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Fuel sender mounting ring

I am trying to source one of the above. It is for a standard Smiths 6-hole top-mounted sender. Whoever made the tank di...
5 comments posted 1mo
posted by davey
5 comments posted 1mo posted by davey

An interesting problem. Any ideas?

I have a 60 year old Morris Minor. A couple if years ago it started losing water and was a bit difficult to start. A st...
14 comments posted 10mos
posted by bathwatchdog
14 comments posted 10mos posted by bathwatchdog

Question for the panel

My 1948 car has a traditional fuel level transmitter and gauge. The gauge itself was refurbished professionally a few y...
26 comments posted 1yr
posted by davey
26 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

test posting

Has this one fallen off the perch too ?
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by fred
2 comments posted 1yr posted by fred

fuel tank repair

Does anybody here have any direct experience of any of the various fuel tank repair products on the market ? I have a l...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by fred
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by fred

any old iron ?

Do discarded brake discs - (the "normal" cast iron vented types) have any scrap value ? The bloke down the scrap yard s...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by fred
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by fred

Lotus for sale

This might be of interest: https://www.twgaze.co.uk/about-us/news/locally-grown-lotus-destined-to-bloom-again/
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey

Re: Triumph Herald Overdrive

> In article , Ian Johnston > snipped-for-privacy@sable.ox.ac.uk> writes > >Robert Pearce snipped-for-privacy@bdt-home....
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by justinvaughan32
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by justinvaughan32

Retrofit Flasher debug

I am trying to fix a flasher system that was a retrofit on a post-war car. The usual Lucas-style side light adapters ar...
47 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
47 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey

have you seen this bumper ?

As part of the rolling restoration of one of my Jaguars, I recently picked up a job lot of bumpers which includes a cou...
3 comments posted 3yrs
posted by fred
3 comments posted 3yrs posted by fred

Waterless Engine Coolant

Has anybody tried this? Is it as good as it is made out to be? TIA.
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

Satnav updates

When I owned a Renault Laguna a few years ago, the cost to buy an update Satnav CD was about £120. I have no idea how l...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

I reported a pothole..

And I got this reply: "Date reported: 25/01/2023 Description: Hole approx. size of dinner plate. Following your recent...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

Speeding.

Got 'flashed' the other day. Not seeking sympathy - I knew the camera was there. Got the summons, and seems they want t...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave