Recent content by james_stan

Yeah I was thinkin that if all that weigh (flywhell) thas been banging around at the end of the crankshadft it might well have put it out of whack as well as ovalling teh holes.

Four posts in nine years - that's some going. :oops:

Hi Folks update.. the dip/main started working again - I think after a sharp tap on the relay with a screwdriver handle. But then side/rear lights failed. Pretty sure thi is not connected and the new problems is down to a faulty switch.. BTW am I right in thinking its the two LHS fuseways that...

Hi folks Beam was stuck in full but I pulled the switch (indicator/flash) stalk to check wiring and it switched to low..?? Now it's stuck low and I'm uncertain why. I replaced the relay several years ago and relocated it to slightly away from the fusebox and windscreen leaks. Looking at the...

In 1967, the City of London was looking for someone to buy a dismantled London Bridge. American entrepreneur Robert Paxton McCulloch placed the winning bid of £1.02 million ($2.4 million at the time) on 18 April 1968. Each of the bridge’s 10,276 exterior granite blocks were numbered and then...

Float them in some fuel and look at the differing 'plimsol lines' then try leaving them on the window sill for week or two to see if they 'dry out'

Don't open up the channel and try and 'crimp' it back on the glass. I did that, but only once.😩

It was hot at the weekend - that won't have helped, my oil light was flickering at a (very low) tickover too.

Agreed.. but it's more of a pita if you have twin carbs to manoeuvre the motor out of the bay plus you need a smooth flat surface to roll out the engine and a decent trolley jack and ideally a 'cradle'of some kind between the jack and the engine.. ..saying that it's hardly like working on a...

Ha ha seems to have worked! Bonza!! Thanks!!! As luck would have it I also found another 30a dynamo in the spares shed too. Time to do the lottery?

Also here for someone like me who needs explicit guidance..

Thanks, I'll give that a try and report back..

Having a few issues getting the van back up after 4-5 years 'resting'.. New fuels lines filter and pump and now she runs.. but I noticed gen light stays on.. Drat! Brushes look good and the failure seems quite abrupt. DVM measures only about 4.5 V on the AC scale, but it it even an AC output...

Aye - that's the one. The slope means no caravans except a few at the bottom. Idyllic place and nice old chap that runs it - will have to revisit soon.

Awnings - I have a Raclet, French, also make stuff for French Army, top quality bought s/h from ebay and probably NLA mostly make trailer tents nowadays.