Recent content by Richard Zahra

have you set the carburetors? they might be slightly unbalanced or slightly weak. Apart from following the workshop manual , i rechecked my work using a Gunson colortune which showed I was slightly out on mixture. For balance either use a piece of tubing listening to the hiss or a balancer . Is...

When my master had a leak it did not go into the footwell as normally happens. Somehow the dust cap kept the oil from leaking inside the car so the oil ended up leaking inside the cavity and dripped onto the suspension rubbers. I was under the impression that either the reservoir leaked or the...

sorry Sdibbers didn't read your reply before posting my reply.

You will need to check from inside the engine bay . The tap works through 90 degrees and sometimes gets stuck half way through.

To add to the reserve fuel line point, check that the reserve tap inside the engine bay is engaged fully in either position. Sometimes when pulling out the reserve leaver from inside and pushing it back in doesn't necessarily push back the tap back in place. This can lead to partial fuel...

I was given this website Power News -- Circular Logic that basically agrees with your way of thinking that it is better to load the engine to bed in the rings than taking it slowly. He even goes on to say that manufacturers push the engines to their limits when testing during assembly. I've...

Peter, I recently overhauled my servo ( around 2 years ago) and after that I noticed that I was loosing brake fluid from the level in the reservoir. This was a very small leak that I couldn't find and removed the servo twice since I was blaming the seals in the servo but did not find any oil...

I had the opportunity to spend half a day with James Elliot , Chief editor of Octane Magazine, Gary Axon PR Head at Goodwood and Raoul San Giorgi, Senior Consultant to the Louwman Museum in the Netherlands . They were in Malta acting as Judges in the Valletta Concours D'Elegance and had some...

there's a second video to this showing the new owner admiring his acquisition. He seems to be genuinely pleased with what he has.

Lately a friend of mine remarked about the bonnet prop set up saying that the central set up as opposed to the left hand side set up is better since the bonnet stays straight when propped up instead of bending towards the right. Mine being a 1969 TC has the prop hinged to the left of the bonnet...

Note to admin - If you feel this doesn't belong here please delete, I understand. I am posting this question on this forum because I think the members here are very knowledgeable and might be able to help me out. I have recently bought a 1975 Alfa Romeo 105 series Spider and apart for a 5 mile...

I overhauled a gearbox some years back for a friend. If you follow the manual it shouldn't be too difficult and make sure the measurements are adhered to. The only mistake I did was that I didn't fill it up with oil when still on the bench. Unfortunately one of the gaskets had moved slightly...

Received an answer from the manufacturer. The Blowy is no longer manufactured and its replacement is in the link below. The link was sent to me by the manufacturer as a point of sale. Cerca - Sophisticauto regards Richard

The website for the Blowy manufacturer is the one below http://www.firecom.it/ In the meantime I have written to the local (Malta) supplier to check whether he would consider shipping to the UK. I have also written to the company asking if they have a representative in the UK. Will let you all...

I use a miniature fire extinguisher which I keep in the glovebox beneath the steering wheel. Its called a Blowy . See the attached video. Locally these are becoming popular with the boating fraternity.