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The restoration of my 1947 12hp has been going well Engine back in and fired up - phenomenal oil pressure (I'll have to get that sorted!), steering, brakes and suspension all sorted. On the whole going well. But.... The engine was fitted with new engine mounts and a new gearbox/freewheel housing cra...

Creidal wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:06 pm

Those Dunlops sound like a great deal for someone needing roadworthy tyres. Shame I'm not closer to Hereford, or I'd have grabbed them myself.

Hi
I've still got the tyres as posted. Can you let me know where you are and I might be able to find a way of getting them to you if you want them.

Reply to S Hyslop... Apologies for my rather late response. You sent me a message offering some Luvax bits. I seem to have lost that message but I would like the internal and externally threaded pipe nuts that you sent me pictures of. I seem to remember that you mentioned a figure of £6 (?). I'm ass...

Where are you?

Hi (again) Once again thanks for you response - I followed it though and I'm sorry to say it made no difference. However, I went through it all again hoping for a blinding flash of inspiration. But alas no! But I did notice the the on the bracket that forms the gear shift mounting and the two faces ...

Hi Thanks (again!) for responding to my post. I attached a few photographs of what I need. Photo 1 is the pipework removed from the car. Item A is the meter valve - it has SE1 stamped on one of the flats of the hexagonal part of the casting. Item B is a nut with an internal thread and item C is a nu...

I have the following tyres that are now surplus to my needs. Qty 1 Wayfarer 5.00/17 quite old and with surface cracks. Good tread. May do as a stop-gap but not really for road use. Qty 1 India 5.5./17 as above. Qty2 Dunlop Silver Seal 4.75/5.00 -17 Bought some time ago hardly used. Suitable for road...

Hi
Thanks for your response.
I'll not get back to it until next week but I will go over your detailed response (with the manual in hand!) and hopefully that will throw up a solution.
Meantime, any further ideas will be welcome.
Adrian

The restoration of my 1947 P2 12hp 6 Light is coming along well and I now have the Engine/clutch/gearbox all back in the chassis. But...Before taking it all apart the gearbox was all OK with a nice neat gear change action but now I am putting it all back in place I have the following problem. The bo...

Hi Tony

At last it's free! So, many thanks for you advice.

Best wishes, Adrian