The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

Cheers. Are yours welded in? Think I'll do the same if so


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I ran mine to 120 degrees once, it coughed and spluttered and didn't like it at all.......so I gave it a rest. Better safe than sorry as I was in the middle of Dijon.

It was probably nearer 130 degrees as my gauge reads low

 

Today I've been mostly fitting my gliss curtain track in the cab after fitting a new headlining,

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If thats real you have probably got a cooling issue. Thats what I used to see with either a sticking flaps/thermostat or air vents blocked (rain shields left on...)
In any case , 70 is too fast for your cooling in these temperatures.
Same situation with an oil cooler at 70 mph..:109 degrees with cylinder head at 135 degrees..Just now, M27 J10 to J8..

 

I'm quite proud of that! A bit of trepidation putting the screen back in but done it single handed

I must try and find a before pic

 

very neat

 

Just replaced my Empi gear lever with a CSP one - longer lever makes it easier to reach - and it clears the handbrake too.

 

First go at trimming a seat, should have used thicker piping cord but otherwise quite happy

 

Fitted the rear door cards I made ( covered by Sweeneytodd ) also with new original pull handle I acquired off @nicktuft . Also changed oil and filter on flagbus !


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That looks really good, glad you could use those bits.

 

I didn't have any on when I bought the crewie, but the MDF and the material etc came in at £100. A considerable saving on buying from the usual culprits !

 

You're not alone on that Bob


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You’re right I do have a cooling issue which I am working on to put right as there are several reason why mine does run hot, must say I don’t normally push it to 70 mph I just go a bit carried away at the time and was only doing 70 for about 5 to 10 minutes but like you said the ambient temperature on Sunday were 32 degrees.

Reason why mine does run hot are…

1) I don’t have engine cooling flaps or a thermostat !!

2) I don’t have heat exchangers and have J tubes fitted - I do have exhaust heat tape wrap that I bought, just need to get round to wrapping the J tubes with it. ( I plan on doing it this weekend )

3) My foam engine bay seal is old and perished - Have ordered a new one.

4) For two weeks have been driving around without being able to close the engine lid because of a waste of time new engine lid rubber seal - which I have now replaced with a decent one that does now allow the lid to close.

5) I have a 123 ignition tune which I installed and set up and I think my advance is too much causing it to run too hot, it is set for 32 degrees advance at 3500 rpm - I must and will get round to getting it set up probably at a rolling road.

 

What lid seal did you get. I've bought 2 now that fit beautifully but I can't close the lid. I've let the hinges out as far as they will go.

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Eventually I bought a alanhschofield one, which is softer rubber apparently and my lid did close.

 

Took about A year for my seal to squash down but now it's lovely

 

Just dropped Cyril in for the MOT... waiting ....


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