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Roger Morrall
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
09-08-22, 08:55 PM
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408 front seat mountings
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Roger Morrall
Yes indeed, thicker wooden spacer on the inside...
Yes indeed, thicker wooden spacer on the inside and thinner on the outside, both probably ash, and I believe that the sales literature of the period indicated that the sear heights could (thereby) be...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
13-07-22, 01:14 PM
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410 Wiper Motor Wiring
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Roger Morrall
I believe that I have come up with a good...
I believe that I have come up with a good solution* to Brian’s original query, as posted above, which I’ll publish when Brian has had the opportunity to check it out.
* ie one, two or three full...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
16-06-22, 08:04 PM
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410 Wiper Motor Wiring
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Posted By
Roger Morrall
Good thinking - I think most time delay relays...
Good thinking - I think most time delay relays give you a live output as opposed to an isolated contact so you’ll perhaps need to take that output to a relay to switch your earth. Does that make...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
16-06-22, 10:23 AM
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Ignition Coil
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Roger Morrall
Any good quality 12V coil will be suitable...
Any good quality 12V coil will be suitable provided it is suitable for use with a ballast resistor. I read once that Chrysler took to using ballast resistors to improve the longevity of the points....
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
16-06-22, 09:50 AM
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410 Wiper Motor Wiring
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Posted By
Roger Morrall
I’ve been thinking about this and am well on my...
I’ve been thinking about this and am well on my way to writing a thesis on the Lucas 6 Watt and 16 Watt wiper motors that were used on the 410s and 411s respectively.
Brian - Your 410 wiper motor is...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
05-06-22, 08:41 PM
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410 Wiper Motor Wiring
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Posted By
Roger Morrall
Take great care - looking at the circuit diagram...
Take great care - looking at the circuit diagram you posted - which is specific to the 411s - I note that IF the regenerative braking has been activated by the limit switch (This is only a...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
29-05-22, 07:44 AM
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408 engine earth
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Roger Morrall
It is likely to have been taken from one side of...
It is likely to have been taken from one side of the near side front engine mount to the other. In very traditional automotive manufacturing practice in order to make absolutely certain that it was...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
25-05-22, 10:16 PM
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410 Wiper Motor Wiring
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Roger Morrall
Goodness me! Congratulations Thomas591 I’ll...
Goodness me! Congratulations Thomas591
I’ll admit I had spent quite a lot of time thinking about the possibilities, but I never came up with anything useful. Somewhere I have all the switching logic...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
23-05-22, 08:48 PM
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Advice opinions please
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Roger Morrall
So am I! I don’t understand what you are trying...
So am I! I don’t understand what you are trying to adjust on the outer track rods, they only (I say only, but they are of course vital to the whole scheme of things) connect the steering arm on the...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
23-05-22, 02:42 PM
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Advice opinions please
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Roger Morrall
Thomas I feel I must defend my corner in that I...
Thomas
I feel I must defend my corner in that I know what I told you re A/H track rod ends is absolutely correct for the 408s, 409s and 410s. Given the proviso re the later A/H 3000’s.
Tracking was...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
23-05-22, 09:18 AM
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Advice opinions please
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Roger Morrall
Why do you want to modify the track rods? I...
Why do you want to modify the track rods? I presume you know that the track rod ends are identical to those used on the Austin Healy 3000 - you do need to know whether you need right or left hand...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
22-05-22, 11:42 AM
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Bristol 410 Clock
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Roger Morrall
As you will have gathered from the previous...
As you will have gathered from the previous replies the Smiths clocks, which were fine in their day, generally haven’t stood the test of time at all well. As I understand it they rely on a electrical...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
21-03-22, 11:57 AM
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Did Bristols modify the Torqueflight
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Roger Morrall
David C - I’d be most grateful if you could...
David C - I’d be most grateful if you could remember to check this when you do have the car back
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
21-03-22, 09:53 AM
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Did Bristols modify the Torqueflight
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Roger Morrall
David C, Kevin H Thanks for your responses Mine...
