alanrichey

Change of plan for tomorrow, as we think the cafe at Sywell might be closed. So we are now going to Rutland Nursery to the cafe there (LE15 8RN).

Weather looking good again, shame to waste it. So we are going for 2 meetings, one on Sunday (tomorrow) for the 'workers' and one on Tuesday (30th) for the 'retirees' Sunday is at Sywell Aerodrome (NN6 0BN), park next to musuem, so we might get some flying displays and then on Tuesday our old favourite, the Harvest Barn just South of Peterborough (PE7 3DR). Any 'out-of-area' members more than welcome, just let me know. Both meets at 12:00. Al

Hi everyone We have always encouraged members and guests to ask questions on the forum, and invariably several members will offer suggestions. However I have recently seen aome questions that I happen to know have already been answered. It really is good practice in any support forum to do some research before you post a question. Under "Useful Sites" on the blue banner you will find specific pages for 2B, Series III/IIIa and Superspec models that cover known problems (The Exmo page is under construction and I am still waiting for volunteers to buile pages fopr the Lightweight, GBS Zero or any other models). Also the Search tool is very powerful tool, but you have to use it properly. For example, when I was worried about my clutch rattle I did a search for Superspec clutch. I get 6000 hits, which is no help at all. The reason, of course, is that it is looking for any post containing the word Superspec or the word Clutch . But when I seached for "Superspec Clutch" (enclosed in quotes) I got only 23 hits which were easier to read in full. As it happened, they solving my problem. Hope that helps Al Richey (Webmaster)

Another cracking day, proving again why you shouldn't SORN your car over winter. Lovely day for the drive with slight caveat that our cars will all need a good clean later. A good turnout and thanks to all those that made the effort. They make a lovely sight.

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Time to kick off the new Year. The East of England team are going to make use of the unexpected good weather next week. A bit cold for a picnic so we are meeting up at the Orchard Cafe, Welland Vale Garden Centre (LE15 9EU) near Uppingham, (https://www.wellandvale.co.uk/), 12:00 on Wednesday (10th). If anyone from out-of-area wants to join us, you are more than welcome, just let me know. You know it makes sense Al

Sorry about the forum outage today. Classic case of a software update going wrong. We have restored everything from the last backup but it means we lost any inputs on Thursday. So if you sent a message or posted anything on Thursday you may have repeat it.

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I'll email him.

Happy New Year everyone. Not surprisingly December was a very quiet month. We lost 4 members but gained 2 new members. Fair exchange So let's welcome (Forum name, Location and Area Sec): DaveA76 Louth Me Scott H-G Welney Me Here't to a successful 2024 for the Club.

Hi all I have been sent details of shows in the East of England next year where we might have a Club Stand. Obviously the Club will have a stand at Malvern and Newark, but these other shows will have minimum attendance numbers (usually about 5 cars) to justify a stand. So if you think you might be attending any of these shows, please message me (alanrichey) to confirm which show you will attend (I suggest you don't reply to this post otherwise it could be overloaded). If any other Area Secretaries have similar shows where we could have a stand, please post the details. Then nearer the dates we will know whether to apply for a stand. 1. Classic Wheels Show - Rutland Showground (LE15 7TW) - Sunday 19th May 2024 2. Baston Car Show - Grimsthorpe Castlel (PE10 0LY) - Sunday 30th June 2024 3. Sywell Classic - Sywell Aerodrome (NN6 0BN) - Sat/Sun 21/22 September 2024 (Clashes with Newark) 4. Sandringham Pageant - Sandringham (PE35 6EN) - Sunday 26th May 2024 Cheers Al

Sorry for the late post but I've been on holiday again Rather surprisingly, considering we are in the off-season, November was one of the better months I have seen so far. We only had 14 members up for renewal. Unfortunately 6 members did not renew but the really good news is that we picked up 8 new members. Great news. So welcome to: (Username, Location and Area Secretary) Richard Harris Friskney Me N2cSystems (Simon) Sheffield Grim Ian Moore Goole Me David Mills Anglesey smpaarrkky Spiker (Alexander) Royston apgodden Craig Stirk Melton Mowbray tractor paul hills Steyning nelmo Gary Brown Newent Robbie 2B Cheers Al

