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As per title, need the glass and rubber surround...

i would say that's the better approach mine seems to need the rubber to stop it falling out as it did, the other issue is it started to bubble the paint work during the period i did not notice that it was up against the bodywork :(

Thanks Landy-Pilot, have ordered that one, so will see how it goes :)

The Rubber

Thx, couple of pics..

Yup that's the one, mine has a circular rubber gasket that fits around the tail pipe and then into the hole in the wing, its that rubber gasket that has worn away and broken

Mine has gone brittle, and now my exhaust is on the body :(, I cannot seem to find a stockist anybody know where to get hold of the rubber that holds the exhaust in the hole..

Strombergs...

worked the accelerator this morning and it did not do it :suspicious:

Oil changed around 300 miles ago, due again in three months.. Will get the oil pressure checked at the next service..

Not tried that will do tomorrow..

So having got all my starting issues fixed, the last couple of days on starting it sounds like a bag of nails/rough until i give a couple of stamps on the accelerator then all is great, is this normal for a 3.5 V8 running carbs or does it point to an issue, i am thinking maybe the carbs are...

So a week or so later, all is still good :), fingers crossed.... Goes in for a service and lubrication etc soon, so will ask them to double check all...

i did try giving it a whack but seems solid

So what i thought would be nice and easy ;(. I have brought a new momo steering wheel, thought i would do the right thing and count the splines on mine to see which boss i need. Currently i have some cheap aftermarket momo copy, so took the wheel and nut off but cannot move the hub, should...

umm mine has started doing just that, easy fix??

Maybe its not called the rack :) but the joints that come out of the steering box and go through to the steering wheel..

So to close this off, and in case it helps another. I gave the steering joints on the rack a good dose of wd40, and low and behold all is well again :), steering lighter and return's to centre, happy days

Thanks all, learnt a lot in this thread, happy to know why its like it is, I can live with it....

So you cannot have a lift, I.e. this is the expected compromise? I have an uprated prop fitted..