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Gear oil can be thicker or thinner than engine oil, it depends on what the base oil is, what makes it different is the addition of sulpher which increases its' ability to withstand high pressures. Some synthetic gear oils are like water but rate at EP (extreem pressure) 140, this makes them very...

Gear oil can be thicker or thinner than engine oil, it depends on what the base oil is, what makes it different is the addition of sulpher which increases its' ability to withstand high pressures. Some synthetic gear oils are like water but rate at EP (extreem pressure) 140, this makes them very...

Gear oil can be thicker or thinner than engine oil, it depends on what the base oil is, what makes it different is the addition of sulpher which increases its' ability to withstand high pressures. Some synthetic gear oils are like water but rate at EP (extreem pressure) 140, this makes them very...

Visited the Alexandra Palace "Classic" Car Show last Sunday and was fairly disapointed (no P6 bits in the autojumble!!!). But I noticed two "performance enhancing" devices being pedalled quite forcefully and wondered if anyone has any experience of them. The first is called "Fuel Cat" (there is...

Visited the Alexandra Palace "Classic" Car Show last Sunday and was fairly disapointed (no P6 bits in the autojumble!!!). But I noticed two "performance enhancing" devices being pedalled quite forcefully and wondered if anyone has any experience of them. The first is called "Fuel Cat" (there is...

Very true, but since almost anything would make my FF2000 Pinto break a cam I don't think this will be much more of a worry.

Very true, but since almost anything would make my FF2000 Pinto break a cam I don't think this will be much more of a worry.

In my experiance nothing works in that case except drilling it out completely and fitting a helicoil or cutting a new thread.

In my experiance nothing works in that case except drilling it out completely and fitting a helicoil or cutting a new thread.

It will if they are using solid lifters like a BDA etc, but most modern OHC units use hydraulic tappets. These have two features which mitigate this problem, 1) They run with effectively zero clearence ( not really correct but the easiest way to describe it) and 2) The hydraulic operation...

It will if they are using solid lifters like a BDA etc, but most modern OHC units use hydraulic tappets. These have two features which mitigate this problem, 1) They run with effectively zero clearence ( not really correct but the easiest way to describe it) and 2) The hydraulic operation...

Just a quick aside on the issue of stud extractors. Snap On make an excellent set which are not the reverse thread type (which is very important if the broken stud happens to be a LH thread as mine was!) instead these are hardened steel bars of various size and a set of matching drills. Drill...

Just a quick aside on the issue of stud extractors. Snap On make an excellent set which are not the reverse thread type (which is very important if the broken stud happens to be a LH thread as mine was!) instead these are hardened steel bars of various size and a set of matching drills. Drill...

Thank you sir, This explains what has happened with my carbs as I have 0.1 jets and one U1 and one AAA.

Thank you sir, This explains what has happened with my carbs as I have 0.1 jets and one U1 and one AAA.

Finally had my 1972 TC out for a run today after several weeks spent preping the suspension for her future as a historic rally car. I am delighted with the results, the car is really stable under all conditions and is noticably more agile than in standard form, so I thought I'd share what I've...

Does anyone know the original SU identification number for the main jet needles on Twin HS8 carbs as fitted to a 1972 TC without emmision control? Despite lots of work on the needle lathe I still can't quite get mine perfect with the Pipercross filter and cam mods. Finally I discovered that I...

Does anyone know the original SU identification number for the main jet needles on Twin HS8 carbs as fitted to a 1972 TC without emmision control? Despite lots of work on the needle lathe I still can't quite get mine perfect with the Pipercross filter and cam mods. Finally I discovered that I...

Please don't devote to much time to this as it is only an "out of interest" enquiry, but can anyone explain the "logic" or time line in the fitting of under/over riders to P6 bumpers. My original thought was that they were an option and that the underriders were the original style on the 2000...

Organ Doctor is correct that the bypass feed would come from the starter solenoid, however my car has a pre-engaged starter and no ballast resistor. It is still easy to check by putting a voltmeter to the coil positive terminal with the ignition on, with a ballast resistor this reading should...

Hi, I recently fitted the Lumenition Magentronic ignition to my 72 2000TC. This unit is identical in operation to the Petronix and Aldon systems and requires a 12 volt coil which I happened to have in my spares package. Like you I assumed that the original unit must have been ballasted, it was...

I like the idea of the T Series Turbo conversion, are there any Toyota boxes suitable? Very strong and cheap to buy, they've been used for MG, TR and Lotus conversions in the past so adaption parts are available. As to the standard T Series why bother? With a little porting, mild cam regrind...

I like the idea of the T Series Turbo conversion, are there any Toyota boxes suitable? Very strong and cheap to buy, they've been used for MG, TR and Lotus conversions in the past so adaption parts are available. As to the standard T Series why bother? With a little porting, mild cam regrind...

Drew. Be aware frequent condersor faults point to a coil breaking down, whhichh incidently also causes the problems you experienced. Steve

Drew. Be aware frequent condersor faults point to a coil breaking down, whhichh incidently also causes the problems you experienced. Steve