Inter stellar overdrive works!

Dear Reader I would never suggest that I am an expert in anything, I would not want anyone to think that I applied myself diligently to any type of activity at all but the main reason I decided on the  6 cylinder engine was to get the overdrive unit. Unfortunately the o/d never worked. However after years of struggle and finding out that all of the wiring diagrams I came across were wrong I managed to make it work but in the course of this I had an interesting conversation with a transmission expert in Norwich. I know he was an expert because he wore blue overalls, a cloth cap, had a pipe sticking out from his beard and had a Whitworth spanner in his hand. During the conversation he asked what type of oil I had in the gearbox and as all of the manuals I have seen specified hypoy, with this he sucked through his teeth, whistled and told me that hypoy should not be used in a gearbox which has overdrive  and I should use 20/50 engine oil, mineral of course. Being worried by this I did some more research and spoke to the god of Laycock in Sheffield who was very animated by the subject and went on at length about the pros and cons of hypoy versus engine oil but ultimately he said that due to the mileage the car travels each year (about 50) I can use what I like.

So all is fine and dandy, except that after I put back the bell housing cover the indicators and lights don't work, so back under the dash I go.

Toodle pip,

jojo

pc and h&s at it again

I hear that the pc brigade is at it again and demands the titles of some of our best loved literature, music and films have to be renamed. These are some of the results:
One Walked Carefully Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Good, The Bad and the Slightly Facially Challenged
Anne of Green Gables - accessed only by a suitably approved and certificated access device.
Unpleasantness On The Orient Express
The Feather Dusters of Navarone
Headache in Venice
Night Of The Short Rubber Knives
The Slightly Nasty Sea
Not Overly Long Days Journey Into Night
Beigeboard Jungle

- What is the secret of your long life?
- Keep breathing.
Sophie Tucker

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
Hippolyte Taine

Trailer rollers and saggy tubes

Hm, well that looks about the right place now hand me my sewing kit.

With the sailing season fast approaching it's time to replace the rollers on the tender trailer (I remember a song about this by Elvis).

jojo

Both Strombergs working!

At last I have both carbs working on the Triumph, although it has taken me over 3 years to achieve. Having completely refurbished them both, twice, the front carb was hugely sensitive to adjustment, going from on song to over lean in 1/16th of a turn so I have taken it apart 6 times since Christmas but on no occasion finding any dirt, misalignment or damage so just to while away a few minutes on Sunday morning I stripped it again and hey presto it works! I have no idea why, answers on a postcard please.
It just leaves the timing to be retarded 3 more degrees and I think we are set for the summer. Huge sighs of relief were heard throughout the county.
jojo

Thinking of what??!

Well Davy lad I see you don't learn very fast, you cannot reduce defence spending and then want to enforce a no fly zone over Libya. In fact there is very little you can do as the military is fully committed in Afghanistan and indeed over committed, which means you have nothing left to begin a new foreign adventure.

Have no doubt that sending UK forces to the area would quickly:

• Require ever increasing numbers of forces
• Be opposed by the US unless lead by the US, remember Suez?
• Break the UK military and your government

Since the second German nastiness British governments have continually reduced defence spending until it is now less than 3% GDP, at this level you are only able to fund a homeland defence force.

If you want to take part in foreign excursions you will need to increase this to 6% and allow 3 years for the affects to take place.

If you want to know what to do you only have to ask me.

jojo