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  1. OldAndrewE
    Stephen, do you know you have spelt your surname differently on the two examples you have posted 😕
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    Hopefully once you get the lap belts adjusted properly you can leave them (unless of course you vary the thickness of clothing a lot) and only slacken and tighten the shoulder straps
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    Just a thought, perhaps there is a reason the cig lighter was not connected, i.e. something wrong with the installation that causes problems
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    Don't know much about them, are they made for light vehicles such as the Caterham? Most tyres on the market are unfortunately aimed at much heavier vehicles
  5. OldAndrewE
    Quite possibly but there are 5 (I think) variations on the classic Mini heater matrix
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    My initial thoughts are that you should be OK as long as the dynamo and battery are in good condition. I had a mate that did sporting trials and I seem to recall did not run either a dynamo or alternator, just ran off the battery (with possibly a battery change during the lunch break). The original car the engine came from ran happily with the dynamo and you are not running wipers or lights I guess.
  7. OldAndrewE
    The square tube in front of the engine in the photo Tony posted appears to be forward of the 'normal' position. The wing stay clamp tubes are on top of this tube in a 'normal' chassis.
  8. OldAndrewE
    Someone like Ford Type 9 Gearbox | Kit Car Gearboxes, Gearbox Specialist (bghgeartech.co.uk) for example
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    My advice is for rivets that are into a steel tube. In the situation you mention I would certainly not try to hammer the rivets through, I would use pincers or similar on the back to pull the remains of the rivet out
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    Drilling out the rivets should be straightforward. Use a sharp 4 mm drill until the head comes off and then, if necessary, use a parallel punch to knock the rest of the rivet into the tube. The only problem that might occur is if the pop rivet 'nail' is still showing in the rivet head. This will stop the drill centring so use a smaller parallel punch to knock it back
  11. OldAndrewE
    OK, I understand now Graham
  12. OldAndrewE
    Not quite sure what you mean there Graham. Apart from the bit already mentioned the chassis is exactly as it came from Caterham. Another pic of the gearbox mount taken during strip down below
  13. OldAndrewE
    Pic taken during strip down. I have marked in red the bit I removed, it was to take the gearstick that then connected to the Escort box with a linkage
  14. OldAndrewE
    Don't know if this pic is any help Graham but this is my 1985 short cockpit LA chassis (freshly back from Arch). It has a 711M crossflow and a 2000E gearbox. When I got the chassis from Caterham it had the fitment for the Escort Sport box that I removed the upper part from to enable fitting the 2000E
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    From what the OP has said it certainly sounds like head gasket failure that has steadily got worse. The question is why has it failed? I am certainly no K series expert but I understand there is an issue of aluminium going soft allowing gasket to bite in
  16. OldAndrewE
    On that point I would think if there was an ongoing question about their design and suitability it would be wrong to keep selling them.
  17. OldAndrewE
    Think of it as a fuse Graham (as Richard suggests). The circuit will try to pass more current than the fuse will take and the fuse will blow. It is the load that determines the current, not the wiring connecting it. If the wiring is inadequate it will blow.
  18. OldAndrewE
    Just be careful, John's link brings up the 14 mm version. You apparently need the 10 mm version
  19. OldAndrewE
    I would expect they are sold exactly as they come from the manufacturer, not specifically gapped by Caterham
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    I wasn't having a go at you Anthony, just the idiot who is putting themselves forward as an expert. No need for you to apologise
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    OK, I see there has been a previous thread on this. I take it you did not get anywhere investigating yourself
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    What is the issue?
  24. OldAndrewE
    JZX3062 - Mini stepper motor for spi throttle assembly (minispares.com) This is what that part number brings up Note the comment on the Mini Spares site re idle problems
  25. OldAndrewE
    From the Haynes Mk 1 Mexico manual:
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