It’s far too cold to be working outside at the moment, and I don’t have a pit or ramps to elevate the vehicle, so I had the front diff replacement done at Rogers of Bedford. Just as well, too, as I didn’t expect the anti-roll bar links would be in the way. It was possible […]
New Stereo and Clutch Issues
I was getting increasingly poor radio reception, with interference from the heater fan motor, wiper motor and electric radiator fan, and decided that while it was almost certainly a fault with the antenna or cable, an upgrade to DAB would make my commute to work more bearable. I checked the stereo end of the antenna […]
December 2012 – upcoming jobs
The clutch pedal went soft and was only just useable by the time I got home today, so I’ll be going over its hydraulics tomorrow to find the leak. A quick check didn’t show anything, but I doubt it’s the master cylinder or its connections as the cylinder is new and there are no signs […]
109 Update, Nov 2012
There’s not a lot to report on the 109. I replaced the bulb holders and bulbs in all four instruments as the existing bulbs were to dim and were causing the temperature gauges to over-read when illuminated. I initially used green LEDs to match the lighting of the Carling Tech switches and stereo, but they […]
Goodbye to the LIghtweight
A hard decision was made to sell Helena’s Lightweight, and a buyer approached us before it was even formally up for sale. In preparation, I removed the rocker cover and, in sequence, removed each head bolt for cleaning, light oiling and re-torquing before resetting all the tappet clearances. A few of the tappets were too […]
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