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I cannot find any reference for the oil capacity of the three speed gearbox. As a check, I use the engine oil dipstick into the gearbox via the oil filler on the gearbox top, but find the reading varies depending on where the dip stick "bottoms". There seems to be oil leaking out of the gearbox brass cover/drain plug area, which I suspect may be due to over filling the gear box. I seem to recall gearbox oil capacity of 3/4 pint, but cannot recall where I got that info from. Any guidance gratefully accepted.

The 1958 stunt when Cambridge University students managed to put an Austin Seven van onto the roof of the senate building is well-known; I featured that in Picture of the Month back in April 2018. Less well-known is a similar stunt performed five years later, in 1963, when an RP saloon was suspended from the Bridge of Sighs: 1963 Cambridge stunt 1.JPG (Size: 267.82 KB / Downloads: 49)

Hi All, I'm still having issues with my rebuilt engine. Solex 30 MOV, Ricardo head. Head torqued to 15 lbs three times after running. The Solex I've been on with Robert Foreman about. The plugs are sooty, but electrodes appear to be starting to burn more cleanly. No blue smoke out the exhaust. But the plugs, now aside from the electrodes, are sooty. Head gasket installed dry with crimp side down. Deep sump which means we have to get it fairly hot. Ran it the other day to around 4000 with variable engine speed over 15 minutes. No 4 plug well has a little oil. The others just a bit of soot. Is it possible No 4 has some blow by as its a new engine? Has the head gasket leaked? We found this to be the issue with water in the cylinders before we replaced the head gasket. Valve faces peering into the plug holes are very black. We've cleaned the plugs. Graphite grease for plug threads to seal them better? I might expect that it may take some time to seat the rings in the bores properly, but oil coming out of one plug hole is defintiely not right, even if it is a little. Is the head gasket leaking or do we have the wrong torque on the head? Should we use something like Copper Kote on the gasket? My gut feeling is that it is possible we are dealing with both a mixture issue and a possible oil or water leak issue. Any thoughts are much appreciated. Erich in Mukilteo

Selling engine no 19630. It turns freely and is complete with manifold and carburettor, Blic magneto, dynamo, clutch and correct 3-speed gearbox. Such things are rarely so complete. Near Cambridge. Please make an offer if interested. Robert Leigh. 07913434270

Hi All, I had Speedograph Richfield rebuild my speedo a couple of years ago. I now have a trip odometer lever, but the trip odometer doesn't work. I was able to reset the trip odometer, but it turn. The main odometer works, as does the speedo. Is this something that can easily be rectified by me, or will it have to go to a professional. I know Speedograph Richfield is gone now, so if it has to go back to someone, who would that be? Erich in Mukilteo

Does the oil filler tube on the standard engine act as a breather? Should the cap be a tight fit to prevent oil escape or ‘loose’ to allow breathing?

Hello chaps, Found this and rather fancy a afordable saloon, is it owned by anyone here ? https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C2199150 thanks Matt

Hi All, I've bought a set of wheel covers from Willie and now that they've arrived, I'm perplexed on how that actually attach to the open centre of the wheel. The part that inserts into the wheel centre, which I thought would be a tight fit, is, in fact, a good 1/8 inch smaller than the opening itself. Are they meant to be inserted and then bent over on the inside, or has Willie had them made too small, or were there different sized openings on the open centre wheels? Any help is much appreciated. Erich in Mukilteo

This thread is a continuation of the earlier thread 'Thompson and Taylor 1930 Advertisement' in which I mentioned that I have started work on a recreation of Mr Jo-Jo in its 1928 form for record breaking at Montlhery. The original GE Cup body was replaced by a simple skiff-tailed doorless body made by Hoyal coachbuilders in Weybridge, close to Brooklands. The Brooklands track was not used for the 24 hour record attempt due to a 'curfew' for noise purposes. Working from the relatively few photos of Mr Jo-Jo in this form, the body appears to have been mostly timber construction with a doped fabric tail and an aluminium scuttle top which incorporates the cowl in front of the steering wheel. I think the main body tub was fabric covered rather than aluminium skinned. There is an aluminium heat shield behind the exhaust silencer which would not be necessary with a metal skinned body. Also the paint finish on the main body tub looks rather dull compared to the metal scuttle top. The main body tub on my recreation is made from 9mm exterior plywood with ash and treated softwood framing, glued together with Resin W adhesive and screws. The rear bulkhead, also 9mm plywood, is strengthened with a Dexion type cross-member. The tail section is made out of 3.6mm plywood, laminated along the edges, the various sections being glued and pinned together. Some lengths of 18mm plywood were used for the top and bottom spine of the tail. Much of the timber used in the construction came out of the b

This thread is a continuation of the earlier thread 'Thompson and Taylor 1930 Advertisement' in which I mentioned that I have started work on a recreation of Mr Jo-Jo in its 1928 form for record breaking at Montlhery. The original GE Cup body was replaced by a simple skiff-tailed doorless body made by Hoyal coachbuilders in Weybridge, close to Brooklands. The Brooklands track was not used for the 24 hour record attempt due to a 'curfew' for noise purposes. Working from the relatively few photos of Mr Jo-Jo in this form, the body appears to have been mostly timber construction with a doped fabric tail and an aluminium scuttle top which incorporates the cowl in front of the steering wheel. I think the main body tub was fabric covered rather than aluminium skinned. There is an aluminium heat shield behind the exhaust silencer which would not be necessary with a metal skinned body. Also the paint finish on the main body tub looks rather dull compared to the metal scuttle top. The main body tub on my recreation is made from 9mm exterior plywood with ash and treated softwood framing, glued together with Resin W adhesive and screws. The rear bulkhead, also 9mm plywood, is strengthened with a Dexion type cross-member. The tail section is made out of 3.6mm plywood, laminated along the edges, the various sections being glued and pinned together. Some lengths of 18mm plywood were used for the top and bottom spine of the tail. Much of the timber used in the construction came out of the b

More lovely Austin memorabilia, thanks to Geoff for providing the data. Austin Lapel Badges very low.jpg (Size: 3.37 MB / Downloads: 6) Austin-Novelties-Restored-600dpi.jpg (Size: 3.33 MB / Downloads: 0) 4vBOY53a.jpeg (Size: 180.84 KB / Downloads: 0) H3BQgIDq.jpeg (Size: 157.2 KB / Downloads: 0) Sales Men Pics 2.jpg (Size: 625.76 KB / Downloads: 1)

More lovely Austin memorabilia, thanks to Geoff for providing the data. Austin Lapel Badges very low.jpg (Size: 3.37 MB / Downloads: 6) Austin-Novelties-Restored-600dpi.jpg (Size: 3.33 MB / Downloads: 0) 4vBOY53a.jpeg (Size: 180.84 KB / Downloads: 0) H3BQgIDq.jpeg (Size: 157.2 KB / Downloads: 0) Sales Men Pics 2.jpg (Size: 625.76 KB / Downloads: 1)