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WINDOW FELTS: When replacing the
window felts
in the runners’ channels, it is quite normal at first for the windows
to bind and not slide smoothly up and down. If this happens, use
French chalk or talcum powder but NEVER use any oil-based product
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WINDOW WINDING PROBLEMS:
The difficulty in
operating the window of an Austin
Seven may be due to the moulding rail inside the door being slightly bent to
put pressure on the glass. By resetting it the trouble with the window
should be overcome. Also examine the channels on either side of the window
in which the glass rises. These may be binding to make the action of the
window stiff. If they are opened slightly and a trace of thick grease
applied in the bed of each channel the stiffness should be eased. If
attention to these two points fails to correct the trouble, the winding
mechanism may be at fault due to rust resulting from the intrusion of
moisture. Access to this mechanism necessitates removing the winding handle,
which can be detached by levering the small spring catch behind the handle
away from the spindle with which it engages. A loop of wire is sometimes
useful for doing this. The waist-line moulding inside the door and the door
catch are both held by screws which are quite easily removed, and the panel
itself, which is held by screws or panel pins, can be prised away from the
door. The winding mechanism can then be examined and thoroughly greased to
render its action quite free. From the Austin Magazine. |
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FROST FREE WINDOWS: To keep your
windscreen clear in frosty weather and to help your windscreen wiper in the snow,
lift the offside of the bonnet and, using a wedge or piece of card
between the bonnet and scuttle and close the bonnet again. You
will now have a small gap which will let the hot air from the engine
keep your windscreen warm! |
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ADDITIONAL BULKHEAD: In an A7 Chummy, install an
additional bulkhead
forward
of the fuel tank to affix any extraneous new fittings such
turn-indicator units, additional fuses etc. (I find screwing these
directly to the existing bulkhead severely worsened my fuel consumption
and gives rise to an awful petrol smell!) Make the new bulkhead of good
quality ply. However, the base of the contact breaker unit needs
to be earthed as wood isn’t the best electrical conductor. |
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BEZELS:
Do you have a missing or damaged bezel from your petrol gauge or oil
pressure gauge? They are the same size and fitting as Lucas temperature
gauges fitted to 1970's Mini's, albeit a slightly different style.
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SPARE WHEEL:
It is essential that the
spare wheel be placed in the rear compartment with the
brake drum side of the hub exposed; the wheel clamp can then bear
evenly on the rim and the brake drum can be screwed up tight. If the
wheel is replaced facing the wrong way, the clamp bears on one or
perhaps two of the wire wheel spokes and damage is easily caused.
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LONG LEGS: There may be others large
like me (6ft 6ins and 16 stone) who struggle to get in and out of an A7
comfortably and may benefit from our modification: We have removed the
old battery and box from below the driving seat, relocating it below the
passenger seat. The driving seat can consequently be dropped and pushed
back to rest against the rear seat. The new, low maintenance, 6 volt
battery is available on e-bay at Tanya Batteries.Optima Red-Top RTS 2.1.
Tim Parry DA7C |
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