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Paul Richards

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    Bury

    in Spotted

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    Nick

    A rare sighting. It belongs to a non club member who lives down the road from me. Not much above 1,000 miles since new in 2009. 😳

    Carbon

    in TechTalk

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    Gilbos (as used for cutting sheet metal) are best for cutting carbon sheet. No dust. If necessary you can smooth edges with emery cloth, but as already said beware of dust.

    Edited to say:- Use a blunt drill for making holes. A sharp drill will cause splintering.

     

    Edited by - Paul Richards on 11 May 2014 16:38:19

    Engine sounds "lumpy" ...

    in TechTalk

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    ECU - it's like a small computer.

    Like your PC it goes a bit wonky occasionally (for no obvious reason) and needs to be rebooted.

    It's probably a similar thing.

    Glad it's sorted - you missed a good day at Stoneleigh on Saturday.

    OR - it could just be a little damp/condensation in the wrong place.

     

    Edited by - Paul Richards on 6 May 2014 10:55:17

    Getting hot

    in TechTalk

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    For some unknown reason I have found the 1.4 to be even more likely to have an air lock than larger capacity K series engines. Also more difficult to get rid of the airlock in a 1.4. It takes perseverance.

    Torque loading

    in TechTalk

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    Phil

    I managed to remove my bushes using a large socket, a nut and bolt and a steel drift.

    Hard to explain, but arranged so that the nut and bolt were pulling hard on the bush, then gave it a couple of whacks with a lump hammer which enabled the bolt to tighten a little further. Repeated a few times until bush fell out.

    Good luck with it.

    Any idea what this connector is for?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Quoting Grant_7: 

    Red/White - 12V when side lights are active (erm, what's the point of this? To add more lights?).

     

    Purple/Black - this is permanently at 12V so I assume wired directly to the battery

     

     

     

    Edited to say that the 12v feed when sidelights are on is simply to light the socket and other is 12v feed for socket.

    note to self - don't reply when pi$$ed.

     

    Edited by - Paul Richards on 27 Mar 2014 16:44:39

    Any idea what this connector is for?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    I suspect it could be the lead for a 12v power socket. The wiring is normally around that area (Caterham fit the socket on rear bulkhead). If not used, wiring is usually under the boot floor.

    Give it a test with a meter or a bulb and a bit of wire. If 12 v power feed it will probably operate on first position of ignition key.

    Steering lock

    in TechTalk

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    Quoting Jonnyonthewire: 
    It's a fixed Momo steering wheel.

    Strange. For a removable wheel the column has no collar where the lock locates. A fixed wheel column normally has the collar. If you wanted to investigate further you would need to remove the column.

    Steering lock

    in TechTalk

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    Do you have a removable steering wheel. If so there will be no steering lock.

    Likely to be a lot of unconnected wires on a Caterham as the loom is not specific to the 7. I suspect the spade you have identified is one for the first click on the key i.e. on a "normal" car this brings on the radio without the ignition.

    Hope this helps and you enjoy the car and the club. 😬

    RiF Carbon Bits. Nose cone and wings for S3

    in For Sale

    Posted

    Quoting myothercarsa2cv: 
    Quoting Paul Richards: 
    Quoting myothercarsa2cv: 
    Interesting, perhaps that was indeed the case. In which case, *cry*

     

    No need to cry. You probably have genuine RIF stuff. I have some sub standard RIF stuff and when Richard pointed out the flaw you need a microscope to see it 😬

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