<< Kelly Springfield tyres, they lasted so long and gripped so little that we coined the expression "road resistant tyres", >> They were also the most screechy tires around, make a slow speed tight c
<< I fired off a question to the seller who claims she is the seller's rep. Her reply is below. >> I've been seeing this more and more, a company that sells stuff on E bay for a fee. The problem is t
Some automatic chargers need a battery in the circuit to work properly. When you tested the battery after a overnight charge, was the charger still on? Was the reading exactly 12.00 ? A fully charged
<< I tend to think TR, MG, and Healey values may all drop as the 55 and above demographic drops off. >> Pretty much the whole old car market will drop off as baby boomers ( born 1946 to 1962 ) move t
<< Because buying new signs to introduce the new MINI brand has gone so badly for them, what with the waiting lists and premiums over MSRP and all. ;) >> The MINI brand is a interesting state of affa
<< I would say this: See the 1965 Mustang versus the 2006 Mustang See the 1972 Charger versus the 2006 Charger See the 1956 Thunderbird versus the 2004(?) Thunderbird See the 1960 Mini versus the 200
<< Or design engineering - The garage wants $100 to replace the radiator hose on my wife's '98 Sebring convertable. I just took a look and it seems that a good portion of front body metal has to come
http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/HaynesJackets/RGBhr_4059.jpg Not that I want anything to do with the screaming little bas**, I found this manual rather amusing. Someone on another board was lamenting t
<< Opening this strand revealed white plastic hairs or fibers. Nothing seemed metal. Although these were tiny, I imagined that they were the conductor, surrounded by 2 black layers and one white laye
<< Took it to a local inspection station for an alignment and state inspection and was told that they could not inspect it because it does not have a catalytic converter and the fender sticker says t
I've repaired batteries by melting the plastic with a soldering iron. ( mostly small punctures from crash damage. ) The trick is to keep the liquid acid away from the repair area while making the mel
<< I've got a '76 TR6 and the emission sticker on the driver side door jamb states something to the effect that "the vehicle complies with all US emission standards except for coarbon monoxide in Cal
<< Go directly to the guy who rebuilt the engine and put him on notice now. That sounds rather confrontational considering the engine in question was overheated at least twice due to issues beyond th
The only thing that is breaking in ,except for the cam and lifters, are the piston rings. Rings do need loaded engine to push themselves against the cylinder walls, then a coast at high vacuum to dra
<< I think it has something to do with the open circuit voltage you will develop without a battery connected that could result in overvoltage damage to the rectifier diodes. >> That and voltage regul
In theory Lo jack is easy to defeat. First find the frequency range used and make a radio transmitter that transmits noise. This will prevent the receiver from hearing the lojack code while the car i
I'm pretty sure AE , Vandervell , Clevite are now all owned by ACL from Australia. I've used all of these brands in various engines without trouble. Do you have the engine that went 400 miles after a
<< I decided to pull the engine for bearings and to redo the crank. The journals were scored badly. >> Something else to do when you get the motor apart. Use brake cleaner for a final flush of the oi
A quick note on color. Do you want the car to stand out on the road or do you want it to stand out at a show against similar cars ? For example Guards red it pretty much the standard for some Porsche
First a question then what I'd pick. What do the other guys/gals drive? Is it all high dollar new machinery ( just go out and buy it) or is the lot filled with interesting updated old stuff ( design