Hi Folks,
Can anyone recommend someone to repair / recondition my original DS
starter motor? It's not dead, just very sluggish (and the brand new
modern Valeo one I bought last year has died after two months in use and

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My local Lidl (Tooting) have these back in stock at 4.99. It's a wall wart
with crock clips on the output leads. Max output 0.6 amp with auto
switching to float setting. Manual selection of 12,6 or 2 volt batteries.
Short circuit and wrong polarity protected.  Badged Tronic.

A friend of mine was clearing out their loft / attic and came across
some boxes of car parts.
The boxes all have 1955 300SL written on them and they contain the
following brand new parts.

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c248/coalyardclassics/gray%20moggie/
This one is Gray and a runner, The engine has only done 17430 since
new and has a Guarantee card from some Morris boffin to prove it.
£600 gets this car.

Has anyone around the Leeds area a Morris Minor two door MK2 car they would
like to sell please.   Failing that any good condition Morris Minor would be
considered. .
Thanks.

I have '56 S1 which I've had for about 10 years.
I bought it as a basket case & had it made sound mechanically.
Then I sent it away to be repainted and they balls'd it up (were supposed to
put new wings on but they used filler, etc)

Where in UK (North Cambs/South Lincs if possible) can I get hold of 9/16
(id) x 7/8 (od) copper washers to fit a banjo connector for a hydraulic
brake system?
I've tried everywhere I know (and lots I've never heard of)

Up to couple of years ago the UK rec.cars.classic newsgroup had numerous
regular contributors all with a much varied outlook on life and classic
cars.
The content of the news messages was very interesting and inspiring to

I'm looking for a replacement piston
http://www.mossmotors.com/SiteGraphics/Tech_PDFs/180-730.pdf (Type 1) for a
Lockheed brake master cylinder casting 25489/2 (or a complete unit) as I
want to replace the rubbers and there is no repair kit for my style piston

Was that blue car Sam was occasionally driving around(episode 2) a
Dolomite or not? I couldn't see a full shot.

I have a '72 Spitfire that I'm having clutch problems with.  It may be that
the previous owner shortened the clutch slave push rod.  Can someone tell me
the true overall length of the pushrod.  Thanks

Well,  I finally got to the local DVLA office about my car with half a reg
doc..and no way of transferring it to my name......(because of it being
disabled taxation class)
At first the lady stuck with  'You need to tax the vehicle'  I was so

Here's the deal. I have 2 gaskets that are shaped exactly the same. They
have differing materials. One is "fiber", the other feels a bit more
like felt. They go around the brake ring of the Overdrive unit. But
which one goes where? I read somewhere the gaskets are not

Hi hoping someone with knowledge of the post war Hurricane is
reading.Anything relevant to its restoration would be helpful.
Thanks
Mick