Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[hairnet]

not bad for an old farts car

[High Jetter]

31 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today the Morris 1300 has been my car of choice and it is delightful to drive.

I have just topped the fuel tank after 183 miles and found it is doing 32.4 mpg.

An car. Wheeltrims tho?

[Talbot]

On 18/07/2024 at 21:20, Zelandeth said:

 I had in my head that this car had already had head gasket issues so they'd already been off

That's the Carlton 2.0i estate.

[Six-cylinder]

10 hours ago, High Jetter said:

An car. Wheeltrims tho?

You now know what to buy me for my Birthday!🤣

[hairnet]

7 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

You now know what to buy me for my Birthday!🤣

https://www.gsfcarparts.com/rinrwt1579?auto_apply_coupon=ROAD10&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw74e1BhBnEiwAbqOAjO8CMhgiZiM0VLQSvp1DNik5jUl3gTjfzm2g8zm046mUaQKfBjYQ1BoCJagQAvD_BwE

[Christine]

4 minutes ago, hairnet said:

https://www.gsfcarparts.com/rinrwt1579?auto_apply_coupon=ROAD10&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw74e1BhBnEiwAbqOAjO8CMhgiZiM0VLQSvp1DNik5jUl3gTjfzm2g8zm046mUaQKfBjYQ1BoCJagQAvD_BwE

They're 15"    ,  11/ 1300 is 12"   and 12" tyres are hard to get .

i know , however ...a 13" Maxi wheel fits , and  175 70 13 tires are only 26 quid from F1 autocenre.. they might fit  and clear the rear trailing arm . And 13" Poundland trims are available ..

[hairnet]

obvs a joke

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116232631522

ooh

[Saabnut]

I have at home two sets of 1100 12” wheels, a set of steels with town and country tyres and a set of alloys!

[Christine]

Dunlops or Cosmics?

[Saabnut]

1 minute ago, Christine said:

Dunlops or Cosmics?

No idea! Will get a pic when I get home next week

[Six-cylinder]

Tonight I went for a bus ride.

[High Jetter]

Handy step!

[Inspector Morose]

Unreal that Northampton Crossley. To think the state of it when restoration started, it had languished in a scrapyard since 1963!

[hairnet]

So nerd

You too Chris 

[Six-cylinder]

8 hours ago, Inspector Morose said:

Unreal that Northampton Crossley. To think the state of it when restoration started, it had languished in a scrapyard since 1963!

North on the A5 from Milton keynes to Towcester at rush hour. 28 mph flat out, down to 17 mph needing a gear change on a gradient! I was part of the 33 passenger load.

It is in lovely condition now.

[Six-cylinder]

Who left their frying pan at the FoD?

[Six-cylinder]

@Slowsilver has been back at the FoD today putting in best lap times!

[Six-cylinder]

Colins Mercedes is pushing water out of the header tank.

The radiator is getting hot at the top hose end top only.

[Six-cylinder]

Second head came of the Sigma today. It is not wrecked but a straight edge does show a bit of distortion so they has gone to a machine shop to see if they can be skimmed flat.

[Talbot]

Those look like they have not been off in a long time, if indeed ever.  Did you manage to find a belt kit for it?  It will definitely need a new timing belt if nothing else.

[richardmorris]

On 26/07/2024 at 22:40, Six-cylinder said:

Colins Mercedes is pushing water out of the header tank.

The radiator is getting hot at the top hose end top only.

Water pump or thermostat ok?

[Six-cylinder]

7 hours ago, Talbot said:

Those look like they have not been off in a long time, if indeed ever.  Did you manage to find a belt kit for it?  It will definitely need a new timing belt if nothing else.

I have held off buying gaskets, stretch bolts, belt etc until the heads have been declared fit to reuse.

The heads have been crack tested and are fine. The valves are not sealing so that is now being investigated by the machine shop.

[Six-cylinder]

4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Water pump or thermostat ok?

I have only ever had one water pump that the impeller fell off, but it is possible. Not sure about thermostat, but the top hose side of the rad did get hot. 

[Six-cylinder]

Sunday was Morris day.

I entered a Tulip Navigation Rally with the South Oxfordshire Motor Club. My navigator was a friend from the Triumph Sports Six Club. We did alright and only went wrong a bit when we got close to my home area and I took my usual route rather than listening to instructions.

I then took Morris to a late afternoon car gathering in Milton Keynes where he may have been the lowest power car there.

144 miles in the day and all was well.

[Six-cylinder]

This week finally I had the new alternator fitted to the Fiat Seicento. Not straightforward, wheel off, linner off, engine mount off!

Now it had been stood so long the brakes have frozen on so that is another job to be done.

[richardmorris]

43 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have only ever had one water pump that the impeller fell off, but it is possible. Not sure about thermostat, but the top hose side of the rad did get hot. 

I’ve just watched a YouTube ratarossa with an overheating 308. That was what made me think as his water pump has a very noisy bearing and was overheating despite turning.

[richardmorris]

11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

This week finally I had the new alternator fitted to the Fiat Seicento. Not straightforward, wheel off, linner off, engine mount off!

Now it had been stood so long the brakes have frozen on so that is another job to be done.

So, did you go to Stowe?

[hairnet]

Were there buns 

[Six-cylinder]

10 hours ago, richardmorris said:

So, did you go to Stowe?

No, just the end of the drive so had to grab the photo as it has had netting round it for ages.

[MAF260]

Preston Bissett?