invacar LightBulbFun's Invacar & general ramble thread, index on page 1, survivors lists on Pages 24/134 & AdgeCutler's Invacar Mk12 Restoration from Page 186 onwards, still harping on...

[Mr Pastry]

The meter should be on the switched live, otherwise it is draining all the time.  It will show the charging voltage if higher than the battery voltage and the regulator should increase the charge when there is more demand - low battery, or lights on.  But as said, it is best to treat it as an indicator and don't read too much into the fractions of volts.   As here - on charge, off charge and a green bit in the middle where everything is fairly OK, all you need to know.

But never mind that - no Cadbury's drinking chocolate in Morrisons here today, had to have their own brand, don't like it, what is going on?

 

[666jjp]

https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/24783037.cadbury-drinking-chocolate-removed-uk-stores-amid-issue/#:~:text=Cadbury has been forced to,quality issue" with the product.

[reb]

3 minutes ago, 666jjp said:

https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/24783037.cadbury-drinking-chocolate-removed-uk-stores-amid-issue/#:~:text=Cadbury has been forced to,quality issue" with the product.

That'll be the mould that Dez found the other week then!

[LightBulbFun]

8 hours ago, plasticvandan said:

I would have thought wiring it in to a switched live (ignition circuit) would be more sensible?

the dash mounted gauge is indeed wired to the ignition switch live for reasons Mr Pastry states  

8 hours ago, plasticvandan said:

Easiest way to see exactly what's going on is to stick the meter directly on the battery terminals and give it a rev,so long as it goes up when revved,all good.other obvious way is if the lights.get brighter when you rev it.

but here in lies the problem, the battery is at the front and the engine is at the back and my name aint Mr Tickle  hence my comment of I just want to temporarily run a live directly from the battery into the cabin I can clip my hand-held DMM to, so get a better look at whats going on

of course while in the engine bay I was able to probe the "B+" terminal on the regulator and give it some engine revs and see yes I was getting voltage and that the regulator was regulating,  but I do want to see what it actually is at the battery terminals itself  

 

[LightBulbFun]

24 minutes ago, 666jjp said:

https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/24783037.cadbury-drinking-chocolate-removed-uk-stores-amid-issue/#:~:text=Cadbury has been forced to,quality issue" with the product.

huh interesting, very interesting! because as @reb says

21 minutes ago, reb said:

That'll be the mould that Dez found the other week then!

I had this happen a little while back!

On 18/10/2024 at 01:58, LightBulbFun said:

making my evening hot chocolate I finish a currently open can, so I go to the stack of them we got in a most recent Morrisons order, open one and its mouldy?! turns out they all are! I am mostly sitting here going how?! its drinking chocolate mostly coco powder, how how earth has it gone mouldy and why? given its supposed to be pretty fresh, a complaint has been sent to Morrisons, be interesting to see how they respond

its a bit concerning that they all are mouldy, because what if others that have gone to other customers are also mouldy?

interestingly as a general aside, I have over the years noticed that you the quality in Cadbury's drinking Chocolate  can be variable, for the most part its fine, but occaisonally I get batches where I swear they added the wrong powder to the tin or such, the odd batch that tastes way too artifical/sweet and the powder itself is much more "runny" does not clump together, I hate it when I get a batch like that!

well you have heard of "The last supper" I suppose this is the Autoshite version of that, the Last Hot chocolate!

(because after making this cuppa I am all out now!)

[LightBulbFun]

On 07/12/2024 at 18:27, LightBulbFun said:

and further pleased to read that yes they will also be fixing REV's record!  (ill obviously be keeping an eye on that) I was a little bit worried I would still have to chase that up, but hopefully not  

woop looks like they have indeed fixed REV's own record as they said they would  a new V5c has just been issued, and scoping out REV's record shows it has indeed properly been re-assigned the ZA=Invacar make code once more  

(I was little worried I’d have to chase them up on that, because I was was not sure if they would remember to do that after fixing the main issue with the make code in general, but luckily my fears were unfounded)

[Mrs6C]

5 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

I just want to temporarily run a live directly from the battery into the cabin I can clip my hand-held DMM to, so get a better look at whats going on

Maybe use something like this, temporarily, with a digital voltage reader plugged in to the other end?
https://falcontechnology.co.uk/product/crocodile-clip-to-12-volt-socket-0-5-metre-lead/

For something more permanent and useful,  how about using suitable wiring, fuses and a switch to install a similar, round 12v power socket up front, neatly under the dash?  You could use it to plug in a digital voltage reader, your phone charger, a 12v tyre inflator etc. and it wouldn't be taking power when not in use.