David C, Kevin H
Thanks for your responses
Mine was a 410, built 1968.
Yes, it would kick down into 1st gear if the pedal was floored at an appropriate speed, entirely in accordance with the...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
20-03-22, 06:59 PM
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Did Bristols modify the Torqueflight
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Roger Morrall
I understand the torqueflight always had full...
I understand the torqueflight always had full throttle 3 - 2 kickdown, part throttle 3 - 2 kickdown was only introduced in the early 70s when it was perceived to be lagging behind Ford and GM in...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
20-03-22, 09:41 AM
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Special 313 engines? - 407 and 408 MK1
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Roger Morrall
My impression is that Tony Crook talked up the...
My impression is that Tony Crook talked up the Canadian engine, focussing on the variations as against the US variant, and managed to infer that this was in some way special to Bristols, when it was...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
18-03-22, 03:51 PM
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Did Bristols modify the Torqueflight
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Roger Morrall
Did Bristols modify the Torqueflight
Having discussed engines, standard or otherwise, my thoughts turn to the gearbox.
I have a vague memory that I might once have read that Bristols feared that the torqueflight would prove too sporty...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
15-03-22, 05:54 PM
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Special 313 engines? - 407 and 408 MK1
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Roger Morrall
I haven’t researched this but it seems likely...
I haven’t researched this but it seems likely that at that time Commonwealth preferences meant that it was significantly cheaper to buy from Canada than from the US of A, hence the use of the...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
11-01-22, 06:39 PM
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408 Fuel gauge not working diagnosis - opinions, pls?
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Roger Morrall
I’d counsel trying to clean up the stud and even...
I’d counsel trying to clean up the stud and even if that doesn’t work sticking with what you’ve got, in my experience the Caerbont alternative is pretty fiddly to set up and you may well lose a lot...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
11-01-22, 01:54 PM
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408 Fuel gauge not working diagnosis - opinions, pls?
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Roger Morrall
0 to 60 ohms sounds about right, but I’m sure...
0 to 60 ohms sounds about right, but I’m sure you’ll check it actually drives the gauge correctly before you put it back. I say this as I’m slightly surprised that your gauge was showing empty with a...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
08-01-22, 09:58 PM
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Mechanical v Electric fuel pump?
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Posted By
Roger Morrall
I don’t understand why you would need any more -...
I don’t understand why you would need any more - that’s around the same pressure as is produced by the SU pumps on the later models. What you need is volume, which is not the same as pressure. Bear...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
23-12-21, 07:06 PM
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Is this all the 408 Mk I grease points?
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Posted By
Roger Morrall
The answer, in all probability, is yes. The only...
The answer, in all probability, is yes. The only grease points listed on the 410 were the rear and front hubs. I believe that none of the universal joints, track rod ends, drop arms etc were...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
15-12-21, 04:27 PM
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Tubular exhaust manifold for 411 S5
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Posted By
Roger Morrall
Peter, I am not au fait with the 400 engine but...
Peter,
I am not au fait with the 400 engine but may I suggest you contact Spencer Lane Jones who do offer very impressive tubular exhaust systems for the V8s. See...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
11-12-21, 08:16 AM
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2
408: how do I remove this piece of interior, please?
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379
Posted By
Roger Morrall
My memory says that those are the only solid...
My memory says that those are the only solid fixings but it’s also glued to the wheel arch so you’ll need to prise it off and then glue it back. There may also be a hidden fixing inside the ashtray,...
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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
09-12-21, 12:42 PM
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408 : How to route a new wire from battery compartment to boot?
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349
Posted By
Roger Morrall
I take it that this means that it is tapped in at...
I take it that this means that it is tapped in at the tank, in which case it seems to me somewhat surprising that either the pump or the fuel gauge has ever really functioned. The sender is a...
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