Guy Lowe

My X Flow heater (flat type) motor (from Caterham) has a sticker on it with the following information.

STS Electric Motors Limited

Model FHM 1203/02

Tel: 01792 885995 (I think this a Swansea number)

Fax: 01792 885913

I hope this is of some help!

Guy

Machine Mart catalogue page 195 (0870 7707840 for nearest store) or buy online here

Guy

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Graham

Were can I find details and prices of the CR500's ?

Guy

puremalt

Where can I find details of the Yoko AO39s, there not on the George Polly web site

Guy

granteuk

Thanks for your help, think I will stick to 195's, The previous owner told my to run the Michelin's @ 30psi, and I thought the handling was good already!

Buy the way Toyo 195/50 R15 PXT1-S £35.95 here

Thanks - Guy

Edited by - Guy Lowe on 19 Jan 2003 18:58:46

Edited by - Guy Lowe on 19 Jan 2003 19:11:21

Did a search in the archives under “tyres” and spent the WHOLE day reading threads on the subject, but it has answered most of my questions.

I have recently bought a 1700XF S/Sprint which has 15” x 6½” Prisoner wheels and 195.50.15 Michelin Pilots. Completed in 1995 done 5000 miles and been in a garage for the last 5 years. The tyres are like new and boy are they hard, hence the “skittish” handling I suppose.

So the tyres have got to go, I will not be racing or doing tack days so I have decided (I think) to fit Yokohama A539’s, my question is should I fit 195.50.15’s or 205.50.15’s? and at what pressure (for road use) should they be run at and for the time being, what pressure should I put in the old Michelin’s ( I know, enough to blow them apart).

As you can probably tell I am new to all this and this is my first 7, so any help would be appreciated, must try and get to the Hants. (North) & Berks meeting at the end of the month.

Guy

Thanks to all of you for your help, had the flange checked and its perfect so I rang Roger King to order a set of copper gaskets and guess what, he has run out.

Good news is he should have them in again in a couple of week's time, so I am going to leave the car in the garage until I can get a set. Hope the weather is c++p for the next 2 weeks!

Guy Lowe

Can anybody let me know if they have any experience of the side mirrors marketed by Seven Accessories, good or bad?

Thanks

Guy Lowe

Thanks Chris

I have been looking at the Roger King Ad, they are about twice the price but worth it if they cure the problem.

Guy Lowe

I have recently bought a 1700 XF Super Sprint and after only 300 miles the centre exhaust manifold gasket is blowing.

The car has a 4-1 exhaust fitted which (looking through the receipts) was supplied by Caterham in November 2001 together with new gaskets (P/No:5043068 + 69). Again looking through the receipts I found a Caterham invoice for another set of the same gaskets dated June 02, the car has only done 800 (ish) miles since the new exhaust was fitted. I have removed the exhaust and both the head and the flanges look okay but the centre gasket has blown at the top between the two ports. The gasket looks like a standard Ford part ( it's oval and does not have a "centre" between No 2 +3 ports).

Can anyone tell me if the cause is the wrong gaskets having been fitted for use with the 4-1

and If so which should be used, if not what is the likly cause?

One thing I (as a novice) found strange is that the complete exhaust only has one mounting bracket, at the tail pipe by the rear wheel arch is this correct?

Thanks

Guy Lowe

I brought mine from Caterham (part No:WD01) and they were already formed/bent at the bottom. They are an improvement but mine tend to flap about a bit at low speeds.

Guy Lowe

I could always go faster?

Edited by - Guy Lowe on 2 Jan 2003 22:32:14

YW Sin

Oh ☹️ that's not good news

Guy Lowe

YW Sin

Before you go to all that trouble, why not conduct a manual pressure test by fiting a pressure gauge directly to block in place of the sender unit.

Guy Lowe

YW Sin

No you don't need to use any silicon sealant, however I presume the sender unit is the standard ford unit on the 1.7 X Flow with the VDO gauge?

135BHP X Flow

I have the same problem, I just ignore it that's until one day when it dosn't move, then the car will stop!

135BHP X Flow