OldAndrewE

I guess that has a Ford axle and a Xflow engine.  For touring I would certainly use the 3.9 out of the two you have.  What wheels and tyre size do you have?

Don't forget your speedo calibration will be different for the two ratios

I don't think screwing into the side of the ply is a particularly good idea

I guess either Chris at Redline or Arch Motors will know the answer

#1 Are you saying it was correct but for some reason it has now changed?

At a small local show in Hertford Castle gardens

A nice Elan Sprint

A Europa

And a real curiosity - A 192? Seal.  I suppose a motorbike and sidecar except both driver and passenger sit in the sidecar!

Thanks for the responses

Not seven related but I have just bought some new tyres for my Mini (Yokohama A032).  All tyres have both yellow and red dots. On two of them the dots are opposite each other and on the other two they are about 45 degrees apart.  The wheels are MB racing split rims. How should I align the dots relative to the valve?

Classic Mini 8B12396 - Mini Spares Onlne Shop

One source of blanking plugs

#5 So it is the pads squeaking as you have confirmed bearings are OK.  The above two answers may give a solution

Does it go away with gentle pressure on the brake pedal?

Does it turn the engine over OK with the plugs out?

And these are the details off the DVLA

Did you ever get any photos David?

Title (minispares.com) 

Anything here any use?

The sources of parts are various RWD Escort models, depending on whether you want 8" or 9".  Some Mk 1 Escort bits may be difficult to find (I really struggled to find handbrake operating levers (the ones sticking out the back of the drums) but found some in the end).  The Ford owners club forum is quite useful and is free to join and post.  The classic Ford forum in particular Classic Ford - Ford Owners Club - Ford Forums

I may be misinterpreting what I recall seeing but I remember seeing something that implied that LED bulbs could be used in vehicles that old without failing MOT

Do you have an old one as a template Graham?  I think Speedy Cables will make one for you

You may of course find that one spline puts it too far and it will be off in the other direction. 

Edit:  There will probably be 36 splines so 10 degrees/spline

From the Jeremy Coulter book

This is the only place I can find reference to a B prefix.

What year is the car supposed to be?

And repeat what others have said.  Photos of the car will help a lot

Firstly I doubt if you will know who the manufacturer is, just the brand it is being supplied under.  Also copper pipe is an alternative and possibly easier to work

If the tap is the correct one there is no reason why it should remove more metal (unless the thread in the hole is deformed or it is not started correctly).  It will remove dirt and debris from the thread

So yes Ian, that looks like the hex that is also used on 10mm thread dia plugs (5/8", 16mm)

Ian, so do those plugs have a different hexagon size (I am not familiar with K series)?  My "normal" 14mm plug socket is 13/16" about 21mm hex.  I can't measure my 10mm plug socket because that is in the garage and I am not going out there tonight but looking up 10mm plugs says the hex is 5/8", approx 16mm which would explain the Halfords description  

I have just edited this to correct an error and add info

10 mm and 14mm are the plug thread diameters, not the socket size

Redline? If Chris does not have them then someone like Demon Tweeks