alanrichey

120 mph !! Shan’t be trying that

Lovely day for a runout and picnic (unless your car cooling system isn't up to scratch.). Nice surprise when we arrived as the parking machine was broken so we parked for free. Three kits and one tintop (41-year old starter motor failure on 4th kit), And a couple of hours looking out over Rutland Water. It doesnlt get better than this.

A good day for a visit to GBS. A good turnout, enough to allow everone to park in the car park but not too many so you can't move, and a good variety of cars, Cakes still superb I had an 1-hour run each way and weather was just right. Looking forward to the next one. Three members from the Club attended, all of us regular visitors. Should really be more ?

With the good weather now firmly with us (apart from last night ) we are going to kick off our summer 'picnic' phase with a run out to one of our favourite places overlooking Rutland Water. We are meeting there at 12:00 on Thursday 19th. If anyone wants to join us just contact me for directions. Al

Ansolutely right I must admit I had always assumed that it worked like every other potentiometer I have come across. That is earth at one end, 12V at the other end and the gauge operators as a voltmeter sensing the voltage at the wiper. Turns it actually works as an ammeter, pushing 12V to the wiper and measuring the current flow (and hence the resistance) which will vary depending on how much of the potentiometer coils it has to go through.

At £47 each !!!! I would buy one of these for £0.75, cut the 2 sender wires and use it to swap them over

A bit naughty having the thick pipe just going to the outside in these high enviromental standard days. But if it passes the MOT then tyou are OK. As you might know, in the original Rover build it had a carbon canister to absorb any fumes and then dumping them into the intake to be burnt up. RHE decided not to implement that As for the slow filling. I actually replaced my Filler/Tank pipe with a proper fuel pipe. Previously it was 2 suspension gaiters tied together. Having fitted it I could see what route it was taking and made sure it first curved to the left and started being horizontal.. That way I can put the nozzle in almost horizontal and rest it on the spare wheel to ease any pain in my back. And becasue the fuel then has a strainght shot from the nozzle into the tank without aiming at the sides of the pipe I don't have any problem. Not sure if there is any mileage in you attempting a sumilar exercise. Also, one of the favourite modifications of all Robin Hood owners was to move the filler cap to the top of the car and just put a blanking plate over the hole that is left. That way the filler pipe just drops down before going into the tank. And now your have determinded the position of the gauge with a full Fuel tank you can calibrate it's behaviour as I have said before. Once it gets low carry a gallon of fuel in the car and run it to dry then you know exactually how it behaves. I must admit I haven't done that yet, I just fill up when she hits a quarter

10:00 to 14:00

I’ll probably join you there, the cakes are good Al

It’s not the pump that causes the gauge reversal, it’s the way the potentiometer on the sender is wired. Although Ford used the same unit for many of their models, some were wired one way and some the other way. So when you replaced the unit you had a 50/50 chance. As far as the slow fill is concerned you need to check the breather pipes on the tank. You should have a small one in the middle of the tank that releases air as the petrol level drops. Then you should have a larger one (roughly 1/2” diameter) the allows the air to be released while you are filling up. The destination of that pipe varies. In my case it goes up and joins the filler pipe about 1 1/2” from the outside. That means the nozzle of the filler goes past the join. As long as I don’t push it in too far so the rubber collar on the filler seals the opening I have plenty of room for the air to escape out of the pipe. So I can fill at full speed. I know other Superspec owners where the breather just goes underneath the car. Maybe yours is blocked ? As far as the gauge is concerned I would bite the bullet and fill the tank. That will tell you if it is wired correctly. After that you don’t actually need to use the gauge, just fill up every 200 miles (you could probably squeeze another 50 miles but I wouldn’t recommend it). As far as the gauge behaviour is concerned, it will depend on the status of the potentiometer. After a few months I know my gauge sits on full for quite some time, then fairly quickly drops to 1/2, then stays there for a very long time. Then it quickly drops to a 1/4 and waits for a bit, then falls of a cliff So I always fill her when the gauge is at a 1/4. But watch out, when I first filled the car the gauge stuck at full as the float had jammed. Hitting a big bump in the road fixed it, but the next time it happened I had to take the pump/sender unit out and release it. The joys of kit cars

No. We have seen a car where the vacuum tube wasn’t even connected. The engine ran very roughly but the owner managed to get it to Stoneleigh so we could test it.

Pity, I hoped that would fix it. However the 'plugs out' does look better, assuming you switched the ignition off between the 3 cranking efforts ? Otherwise you are looking at a wiring problem between the CPS and the ECU. Next step: Borrow our injection assembly ? Much bigger and heavier but still sendable via inPost. I'm still concerned about the cranking speed though. That was the fundamental problem with Wayne's car. Does she sound as though she's cranking at a reasonable speed ? Can you post a video (with sound ) ? Al

The AGM was held at the National Kit Car Show. The main points were: 1. All the present members of the Committee were re-elected to their positions, while the Event Secretary post remains unfilled. 2. Because of the lack of input from members and the increasing distribution costs it was decided to switch to just two magazines a year rather than the present four. 3. The Club is in a solid financial position with income slightly exceeding expenditure. 4. The membership remains relatively stable in the mid-300s with new members almost matching the leaving members. 5. The main discussion point was the lack of interest from members to join in meetings and events. It was decided the Club is providing sufficient opportunities but if members were not interested there was nothing that could be done. A full copy of the Minutes and associated reports is attached. Al Richey (Membership Secretary) AGM REPORT FROM MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY 2025.pdf MINUTES FOR 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE UK KIT CAR CLUB.pdf RhoCar Accounts 2024 - 2025.pdf RhoCar Accounts Money Spent 2024 - 2025.pdf

Well done Jez. Thanks for making the effort. It might improve though, this time yesterday there was just one car as well (The Chairman ). But by 14:00 we managed a staggering 6 cars. It’s very depressing for us old-timers when we recall the days of 100+ cars on the stand.

May turned out to be a zero-cost month with 9 members leaving and 9 tmembers joining. Hopefully the new members will be more active than the ones that left. So it's a warm welcome to : Forum Name Location Area Secretary Andi Dunsmuir Kirkaldy Has volunteered to be Area Secretary for Scotland Jim Pailing Marylandsea ThanasisPolitis Andy King New Milton ThanasisPolitis Barry Chown Colchester ThanasisPolitis Jake Gully Isle of Wight ThanasisPolitis Richard Joel Chesterfield Andi Edward Parks Minehead Robbie 2B Christopher Bryceland Shilbottle alantoon binto01 (Robert) Northern Ireland toriitom