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This post is a fortuitous piece of timing! I was looking at my GTD's wiper motor last night because although there's a three position switch on the dashboard the wiper motor only has one speed There are five wires going to the wiper motor but when I took the unit out I found that only three of...

I'm told I can replace the 5th gear of this box with the 5th gear from a UN1-08 box , as used in the Renault 2.5 V6 turbo, in order to give a ratio of 0.76 rather than 0.82. Has anybody done this or have any other 5th gear swaps?

I need all the cooling I can get so my pump's on all the time and is set to continue after turning off the ignition until the coolant temperature falls below 80 deg C For more info see www.daviescraig.com.au http://www.hovercraft.org.uk/forums/Forum1/messages/11148.shtml

I've gone for option 1.The main advatages are: a) No horsepower is lost by driving the pump; b) You can control the pump according to the engine needs; c) It can be used to continue cooling the engine after the ignition has been switched off (a good idea IMHO for these cars); d) The access panel...

Thanks for the advice guys. I went back to the bench last night and the gears went together as smoothly as anything! How I was having trouble I don't know! Now that the gears are done all I need to do is sort through the pile of other parts and reassemble them in the right place in the right order

I must agree with you Chris Cole is a very nice chap and very busy at the moment. I spoke with him last week about LSD (the diff not the drug) and a long fifth gear. I'd like to get some practice in reassembling the transaxle using the old components before I order the new parts but because...

I have recently acquired a UN013 transaxle (in bits) which being a hands on kind of guy (which is shorthand for "can't leave anything alone but gotta pull it apart to see how it works" etc, etc) I'd like to overhaul and upgrade. Is there any info out there (apart from the ubiquitous Haynes...

Have you looked at the Aluminium Acoustic foam as sold by Europa (and others)? Europa's website is www.europaspares.com and the part nos. are AAF1, AAF2. I've used this between the engine bay and the passenger compartment and it works fine. It's self-adhesive and you apply just like Brown Bead...

On the subject of front anti-roll bars - On my (early) GTD, on full lock the track rod end hits the spacer between the lower wishbone and the anti-roll bar. I've taken it off in order to get the car through it's MOT but does anybody have a solution?

I believe you've got my name but put me down for 2 places.

The engine is indeed a '68 from a Fairlane. As for the heads you can have hardened valve seats inserted or alternatively run it on Shell Optimax, octane rating 98RON, with some lead replacement additive but if you go down this route it's imporatnt to decide which brand to use and stick to it -...

Just in case it isn't anywhere else on the forum I thought the following I found on the web might be of interest: "Silicone: Lockheed says it does not make it or market it. I was told to use DOT 3 type in a servo braked car. Reason given was possible sticking brake pedal/non release of the...

I recently had a front brake seizure which destroyed all of the rubber in my front suspension. (See Brake Seizure ) My local autofactors were only willing to sell me complete ball joints, track rod ends etc when all I needed was the dust covers. Unfortunately the guys at my nearest Ford parts...

I bought the car as a road going concern last August (it was registered in Sept '01) and I don't actually know if it's had anything other than Automec in the system. I've now drained the back brakes and the fluid seems fine. I've checked the seal in the front brakes' master cylinder and it seems...

Firstly thanks to Frank and Dave for the info. I was on my way back from the monthly meeting at Bullington Cross when I noticed a slight bias to the left on braking. I got home Ok and on the Saturday I took the car out for a test drive. At first the car was fine, braking smoothly and straight...

Frank you've got PM.

The front two callipers of my GTD have just seized onto the disks. They must've been very good brakes as the front locked solid and the back wheels spun! The radiant heat has damaged all of the rubber parts in the suspension so I need to know where these parts were sourced from. I believe my GTD...

[ QUOTE ] The 351C engine, introduced in 1970, was fitteed with the D0AZ-8501-E water pump with a left-hand inlet, just like Boss 302, 302, and 351W engines from 1970 and up. The only real difference in these water pumps is flow rate. They are virtually interchangeable otherwise. [/ QUOTE ]...

Malcolm, you have private mail

Thanks Jasper and Brian. Yep, i'm fitting a Davies-Craig EWP (for a variety of reasons). I'm off on holiday for a couple of weeks but I'll contact you both when I get back. Thanks again