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ROADSTER TECH TIPS up to Issue 181 Apr/May 2014 PART ONE
ROADSTER TECH TIPS Up to Issue 181 Apr/May 2014
Body Modifications, Water Ingress, and Painting
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Bonnet Hinge Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
BONNET HINGE FASTENINGS Peter Hare Oct 90
HOW TO HINGE A BONNET Chips Carpenter May 85
OVERDRIVE / TUNNEL CRACKS Christopher Pike Aug 92
CRACKED BULKHEAD Tony Young Oct 92
BULKHEAD UPDATE Peter Hare Feb 90
DEMISTER VENTS Aug 93
“At 56 I can’t talk of power bulges but I can put a bump in my bonnet! ” Keith Howell Aug/Sep 00
Roadster Door Production David Christie Aug/Sep 00
Roadster Repaint R G (Sandy) Saunders Aug/Sep01
Wings Tony Johnson Oct/Nov 01
Rounded Wings Chris Heald Jun/Jul 02
Grills (Grilles?) Chris Heald Jun/Jul 02
Water Ingress David Ison Feb/Mar 03
Re : Water Ingress Alan Hogg Aug/Sep 03
Building Tip Keith Howell Apr/May 05
Nice Job Involving Shiny Stuff Biro OctNov 07
Floor Mod Biro FebMar 10
Last Winter’s Workshop Jez Cox Feb/Mar 2012
Marlin Mods Mel Perry Jun/Jul 2013
Roadster Thoughts David Martin Apr/May 2013
Roadster Bike Rack Don Sayers Jun/Jul 2011
Boot Rack Dave Jones Aug/Sep 2013
Extra Storage Space on a Roadster Keith Howell Oct/Nov 2013
Brakes, Clutch & Hydraulics
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Brakes Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
OBSERVATIONS ON ABOVE Nike Nel Dec 93
ANY IDEAS? PROBLEMS WITH A ROADSTER Ian Kilgour Apr 94
Comment from Peter Hare
IN REPLY TO IAN KILGOUR Nick Tinsdeall Jun 94
TECH TIP Geoff Grumble Jun 95
Comment from Bob Copping :
Roadster Info Tony Davies Dec 00/Jan 01
Bleeding Brakes John Hammond Oct/Nov 01
Brake Fluid Loss - Comment from Peter Morris Jun/Jul 04
Fitting of 0.625 Master Cylinder to Marina Servo Hugh Cumming Dec 05/Jan 06
Roadster handbrake modification John Catling Jun/Jul 07
New Clutch Master Cylinder Rod Peter Seabrook Harris Dec08 Jan 09
Front Disc Brake Upgrade for Marina Roadster Steve Green Dec/Jan 2011
Electrical, Instruments & Interior
SIDE REPEATER INDICATOR LAMPS Barry Greenhalgh Sep 88
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Wiring Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
OBSERVATIONS ON NICK TINSDEALLS ARTICLE Oct 93 - - - PLUS SOME NEW ONES Mike Nel Dec 93
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Petrol Gauge Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
……………………..Info from Ben Caswell Mar 95
Roadster Fuel Gauge Correction Chris Heald Aug/Sep 00
For Chris Heald Keith Howell Dec 01/Jan 02
……………………….from Chris Heald Feb/Mar02
Fuel Gauge Calibration - Reply From Roger Johnson Apr/May 04
WHEN WILL IT EVER BE FINISHED ? Robin Wells Nov 94
ELECTRONIC IGNITION P O’Leary May 88
LIGHTS LEFT ON WARNING DEVICE K L Martin Jan 89
Speedo Cable Robin Wells Jun 95
ROADSTER Right Angled Speedo Drive Kevin Hewitson Oct/Nov 98
Roadster Starting Difficulties Brian Johnston Apr/May 00
Here are some of the responses back to Brian Johnston regarding his starting problems Jun/Jul 00
Roadster Coolant Temp. Display Dave Dingley Apr/May 00
From Tony Young, In reply to Dave Dingley's problem Aug/Sep 00
Distributor Tweak John Hammond Oct/Nov 01
Distributor Tweak - Caution John Hammond Aug/Sep 02
