What did you do today?

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mercrocker wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 10:49 pm
BenHar wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 10:35 pm

Maybe try Captain Tolley's ?

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That is what I used in the corner and it did stop the leak for a bit. However, I think it is only really effective on perished, cracked or dried rubber rather than what is essentially a new seal. It is good stuff, though, so I may use the rest of it up elsewhere around the rubber and see if it helps.
It's supposed to creep into any small gap.

Not sure if I believe the hype though.

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It seems to have good capillary action and the stuff that is visible on the outside hasn't deteriorated. So far.
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I started to address the Bedford's leaky core plug. When I took off the breather pipe I spotted the Simon Mayo and it didn't get any better when I whipped off the rocker cover.
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Off with its head, there's been a bit of blow by between the cylinders and a straight edge confirms it's slightly warped.
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I'll replace all the core plugs with the manifold out of the way, but what about that dynamo bracket? It looks home made and even I would have rounded it up a bit, but that's the standard issue Vaux part. (I welded the smaller bracket onto it for an alternator, looks dainty even though it's thicker than normal cars use)
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They didn't waste any effort making it pretty did they?
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Hooli wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 10:34 pm They didn't waste any effort making it pretty did they?
Not at all. Its what you'd expect on a prototype kit car, but they built a few 000's of these.
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Ever seen the Rover conversion* plate for an XUD? It looks like a farmer did it during a breakdown, at night.
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Scruffy Bodger wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 8:56 am Ever seen the Rover conversion* plate for an XUD? It looks like a farmer did it during a breakdown, at night.
I bet that gets them moist on the beige.
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cros wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 9:33 am
Scruffy Bodger wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 8:56 am Ever seen the Rover conversion* plate for an XUD? It looks like a farmer did it during a breakdown, at night.
I bet that gets them moist on the beige.
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Scruffy Bodger wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 8:56 am Ever seen the Rover conversion* plate for an XUD? It looks like a farmer did it during a breakdown, at night.
You joke...
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I do but tbh I thought it was an accurate description... It was many moons ago and a cast bellhousing it was not iirc?
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