price you were quoted for your radiator is not far off what I paid for one when Jess Dilley first started out so fair play to CPA. The problem we have in is the hex tubes that make up the honeycomb are no longer produced in the UK, they have to be imported from Germany (or used to). There is a Serck machine nesting in a garden in Reading but the lady wont sell it (her other half used to work for Serck). Most early cars run without thermostats hence you see the rad half blanked off with card in the winter.
So you are right about why John dropped the steering column and you would understand why he had to do so if you had tried to get into his workshop - to say it was jam packed would be an understatement. Even the garden was starting to fill up with modern cars.
John had the privilege of attending our local pub meets with Phil (Mark mentions above) who believed one should just maintain one's 2L and not restore it unless circumstances took over. I was behind John travelling back after the funeral and that is when the clutch started slipping (probably reason for worn linings you mention). It was on a steep T junction in the village of Porton near Salisbury; we had to pull into the bus stop afterwards to let the clutch cool down before continuing. Lesson repeat - do not try and slip the clutch like a modern car, on or off please!
Glad to hear some of your comments regarding clutch etc, John would appreciate that.
Timing chain can be easily adjusted by removing the reverse P timing cover.
The price you were quoted for your radiator is not far off what I paid for one when Jess Dilley first started out so fair play to CPA. The problem we have in is the hex tubes that make up the honeycomb are no longer produced in the UK, they have to be imported from Germany (or used to). There is a Serck machine nesting in a garden in Reading but the lady wont sell it (her other half used to work for Serck). Most early cars run without thermostats hence you see the rad half blanked off with card in the winter.