Roadster (Triumph) Alternator Paul Southin Feb/Mar 03
Suppression Ben Caswell Jun/Jul 03
Ignition Thoughts Biro Aug/Sep 03
Tired Electrics Keith Howell Aug/Sep 05
New Side Lights Biro JunJul 08
Lamps and Clamps Keith Howell AprMay 08
Budget Electronic Ignition Patrick Hobbs Dec08 Jan 09
Let there be light Mike Jones AprMay 10
Roadster Side Lights Geoff Grumble JunJul 10
BAD EARTH CONNEX John Coley Jun 93
ALL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS Gordon Thomas Apr 92
RADIO AERIAL Nigel Cliffe
LED Lighting Dave Kitson Jun/Jul 2013
Megajolt Fitment David Siddall Dec/Jan 2012
Drawing Instrument Dials on Your PC Keith Howell Oct/Nov 2012
Engines
Considering changing your Engine ? Steve Robinson Nov 87
Tips on the Fiat powered Roadster S K Hopkin Nov 87
Tuning your Marina Pete O'Leary May 86
TUNING THE B SERIES ENGINE Pete O’Leary Sep 86
B SERIES CYLINDER HEAD Pete O’Leary Jan 87
REF : TUNING AN “O” TYPE 1.7 ENGINE Paul Sandford Oct 92
MISFIRING ROADSTER Steve Kimber Feb 92
WHEN WILL IT EVER BE FINISHED ? Robin Wells Nov 94
ROADSTER MGB ENGINE MISFIRES Keith Given Feb 96
ROADSTER ENGINE & GEARBOX SWOP Len Baddeley Apr 97
ROADSTER - LOTUS ENGINE Lee Hunter Oct/Nov 97
Roadster - Rover V8 Mods and fitting Richard Dawson Aug/Sep 99
Roadster - Fiat Twin Cam retrofit “Lizzie’s Italian Transplant” Keith Ferriday Apr/May 00
Roadster - Fiat Twin Cam Giles Winter Jun/Jul 00
Giles Winter - Problems in the last Pitstop(1) John Hammond Aug/Sep 00
….and a comment from Keith Ferriday [Oct/Nov 00]
Giles Winter - Problems in the last Pitstop(2) John Hammond Aug/Sep 00
Roadster- Rover K series Ian Bunce Apr/May 01
Roadster Q713 ATV Progress Report Ian Bunce Dec 01/Jan 02
Q713 ATV - The Christine Files Ian Bunce Dec08 Jan 09
Q713 ATV - The Christine Files Ian Bunce FebMar 09
Q713 ATV - The Christine Files Ian Bunce AprMay 09
Thoughts on Engines Kevin Udy Apr/May 01
Sporty Camshafts Biro Jun/Jul 04
Alternative Roadster Engines Biro Jun/Jul 04
Maestro Engine Biro Aug/Sep 03
Fitting MGB engine into Roadster Ian Craddock Aug/Sep 03
Roadster Re-engining Questions Dic Price Aug/Sep 04
Stefan Carlton replies to Dic Price.... Oct/Nov 04
The cost of a small oil leak Bob Jackson Apr/May 05
Unleaded on a Shoestring Don Sayers Feb/Mar 07
Valve stem oil seals John Hammond OctNov 07
Wee Beastie gets a heart transplant Don Sayers OctNov 07
Valve Seals Biro AprMay 09
Exhausts
Roadster Exhaust Manifold Question Chris Scoot Apr/May 04
Roadster Exhaust Manifold Question – Reply Biro Jun/Jul 04
Roadster Manifold Mark Watkinson Jun/Jul 04
Stainless Character Biro Aug/Sep 05
Heating, Overheating & Cooling
Cooling James Morley Jul 88
Re : Cooling Graham Hoyle May 87
Re: Cooling Frank Taylor
Fitting the radiator Pete O’Leary Jan 87
Fitting a 13 row oil cooler Pete O’Leary Jan 87
RADIATOR John Coley Apr 93
OVERHEATING ROADSTER P.J.Risley Oct 91
KEEPING COOL Paul Moorhouse Feb 92
PHOENIX RISING ALAN AND ALISON HOGG Apr 94
Info from Ben Caswell Mar 95
Building a heater for a Sierra based Roadster Keith Howell Feb 97
Roadster Comments Nick Highfield Aug/Sep 00
Thoughts on Overheating, prompted by the last Pitstop John Hammond Oct/Nov 00
Roadster Overheating Trevor Ford Dec 00/Jan 01
Roadster Overheating Tony Davies Dec 00/Jan 01
Cooling John Hammond Oct/Nov 01
More on Cooling Ben Caswell Apr/May 03
Hot Flush Biro Dec 04/Jan 05
