Foxy Smith

Hi Steve, Always fancied a tandem, unfortunately I suspect my wife feels her cycling days are behind her. However I do know someone who might be interested. He has just bought a tandem but is very keen on Thorn bikes and just might go for an upgrade!! Will see what I can do. Alan

Thorn make lovely frames. What sort/size of wheels/tyres have you got on this machine and does it have pannier racks? Sounds like a bargin.

Andy, I have an old type heater sitting in my garage loft. I know it has a leak but I'm fairly sure that it looks repairable with some soldering. I took it out on the eve of a long trip to SW France years ago and never put it back. No longer have my Seven so you are welcome to it FOC or possibly a small donation to NTL??? Alan PS location, we're about 15 mins south of Gatwick.

Mark YHM

Silencer now sold.

Having sold my Seven I'm left with a few bits and pieces that the new owner either did not want or did not have room for in his transporter. I'm not particularly looking for lot's of cash in fact I'm reasonably open to offers and I will donate a good percentage of anything raised to NTL 1. Pair of cloth covered early S-type seats with the small square headrests. Both in good condition and are complete with runners. £100 for the pair. 2. Stainless steel silencer. Believe it's the Vauxhall sports type. Highly polished. (was never refitted after professional polishing as I bought a Raceco can) Slightly dented on the underside, not visible. Could be a good conversion to re-packable with a bit of cutting and welding. £25 3. Early Ford type radiator fan £5 4. Set of Keihin FCR 41 Flat slide carbs. These were set up on a rolling road to be used with A Vauxhall 2.0L engine but I have jets/needles/spacers/trumpets and original throttle spindle for M/C use so may be of some interest to the BEC guys. I have a custom made inlet manifold to be used with these carbs, but if the carbs were to go separately the manifold might be of interest to someone wanting to use M/C throttle bodies on a Vx engine. Not sure about pricing these but I think about £400. Alan

Richard, where are you located??

I agree with Arnie, no need to drill.

Bump.

Cheers Kenny!

Sadly, the need to finance a new construction project and frustration with cr*p roads and proliferation of stupid speed restrictions in our area means we have decided to sell our beloved Caterham. Built in 1993 by Don Cheshire, then technical editor of "Low Flying", this car features in several articles from that era. Also appeared in an article in an early "Evo" edition. Engine is Vauxhall XE 2.0 litre with Swindon mods supplied new. Dry sump Aluminium radiator and Laminova oil/water heat exchanger. Currently on Weber 45s but I have run previously with Keihin flat slide carbs. The Keihins gave fantastic performance with a huge boost in torque to 175 ft/lb but were noisy and thirsty and probably better suited to track use. Standard track and suspension with Freestyle adjustable ARB on front. Big front brakes and LSD diff. Cockpit: standard Caterham dashboard and instruments. Removable Racetech steering wheel. Mog carbonfibre seats with sixpoint QR harnesses Terratrip intercom with headsets. Wheels are 13"x6", there are two sets of wheels, one of 5 and one of 4 all currently on Yoko 021s. I also have a set of slicks unmounted. Spare wheel rack at rear of car has been modified to be quick release. Colour is Caterham Red with Yellow FIA roll bar and yellow screen surround and stanchions. Polished Vx race 4 into 1 exhaust with Raceco titanium silencer. Aluminium rear undertray. Full set of weather equipment including hood bag, pocketed tonneau and a new Jill Judd half hood. Mileage is coming up for 50,000. We have used this car regularly and in all weathers but is serviced regularly and stored in a Carcoon within a garage. Next MOT is due end of May 2010. Price £12,750 Contact details brookhsenursery "at" aol "dot" com Edited by - Foxy Smith on 2 Nov 2009 08:05:23

If I can chuck in my two penn'rth it's a good opportunity to put in a Laminova oil/water heat exchanger. Water goes submarine laminova back of head and oil goes scavenge pump, laminova, oil tank. Works well, gets oil up to temp quickly.

It sounds like a sensor problem. Before splashing out on a new one however, have a look at the connection to the sensor. On mine it's a knurled brass nut which gets a bit corroded from time to time and causes problems such as you describe.

Hi Kenny, Try taking the filler cap off the bell housing tank and see if the noise gets louder. I think you are on the right track, it's just big bubbles of air coming through the scavenge pump. Alan

Hydraulic or cable clutch?