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Ped   
Thu Oct 24 2013, 04:15pm
Joined: Apr 06 2010
Member No: #82
Location: Maidenhead
 Hi chaps

It seems like it was a pipe clip that went - it's been replaced and it's holding good pressure now. I think he said it was an antifreeze pipe. Will confirm tomorrow.

Headlight bulb needs replacing, along with the unit to drive the light (forget the name).

All in all, quite happy. Picking up tomorrow....

Cheers
drummond   
Thu Oct 24 2013, 05:43pm
Joined: Sep 20 2010
Member No: #238
Location: Aldeburgh
 Chris, if you're at Forge tomorrow my Light 15 is at the back having the wiring done.

T
Ped   
Thu Oct 24 2013, 09:02pm
Joined: Apr 06 2010
Member No: #82
Location: Maidenhead
 Great, I'll take some pictures if you don't mind! I'll certainly have a look, at least!
Ped   
Mon Nov 04 2013, 03:14pm
Joined: Apr 06 2010
Member No: #82
Location: Maidenhead
drummond wrote ...

Chris, if you're at Forge tomorrow my Light 15 is at the back having the wiring done.

T


Here she is!


Light 15 by chiscocks, on Flickr
C6Dave   
Mon Nov 04 2013, 03:50pm

Joined: Oct 01 2009
Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland
drummond wrote ...

Chris, if you're at Forge tomorrow my Light 15 is at the back having the wiring done.

T

I've just converted mine to 12v Tim using an alternator kit from TOC spares
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e3steve   
Sat Nov 09 2013, 01:43pm
Joined: Jan 21 2013
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Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Ped wrote ...

drummond wrote ...

Chris, if you're at Forge tomorrow my Light 15 is at the back having the wiring done.

T


Here she is!


Light 15 by chiscocks, on Flickr

Lovely!!
drummond   
Tue Nov 12 2013, 08:44am
Joined: Sep 20 2010
Member No: #238
Location: Aldeburgh
 During the summer, we went from Marcillat to Hambye, 500 km, all off the motorway. In the roadster, top down. Took about 9 hours driving. We thought that we'd stop halfway, but when it came to it a comfortable bed beckoned.

We totalled about 2000km in one week. Nothing to report- no breakdowns, nothing.
C6Dave   
Tue Nov 12 2013, 01:36pm

Joined: Oct 01 2009
Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland
drummond wrote ...

During the summer, we went from Marcillat to Hambye, 500 km, all off the motorway. In the roadster, top down. Took about 9 hours driving. We thought that we'd stop halfway, but when it came to it a comfortable bed beckoned.

We totalled about 2000km in one week. Nothing to report- no breakdowns, nothing.

Good, solid, no nonsense engineering Tim
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smihaialex   
Tue Nov 12 2013, 01:58pm
Joined: Sep 18 2012
Member No: #1031
Location: Bucharest
 Wow! Amazing. but here's the question - would you ever use it as an everyday car? If not, why?

Thanks,
Sam
drummond   
Wed Nov 13 2013, 08:23am
Joined: Sep 20 2010
Member No: #238
Location: Aldeburgh
 No, I would not use it as an everyday car! There are one or two reasons for this....the steering is really heavy, although a friend has power steering on his Roadster, which makes it a doddle; there is no interior heating, (although I have an aftermarket heater ín my other Traction), and despite the mirrors I can't see out with the hood up.

It's a very good car for 1939, in fact it's extraordinary, but I have the C6 now!

There is a chap, Mick Popka, who uses his Roadster every day- I think that he lives near yóu, Dave?

Tim
C6Dave   
Wed Nov 13 2013, 10:18am

Joined: Oct 01 2009
Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland
drummond wrote ...

There is a chap, Mick Popka, who uses his Roadster every day- I think that he lives near yóu, Dave?

Well close enough compared to French distances as it's 100 miles away in York

Oh and I can confirm that the Tractions factory heating system is pointless......
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Ped   
Fri Feb 28 2014, 10:37am
Joined: Apr 06 2010
Member No: #82
Location: Maidenhead
 Right. Interesting development.

It's not made the noise for the last few days, coincidentally the washer fluid tank is almost empty.

I wonder if the two are connected? I'll leave it a few days and monitor - if it's still quiet I'll top up the washer fluid and see if that brings the noise back.

I generally use diluted wash in the tank with some Rain-X in there too.

If I've solved the mystery I'll be both pleased with myself but annoyed that I've spent hundreds chasing it to no avail.

If it's a coincidence I'll be even more annoyed!
C6Dave   
Fri Feb 28 2014, 11:05am

Joined: Oct 01 2009
Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland
 Offside front is where the washer bottle is. It could be the pump that's noisy but the leak could also be the headlight wash pipe split. Pump pressure is all that lifts them and they can freeze and split.
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Ped   
Fri Feb 28 2014, 01:51pm
Joined: Apr 06 2010
Member No: #82
Location: Maidenhead
 Yeah it would explain why it's only happening after the car has been left standing for a period of time. The jets all operate fine as far as I can tell although the leak must be tiny so it probably wouldn't make much of a difference to the operation of the washers.

Well fingers crossed it's this, much better than having a hydro leak or similar.

I wonder if there's a screen wash with a colour so I can confirm the drips by matching the colour.
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