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Since having problems starting I decided to clean the points and the plugs .Regrettably my magneto spanners do not have the setting gauge strip attached,they are probably much older than me, please could someone give me a linear dimension,0.001" or mm , so that I can use feelers?

Read your VAR magazine The Smallbones are selling a selection of part worn tyres and numerous other things.

Hi Martin27,
Thanks ,I didn't appreciate that it depended upon which year it was registered.
Yes I was aware my Austin didn't require an Mot, I do have a copy of the form to sign but I am also aware that some insurance companies include a phrase about a valid Mot before you get paid out. As per ...

Having just watched Workshop DVD I am still in a quandary about dipping headlights. When my Austin passed an MOT in the 70's one headlight dipped and the other went out . When it was Mot'ed before the change in regulations the Mot Tester said that both headlights should do the 'same' so I made both ...

Thanks for that information , I didn't realise the clutch cover had the same marks on it but I could only see one set of marks through the small hole in the bell housing.I was unable to see the teeth on the flywheel. A spare gearbox I have does have a much larger hole in the bell housing , I never ...

Having recently purchased the Manual form the club I set about timing my engine following the instructions . Whatever I did it would not start , so trying to remember what I did 10/15 yrs ago I removed the priming tap on number 1 and my son turned the engine until I found topdead centre. Upon ...

Thanks for the advice , but I tapped out the block a 1/4"BSP and fitted a different drain plug which I had in my toolbox . The envelope dimensions are only slightly larger than the original and it is not noticeable when in situ under the carburetor. Later I found a 1/4"BSP 1/8"BSP reducing bush to ...

I have a problem with tightening the drain tap on the side of the block below the carburetor.The thread form on the tap compares favorably with a thread gauge so it seems that the thread in the block is at fault. My favorite option is to drill and tap the hole 1/4" BSP and fit a different tap to ...