I need to get a tool made to remove  and insert valve guides. (The straight type without the shoulder.)
Can anyone give me the inner and outer diameter measurements of the guides  so that I can get someone with a lathe to make one. I think a piece of round bar one end turned down to just below the outer diameter (slight sloppy fit so it’s not tight in the block when in use.). The other end turned down so that it fits inside the guide leaving a shoulder so when used as a punch will push the guide in or the old guide through and out.


I would also appreciate if anyone knows of a person in the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire area who could/would be willing to make me one.

John Mason.

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Currently on eBay - at an ambitious price...

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I have a few remaining copies of my Stanley Edge booklet.
See Sales for details
All proceeds to the Alzheimer's Society.
Thanks.

I have a few copies left of my 55 page booklet entitled " Stanley Edge - His Time with Austin and Beyond "
£6.00 each.
After postage, 100% of the balance will go to the Alzheimer's Society.

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Mr. C. R. Garner
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Our recently rebuilt mildly hot trials engine has both performed and bedded in well. As a quick health check yesterday I measured compression and we are getting about 105 psi on all 4 bores. We are running a 37 high compression head with the block blended over a bit into the bores. I have a couple of other heads that I want to try on the car but was wondering where to settle in terms of compression ratio/pressure. I need to measure the combustion chamber volume to see if I can skim a bit off to slightly raise the compression but what are most people getting on hotter engines and where to stop? Obviously for trials we are looking for low end torque not high revs power.

I'm still working on the tourer, the brakes now stop the car the dynamo charges but I'm stuck with the fuel gauge which is not the original, there are no markings on the gauge as to which terminal is the supply and which goes to the sender. anybody any ideas?

Hi all, 
Can anyone suggest a specialist who rebuilds carburettor's and services them, and doesn't charge what Burdens seems to start at....I haven't got enough kidneys to afford them. Any help would be appreciated.

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I just noticed on my first post that I am a junior member . As you can imagine at the age of 87 I am pretty chuffed to be called Junior !

I have recently become the owner of a 1934 APD on whivh the odometer is not working (speedo seems OK). I have studied the excellent article on th Brristol clubs web site and have run into trouble ! I have removed the instrument fronm the dashboard, removed the two screws at the rear and removed the glass and the front panel. I cannot however get the guts of the thing out of the case. I almost comes out (see photo1) but appears to be prevented by a circular projection with the slot carring the pawl which should operate the ratchet. This pawl is stuck fast clear of the ratchet (clearly why the mileometer is not working !). To add to the mystery a small special washer (see photo) was loose in the bottom of the casing and a thin metal ribbon was seen protruding from under the right hand number wheel (see another photo  !)l. I am reluctant to use my usual solution (violence !) as I dont want to wreck the speedo. Any advice would be most welcome. I am new to this game and not being accompanied by granchildren am hoping that I have added the photos OK without breaking any rules

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