Recent content by Junkman

Sold.

It's my car and it's for sale. But since I never wear a cowboy hat, there must be another white one in Stockport then.

- White with bronze flatpleat ambla - Car has been in Ireland for years, now back in the UK on original reg and new V5C in my name, on SORN - Running and driving superb, no issues mechanically, brakes excellent - Usual rust damage to tub, will require extensive and expensive restoration -...

Oh yeah? After findig what I thought is a bit of useful info among this heap of irrelevant drivel, I tried to obtain NPSM fittings, not an easy task in today's UK. Hence I ordered me some from America, at considerable cost, I have you know. Of course they turned out to be the wrong ones! I...

For all future reference: The thread of the inlet/outlet pipes is 1/4" BSP and nowt else. It's 19 TPI as opposed to NPSM, which is 18 TPI.

I received mine as well. The only criticisms: Wrong wheel covers and the medaillon on the bootlid is too small and in the wrong position.

Ex-Junkman V8 now in Resale Red: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161847799873 I have no idea why this car attracts people who festoon it with daft steering wheels and gear knobs: I had to remove similar rubbish after I had bought it. Also, it's not a 3500S. It's an automatic that was...

Does anyone have a good kickdown cable kicking about, please? And maybe a leftover tailshaft housing gasket from the last rebuild kit? Cheers!

Excellent, thanks a lot! I'll have this checked next week. The gearbox was indeed standing for a while and the speedo drive was seized. Maybe the same goes for the guv'nor.

Where is that governor and how can it be made unstuck?

That crimp has been removed a long time ago. No, the valve is deffo closed when the pedal isn't pushed, we verified this with the sump off.

It does that even when the cable isn't connected to the accelerator linkage.

OK, I put another gearbox in, also a BW 65. That one is a bit reluctantly shifting up. 1-2 happens at 35, 2-3 only at 60, even when trying to force it by lifting off. 3-2 downshift happens at 30+, 2-1 downshift apparently normal (hardly noticeable).

Front clutch stuck on is also my impression. Any idea what could have caused this?

From one second to the next, my BW 65 doesn't shift into neutral or reverse. Drive still works, i.e. the car drives froward no matter which gear your select, except P, which actuates the parking pawl, but even then forward is still engaged.