03-08-2021, 11:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-2021, 11:23 AM by Robert Leigh.)
Many years ago I had a similar seat runner failure on a standard Ruby saloon, so I detached the offending member and welded along the crack using oxy-acetylene. The late Ray Walker, the Cambridge A7 guru, said it could not be done, but I decided nothing ventured etc. The repair was totally satisfactory during the time I retained the car.
Yesterday I decided to excercise my Gould Ulster for the first time since 2019. I checked the oil, water and petrol and put some air in the tyres. I had kept the battery topped up. I got in, pulled the choke, turned on and pressed the button. The engine came to life instantly and performed in its usual satisfactory manner once it had warmed up. Also it was first test of the new field coils in the dynamo which had failed at Montlhery in 2019. The 12 volt charging system is now operating as it should with an AO regulator. All in all a very satisfactory test run on a car which had not run for more than 18 months, and is still on the aged petrol.
Yesterday I decided to excercise my Gould Ulster for the first time since 2019. I checked the oil, water and petrol and put some air in the tyres. I had kept the battery topped up. I got in, pulled the choke, turned on and pressed the button. The engine came to life instantly and performed in its usual satisfactory manner once it had warmed up. Also it was first test of the new field coils in the dynamo which had failed at Montlhery in 2019. The 12 volt charging system is now operating as it should with an AO regulator. All in all a very satisfactory test run on a car which had not run for more than 18 months, and is still on the aged petrol.