Except the 24 volt thing, where applicable, no difference, exactly the same I've got one of each. The lightweight needs that bit of angled aluminium above it to give it something to bolt on to at the top. the S2A has the really useful little shelf thing which the heater sits under and bolts straight...

Part 2 Reassembly: Only a couple of things to add beyond the standards Haynes mantra. First up, the armature. Cleaned the commutator but also eyeballed the windings looking for any signs that the ceramic coating is breaking down on the wires. If it is then it manifests itself as tiny little flakes. ...

Posting this just in case it helps to avoid any of these original bottles/pumps getting needlessly binned. This started because I have an after market (still Trico but wrong size/shape) bottle unceremoniously rammed into the original bracket that has been bent to fit. This is, of course, on the dash...

Thanks chaps. What irks is that the enterprising engineer bent the bracket to make the slightly wider aftermarket bottle fit. There are undoubtedly worse offences to engineering on my wagon but I have to look at this one all the time I'm driving. I think I'll aim for factory original in preference t...

Chaps, As you can tell I'm really focusing on the mission critical stuff here. Can the assembled wisdom advise me as to the correct (from the factory) washer bottle for a '75 vintage FFR (mounted on the inside of the vent panel)? I'm guessing that it is the TRICO square-ish bottle with all the corne...

I would thoroughly recommend digging into Clive's 'All Charged Up' article. My experience is that the regulator box is rather more fragile than the generator itself, which is entirely forgivable for 50 year old electromechanical components. I did post a while ago how to mount a commercially availabl...

Chaps,

Can anyone enlighten me as to whether I have a 'sealed' or 'not sealed' clutch release mechanism? Availability of spares and cost of refurbishment seem to be very dependent on the answer.

Thanks

The phrase that comes to mind is "25 Year Historic Vehicle" tax status. In 1994 I think, Ken Clarke, as chancellor of the exchequer gave me, an impoverished student, a 150 pound gift. Any vehicle more than 25 years old would be tax free. My 1965 Austin A40 Farina Mk11 (wish I still had it)...

Apologies if I missed the memo on this one. First off, what is the proper name/what should I be searching for on tinterweb, fleabay, etc. for these steel strips that go on the floor of the tub? Tub Strips.PNG It is not the picture that is sideways, it is the tub. Awaiting refurb. I'm probably missin...

Part 2 Pushing against the pressure of the springs, get the two pins back in. 20190826_195139.jpg I used a spot of Vaseline on the middle pin, that the toggle plunger works against, which effectively sticks the pin in place in preparation for the next phase. Once the pins are in the spring tension i...