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Recent content by jumpinjan

  1. jumpinjan

    Clutch won't disengage

    Make sure the two alignment pins are in place between engine block & bellhousing. Jan
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    Diff oil

    Get some oil that is recommended for hypoid differentials. You want an oil that says API Services GL-5. Jan
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    Clutch won't disengage

    I think something is in a bind, like maybe the pilot bushing & input shaft and the mating surfaces of engine block & bellhousing.. I don't think the clutch plate can be installed backwards, I don't ever remember it possibly fitting backwards. If you have the 7.5" clutch installed, make sure the...
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    Gas Tank Repair/Sealant

    The inside surface of the tanks need to be cleaned to bare metal. In Cincinnati, there's a metal cleaning business (originally it was a "Ready-Strip" business). We send our tanks there to have them "dipped", as they say. They also sell the "Red-Kote" sealer. So, for the past 25 years I have used...
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    Heater Valve

    I have taken a few apart and you can't fix them. The problem is the rubber seal (looks like a diagram) that seals the small control rod. It splits and coolant blows out between the rod & round housing opening. My Tiger's original valve let go at a car show last year. I made a new one from...
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    Anyone know whose Harrington this is?

    It looks like it has the early HLM knee bolsters on the doors Jan
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    Door hinge renew

    I don't remember the hardness of the drill rod that I used. I bought the drill rod & drill & reamer all from McMaster-Carr. I drill & tap a 6/32 thread for a set-screw at the hinge bottom to lock the pin in place. So, in the future the hinge can be re-lube. If the original pins cannot be remove...
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    Door hinge renew

    The new holes are a precision sized hole using a drill then reamed to within 0.001" of the diameter. The pin material needs to be precise thats why I use drill rod. Those replacement door pins that they sell in the auto parts store are not precise enough. Also, you need to replace the same...
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    Door hinge renew

    Most of the pins will NOT come out with heat or whatever. I repair mine using drill rod as the new pin and drill & ream the hole. These are best done on a milling machine with a good machine vice. Jan
  10. jumpinjan

    No spark frustration

    Hmm, you see a spark across the points? If so, that might be a heavy load the points are seeing. Like a low primary resistance in the coil. What does the coil ohm-out to be? I would check the resistance on the coil's primary to start. Jan
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    Front end Alignment

    I did the alignment on my Tiger using the affordable alignment tools I bought from Summit. There is NO shop that will touch an old car that uses shims, like the old days (I was told that, so I did it myself) Jan
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    Rear Frame Rails

    I use Solidworks software anytime I make something from sheetmetal. Jan
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    April 5+6 2024- Columbia, SC Invasion.

    Very, very nice Alpine. I like the Thistle gray series I color. Jan
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    Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans

    Thanks for letting us know, Reg. You're in our prayers, I hope things get better. Jan
  15. jumpinjan

    HLM project progress...

    The early cars also had corrosion, from some rivets(?), at the rocker/fender seams for some reason (One could see 3-4 bumps in that area, and looks like rivet heads). If you noticed, Harrington used a body filler with heavy ladened, metallic powder. It looked like powdered aluminum and was...
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