Squire's voitures
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:10 pm
All the back stories are elsewhere, here I am just going to have the one thread for all my cars.
The MO is for sale. This is proving to be a slow sell, not unexpectedly. I have been using it extensively to get my mileage out of it, the other day I changed the gearbox and back axle oil. Not the simplest of jobs due to the position of the filler apertures. The filler for the differential is horizontal and due to the casting collects grit and small stones around it, which are hard to clear out before removing the plug, so not the best. The drain plug is a tiny 3/16 Whitworth compared with 1/2 Whitworth for the gearbox.
It certainly seems even smoother and quieter now; I had left the change a bit beyond the stated 6000 miles. Today I adjusted the brakes with their snail cams, they only went one notch but this has really shortened the pedal travel and improved the handbrake. I also pulled out one of the KLG spark plugs and decided to give the SU jet adjusting nut 4 flats upwards, so I should see some economy gains improved from low 20's. I also painted the wheels and some other paint chips. Why is it I always start doing more work when I'm selling cars?
The MO is for sale. This is proving to be a slow sell, not unexpectedly. I have been using it extensively to get my mileage out of it, the other day I changed the gearbox and back axle oil. Not the simplest of jobs due to the position of the filler apertures. The filler for the differential is horizontal and due to the casting collects grit and small stones around it, which are hard to clear out before removing the plug, so not the best. The drain plug is a tiny 3/16 Whitworth compared with 1/2 Whitworth for the gearbox.
It certainly seems even smoother and quieter now; I had left the change a bit beyond the stated 6000 miles. Today I adjusted the brakes with their snail cams, they only went one notch but this has really shortened the pedal travel and improved the handbrake. I also pulled out one of the KLG spark plugs and decided to give the SU jet adjusting nut 4 flats upwards, so I should see some economy gains improved from low 20's. I also painted the wheels and some other paint chips. Why is it I always start doing more work when I'm selling cars?