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Now the pubs are back open (including monk's bridge farm), do we want to resume meets?
The august meet would be due on Wednesday the 5th. Unfortunately I'm not able to make this as i'm on holiday that week.
Weather permitting, it might be advisable to meet up outside. What are people's thoughts?
Andy
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9 hours ago, zhap135 said:
Thanks both. Would that be timing? Forgive me I'm not an engineer by trade and I'm still learning and picking things up. I thought the timing only related to whether the spark fired at the right point in the cycle - at the end of the compression stroke. The starter motor should over come the compression even if there is no spark at all, should it not?
The earth straps seem to be fresh and I have clean contacts, and I have good voltage from the chassis and engine block to the +ive terminal
The spark plug fires with the piston on the compression stroke, slightly before top dead centre. This is to account for how long the fuel mixture takes to burn, so that the cylinder pressure increases at TDC in time for the downstroke. If the mixture is ignited too early, cylinder pressure increases on the compression stroke, and the starter has to fight it.
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7 hours ago, marlin said:
If timing is way off you could be pushing against compression. Just a thought.
this is my guess, try retarding the timing a little.
Could also be corroded earth strap / starter cable/battery terminals
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23 hours ago, fry61 said:
Why did you not use the garden fence as your other " wall" ? Ridge in the middle & rain runs off each end.
Functionally, i'd still need access to the rear of the house, so i'd need to leave an unused corridor inside the shed and end up with the same usable space as the above shed. Also I'd have to lock and unlock both ends each time i go through. Build-wise, I'd have to build up to the boundary, either leaving a small gap to the fence (damp/rot issues?) or remove the fence (hassle) and use much more material for the roof/ends.
23 hours ago, phaeton said:Car is never going to fit in there even sideways
Not with that attitude! The main upside is i'll get rid of all the crap out of the garage so i can have space to work on the kit again.
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I'm making progress with the shed
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6 hours ago, fry61 said:
Good to see you've placed a couple of concrete blocks on the edge ---- to stop the wind rolling up the slabs.
Clare came around the corner and tripped on the raised flags a couple of times, so I put the blocks there for my safety (because it was obviously my fault).
Another project I've been working on is a nixie tube clock kit from PV electronics. Finished the PCB assembly last night and everything seems to work, just have to built it into its case now.
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My work has gone to reduced hours on 12 hour shifts, meaning i work 2 or 3 days a week. I've decided to build a shed so that i can clear stuff out the garage to actually allow me to work on the kit car, and hopefully get it back on the road. Having laid a patio and enjoying the extra space in the back garden area after demolishing the old shed, I've decided to put its replacement in the 6 foot wide gap down the side of the house, whilst retaining access to the front. The result will hopefully be a 16' x 3' shed.
Monday was design, Tuesday was excavation and backfill with old rubble i hadn't taken to the tip / hardcore and wednesday was laying the slabs. I'm not trying to do it full time, enjoying time with Thomas is also a priority.
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March's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 4th -
February's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 5th -
I've used them a couple of times too, cheap and fast!
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i drilled and tapped the frame for m4 dome headed stainless bolts, then used polyurethane adhesive to bond the frame to the supports. Belt and braces
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Rather than have the meet on new year's Day, i suggest we have it on the 8th.
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30Andy
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December's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 4th -
Don't think I'll make it, I've got the boy's germs and i don't think anyone else needs them!
Andy
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November's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 6th -
driveshaft CV joints should be packed with plenty of molybdenum disulphide grease. As long as the boot does not fail and the grease leak out, they should not require further maintenance.
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I don't think you'll make it Terry
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October's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 2nd -
September's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 4th -
August's meet is at
Monk's Bridge Farm
Nobel Way,
Dinnington,
S25 3QB
Coming eastbound from the M1 J31, take a left at the roundabout by the red lion and proceed for nearly 2 miles, and Monk's bridge is the 4th exit off the next roundabout.
https://goo.gl/maps/TcekDG8AHPQ2
Usual time of 7:30 on wednesday the 7th -
Big Jim recommended the percussive modification technique here: http://nw.rhocar.org/lsd.htm
South Yorkshireish Area Meet August
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If anyone is planning to go, discuss it here. I'm going on holiday and I'm unlikely to have phone signal so won't check in here again.
Andy