alanrichey

Good luck Andi. And thanks everyone for kind comments about the 'all-clear', but I have to be realistic and accept that it will most likely return in the future. But here's hoping it's a few years away

Yes I had a look through the tunnel top with all the covers removed to see if I could see it but chickened out when it wasn't obvious and it looked like I may have to actually dismantle the gear change mechanism to get a better access. Have to decide which method is easier.

While I was rotating the prop shaft I was a bit surprised to see the flange between the CV joint and the gearbox only had 3 bolts in although there appear to be 6 holes ? The previous owner said it was like that when he picked it up from GBS so assumed ti was correct ?

And from me and Ruth (married 41 yrs now )

Bingo. It was the magic word 'vice' that solved it. Once gripped the whole mechanism slid nicely to the front. Many thanks to both.

Now all I need to do is figure out how to access the greae nipple at the front end of my propshaft.

I don't think so. The supplier definitely said you fill through the bottom. Not had any further reply from the seller. And I thought this was going to be a dumb question with an easy answer..........

A long time since I filled one of those , the nozzle acts as pump,pull it out and the bit you are showung will go up the bore ,fill with grease ,pallet knife is handy screw cap back on and away you go mowerman

I think this comes under the heading of "the only stupid question is the one you don't ask", so here goes.

I just bought a cheap grease gun of Fleabay

And I can't see how to refill it. The seller has no idea, and told me his supplier said to just unscrew the base and fill it. But when I unscrew the base I see this:

Am I supposed to remove/unscrew the metal bit ? I don't want to risk it if I am going to break something. Or do I try and force the grease in the middle past the spring ?

Al

Could also pop over if you need help, but I think you will find it pretty straightforward. You won't need to go into the footwell though, it's all accessible from the pedal box. Just make sure you use some cable ties to keep the cable away from the exhaust manifold.

Hi everyone

My apologies that this has nothing to do with kit cars, but it is something I am now passionate about and I firmly believe is very relevant to many of you on this forum.

Some of you will already know that just before Christmas I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I had an operation just after Christmas and thankfully it was caught in time and I have just been given the all-clear. But the important thing is that I never had any symptoms and found out almost by accident. If I hadn't been proactive I could have been drinking and eating with many of you at yesterday’s meet not realising I had a terminal illness.

So I now have a mission in life to try and stop anyone falling into the same trap that almost caught me.

I have written a personal guide to Prostate Cancer as I understand it, hopefully more from an 'engineering' practical viewpoint than a medical one, and a detailed description of all my experiences throughout the last few months. If you are a man over 50 (fair few of those on here I think ), or you know a man over 50, please do me a big favour and read this article and if you think it is appropriate, give it as wide a distribution as you can.

http://www.rmrsoft.c...ncer_and_Me.pdf

Sorry if you think this is inappropriate for the forum, but if I can save just one person I'll gladly take the heat.

Thanks

Al

Thanks to everyone who turned up and made it such a success, Ruth and I enjoyed meeting you all.

We finished up with 30 attendees (I think), including 10 wives, and even though quite a few of you still have your cars SORNd we still filled the car park with 8 Hoods, a Zero and 2 Sprites (did I miss any ?). The staff were very impressed.

I would take credit for the weather, but ...............

Sorry you couldn't make it to the meet, we had a good turnout. Re Clutch cable, here are few pointers. I went through all this with my Superspec last year as they all suffer from regular clutch cable breakages. All described at http://www.rhocar.or...tch cable&st=0

'Steven' pointed me in the right direction with "...What you need is a QH ( QCC 1303 ) cable off a Fiat Ducato 81-86..." He was absolutely right and I got it off E-Bay. There is one going there now for £14.60. Item 261413775660 (Although this is for the standard Superspec with the Rover engine and Ford MT75 gearbox)

I also followed the advice at http://www.rhocar.or...=1 and redesigned the pedal end to avoid the same thing happening again. I describe how I did it on my blog at http://the-superspec...utch-cable.html

Hope that helps you out..

I just warned the pub we might have a few more

Good oh. More the merrier. Shall I add you to the eating list ?

Actually weather forecast looks superb. Not counting chickens yet though.

Will do.

Yes, still on, and please do drop by.

Just to confirm it is at 12:00 on Sunday 9th March (Opening time so we beat the food rush) at:

The Muskham Ferry

Ferry Lane

North Muskham

Newark

NG23 6HB

It's in the Family Room (turn right as you arrive at the bar) and I have booked tables for:

Me & Ruth

Ian & Carol

Peter & Annie (dil-is-green)

Tom (toms2b)

Nigel & Helen (niduncan)

Sean & Cheryll (boost)

Peter & Anne (Pete Lee)

Mick & Stella (mowerman)

Steve & Tracy (hoppo)

Andrew & Gill (ozz) + Tabby (age 7)

Simon (simonp73)

Richard (streetsy) - provisional

Cheers

Al

Great, many thanks

Thanks, will do

Probably. It's the number on the plate attached to the ECU. You might recall I gambled on a spare ECU for a tenner. Turned out to be a busted flush as it was off the diesel version of the Rover 420 and cannot be re-programmed to eliminate the immobiliser.

To save me removing everything off my bulkhead to access the underside of the ECU, does any Superspec owner know the serial number of the ECU ? Apparently it should be something like MKC followed by a string of numbers,

Cheers

Al

Have you got a decent earth strap from engine body to chassis/negative side of battery ?

May not help, but my SuperSpec has a push button on the right side of the passenger compartment just about level with the top of the handbrake lever when the handbrake is off. Press it and the warning light illuminates.

I'll give it a week for any stragglers to sign up and then send out the instructions

I've booked us in and the landlady actually recommended we arrive at 12:00, opening time. That way we will be at the front of the queue for the food and avoid the 'normal' rush at 13:00.

Will that be a problem ?

I am the same so I will probably be a real pain in the a*** and produce name tags for everyone And maybe take a group photo we can annotate with names.