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I have an Autec hydraulic lift but have to have two scaffold boards either side, bolted to the floor, to be able to get my Sprites over it.

Thanks James,

I was wondering about the pulley !

Thanks Paul,

I hadn't considered that, I will check. I have had the sump powered coated, so hopefully any holes will be gummed up with that.


Next question, can I replace the pulley with the engine in situ ?

Thanks,

Malc

Trev, there are alternatives with higher lifting heights but the garage roof restricts lifting height, at the moment I’m restricted to lifting the car on small ramps and axle stands by only 6 to 8 inches where as scissor lifts increase the raised height to a metre, not perfect but an improvement?

Thanks Willy - yes of course. It was a while ago and as I typed "fuel pump" I thought this is wrong but couldn't remember what it correctly was at that moment.
The car ended up sold and exported to Aus. They were worried that stringent bio-security regulations requiring steam cleaning on second hand imports might upset the already temperamental electronics on a Massa. But it was all ok. Appare...

Calm down Malc, we all been there so are with you. A dollar for every time I have threatened mine with matches and I'd be doing nicely. 🤣😂
We had a leak in one of ours once from the bottom of the groove the seal sits in. I suspect that hot tank treatment removed some of what seals between main sump and the add-on that forms the groove.

Hi Malc,
I had a leak from the front crank / sump area. Turned out that I need a new pulley as the new oil seals I fitted didn’t make any difference. Tried it twice.

New pulley in and has been bone dry since.

The leak looked like it was come either from the front of the sump or the timing cover. Really hard to tell.

Not sure if that helps you.

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Added my transfers last year. Think they look nice and always thought they were original from the factory.

When I bought my Midget it had quite thin pancake filters on there. So when I restored it I bought new pancakes knowing I would try to buy the original filters at some point.

The performance difference between the, yes cheap, thin pancakes and the original ones I now have was h...

I looked at similar ones several years ago but on seeing one in the flesh decided that although useful for some things they would tend to get in the way of working on a lot of things. Also they are a kind of inbetween height so not comfortable to do a lot of jobs.

Trev

Thanks Dave, I did look at the BH Repairs lift which is less than £1500 but may require scaffold planks or similar to lift the car a few inches and access is limited to the underneath of the car due to its design.

Tim

Have a word with Nigel B. He has one that he bought from a company over Warsop way.