Heated Discussion Biro OctNov 09
How cool are you? Peter Crowther Dec 09 Jan 10
AntiFreeze in 2010 Part 1 Derek J Harris Dec/Jan 2011
AntiFreeze in 2010 Part 2 Derek J Harris Feb/Mar 2011
Overheating - Little Red Roadster Dave Jones Jun/Jul 2012
Fitting a Civic Radiator in a Roadster Tom Gunston Aug/Sep 2012
Hoods Sidescreens & Hardtops
FOLDING HOODS Jim Jackson Jun 85
Folding hood frame for the Roadster Peter Hare Sep 87
STORING AND COVERING A ROADSTER HOOD Nigel Cliffe Oct 90
HOOD STORAGE Mike Bagnall Aug 92
SIDE SCREENS John Hammond Apr 92
MORE ON SIDESCREENS D J Davis
Side Screens and Draught Excluders Dec 90
WIND DEFLECTORS (Which really work) D.J.M. Webster Mar 85
ROADSTER SIDESCREENS Peter Hare May 88
30’s Style Marlin Roadster Roof (SWB only) Chris Everall and Tony Attwood Dec 95
ROADSTER HOOD FRAME J B Reid Apr 96
The Hood Saga By Jim Sheward Apr/May 02
Hood Thoughts Peter Cork Jun/Jul 02
Hardtops Biro Dec 03/Jan 04
Pramtop hood frame for YKC Sierra Roadster Keith Howell FebMar 09
Roadster Hard Tops Keith Howells Dec/Jan 2012
Petrol Tanks, Carbs, Fuel
Re: water in petrol John Hammond Dec 02/Jan 03
Keith Howell Feb/Mar 03
THOUGHTS ON FUEL SENDERS D.J.M. Webster Mar 85
ROADSTER PETROL TANK Keith Holding Feb 96
Roadster – Carbs John Hammond Dec 02/Jan 03
Roadster - Fiat Dellortos Dave Dingley Apr/May 00
Adjusting dhla & dhlb carbs.Hugh Cumming, reply to Dave Dingley's problem Jun/Jul 00
Roadster Carburation Nick Highfield Oct/Nov 00
Cheap ‘n’ cheerful manual choke conversion Donald Macdonald Oct/Nov 06
The Old Chestnut – Ford Sender & Smiths Fuel Gauge Jez Cox AprMay 10
High Carb Diet Peter Seabrook Harris Apr/May 2011Ethanol in Petrol Paul Gray Dec/Jan 2014
ROADSTER TECH TIPS up to Issue 181 Apr/May 2014 PART ONE
ROADSTER TECH TIPS Up to Issue 181 Apr/May 2014
Body Modifications, Water Ingress, and Painting
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Bonnet Hinge Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
BONNET HINGE FASTENINGS Peter Hare Oct 90
HOW TO HINGE A BONNET Chips Carpenter May 85
OVERDRIVE / TUNNEL CRACKS Christopher Pike Aug 92
CRACKED BULKHEAD Tony Young Oct 92
BULKHEAD UPDATE Peter Hare Feb 90
DEMISTER VENTS Aug 93
“At 56 I can’t talk of power bulges but I can put a bump in my bonnet! ” Keith Howell Aug/Sep 00
Roadster Door Production David Christie Aug/Sep 00
Roadster Repaint R G (Sandy) Saunders Aug/Sep01
Wings Tony Johnson Oct/Nov 01
Rounded Wings Chris Heald Jun/Jul 02
Grills (Grilles?) Chris Heald Jun/Jul 02
Water Ingress David Ison Feb/Mar 03
Re : Water Ingress Alan Hogg Aug/Sep 03
Building Tip Keith Howell Apr/May 05
Nice Job Involving Shiny Stuff Biro OctNov 07
Floor Mod Biro FebMar 10
Last Winter’s Workshop Jez Cox Feb/Mar 2012
Marlin Mods Mel Perry Jun/Jul 2013
Roadster Thoughts David Martin Apr/May 2013
Roadster Bike Rack Don Sayers Jun/Jul 2011
Boot Rack Dave Jones Aug/Sep 2013
Extra Storage Space on a Roadster Keith Howell Oct/Nov 2013
Brakes, Clutch & Hydraulics
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Brakes Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
OBSERVATIONS ON ABOVE Nike Nel Dec 93
ANY IDEAS? PROBLEMS WITH A ROADSTER Ian Kilgour Apr 94
Comment from Peter Hare
IN REPLY TO IAN KILGOUR Nick Tinsdeall Jun 94
TECH TIP Geoff Grumble Jun 95
Comment from Bob Copping :
Roadster Info Tony Davies Dec 00/Jan 01