Are you sure ? This a quote from Car Builder Solutions (I know they are trying to sell their module, but I would be surprised if they weren't telling the truth: NEW IVA REAR FOG RULES In June 2013 the rules for switching on and off your Rear Fog Lights changed. Now, the Rear Fog lamps must only be lit when the Dipped Beam, Main Beam or Front Fog lamps are lit. The Rear Fog Lamps may continue to operate until the other lights are switched off. The rear fog lamps must then remain off, even if the other lights are switched on again, until they are deliberately switched on again. This is to prevent people driving off to work in the morning with the rear fog lights glaring after forgetting to switch them off the foggy evening before.

And as far as I'm aware, they must NOT turn back on next time the headlights are switched on, you have to have some sort of latching system. Having said that, this requirement was introduced relativley recently so many of our cars to not need to comply.

Sound like the temperature sensor for the ECU has failed. Not sure how your ECU works, but in mine if the sensor fails the ECU uses a single default value equivalent to a warm engine.

OK, in hindsight I could have phrased that better. Leaves me with an unforgetable image. Let's rephrase it to "....have now exposed their pages to ...." Al

I can now report the good news that I received 3 volunteers. RallyChris has voluntered to sponsor the 2B/2B+ page, niduncan, assisted by LeicsS3A will look after the SeriesIII/IIIA page and Sparepart is looking after the Exmo page. As the Superspec page was already up I think that really leaves only the Lighweight, unless any one else has a different model ?? Chris and Nigel have produced the first drafts so I have now exposed them to the full membership, Christopher is still working on the Exmo page. I don't want this be a one man task, so I would ask anyone that feels they can contribute a relevant article for any of the models to please pass it to the appropriate sposnor. Enjoy Al

October was a pretty standard month, although everything is understandably going quieter as winter draws nearer. Of the 26 owners due to renew, 17 did renew and 9 cancelled. More importantly we gained 5 new members, which is always good to see. So we now have 335 members on the books. So welcome to: Username Location Area Secretary BWW (Brian) Gateshead alantoon Lear45 (Wayne) Ammanford smpaarrkky Ian Hunter Northallerton Grim Craig Poultney Germany Me Wayne Sherman Hull Grim Al (Membershio Secretary)

Interesting. In their defence this looks like a superb example and has lots of extras compared with a standard Superspec so they are probably entitled to put a higher price on it. I shall watch with interest

That is a very high price. We normally reckon a properly registered and in good condition Superspec should go for between £5-6K. It has a premium on a standard 2B as all the parts (except the reconditioned rear axle) were brand new at build. if you test drive it check for the Superspec “clutch” rattle. You will probably hear it when stationary, in neutral with the clutch pedal not pressed. It isn’t a problem, mine has been rattling for 30K miles, but it might be a good basis for knocking down the price. Have a look at my Superspec page on the forum (Useful Sites) on the blue banner) for details to look out for. PM me if you want any detailed information. You might also want to read my blog (See signature block below). Where are you based ? Might have someone close that you can take a look at. Al

Today was one of those days when you remember why you didn't SORN the car over the winter. A lovely drive to nice cafe in perfect weather (although the sat nav took me through the centre of Peterborough, and I was blinded by the low sun for the last couple of miles from home) followed by a nice lunch and the usual kit car discussions . It was an hour each way for me, slightly less for the others, just about perfect. Al

After a lovely (warm) day out last weekend at the Corby Glen Sheep Fair it's time for the next meet. Looking ahead, the weather on Tuesday 17th looks good for a run out. As you may have noticed it's a bit chilly outside, so we will go into Winter mode and meet up at a cafe for a hot drink and snack. I'm looking at the Harvest Barn (PE7 3DR) near Peterborough, arriving at about 13:00. All are welcome. Please let me know as I need to book a table. Cheers Al

Searching the forum gives this. I think there are lots of other posts as well. Try it.