What did you do in the garage yesterday?

[QBee]

I love engineering language.
Ferrule
Gudgeon
Grind
Locknut
Sprocket
Cotter pin
Crankshaft

All I have to do is imagine Rowan Atkinson saying them to raise a smile.....

[Discopotatoes]

QBee said:

I love engineering language.
Ferrule
Gudgeon
Grind
Locknut
Sprocket
Cotter pin
Crankshaft

All I have to do is imagine Rowan Atkinson saying them to raise a smile.....

you forgot gusset and flange

[Steve_D]

When removed the body is a bit flexible so it is best done with the doors shut and the roof on.
With that in mind you should pop some power back on it and wind the windows down so you still have some access later.

Steve

[davetripletvr]

Discopotatoes said:

QBee said:

I love engineering language.
Ferrule
Gudgeon
Grind
Locknut
Sprocket
Cotter pin
Crankshaft

All I have to do is imagine Rowan Atkinson saying them to raise a smile.....

you forgot gusset and flange

Oooooh Gusset

[QBee]

Not to speak of grommet/gromit

[JWzed]

Don't forget the Lubricant

[ChilliWhizz]

I love flange

[QBee]

ChilliWhizz said:

I love flange

That's what we had heard.......

[ClassicChimaera]

I have an older brother who's a big reader, high intelligence and doesn't get his hands dirty at all,
When I was about 18 fighting a ball joint off an Escort and when I prounounced I needed a "ball joint splitter"
He found this mechanical language hilarious,, amused us at the time anyway.

[N7GTX]

Discopotatoes said:

QBee said:

I love engineering language.
Ferrule
Gudgeon
Grind
Locknut
Sprocket
Cotter pin
Crankshaft

All I have to do is imagine Rowan Atkinson saying them to raise a smile.....

you forgot gusset and flange

Big end
Small end
and not forgetting Dipstick. Every car has one, some have two....

[FoxTVR430]

Steve_D said:

When removed the body is a bit flexible so it is best done with the doors shut and the roof on.
With that in mind you should pop some power back on it and wind the windows down so you still have some access later.

Steve

Cheers Steve, I put the windows down half way before I disconnected the battery.
Thanks for the tip
Simon

[Richard 858]

QBee said:

I love engineering language.
Ferrule
Gudgeon
Grind
Locknut
Sprocket
Cotter pin
Crankshaft

All I have to do is imagine Rowan Atkinson saying them to raise a smile.....

This reminded me of an old Rowan Atkinson sketch, Secret Policemans Ball 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWJ7bhKYsuw

Edited by Richard 858 on Saturday 18th February 22:32

[ClassicChimaera]

^^^^^^
What a talent, 1979 phew time flies,,
A mean driver too.
I watched him in his own MK10 Jag racing at Goodwood and he was seriously turning the thing,,, until it snapped and come to a halt right in ront of us at the end of the start straight, he climbed out, looked dejected but the crowd clapped him anyway,, what a guy.

[Yex 450]

Back on track................but only just

I cleaned and lubricated the throttle linkage yesterday and removed one of the two springs as per a lot of other cars on here. Went for a drive.........that was a revelation

Car is much more responsive and easier to drive, should have done this years ago.

[900T-R]

Before:



After:



Intermediate large valves plus a modification to the valve train allowing modern-style valve stem seals to be used, which should significantly reduce valve train friction (an idea from the good folks who undertook the job)

Back where they belong, apologies for the slight blurryness of this one.



Now to put everything back together...

[QBee]

Yex 450 said:

Back on track................but only just

I cleaned and lubricated the throttle linkage yesterday and removed one of the two springs as per a lot of other cars on here. Went for a drive.........that was a revelation

Car is much more responsive and easier to drive, should have done this years ago.

I did this in 2012 and have carried the second spring around in the boot ever since - not needed it in 30,000+ miles

[Squirrelofwoe]

After changing the 100A fuse last week and in the process confirming the alternator was A-ok, I went out for a drive (in the sun!) on Saturday- and the car behaved for many miles exactly as it should...

...right up until we were driving back into the village less than a mile from home, and the battery warning light comes on and the headlights have noticeably dimmed- no charging yet again.

Jacked the car up again yesterday morning to check the one-week-old fuse (removed it from the car, visually checked & continuity checked)- still absolutely fine.

So I jump started the car and the battery light soon went out, then after around 10 minutes I took a voltage readout from the main alternator output which was giving me just over 14 volts, so all good there. Left the car running for another 20 minutes and low & behold the battery is charging nicely. All hail the self-fixing TVR!

I'm wondering if the intermittent non-charging I experienced on Saturday is simply a result of the spaghetti of wires nestling above the battery, or a poor connection somewhere exacerbated by going over a bump? (although all the connections in the alternator circuit were checked and seem fine). I did notice the terminal on the live wire for the trickle charger (where it connects to the positive battery terminal) was in a poor state with some wire showing from the bottom of the crimp terminal, so I replaced this whilst I was under there.

