HPG128K - Dutton Sierra Series 2 - rescued from an early grave?

[Adrian Southgate]

So the saga of the gearbox rear seal continues. When it had the rear crank seal done the garage also fitted a prop/tailshaft seal which promptly leaked just as badly as the one they took out.

When I had the horrible vibration issue it was coming from the prop not fitting into the gearbox. Thinking this might have damaged the bush inside the tailshaft and caused the leak I ordered a new one and another seal. Now if anyone tells you this is a DIY job DON'T believe a word of it. Getting the seal out is an easy one with a modified puller, getting down the side of the tailshaft past the bush is bloody impossible without the right tool. According to the haynes manual for the Ford Sierra its a ford dealer job...I now agree. As it was needed for work tomorrow the new seal went in without changing the bush, a right pain in the arse.

[Adrian Southgate]

Open a flickr account Steve, connect the phone to your wifi and upload direct to flickr.

Then use the share facility to get a working HTML link to add to these text boxes, simples  (he said laughing)

[Brian (up north) Morris]

lol i only do it so i have a record of work done. i want my son to get into duttons......but try dragging him way from the computer,,,,,,no    no     o well....:-)

[Steve Kerswell]

I've got loads on my phone, one day I'll learn how to get them out and published :-))

[Adrian Southgate]

I now use my camera phone (or one of them) for pretty much everything other than shows and long range stuff.

I do have a DSLR, tripod, lenses but it's too much 'hassle' for just taking pictures of bits of box section and suspension legs etc. All the photo's I took on sunday I did with the DSLR to bring out enough detail for use in the mag if required, if not then they end up sitting on my hard drive...

As such my phone/camera is pretty much always with me... even then I STILL forget...

[Brian (up north) Morris]

fair dues i take camera out with me before i start on car.....bit anal :-)

[Steve Kerswell]

Taking a picture of a worn 4mm pin?? nah :-)

[Adrian Southgate]

Problem is Brian... you take it apart, do the fix and then forget photo's until you sit down later and go DOH!... well I do anyway...

[Brian (up north) Morris]

i wish you would post pics steve...much easier to understand to a north man :-)

[Steve Kerswell]

Just pinching Ades thread, I've always been plagued with a little stuttering and a small misfire down the range. Yesterday I got fed right up with it. I've changed nearly everything, today being sunny I attacked it again. Plugs points leads all changed. Carburettor cleaned and set up, still misfire at low revs. not a lot, but it's there. Pulled the dizzie out and started to investigate, found a little pin with a spring clip on it, it rattled about a bit. Checked my other 2 dizzies and found they were tight. Stripped the pin out to see it was worn nearly 1mm allowing timing to drift. On throttle the advance vacuum took up the slack, so a quick dab of silver solder and a file, had this pin nice and tight in the hole. Result!! Spins up and down the rev range like a good one. Now back to painting the fence:-((

[Patrick Buchfink]

indeed :)