Hi Folks,
1) Whats the solvent for araldite?
Why? well ........
The needle locking screw in the piston of one of the SU carbs of my TR4
had been mangled by a previous owner, and could not be moved more than
1/8 turn. The needle tended to fall out occasionally. Well no problem,
I'll get my uncle, a very skilled craftsman, to either get the
screw out, or drill it out & tap a new thread. Alas, he misunderstood me
and has managed to tighten the needle right up & has locked it all in with
Araldite .... My uncle is 84, and very very sharp - my fault for not being
clear enough.
2) A small point: I wonder if all you people might be using oil of too light
a weight? The engines of our cars (well, I can only be certain about
the olders TRs) were originally designed for heavier oils. I'm not
an authority on this subject, it just crossed my mind when I read about
overcooking cars queueing for a car show in California recently.
[ I used to live in Mountain View btw.]
Many thanks,
Adrian Jefferies
asj@dsbcl.icl.co.uk
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