Regardless, my next priority is to get the battery relocated to behind the passenger seat- with all new cables etc fitted at the same time, which should hopefully see the end of these gremlins.

Whilst I was outside doing all of this however, my extremely TVR-understanding girlfriend did make me a superb bacon sandwich, whilst also offering to help- which confirmed my suspicion that my taste in women is just as good as my taste in cars.

I must confess this was all done outside as I don't actually own a garage...

[Discopotatoes]

Squirrelofwoe said:

After changing the 100A fuse last week and in the process confirming the alternator was A-ok, I went out for a drive (in the sun!) on Saturday- and the car behaved for many miles exactly as it should...

...right up until we were driving back into the village less than a mile from home, and the battery warning light comes on and the headlights have noticeably dimmed- no charging yet again.

Jacked the car up again yesterday morning to check the one-week-old fuse (removed it from the car, visually checked & continuity checked)- still absolutely fine.

So I jump started the car and the battery light soon went out, then after around 10 minutes I took a voltage readout from the main alternator output which was giving me just over 14 volts, so all good there. Left the car running for another 20 minutes and low & behold the battery is charging nicely. All hail the self-fixing TVR!

I'm wondering if the intermittent non-charging I experienced on Saturday is simply a result of the spaghetti of wires nestling above the battery, or a poor connection somewhere exacerbated by going over a bump? (although all the connections in the alternator circuit were checked and seem fine). I did notice the terminal on the live wire for the trickle charger (where it connects to the positive battery terminal) was in a poor state with some wire showing from the bottom of the crimp terminal, so I replaced this whilst I was under there.

Regardless, my next priority is to get the battery relocated to behind the passenger seat- with all new cables etc fitted at the same time, which should hopefully see the end of these gremlins.

Whilst I was outside doing all of this however, my extremely TVR-understanding girlfriend did make me a superb bacon sandwich, whilst also offering to help- which confirmed my suspicion that my taste in women is just as good as my taste in cars.

I must confess this was all done outside as I don't actually own a garage...

The charging circuit it a simple one on theses alternator to 100amp fuse to starter motor. And a charging light / exciter wire to dash and a brown with yellow trace to the battery light, there is however a connector behind the radio panel this lead goes through. I would say it's not fixed itself but the diodes are breaking down when the alternator gets hot.

[ClassicChimaera]

Squirrelofwoe said:

After changing the 100A fuse last week and in the process confirming the alternator was A-ok, I went out for a drive (in the sun!) on Saturday- and the car behaved for many miles exactly as it should...

...right up until we were driving back into the village less than a mile from home, and the battery warning light comes on and the headlights have noticeably dimmed- no charging yet again.

Jacked the car up again yesterday morning to check the one-week-old fuse (removed it from the car, visually checked & continuity checked)- still absolutely fine.

So I jump started the car and the battery light soon went out, then after around 10 minutes I took a voltage readout from the main alternator output which was giving me just over 14 volts, so all good there. Left the car running for another 20 minutes and low & behold the battery is charging nicely. All hail the self-fixing TVR!

I'm wondering if the intermittent non-charging I experienced on Saturday is simply a result of the spaghetti of wires nestling above the battery, or a poor connection somewhere exacerbated by going over a bump? (although all the connections in the alternator circuit were checked and seem fine). I did notice the terminal on the live wire for the trickle charger (where it connects to the positive battery terminal) was in a poor state with some wire showing from the bottom of the crimp terminal, so I replaced this whilst I was under there.

Regardless, my next priority is to get the battery relocated to behind the passenger seat- with all new cables etc fitted at the same time, which should hopefully see the end of these gremlins.

Whilst I was outside doing all of this however, my extremely TVR-understanding girlfriend did make me a superb bacon sandwich, whilst also offering to help- which confirmed my suspicion that my taste in women is just as good as my taste in cars.

I must confess this was all done outside as I don't actually own a garage...

How old is the battery?
I haven't got a garage but I did this anyway













Your minds the only barrier

[Squirrelofwoe]

Discopotatoes said:

The charging circuit it a simple one on theses alternator to 100amp fuse to starter motor. And a charging light / exciter wire to dash and a brown with yellow trace to the battery light, there is however a connector behind the radio panel this lead goes through. I would say it's not fixed itself but the diodes are breaking down when the alternator gets hot.

Thanks for the info.

Forgive my electrical ignorance, but what component (and where!) is likely to be at fault in this scenario?

My 'fixing itself' comment was very much in jest- I made the mistake of thinking that with a hydraulic clutch system back when I was 19, it taught me a very valuable lesson!