Bleeding Brakes John Hammond Oct/Nov 01
Brake Fluid Loss - Comment from Peter Morris Jun/Jul 04
Fitting of 0.625 Master Cylinder to Marina Servo Hugh Cumming Dec 05/Jan 06
Roadster handbrake modification John Catling Jun/Jul 07
New Clutch Master Cylinder Rod Peter Seabrook Harris Dec08 Jan 09
Front Disc Brake Upgrade for Marina Roadster Steve Green Dec/Jan 2011
Electrical, Instruments & Interior
SIDE REPEATER INDICATOR LAMPS Barry Greenhalgh Sep 88
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Wiring Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
OBSERVATIONS ON NICK TINSDEALLS ARTICLE Oct 93 - - - PLUS SOME NEW ONES Mike Nel Dec 93
ROADSTER MODIFICATIONS Petrol Gauge Nick Tinsdeall Oct 93
……………………..Info from Ben Caswell Mar 95
Roadster Fuel Gauge Correction Chris Heald Aug/Sep 00
For Chris Heald Keith Howell Dec 01/Jan 02
……………………….from Chris Heald Feb/Mar02
Fuel Gauge Calibration - Reply From Roger Johnson Apr/May 04
WHEN WILL IT EVER BE FINISHED ? Robin Wells Nov 94
ELECTRONIC IGNITION P O’Leary May 88
LIGHTS LEFT ON WARNING DEVICE K L Martin Jan 89
Speedo Cable Robin Wells Jun 95
ROADSTER Right Angled Speedo Drive Kevin Hewitson Oct/Nov 98
Roadster Starting Difficulties Brian Johnston Apr/May 00
Here are some of the responses back to Brian Johnston regarding his starting problems Jun/Jul 00
Roadster Coolant Temp. Display Dave Dingley Apr/May 00
From Tony Young, In reply to Dave Dingley's problem Aug/Sep 00
Distributor Tweak John Hammond Oct/Nov 01
Distributor Tweak - Caution John Hammond Aug/Sep 02
Roadster (Triumph) Alternator Paul Southin Feb/Mar 03
Suppression Ben Caswell Jun/Jul 03
Ignition Thoughts Biro Aug/Sep 03
Tired Electrics Keith Howell Aug/Sep 05
New Side Lights Biro JunJul 08
Lamps and Clamps Keith Howell AprMay 08
Budget Electronic Ignition Patrick Hobbs Dec08 Jan 09
Let there be light Mike Jones AprMay 10
Roadster Side Lights Geoff Grumble JunJul 10
BAD EARTH CONNEX John Coley Jun 93
ALL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS Gordon Thomas Apr 92
RADIO AERIAL Nigel Cliffe
LED Lighting Dave Kitson Jun/Jul 2013
Megajolt Fitment David Siddall Dec/Jan 2012
Drawing Instrument Dials on Your PC Keith Howell Oct/Nov 2012
Engines
Considering changing your Engine ? Steve Robinson Nov 87
Tips on the Fiat powered Roadster S K Hopkin Nov 87
Tuning your Marina Pete O'Leary May 86
TUNING THE B SERIES ENGINE Pete O’Leary Sep 86
B SERIES CYLINDER HEAD Pete O’Leary Jan 87
REF : TUNING AN “O” TYPE 1.7 ENGINE Paul Sandford Oct 92
MISFIRING ROADSTER Steve Kimber Feb 92
WHEN WILL IT EVER BE FINISHED ? Robin Wells Nov 94
ROADSTER MGB ENGINE MISFIRES Keith Given Feb 96
ROADSTER ENGINE & GEARBOX SWOP Len Baddeley Apr 97
ROADSTER - LOTUS ENGINE Lee Hunter Oct/Nov 97
Roadster - Rover V8 Mods and fitting Richard Dawson Aug/Sep 99
Roadster - Fiat Twin Cam retrofit “Lizzie’s Italian Transplant” Keith Ferriday Apr/May 00
Roadster - Fiat Twin Cam Giles Winter Jun/Jul 00
Giles Winter - Problems in the last Pitstop(1) John Hammond Aug/Sep 00
….and a comment from Keith Ferriday [Oct/Nov 00]
Giles Winter - Problems in the last Pitstop(2) John Hammond Aug/Sep 00
Roadster- Rover K series Ian Bunce Apr/May 01
Roadster Q713 ATV Progress Report Ian Bunce Dec 01/Jan 02
Q713 ATV - The Christine Files Ian Bunce Dec08 Jan 09
