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- Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:48 pm
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Kevlar brake shoes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4456
Kevlar brake shoes
I am investigating getting the brake shoes on my 1939 Rover P2 relined with Kevlar compound in order to improve stopping/reduce brake fade. The Kevlar reportedly has maybe 50% or more improved friction and resistance to fade. I wonder if any other owners have gone down this route and could offer adv...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:04 pm
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Fuel Starvation?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3231
Re: Fuel Starvation?
Luli is probably right but how instantly does the engine die when put under load? If the problem is dirt in the carb jets being pulled into a position where it blocks the flow say, the effect would be almost instant. If however the needle valve is sticking the engine would presumably have a whole bo...
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:19 pm
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Solex Carburrettor 30FFA1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5071
Re: Solex Carburrettor 30FFA1
David
I have taken it from the other carb temporarily (and the ball and spring) but I want them both to be complete and usable. Is that too greedy? If I decided to sell the spare then the purchaser would almost certainly expect completeness
Rob
I have taken it from the other carb temporarily (and the ball and spring) but I want them both to be complete and usable. Is that too greedy? If I decided to sell the spare then the purchaser would almost certainly expect completeness
Rob
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:03 pm
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Solex Carburrettor 30FFA1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5071
Re: Solex Carburrettor 30FFA1
Hi Richard Your comment about the mounting flange made me stop and go back and look. Its true that the top of the mounting flange looks distorted in the photo but in fact I bought this carb as refurbished and it appears as though the mating face has been planed down to flat and so that isnt the prob...
- Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Re-wiring
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3213
Re: Re-wiring
Hi David I have to say that my rewiring took a lot more than one day! Admittedly I did not dismantle the car at all except for removing the dash, I was single-handed and a novice but it took me any number of days (OK not full days). I had certainly spent many more days drawing up diagrams of the wir...
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:44 am
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Boot handle locks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2519
Re: Boot handle locks
Forgot the pics!
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:05 am
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Boot handle locks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2519
Boot handle locks
Could anyone help in identifying these 2 boot handle locks which I dug out from my spares? They dont match my '39 14 nor apparently a 38 sportsman saloon. I wondered if the single handed one was from a tourer? They are marked as follows: single handed one shows 'FM558/3' double handed one shows 'H47...
- Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:46 pm
- Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
- Topic: Travels in a Tourer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2967
Re: Travels in a Tourer
Back in July I was greatly encouraged by David's report of his succesful european tour when I was struggling to get my DHC fit for travelling on holiday. I had to spend a lot of time but I got there - just. The new rocker cover gasket arrived broken in 5 places. The new drip tray arrived just before...
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:00 am
- Forum: RSR Discussion
- Topic: Petrol Tank sender unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31570
Re: Petrol Tank sender unit
sorry typo - not 'water' unit but 'fuel' unit of course
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 10:59 am
- Forum: RSR Discussion
- Topic: Petrol Tank sender unit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31570
Re: Petrol Tank sender unit
This sender type is available from Holden and maybe others. It is quite easy to change the float if you wish to keep the metal one (new ones are plastic). You may find that only one side of the yoke is connected on the new unit but it doesn't seem to matter. There are two types listed- one for top a...