Recent content by skirky dave

Yes i also thought about going down that route with the welder, but.. it then occured to me,..how do i get the huge socket over the dog to the bolt, if the pulley has to come off again!! I then had the thought of..taking off the pully bolt and using a slitting disc to grind a groove across the...

Hi, I've been scratching my head for a long time, over this one. Many years ago the Series 2A was fitted with a 2.25 5 bearing crank but the engine blew so i fitted the 2.5 Sherpa. The other engine was scrapped, BUT...i forgot about the bottom pulley when i scrapped it (stupid me). If my memory...

Hi guys, I,m struggling with a capstan winch problem. My engine is a 2.5 Diesel. The starter dog does not have a pin to fit it to the crankshaft pully wheel. The lower pully bolt head is much bigger than the spare bolt which i have. Now here's the problem...There's someone on ebay who's...

yea, must remember that one !!.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Appreciate it. Yea after 22 years you'd have thought i'd learnt my lesson, but nooooooooo. The noise, the draughts, the bumps, the endless hours of repairing her, the paying out, the hours spent welding etc etc etc. There must be some medical terminology for...

Hi guys, my first time here. Drive a 1961 swb 2.5 rag top. Had the old girl for 22 years. I shall be writing a thread soon regarding the correct method of cleaning of wrag/canvas tops and the dangers of using detergents and how to deal with mould, if anyone is interested.