Q713 ATV - The Christine Files Ian Bunce FebMar 09
Q713 ATV - The Christine Files Ian Bunce AprMay 09
Thoughts on Engines Kevin Udy Apr/May 01
Sporty Camshafts Biro Jun/Jul 04
Alternative Roadster Engines Biro Jun/Jul 04
Maestro Engine Biro Aug/Sep 03
Fitting MGB engine into Roadster Ian Craddock Aug/Sep 03
Roadster Re-engining Questions Dic Price Aug/Sep 04
Stefan Carlton replies to Dic Price.... Oct/Nov 04
The cost of a small oil leak Bob Jackson Apr/May 05
Unleaded on a Shoestring Don Sayers Feb/Mar 07
Valve stem oil seals John Hammond OctNov 07
Wee Beastie gets a heart transplant Don Sayers OctNov 07
Valve Seals Biro AprMay 09
Exhausts
Roadster Exhaust Manifold Question Chris Scoot Apr/May 04
Roadster Exhaust Manifold Question – Reply Biro Jun/Jul 04
Roadster Manifold Mark Watkinson Jun/Jul 04
Stainless Character Biro Aug/Sep 05
Heating, Overheating & Cooling
Cooling James Morley Jul 88
Re : Cooling Graham Hoyle May 87
Re: Cooling Frank Taylor
Fitting the radiator Pete O’Leary Jan 87
Fitting a 13 row oil cooler Pete O’Leary Jan 87
RADIATOR John Coley Apr 93
OVERHEATING ROADSTER P.J.Risley Oct 91
KEEPING COOL Paul Moorhouse Feb 92
PHOENIX RISING ALAN AND ALISON HOGG Apr 94
Info from Ben Caswell Mar 95
Building a heater for a Sierra based Roadster Keith Howell Feb 97
Roadster Comments Nick Highfield Aug/Sep 00
Thoughts on Overheating, prompted by the last Pitstop John Hammond Oct/Nov 00
Roadster Overheating Trevor Ford Dec 00/Jan 01
Roadster Overheating Tony Davies Dec 00/Jan 01
Cooling John Hammond Oct/Nov 01
More on Cooling Ben Caswell Apr/May 03
Hot Flush Biro Dec 04/Jan 05
Heated Discussion Biro OctNov 09
How cool are you? Peter Crowther Dec 09 Jan 10
AntiFreeze in 2010 Part 1 Derek J Harris Dec/Jan 2011
AntiFreeze in 2010 Part 2 Derek J Harris Feb/Mar 2011
Overheating - Little Red Roadster Dave Jones Jun/Jul 2012
Fitting a Civic Radiator in a Roadster Tom Gunston Aug/Sep 2012
Hoods Sidescreens & Hardtops
FOLDING HOODS Jim Jackson Jun 85
Folding hood frame for the Roadster Peter Hare Sep 87
STORING AND COVERING A ROADSTER HOOD Nigel Cliffe Oct 90
HOOD STORAGE Mike Bagnall Aug 92
SIDE SCREENS John Hammond Apr 92
MORE ON SIDESCREENS D J Davis
Side Screens and Draught Excluders Dec 90
WIND DEFLECTORS (Which really work) D.J.M. Webster Mar 85
ROADSTER SIDESCREENS Peter Hare May 88
30’s Style Marlin Roadster Roof (SWB only) Chris Everall and Tony Attwood Dec 95
ROADSTER HOOD FRAME J B Reid Apr 96
The Hood Saga By Jim Sheward Apr/May 02
Hood Thoughts Peter Cork Jun/Jul 02
Hardtops Biro Dec 03/Jan 04
Pramtop hood frame for YKC Sierra Roadster Keith Howell FebMar 09
Roadster Hard Tops Keith Howells Dec/Jan 2012
Petrol Tanks, Carbs, Fuel
Re: water in petrol John Hammond Dec 02/Jan 03
Keith Howell Feb/Mar 03
THOUGHTS ON FUEL SENDERS D.J.M. Webster Mar 85
ROADSTER PETROL TANK Keith Holding Feb 96
Roadster – Carbs John Hammond Dec 02/Jan 03
Roadster - Fiat Dellortos Dave Dingley Apr/May 00
Adjusting dhla & dhlb carbs.Hugh Cumming, reply to Dave Dingley's problem Jun/Jul 00
Roadster Carburation Nick Highfield Oct/Nov 00
Cheap ‘n’ cheerful manual choke conversion Donald Macdonald Oct/Nov 06
The Old Chestnut – Ford Sender & Smiths Fuel Gauge Jez Cox AprMay 10
High Carb Diet Peter Seabrook Harris Apr/May 2011Ethanol in Petrol Paul Gray Dec/Jan 2014
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