[LightBulbFun]

today was a trip for two! as it was Morris's (my cat) bi-yearly checkup and yearly vaccinations appointment at the vet!  thankfully he in his carrier fits nice and snuggly in the folding wheelchair space  

eventually arrived at the vet, Morris was given a his Jabs and checkover, given a clean bill of health (if not slightly overweight, 5.7kg, meant to be 5Kg, but theres a reason his middle name is "Fat-Bastard" ) 

and then eventually we were back home  

Morris did not seem to mind the trip in REV, or not anymore this usually meowing that he does always when he gets taken to the vet! he even settled down and stopped meowing for a bit on the way back  

all in all I was very pleased to have REV for this trip, without her I would of been a bit snookered, since usually 2 of us take Morris to the vet together, but due to slightly unforeseen circumstances, I was on my own for this trip, and this is exactly why I am very pleased to have my very own Invacar, as Morris is far too heavy for me to lug about the place otherwise!  (from previous experience, Uber gets frumpy with you if you have a cat in a bag!)

also I have to give props to the vet practice,  as they did indeed when I asked about it, call me back and let me have an earlier appointment in the day when they happened to get a cancellation  which meant I did not have to do this somewhat sleep deprived in the dark, as the original at 4PM (and my sleep cycle *is* somewhat snookered atm) , and not only that but the lady at the desk saw me pull up outside the Vet and either saw the blue badge or just me struggling about the place, and came outside to take Morris inside for me, and then let me know that there was a loading restriction in addition to the double yellows that i had missed, so  I was able to quickly  re-park REV before I got a ticket!

as an aside, I do need to investigate the fuse box, either clean up the fuses and terminals or replace it for a new blade fuse one, as once again I lost my ignition switched circuit, a bit of twiddling of the fuse got it back again, but its always little bit disquieting losing indicators as your working your way through a busy London junction LOL

 

[Mr Pastry]

8 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I do need to investigate the fuse box, either clean up the fuses and terminals or replace it for a new blade fuse one,

Is this any use to you?

 

[LightBulbFun]

14 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

Is this any use to you?

 

sadly I dont think so as REV has a 2 terminal box like this sort

https://www.autosparks.co.uk/lucas-2-way-glass-fuse-box

I am hoping I can bring it back to life with a bit of fine grit sandpaper on all the contact surfaces and fuses, (but I do wonder out of general curiosity if anyone makes one of the same form factor/footprint, but that takes modern blade fuses?) 

I appreciate the offer nonetheless however  

[Yoss]

My Triumph has the exact same fuse box (yes even medium size family cars only had two fuses in those days) and it gives me the exact same problems. I sporadically clean it all up and try and squeeze the contacts together without a fuse in to try and tighten the contacts. This works for a while but you know you'll be doing it again soon. 

[LightBulbFun]

also in REV news, her latest V5 arrived just now  one rather amusing side effect of all this running about with the DVLA, is that I have 3 almost identical V5's for her now LOL

although as you can see in the latest one I do note that as I thought they might of done https://autoshite.com/topic/32723-lightbulbfuns-invacar-general-ramble-thread-index-on-page-1-survivors-lists-on-pages-24134-adgecutlers-invacar-mk12-restoration-from-page-186-onwards-still-harping-on/page/384/#findComment-3072178

they changed the lookup table for body code 08 from "INVALID VEHICLE" to "MOBILITY VEHICLE" I am not sure what to think of this one, since Mobility vehicle is still a fair description for what REV is! and I have seen a few people in the past see "INVALID VEHICLE" on their Model 70 V5 and panic think its invalid as in Null and void! but at the same time I dont want anyone at the DVLA forgetting that not all "MOBILITY VEHICLE"'s are Mobility scooters! 

