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Re: New 77B

To: dr-doug@classic.msn.com
Subject: Re: New 77B
From: miker15@juno.com
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 23:43:03 EST
On Mon, 2 Nov 98 19:34:58 UT "doug russell" <dr-doug@classic.msn.com>
writes:
>List,
>
>Well, I went ahead a picked up that 77B last week.  I got for less 
>than it's "$1K firm" asking price and towed it home last Thursday

Sounds like a pretty good deal for a driver..... I saw a 75 last weekend
that sounds in similar condition except it will need brakes before
inspection  - the ad said "best offer" so when i said "700" the guy
laughed and said he was expecting more like 5500! - 
Which seems like the only price for RB cars in the state of CT these days
regardless of condition!! - I'll try to pick it up in the dead of winter
- hehe

  At this point I  intend to use it as a daily driver for the foreseeable
future.  

Thats what we like to hear!!

>I have noticed some interesting differences between the 76B and the 
>77B.  The 76 B instrumentation and accessory locations are very similar
to 
>earlier Bs (e.g., my 69s) but the 77 is very different.  New style
gauges, the 
>light switch is located on the steering column cowl (very weird), a
working 
>clock.  In short, it looks like the B got a big interior makeover from
76 to 
>77.  I wasn't aware of this and thought that all RBs had similar
interior 
>setups.  

75 and 76 RB cars have the same dash/instrumentation etc as 72-74 CB
cars,
The 77 "makeover" was basically so they could use Tri**ph instrumentation
and was supposedly a modernization! -the change was very pronounced on UK
cars which had the original metal dashes up to 76 - Luckily the deck
chair multi coloured fabric seats that the UK got at this time didnt make
it across the pond! (yuk!)
>
>The car does need attention.  Its biggest negative is the rusty sills 
>that have been covered in bondo - I may or may not repair this in the 
>future.  In the meantime does anyone have any experience with or a
source for sill 
>covers?
>
VB sell some sort of stick-on ersatz chrome covers as stone guards/rust
coverers! - 
They cover the sills, lower front wings and doglegs
I havnt used them myself but they dont look too bad and are fairly cheap

>There are a few things I need some help with.
>
>I have noticed that *sometimes* when I depress the clutch pedal the 
>hydraulics make a moaning sound very similar to the sound of a hydraulic
system 
>pushed to the end of its reach (if you know what I mean).   Does anyone
know 
>what this means? The fluid is topped up.

Got a "moaner" eh?? - Oh Doug, you are a beast!!!! - My former 72 had
this a couple of years ago - turned out to be the throwout bearing - cost
me a full new clutch!
 

>The temperature gauge goes 3/4 of the way to HOT at startup and then 
>goes to Hot after the car is warmed up.  The water temp actually seems
fine so 
>it seems to be the sending unit or gauge.  Any guesses to the cause or 
>diagnostics?

Sending units are about $8 but if i were you i'd also check the
thermostat and the radiator cap - i know the OPPOSITE problem, i.e. guage
reading low is usually a dirty connection to the block of the wire that
connects just below the thermostat cover
>
>The gas gauge kind of just sits there at 1/4 full (or 3/4 empty - take 
>your pick).  I'm thinking that it might be the sending unit but am not 
>sure.  Any diagnostic info will be appreciated.
>
Well if its reading anything at all its getting juice - Im not sure if
the sending unit is the same as earlier cars but if it is my guess is the
float is stuck inside the tank
A $22 fix!
>
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
53 Riley


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