- 1. Door Cappings (score: 1)
- Author: "cliff" <clifford.pope@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 05:40:28 +0100
- I went down this road a few years ago. It was very difficult finding anything that would shift the old veneer. Paintstripper worked in the end, with a lot of hard work and frequent re-soakings. Someo
- /html/2000-register/2002-04/msg00001.html (6,907 bytes)
- 2. Bouncing speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "cliff" <clifford.pope@virgin.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 06:32:34 +0100
- Hello Ben, No one else seems to have any thoughts on this, so I'll contribute my bit. 1) you have eliminated the obvious, ie replaced the cable - do you mean both inner and outer? 2) have you looked
- /html/2000-register/2002-04/msg00011.html (7,226 bytes)
- 3. Spin-on oil filters, etc (score: 1)
- Author: "cliff" <clifford.pope@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 06:46:44 -0000
- 1) I fitted a spin-on oil filter conversion a few years ago, assuming that the point was that it kept the oil in the system when the engine was off, instead of letting it all run back down into the s
- /html/2000-register/2002-02/msg00000.html (7,191 bytes)
- 4. Spin-on filters. etc (score: 1)
- Author: "cliff" <clifford.pope@virgin.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 05:51:59 -0000
- ) I fitted a spin-on oil filter conversion a few years ago, assuming that the point was that it kept the oil in the system when the engine was off, instead of letting it all run back down into the su
- /html/2000-register/2002-02/msg00004.html (7,726 bytes)
- 5. Overheating (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 06:17:07 -0800
- I have found that even one that works, ie tests in a pan on the stove, opening at the right temperature, can still be a bit sticky in the car. Also not all kinds have as wide an opening as others, e
- /html/2000-register/2001-12/msg00001.html (6,470 bytes)
- 6. Clutch Bleeding (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 05:43:45 -0800
- Funny this, I always find exactly the opposite - ie as soon as I unscrew the bleed nipple fluid flows instantly, and it bleeds itself. You could try applying some pressure at the top, eg with one of
- /html/2000-register/2001-11/msg00004.html (6,415 bytes)
- 7. Thrust washers (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 06:27:21 -0700
- Not sure about the 2000, but on any other car I've done this job on, the thrust washers can be extracted from underneath once the rear bearing cap is removed. No, I'm sure the starter ring should be
- /html/2000-register/2001-08/msg00001.html (6,758 bytes)
- 8. Mk1 Tacho? (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 07:43:41 -0700
- Like Bill, I've often hankered after a rev counter on my Mark 1 2000. Hope someone can come up with suggestions. Mine's a 1964 model, originally positive earth, but converted to negative to take a m
- /html/2000-register/2001-07/msg00002.html (6,553 bytes)
- 9. Testing (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 06:04:16 -0700
- Yes, I think I am on the list, but I only seem to get some of the messages. I often get the follow ups to a question, but never the question itself! When I posted a question myself, I didn't receive
- /html/2000-register/2001-05/msg00015.html (6,532 bytes)
- 10. Misc questions (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 14:18:24 -0700
- I'm not quite sure where I'm meant to be posting messages for the group, as I get weird incomplete messages here. Lots of them seem to begin mid-sentence, as if the first bit had got lost somewhere,
- /html/2000-register/2001-04/msg00004.html (8,288 bytes)
- 11. Anyone there? (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 06:20:47 -0800
- Yes, I am here, but like you I wondered where everyone had gone. I used to get 2 or 3 letters a day, and any queries I posted resulted in a flood of replies. Jonmac told me there was hardly anyone o
- /html/2000-register/2001-02/msg00002.html (7,119 bytes)
- 12. Gearboxes (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 11:20:06 -0800
- Happy New Year all. Here are a few queries to start the year off. 1) Is a gearbox with a J-type overdrive attached a straight swap for one with an A-type? Does it need any of the ancillary bits, eg p
- /html/2000-register/2001-01/msg00000.html (7,750 bytes)
- 13. Clutch Fluid Jelly (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 07:33:32 -0700
- Anybody still there? Not much activity on the list at the moment, so how about this? Yesterday I got in to start the car and found no clutch. No pool of fluid on the floor, but inside the reservoir w
- /html/2000-register/2000-10/msg00000.html (6,765 bytes)
- 14. Direction Indicator Switch (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 07:28:26 -0700
- Direction Indicator Switch. Can anybody tell me how to remove this component please? I have an early Mk 1. Following the instructions in the Autobooks Handbook, I have removed the horn push, steering
- /html/2000-register/2000-06/msg00024.html (7,400 bytes)
- 15. Direction Indicator Switch (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 10:02:42 -0700
- Indicator Switch removal Thanks very much, Dave, for the tips, I've just managed to remove the switch. Another case of someone writing a practical car manual without actually doing the jobs described
- /html/2000-register/2000-06/msg00027.html (7,493 bytes)
- 16. 5 cylinders (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 05:57:44 -0700
- I've never found a new plug faulty, but I have had a plug that looked fine simply not transmit any spark, so I suppose it can happen. Try refitting all the old ones? Have the ignition leads etc been
- /html/2000-register/2000-06/msg00033.html (6,880 bytes)
- 17. Centralising jets (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 08:39:29 -0700
- I am having difficulty centralising the jet on a Stromburg carburettor. I thought I knew this trick and have done it successfully for years, but now suddenly I can't seem to get the jet into a positi
- /html/2000-register/2000-05/msg00018.html (7,447 bytes)
- 18. Timing (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 06:19:51 -0700
- Dear Dave and everyone, Some ideas that spring to mind are: 1) Check the distributor clamp bolt is tight and really is holding. I once wasted hours carefully making tiny vernier adjustments of fracti
- /html/2000-register/2000-05/msg00034.html (7,245 bytes)
- 19. Various (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 14:48:29 -0800
- I have 2 questions I hope someone can answer: 1) Steering rack (Mk1, manual I have replaced the rubber bushes but the rack still moves slightly from side to side when I rock the steering wheel. I hav
- /html/2000-register/2000-01/msg00004.html (7,850 bytes)
- 20. Steering Racks (score: 1)
- Author: clifford.pope@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 11:22:14 -0800
- Thanks for all the useful replies. I get the picture now, it is a matter of choice. But is there a minimum degree of sloppiness necessary to satisfy the MOT? I have never noticed this effect on other
- /html/2000-register/2000-01/msg00015.html (6,758 bytes)
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