I have often lamented the fact that, when it became a requirement to register mobility scooters with the DVLA, that they never made a new body type code for Mobility scooters, instead they piggy backed off the pre-existing "INVALID VEHICLE" body code (which is what all the Model 70's and previous are registered under)

and this really diluted the dataset, since now if you want to know how many old school invalid vehicles (like your Stanley Argson or Model 70) are currently taxed or the such like it becomes much tricker, since if you do a FOI request "tell me how many Vehicles with the body code 08 Invalid Vehicle/Mobility vehicle" are currently taxed, you will just get back all million mobility scooters that are taxed with the DVLA! which they even admit themselves in a round about sort of way

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicles-statistics-guidance/vehicle-licensing-statistics-notes-and-definitions

no its not just class 3 mobility scooters! but again like the AC (ELECTRIC) thing this is a systemic issue that goes a fair way back, and to sort it out, the DVLA would have to actually somehow separate all the Invalid Vehicles from the Mobility scooters!

see this is why one should always make sure to practice good data sorting and not just lazily reuse codes! 

[somewhatfoolish]

At the risk of stating the obvious £20 for a new fusebox seems less of a ballache than trying to de-gunkify the existing one covered in verdigris?

This one isn't much bigger and has LEDs indicating when the smoke has escaped.

[LightBulbFun]

14 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

At the risk of stating the obvious £20 for a new fusebox seems less of a ballache than trying to de-gunkify the existing one covered in verdigris?

thats is partly why I was wondering if anyone does a blade fuse equivalent of the same footprint, so I can fit one without having to modify any mountings/drill anymore holes through the bulkhead  (tho part of me is tempted to replace it like for like, glass fuses do have a larger contact area then a blade fuse, which is generally a better thing, but then again glass fuses dont grow on trees anymore tho one could always carry a few spares, swings and roundabouts I suppose!) 

although in typing this I realised to replace the fuse holder I think there is likely going to have a nut on the other side of the bulkhead to undo it, which I am not sure one can actually do on your own? (since you would need to undo the nut/screw from inside the car while holding the nut with a spanner on the other side!) something to look into, but it might well just be easier to see if the existing one will clean up, as trying to replace it might well be a PITA for me...

[somewhatfoolish]

Is there a picture of the existing fusebox in its natural environment? In the absence of growing 8' long arms with 4 elbows vice grips can be your friend.

[Mrs6C]

3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

but then again glass fuses dont grow on trees anymore

They don't seem to be in short supply. A quick Google of 'glass fuses' brings up a healthy number of entries, including bulk packs from Halfords!

How about taking up @Mr Pastry's offer of the four fuse holder and then you would have a couple of extra opportunities for running fused wires to ancillaries.

[LightBulbFun]

Just now, Mrs6C said:

They don't seem to be in short supply. A quick Google of 'glass fuses' brings up a healthy number of entries, including bulk packs from Halfords!

proper Lucas ones sadly dont, the ones at Halfords IIRC are non Lucas types, which gets a bit scary, because a "35A" Lucas fuse like the sort used in a Model 70 is only rated for 17A continuous , 35A is its blow rating, but I have seen many people vehicles (including @dollywobbler's own TWC) were someone has replaced it with a non Lucas 35A *continuous* fuse which could lead to a dangerous overload scenario before the fuse blows (35A is more then what the entire Dynastart unit is rated to output)

this is something that I do wonder how many people actually realise is something they need to watch out for when it comes to replacing Lucas fuses? (that their rating is their Blow rating not their continuous rating) 

[somewhatfoolish]

If replacing/changing it I can't imagine why you'd stick with glass fuses. While they can be ordered online easily enough it's been a long while since petrol stations or garages routinely carried them and motor factors stare at you like you've just asked for a reacharound.

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, somewhatfoolish said:

If replacing/changing it I can't imagine why you'd stick with glass fuses. While they can be ordered online easily enough it's been a long while since petrol stations or garages routinely carried them and motor factors stare at you like you've just asked for a reacharound.

which coincidentally is what it feels like I am doing every-time I have to reach under the dashboard and give them a twiddle...

