John Alston
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Ideas For Tying Down A Heavy Container In The Back Of A Van
John Alston replied to RoyH's topic in TechTalk
Don't forget that 200kgs of water sloshing about in a tank will cause serious handling problems. So always drive with the tank either brim full or completely empty -
A long time ago George Polley told me the direction arrows on Yokohama's indicated the direction in which the tyre plys best resisted torque due to their lay-up method. Therefore, rears should only be fitted in the correct orientation as the torque applied to the tyyres comes from being driven under power. However, as the only torque applied to the front tyres is under braking, these should be fitted the reverse way round. This way all tyres are getting maximum use out of the tyre ply lay-up.
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Hi Tim, Did just that on my car and as I recall the sizes are:- Door Hinges (all) Button Head 15mm x 5mm x 0.8 pitch with Nylock Nuts Windscreen to Upright Countersunk 10mm x 5mm x 0.8 pitch. Pedal Box as per Door Hinge Hope this of some help Cheers John A
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I'll take it
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Oh 😳 forgot that bit. No it is not locked
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Virtually unused and in mint condition. Complete in box with charger, car mount, black and pink backs, protective cover. A very good phone with Satnav built in. I just can not get on with the touch screen technology. Ideal Christmas present £75.00
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Just an addition to the previous post. After making your nice solid copper gasket heat it to cherry red and throw it in a bucket of cold water to make anneal it and make it lovely and soft. This way it will seal much better.
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Neil Although I do have a Caterham now, I do have a few poppers and the fitting tool. I am in St John's Woking and will be around Sunday all day if it is any help. Give me call 01483 772563 Regards John
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Hi Mark The distance from the Nosecone/Bonnet joint to the centre of the Air Filter Cutout arc is 1 1/4", the total length of the Air Filter Cutout is 15 1/2". This Bonnet fitted my 1993 Xflow Dedion. Regards John
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STEVIE Unfortunately there are no Stantions. MARKHave not received any email from you yet. Regards John
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Steve A Windscreen suround is quite fragile without any glass and I have some doubts whether he Post Office could get it to you undamaged. John
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The car has gone so the last of my odds & ends have to go too: Pair of 7" Chrome Headlamps Fitted with Cibie Light Units and Stone Guards - £40 Standard DeDion Rollbar - £10 Standard DeDion Rollbar Boot Cover - £10 Black Crossflow Bonnet a Few Dents and Scratches but Useable - £10 Polished Alloy Windscreen Suround, NO GLASS - £5 Collect from Woking area or may be able to deliver to Wotton Hatch Contact me via the Forum or lainey.john@tiscali.co.uk John Alston
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No it was on a correct year plate John A
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Sorry Mark, my car is long gone to a nice new home in Redhill. Good luck with your search John A
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Whoops!!! Forgot some quite important info. The car is a De-Dion with 5 Speed box. John Alston
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Matt My Supersprint will be for sale next month. spec as follows: 1993 with 13000 miles (No track work at all) BRG with Yellow Anniversary Stripe & Seven Grill Cycle Wings (Bonded On) Prisoner Wheels 5.5 inch Chrome Headlights FIA Roll Bar & Luke Four Point Harnesses Full Weather Equipment & Heated Screen Adjustable Leather Seats, Head Rests, Map Pockets & Moulded Rubber Floor Mats Motolita Steering Wheel Adjustable Rev Limiter, Cooling Fan Overide Switch Polished and Lagged 4-1 Exhaust A very very fine example, meticulously maintained and lovingly cared for. Selling due to emigration plans. £8950.00 or very near offer John Alston
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For the past two years (5000 miles) I have been using standard unleaded petrol with Castrol Valvemaster Plus in my 1700 Supersprint. No valve seat wear has been detected (no measurable changes in valve clearances) and the engine runs very, very well with no pre-ignition or knocking right up to 6500rpm.
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Griff I run a Sigma BC800 and have set the wheel size as WS1005 with 185-60x13 027R's. This gives a slightly fast reading on the speedo but in these days I rather have a slight safety margin than absolute accuracy. John A
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It is essential you use the correct tool or you will ruin the fasteners. You require a shaped punch to turn over the hollow shank of the fastener and a dished anvil to support the fastner head without damage. Very simple to use and Redline will supply it together with fasteners if required. John A
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Two windscreen uprights/stanchions required. Condition not important but preferably cheap and not twisted or bent. John alston@lineone.net
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Steve My offer still stands for your screen give me a call or email 01483 772563 alston@lineone.net John A
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Most of the problems encountered with Caterham wipers is down to corrosion in the switch. This needs to be cleaned out to ensure ALL the contacts within work as required. See previous postings on the subject. John Alston
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Just a word of warning. I fitted an Omex Speed System (Combined Rev-Limiter and Gear Change Light) to my XFlow and had nothing but problems with random miss-Firing. Omex were very helpful and supplied various filters and chokes in an effort to cure the problem. However, in the end I had to return it as Omex were confident their unit was incompatable with the old style Lucas Constant Energy ingition system fitted to my car due to high amount of random eletromagnetic radiation these old systems produce. John A
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In my experience Caterham's switches can be a constant source of electrical maladies. Dismantle the switch, give all the contacts a good clean, smear vaselene over all contacts and re-assemble. This method has permanently cured problems that have occured with almost every switch on my Super Sprint. Don't lose the springs and bits though !!!! John A
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You want to get the four spoke RS pattern wheel fitted to a number of rear wheel drive fords including the Escort and Capri. The offset is almost identical to the Caterham supplied wheels and they fit staight on. (Ensure you get the correct wheel nuts with the wheels as there are several differing types) I do not know whether the rim clearance is sufficient for a big braked car but it is certainly OK for a standard braked Seven as I have a set on mine. John A
