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Hi all, Thanks everybody for all your ideas. I've just spent the evening measuring and bleeding. The position now is that, on advice, I've flushed out my Automec brake fluid and replaced it with Dot 4. I was advised that silicone fluid can be compressed, whereas Dot 4 can't. The...

Thanks everyone for your input. Unfortunately, I'm away for a week, but will be measuring the pushrod movement asap. Re the heatshield, could this be mounted by trapping it between the slave cylinder and the bellhousing, using the mounting bolts? I'm miles from the car, and can't...

I'm certain this question has been raised before, but I have searched for exactly the same question and the definitive answer. My KVA has a floor mounted pedal box and has an AP 0.812" master cylinder and -3 braided hose line. At this stage I must assume that it has a standard Renault slave...

Hiya, I have a brand new Smiths speedo and drive cable installed with my Renault gearbox, and am having a problem with the drive. The gearbox drive gear is working correctly, and the speedometer is working correctly when I spin the cable. However, it appears that the inner cable, at the...

Hi All, I am sooo close to putting my car back on the road after 18 months - In fact it MUST be back on the road next Friday 6th January for a geometry set up near here. However, I'm having a problem with my new Smiths fuel gauge sender units. The sender units were fitted in February...

Re: Crutch Straps placement - Where? Brett, After seeing Keith Baker's photos of his seats, with a slot in the base of the seat, I am going that way, and am just waiting for the trimmers to 'slot' me in after Christmas. Willans have just altered the mounting for the crutch straps to have...

Re: Crutch Straps placement - Where? Hi Brett, I'm using Willans harnesses with crutch straps - If you go to Willans, click on downloads, you will find instructions for fitting their crutch straps, with a drawing showing mounting bolt locations. (Sorry - I haven't got the hang yet of...

Thanks for all your replies. Fitted the braided hose with remote tee piece as suggested. Started the engine last night after 18 months - Sounded great, and no oil leaks. Had to put it on U-Tube! Oil pressure was 40psi when idling @ 850/900rpm, and 45psi @ 2,000rpm, engine hot. Is...

Hi Tony, Arrived today - The best yet! Cheers, Geoff.

I've done some digging around, and found a thread back in 2003, where there was an enquiry as to where the bottle was fitted on the Roaring Forties. Robert Logan states that they mounted the bottle exactly where I want to mount mine. Does anybody running an RF have any comments?? Is...

I've just had a very depressing conversation with Lifeline re my 4.0 litre extinguisher. I'd planned to mount it on the RHS of the engine bay - An ideal place, almost made to measure, and I thought I had seen loads mounted there. However.........The extinguisher operating temperature must...

Photo of the 12v outlet. The text will be blacked out . Sorry for the delay - Car still in bits! Geoff.

I've fitted one, together with a clock on the left hand lower portion of the dash. I'll take a photo next time I'm up at the car. I found that I really missed as clock when I drove the car last year. It's quite unobtrusive, but easily seen from the drivers seat. Geoff.

Nick, I bought a Lifeline 4.0 litre mechanical system off e-bay. Not quite as much as a bargain as I'd hoped, but are they ever? Keith, I like the bucket of water idea, but the downfall of my car so far, has been the electrics, so perhaps not a good idea. Luckily my car has been through...

Thanks for the comments. Do you have any photos Neal? I had devised a very neat arrangement, mounting them on the firewall above the bulkhead window, facing back into the engine bay, to find that (A) they foul the rear clip, and (B), they spray straight into the rear window area. Not very...

I'm needing help/advice. I'm looking for ideas on placement of the two extinguisher nozzles in the engine bay. Does anybody have any photos or ideas. The nozzles in the cockpit are fairly straightforward. Cheers, Geoff. PS - Hope this is in the correct part of the Forum!

Hi Brett, Don't despair. I've been in exactly the same situation. At the beginning of October last year, I decided to take the car off the road for the winter, and fit air-con, replace the instruments, a respray, etc, etc. I also allowed Tuesday and Thursday nights with the odd...

"Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick, east of Edinburgh in Scotland, were involved in an unusual incident, while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the...

My car has been sitting on axle stands since October last year. As a result the shock absorbers have been on full droop. Is there anything I need to be aware of, as the car eventually sits back on its wheels? Cheers, Geoff.

Jimmy, I don't have my records to hand, but did you buy one of the fabulous GT40 Enthusiasts Club wood gear knobs from me a while back? Unfortunately, I am no longer involved in the Club merchandising, but bought one of their gear knobs just before I packed it in. I had business...