20-06-2019, 05:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 20-06-2019, 05:50 AM by PedigreeChummy.)
Thanks for all the info, gents, this really is a great source of help and advice, and a very community centric forum, much like the spirit intended for our little cars...
Thanks for the comments, Ruairidh. They say there's a novel in everyone, maybe mine is itching to get out. And dare I ask how you pronounce your name? Is it a Celtic version of "Rory"?
An update on the "rubbing"... certainly only occurring on turning left, but is at its worst nowhere near full lock, so I've discounted the tyres (no signs of rubbing anywhere) and any extended lock modifications. It starts probably at about 10-15 degrees of turn of the wheel to the left and is like a woof woof woof sound (in the key of B flat minor.... joke), so I'm wondering if it's a wheel bearing on its last legs, graunching a bit under sideways force. There doesn't appear to be any play in the wheel when rocked by hand. Anyway, I'll dismantle the hub later today and see if there's anything amiss.
Just looking in the parts diagrams, there seems to be a lot of use of felt washers around the car, including in the hubs. Is that something characteristic of the era, before plastic bushes and seals etc. came in?
As for the rad, definitely going to have a good long flush of that and put the uprated "tropical" fan on. It's blowing a little through the cap after a long run uphill, and slightly patchy in terms of heat distribution. With a lot of the inclines round here, an efficient (by 30s standards...) cooling system is a must.... takes me back to my youth again and the mentions of "Parbold Hill" if that means anything to anyone out there.
Whisper it, but is anyone using a modern auxiliary fan on a thermostat? A couple of small bike ones might do the trick.
Thanks for the comments, Ruairidh. They say there's a novel in everyone, maybe mine is itching to get out. And dare I ask how you pronounce your name? Is it a Celtic version of "Rory"?
An update on the "rubbing"... certainly only occurring on turning left, but is at its worst nowhere near full lock, so I've discounted the tyres (no signs of rubbing anywhere) and any extended lock modifications. It starts probably at about 10-15 degrees of turn of the wheel to the left and is like a woof woof woof sound (in the key of B flat minor.... joke), so I'm wondering if it's a wheel bearing on its last legs, graunching a bit under sideways force. There doesn't appear to be any play in the wheel when rocked by hand. Anyway, I'll dismantle the hub later today and see if there's anything amiss.
Just looking in the parts diagrams, there seems to be a lot of use of felt washers around the car, including in the hubs. Is that something characteristic of the era, before plastic bushes and seals etc. came in?
As for the rad, definitely going to have a good long flush of that and put the uprated "tropical" fan on. It's blowing a little through the cap after a long run uphill, and slightly patchy in terms of heat distribution. With a lot of the inclines round here, an efficient (by 30s standards...) cooling system is a must.... takes me back to my youth again and the mentions of "Parbold Hill" if that means anything to anyone out there.
Whisper it, but is anyone using a modern auxiliary fan on a thermostat? A couple of small bike ones might do the trick.