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Every now and then you notice that you have a lot of loose notes. These are separate comments. Readers' messages or things from Facebook, the social medium for seniors.
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Tires
Diagonal tires and radial tires: the pros and cons Suppose you have restored your classic car from before the end of the sixties down to the last detail and are ready for new tires. The history of the vehicle has indicated…
Mini brakes
In the past, only the Austin and Morris Mini Cooper and Cooper 'S' – the cars with 10” wheels – were factory equipped with disc brakes at the front. All other Minis had to make do with drum brakes all around. The 'boosting'…
mayonnaise
As a classic owner, do you of course do the tinkering yourself? The valve cover must therefore be removed regularly to adjust the valves. And then you suddenly see that the inside of the valve cover is coated with a tasty (...) white gunk that you do...
Grease on time
You will be amazed every time how many grease nipples can be found on the suspension, steering and drive of your classic car. And they often need to be provided with new grease every 1.500 kilometers. The wonderful thing is that…
Make creeping oil yourself
You can make stuck bolts, nuts and screws 'ready to fire' with penetrating oil. This prevents breakage. The ingredients used to make penetrating oil are often listed on the spray can. The point is to find out what the main active ingredients are. Easy said…
Be kind to the link
Clutch: You do 'start' the engine - with a classic - contrary to what many experts (...) want to claim, never with a clutch engaged. In addition to excessive and unnecessary loading of the thrust bearing and thrust group, you 'press' the crankshaft against the axial bearings that have not (yet) lubricated. Check if there is still enough
Holiday tips classic or old-timer
Are you going to experience a holiday with your classic or old-timer this year? Then a number of things are important to bring such a ride to a successful conclusion. At home you have made all the preparations, such as changing the oil and oil filter, checking and changing all further fluids (especially the brake fluid! Because you may go into the mountains?), Greasing, checking and adjusting valve clearance, checking contact points
Buying a Rover P5 or P5B
Recently confronted with an enthusiast who had set his sights on a P5 type Rover, but lost his interest in crafting because he ended up from one disaster to the next. Such a Rover is a jewel and exudes British aristocracy and not only because it was the favorite transport of the British royal family some forty or fifty years ago. It is therefore always a shame and very unfortunate if such an edetset is eventually cannibalized ...
Buy a classic
The temptation is great, buy your own classic! Before you get that far, it's a good idea to do your homework properly. Buying happens faster and is easier than maintaining, late