[danthecapriman]

3 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

also in REV news, her latest V5 arrived just now  one rather amusing side effect of all this running about with the DVLA, is that I have 3 almost identical V5's for her now LOL

although as you can see in the latest one I do note that as I thought they might of done https://autoshite.com/topic/32723-lightbulbfuns-invacar-general-ramble-thread-index-on-page-1-survivors-lists-on-pages-24134-adgecutlers-invacar-mk12-restoration-from-page-186-onwards-still-harping-on/page/384/#findComment-3072178

they changed the lookup table for body code 08 from "INVALID VEHICLE" to "MOBILITY VEHICLE" I am not sure what to think of this one, since Mobility vehicle is still a fair description for what REV is! and I have seen a few people in the past see "INVALID VEHICLE" on their Model 70 V5 and panic think its invalid as in Null and void! but at the same time I dont want anyone at the DVLA forgetting that not all "MOBILITY VEHICLE"'s are Mobility scooters! 

I have often lamented the fact that, when it became a requirement to register mobility scooters with the DVLA, that they never made a new body type code for Mobility scooters, instead they piggy backed off the pre-existing "INVALID VEHICLE" body code (which is what all the Model 70's and previous are registered under)

and this really diluted the dataset, since now if you want to know how many old school invalid vehicles (like your Stanley Argson or Model 70) are currently taxed or the such like it becomes much tricker, since if you do a FOI request "tell me how many Vehicles with the body code 08 Invalid Vehicle/Mobility vehicle" are currently taxed, you will just get back all million mobility scooters that are taxed with the DVLA! which they even admit themselves in a round about sort of way

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicles-statistics-guidance/vehicle-licensing-statistics-notes-and-definitions

no its not just class 3 mobility scooters! but again like the AC (ELECTRIC) thing this is a systemic issue that goes a fair way back, and to sort it out, the DVLA would have to actually somehow separate all the Invalid Vehicles from the Mobility scooters!

see this is why one should always make sure to practice good data sorting and not just lazily reuse codes! 

I’ve just had to get new logbook’s for all mine for address changes, but just noticed on the Mercury one it’s listed as:

Make: Mercury Marquis 

Model: 

So they’ve not bothered filling in the model bit, and just put make and model in the Make bit! 
Not the biggest of deals really but it’s reeks a bit of incompetence given this sort of thing is why they exist.

[LightBulbFun]

16 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

I’ve just had to get new logbook’s for all mine for address changes, but just noticed on the Mercury one it’s listed as:

Make: Mercury Marquis 

Model: 

So they’ve not bothered filling in the model bit, and just put make and model in the Make bit! 
Not the biggest of deals really but it’s reeks a bit of incompetence given this sort of thing is why they exist.

thats because of an inherent limitation of of the DVLA's computer system,  the system works via, codes, everything is stored in codes and decoded via a lookup table, and for the Make and Model info this a teared system, you will have a 2 digit make code, and then under that will be a 3 digit Model code 

 

now when it was setup, it was realised that there are many obscure manufactures out there that they could not all account for, so they set up a Generic make code of G9 this is the make code for vehicle makes that dont have an existing make code, when this code is selected, it allows the clerk to input whatever they want into the make field freeform style *HOWEVER* this cannot be done for the Model field, for the Model field to be populated, there must be first a valid make code and then a valid model code

so because of this limitation, in an attempt *try* and record things, when an obscure vehicle is asked to be registered that has no make or model code most DVLA clerks will just put the model info along side the make inside the whole make line

hence why "Mercury Maquis" since there is no Mercury Maquis Model code,

 

that being said, there *is* a Mercury make code

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/browse/mercury

however as you can see that make code has no model codes attached to it, so you could have your Mercury put into that make code, so that shows up proper on all the online tools etc as a Mercury *but* you will lose the "Marquis" part 

howmanyleft.co.uk is very handy for seeing which makes and models exist in the coded form with the DVLA, since how many left *only* works with coded vehicles, if your vehicle is not part of a make code, then it wont show up and nor can any statistics be got for it, for example your Mercury Marquis is *not* part of how many left's graph here, because it is *not* coded 

this is why, that often when you registering a vehicle with the DVLA, if there *is* a Valid make code for it, but there is *not* a valid model code for it, the DVLA will drop the model info entirely, so as to ensure the vehicle *at least* has a make-code attatched to it, so the various computer/internet/data-handling systems, have *some* chance of handling it

the lack of codes is why your car just shows up as "green" on the ULEZ checker for example!

ditto the dart charge

so in this regard really your car should be registered as just "MERCURY" under the Mercury make code, so in systems like this it does properly show up as a Mercury at least

 

heres another post where I talk about the same thing if it helps clarify things further  

https://autoshite.com/topic/58374-collection-mission-to-spain-completed-it-m8/page/36/#comment-3026915

 

[reb]

My first 850 TDI was registered as a Volvo Volvo, how does something like that happen?

