i've got an unpleasant rattle on a trailing throttle in a freshly rebuilt blown engine.
The video is here (a bit rubbish but you should be able to hear the noise)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sihsfa02cua9zc...4.MP4?dl=0

Things that I've checked:
The crank isn't moving 
Depressing the clutch doesn't alter it
The blower isn't making the noise - uncoupling the blower doesn't stop the noise
The cam isn't moving (checked by removing the dynamo and looking in)
It's not the starter motor touching the flywheel 

Suggestions welcome please before I start stripping it again.

Thanks

Charles

For those who may have an interest - the late John Gallon's Swallow sports is going to be auctioned at Richard Edmonds next action April 14th.

Date: 20-05-2018

Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally, Buckinghamshire

Weedon Park, Weedon Hill, near Aylesbury, HP22 4NN

10AM-5PM (Optional road run before the rally, start times between 8AM and 9:30AM details HERE)

WEBSITE

"Apart from circa 1000 vehicles on show there are a variety of entertainments etc to make the day enjoyable for visitors and entrants alike these include:
Children's Rides and Slides
A Fun Dog Show - Bring your pet along - entries on the day.
50 or so Trade Stands, Auto Jumble,
A Beer Tent, Specialist Teas and Coffees, A Pig Roast, Burgers, Ice Creams etc"

Entry form is available HERE. It does suggest that pre registration is not essential. Pre entry is £6 and gains entry to the driver and 1 passenger, with the same entry for car, driver and a passenger being £10 on the day. Regular public entry is £6 per person.

Just seen this photo of a Portuguese-registered Ruby:


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It's not on the Association Register under MN-48-43, although it could, of course, be on the list under a UK number; apart from unregistered chassis, I wonder how many more cars are still unrecorded?

Maybe it's a recent import -does anyone recognise a bright yellow ARQ Ruby with a black spare wheel cover?

edit: Looking at the pic more carefully, it doesn't appear to have twin rear lights, which suggests it hasn't been on UK roads in recent times ...

Some Forum members may not yet be aware of the 'Austin Seven Clubs' Association On-Line Archive' and the wealth of information it contains.

See here: http://archive.a7ca.org

What engine conversions have been a "success"?   

The context of that success is of interest as well.  For example a Ford sidevalve is no longer something you'd find stacked in the corner of the local scrap yard, its not a budget option any more.   The Climax engine tempts these days with all those fire pumps on ebay, and while it might not be the same engine you'd find in a Lotus its going to pull a bitza along nicely.  Reliants, side and ohv get mentioned.  I've heard of a Riley 9 in an Austin which is a bit exotic.  What else does or has "made sense" over the years?

Well you learn something new every day.

I was called out Friday to empty a barn of austin 7 spares, ( nothing new there ).

A cold weekend sorting and putting things away, ( nothing new there ).

But this morning I was sorting some of the items to go onto ebay, amongst the new bits in boxes were some unused water manifolds. A bit dust as usual. So I gave them a clean.

On the last one I cleaned, I found the part number was 9E116. ( now that is new to me ).

Can't see why they need to be 9E for the nippy. I take it its original old stock. 

What do you think Tony.

I have only just discovered this magnificent on line archive  http://archive.a7ca.org/ 

It happened quite by accident, I went to page 35 on the forum as I was looking to see if Ian Williams post on how one arrived at ownership and club activities etc (can't recall precise title now) as I was thinking of adding to that one.

Now the archive seems a superb resource, but as a relative newcomer I often find myself trawling around all over the web looking for stuff when perhaps it could be more easily identified on a more user friendly "one stop" forum/website such as this one?

I can't see a reference to the archive on the front home web page, could this be added, or could we have what I notice are popular on other forums...a set of "stickies" (horrid word), or something similar?

I realise that moving from the old forum to the new one must have been an onerous task, but is it the intention to have the old forum fully incorporated into the new one?

I liked IW's thread on clubs etc....it seems the only way forward, and I will be coming back with my idea of a "community workshop" as soon as I find the time/effort over Easter hopefully.

I'm in East Sussex, Ditchling, and I've already met a chap from Burgess Hill, there's one in Lewes I understand, one or more in Brighton, Chris Gould in Worthing, and Rod Yates in Vines Cross, so quite a few already for a small club in Mid/West/East Sussex, though I understand that there are meetings at the 6 Bells pub not too far away.

Chris Gould is coming to see me this week (I met him last week) so that will be fun...better tidy up the workshop today/tomorrow.

Anyway, is there any chance of things like the archive etc being more prominent....unless they are already and I've just been plain daft in not noticing it.

Arthur

Hi need advice have noticed small crack at rear of chassis has anyone had experience in having this welded as repair

a pair of air scoops for ruby styled radiater please