Today I acquired...........

[Matchless]

Came home to find this outside the door, a casual acquaintance had mentioned that his garage had a broken one going spare - but he was not even sure if it was broken. It's a 4 gas analyser as used by MOT stations many years ago to fail your souped up fiesta for having its cats removed..
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The problem with ex MOT gas analysers is they need re-calibrating every 6 months and won't work without, you may be able to bypass the recal somehow but I never had success or maybe not enough patience ...........

 

[Matchless]

Seven years ago I sold this mower and sorely regretted it as it was my first restoration project. On Sunday I wondered whether I still had the old emails and I did. I messaged the buyer asking if it was still in their possession, and whether I could buy it back. To my delight, they said I could have it for free as they never used it! I’m very happy, I brought this over from England, it feels very much ‘mine’!

Went to see an old mate, he is old! 80 ish, he showed me his recent purchase, he has just sold his Caterham 7 and bought a 1966 pale blue MGB, the very same 1966 MGB he bought new in, wait, 1966 and had it shipped tax free to Amsterdam where he was working at that time, brought it home a couple of years later, kept if for another couple of years and sold it, saw it had sold a few years ago at auction, tried to contact the purchaser via the auction house to pass on some history but the guy did not want to know, recently saw it for sale in the MG club magazine, bought it back, not quite 1 owner but original owner!

 

[Dieselman 63]

Not cheap but worth it. I love these things, a genuine M&W one too. I think they did three wood varieties, I’m pretty sure this is oak

 

[ronan]

Not cheap but worth it. I love these things, a genuine M&W one too. I think they did three wood varieties, I’m pretty sure this is oak

I've bid on a few of these over the years, never won one yet though. The ones in good condition sell for good money, the ones that need work are something i couldn't be bothered with.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I've bid on a few of these over the years, never won one yet though. The ones in good condition sell for good money, the ones that need work are something i couldn't be bothered with.

£125... not terrible but not a bargain either

 

[Maker]

Not cheap but worth it. I love these things, a genuine M&W one too. I think they did three wood varieties, I’m pretty sure this is oak

Anything in it?

 

[Dieselman 63]

Anything in it?

There is now. Lots of nice things which needed a proper home.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@zx9 @DAPPH New battery being registered to the car when she's in mid-next-week to have lower suspension arms replaced.

Thinking about it, maybe the place which supplied/fitted the 'old' battery missed out registering it to the car. Iirc it might have been an 80A one, replaced by the 90A which has just given up the ghost - that might account for it only lasting 4 years......

With 100A up her rear [they live in the boot ] that ought to be the end of non starting for the foreseeable. There's so much torque in the starter bendix she almost jumps off the road on startup now.

Now I just have to contact the nearest Dealers to sort out the 'Outstanding Safety Recall' which is showing against her. A Dealership 'darn sarf' from which I get a discount on parts tell me it's to do with the IBS and the possibility that the cable(s) may need to be replaced. Pretty good on a 17-year-old car, eh?

 

[dobbslc]

I picked this up at the weekend as I'd given my mate his one back that I'd borrowed.

 

[Farside]

A Dealership 'darn sarf' from which I get a discount on parts tell me it's to do with the IBS

Irritating BMW System?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Irritating BMW System?

No, and not Irritable Bowel Syndrome either . Stands for Intelligent Battery Sensor - cars are getting more & more 'clever' with each passing year.

http://casestudies.atlanticmotorcar...nt-battery-sensor-what-is-it-what-does-it-do/

 

[Maker]

There is now. Lots of nice things which needed a proper home.

Very nice. I'm trying to build up a better collection of metrology kit, can't bring myself to buy unbranded tools so it's going very slowly.

 

[Rannsachair]

£12 ebay buy for the pair:

 

[bigegg]

Found a 3 Plum treeS in a row at the side of the rd today, roadside they were green but on the furloughed felid they were ripe.
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The trees were hanging, I picked twice as much as pictured in less than 5mins. Ive eaten the other half.

I've always been taught that you forage anything within 50yds of a road, as the plants absorb the diesel particulates (and lead at one time)?
I can't find anything specific online, but worth bearing in mind?

 

[DennisCA]

Got the anvil home today

Was it painted red some time in it's life or just got splashed with some paint I wonder.

Lengthwise it's not flat

Crowned across the side here

But in others it's dished.

Difficult to read the year or anything else really but I don't think it's from the 19th century. I think it reads 191? instead.

It was pretty rusty so I rubbed it down with some boiled linseed oil. I am not sure if I should put it in the electrolysis bath or not, or just leave it as is.

 

[Seadog]

Give the details a very light polish with a flap wheel, it ought to make the lettering and numbers stand out a bit better.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

or just leave it as is.

Looks good as is, imo.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Cant test it until I've finished the rewire.
Glad I got an early finish.

 

[Shox Dr]

I've always been taught that you forage anything within 50yds of a road, as the plants absorb the diesel particulates (and lead at one time)?
I can't find anything specific online, but worth bearing in mind?

I hear you, but do wonder about all the crops. Besides I can get those stubborn boogers now my middle finger is 5" long

 

[Arc Tourist]

I picked this up at the weekend as I'd given my mate his one back that I'd borrowed.
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A neighbour lent me his Belle mixer to use and keep as long as I needed it, which I am grateful for. He said it might need a new belt. However, when I took the guard off I couldn't believe what I saw, the motor had a "Plastic Shaft " which had stripped itself out of the steel pully; an engineering design fail for sure.

The damage was too severe to remove the pully, but I did manage to repair it by using 3000 lb epoxy and then drilling through the pully & shaft and inserting a roll pin; how long it will last is questionable, but so far I've put about a couple dozen loads through the mixer without issue.

Thought I would let you know about this poor design feature, which might also be of interest to anyone who owns a Belle mixer, or those considering buying one.
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