[LightBulbFun]

47 minutes ago, reb said:

My first 850 TDI was registered as a Volvo Volvo, how does something like that happen?

are you using the MOT checker for that info? if a vehicle with no make/model code is run through  the DVSA's MOT checker, it will duplicate whatever has been manually inputed into the make field, into Model field as well

this is another handy way of quickly teling if a vehicle has been proper coded with the DVLA or not *HOWEVER* you have to be on your toes here as a MOT Tester can override this info and type in their own stuff, which is one of the reasons you sometimes get discrepancies between the 2 checkers

the other reason is that the DVSA system has its own lookup table and sometimes their lookup table is different/simplified for example they grouped a lot of the BMC BL ARG  codes under the same "ROVER" entry, hence why on the MOT checker you get the odd Rover Maxi!

 

 

so going back to your Volvo, if indeed you were looking it up via the DVSA's MOT checker, then I would say, that simply someone at the DVLA fucked up and never put it into its prober make/model code and just manually typed in "VOLVO" instead

[reb]

1 minute ago, LightBulbFun said:

are you using the MOT checker for that info? if a vehicle with no make/model code is run through  the DVSA's MOT checker, it will duplicate whatever has been manually inputed into the make field, into Model field as well

this is another handy way of quickly teling if a vehicle has been proper coded with the DVLA or not *HOWEVER* you have to be on your toes here as a MOT Tester can override this info and type in their own stuff, which is one of the reasons you sometimes get discrepancies between the 2 checkers

(the other reason is that the DVSA system has its own lookup table and sometimes their lookup table is different/simplfied for example they grouped a lot of the BMC BL ARG  codes under the same "ROVER" entry, hence why on the MOT checker you get the odd Rover Maxi!

 

 

so going back to your Volvo, if indeed you were looking it up via the DVSA's MOT checker, then I would say, that simply someone at the DVLA fucked up and never put it into its prober make/model code and just manually typed in "VOLVO" instead

No, it was on the v5

[danthecapriman]

Thanks for that @LightBulbFun, certainly explains things.

How the hell do you know all that though😆!? They really should be paying you to run their system!

 

On the Capri logbook it says:

Ford.

Capri 1600 Base.

Im surprised they are able to put the ‘1600 Base’ part on tbh.

 

[Mrs6C]

27 minutes ago, reb said:

My first 850 TDI was registered as a Volvo Volvo, how does something like that happen?

It was so good, they named it twice! 🙂

[LightBulbFun]

20 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Thanks for that @LightBulbFun, certainly explains things.

How the hell do you know all that though😆!? They really should be paying you to run their system!

 

On the Capri logbook it says:

Ford.

Capri 1600 Base.

Im surprised they are able to put the ‘1600 Base’ part on tbh.

 

Invacars thats how! if its anything to do with Invacars, ill have researched the ever loving crap out of it, for the sake of Invacars  it also that I am in general a bit* of a computer nerd, and a vintage computer nerd at that, and the DVLA's whole system I find quite fascinating from that angle and also for similar reasons I find Invacars fascinating, I find the DVLA quite interesting, in how to most people the DVLA is this "Mysterious black box" where hopes and dreams go into and crushing disappointment comes out of, and so many myths and rumours about how it all works, what can and cant be done/why things are,  so I wanted to figure it out for myself  and again so I had a better understanding of it all for the sake of Invacars.

 

in a lot of regards, I am actually somewhat a fan of the DVLA, it is terribly misunderstood even by the people who work there, but the general setup is very efficient and pain free and extensive, certainly compared to other countries systems! in my experience, for example look at how easily, painlessly and cost free, one can do a keeper change for example

 

as with a lot of computer systems I suppose, the majority of the issues involving the DVLA, is actually a problem that exists between the keyboard and chair! (either at the User end or DVLA end) Garbage in Garbage out as they say!

[LightBulbFun]

42 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

On the Capri logbook it says:

Ford.

Capri 1600 Base.

Im surprised they are able to put the ‘1600 Base’ part on tbh.

thats because there is a Model code for that  for UKDM vehicles especially popular ones, that have existed in production since the DVLA's computer was setup (1st of October 1974), there are generally pretty comprehensive set of codes

funnily enough for later vehicles they did not actually put "Base" for the Mondeo for example they just made a code "MONDEO" without any trim suffix, and I have seen this catch the DVLA's own people out, when @egg did a FOI to get data on how many K prefix Mondeo's have survived, the person at the other end did not realise that just "MONDEO" was its own dedicated sub category if you will  

https://autoshite.com/topic/23298-93-mondy-thread/page/53/#findComment-2537313

 

[danthecapriman]

24 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

Invacars thats how! if its anything to do with Invacars, ill have researched the ever loving crap out of it, for the sake of Invacars  it also that I am in general a bit* of a computer nerd, and a vintage computer nerd at that, and the DVLA's whole system I find quite fascinating from that angle and also for similar reasons I find Invacars fascinating, I find the DVLA quite interesting, in how to most people the DVLA is this "Mysterious black box" where hopes and dreams go into and crushing disappointment comes out of, and so many myths and rumours about how it all works, what can and cant be done/why things are,  so I wanted to figure it out for myself  and again so I had a better understanding of it all for the sake of Invacars.

 

in a lot of regards, I am actually somewhat a fan of the DVLA, it is terribly misunderstood even by the people who work there, but the general setup is very efficient and pain free and extensive, certainly compared to other countries systems! in my experience, for example look at how easily, painlessly and cost free, one can do a keeper change for example

 

as with a lot of computer systems I suppose, the majority of the issues involving the DVLA, is actually a problem that exists between the keyboard and chair! (either at the User end or DVLA end) Garbage in Garbage out as they say!

I did have some dealings with the US version, or DMV as they call it. 
But, as you say, some other countries systems are not as efficient as ours is. In the states they have the DMV but you have to remember the USA is a big country so each state tend to have their own DMV’s with their own rules and regulations. I’d guess something must tie them all in together somewhere though.

The problem I had was that my Mercury was originally from and registered to Georgia state. It then got moved to Illinois where I then bought it. 
Georgia are a bit more lax with registration apparently and don’t require a vehicle over a certain age to have a certificate of Title (US version of the V5) and you can transfer ownership using only a bill of sale. Illinois are different again…      
The trouble I had was that to export the vehicle you MUST have solid proof of ownership… ie; the car’s original Title certificate…

Of course I didn’t have this! The car was sent overland from Illinois to New York docks but on arrival at the docks it was refused loading onto the ship because It had no paperwork. It took me an absolute age to get the guy I bought the car from to convince the Illinois DMV to completely register the vehicle to the state of Illinois! All not helped by this not being able to be done online or by phone. It had to be done in person at a DMV branch which was a significant distance away from where my seller lived. And it was also winter and Illinois was experiencing significant snow and low temperatures! 
Got it in the end though, and once I got my new Illinois Title that had to be mailed (original document only - no copies!) to New York docks for checking and then finally the car was released to the loading area for export.

It took months to get this done! So DVLA are very very good by comparison. Although in fairness we do have a much smaller country and less vehicles to deal with!

[chadders]

21 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

proper Lucas ones sadly dont, the ones at Halfords IIRC are non Lucas types, which gets a bit scary, because a "35A" Lucas fuse like the sort used in a Model 70 is only rated for 17A continuous , 35A is its blow rating, but I have seen many people vehicles (including @dollywobbler's own TWC) were someone has replaced it with a non Lucas 35A *continuous* fuse which could lead to a dangerous overload scenario before the fuse blows (35A is more then what the entire Dynastart unit is rated to output)

this is something that I do wonder how many people actually realise is something they need to watch out for when it comes to replacing Lucas fuses? (that their rating is their Blow rating not their continuous rating) 

This has been done to death over literally decades on various MG forums, especially the US ones. Basically the advice is it's not a problem but if you insist that it is get either 15 or 20 amp continuous fuses.

I've certainly never seen anything about 35amp continuous fuses causing a problem.