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Hi Colin,
I have just taken another photo. The screw is fixed to the bulkhead facing you , to the left of the steering column approx 1 1/2 " up from the edge & approx 1/2" to the left of the lower edge of the bulkhead before the edge starts to curve.
Hope that is clear enough. (I have had my car from new & the pipe has never been moved).
Cheers,
Charles

Charles thanks for that. Yes there is only the 1 clip.

But I cannot see easily where your clip is. Looks like to the left of the column on the bulkhead?

I will have another look on my shell to see if there is a hole there.

Colin

Could something jamming the movement, try giving the glass a sharp rap with a knuckle.

I should close this off. The car had a long drive today to test for any residual oil leaks (or coolant leaks) after the re-fit. The glass of Shiraz can be raised, thus far!

No leaks and oil pressure stays between 50 and 60psi. Oil pump re-priming was necessary as part of the job and I used a small pressure bottle and hose to pump oil in through the brass nut/valve on top of the pump unt...

Bernie, didn't Mike Bennett in the past have a Toyota T50 gearbox in his IOW Sprite?
There is one on ebay but it's just the bare gearbox.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176042742295

Although I think it would be easier to mate the T50 to a Toyota Twincam engine.

Rob

I've never fitted nor seen one fitted to any Midget/Sprite that I have seen but maybe the shim is to ensure the rubber mounts are normally (at rest) in compression? This could be one explanation for the sheared rubber but I think the more likely explanation is crap modern parts.
Rob

Just tried connecting the +AccuSpark lead directly to the battery +, same result.

It's almost like there's a physical stop inside the tach that won't let the pointer move past 3500 rpm. I doesn't jump around or anything, just stays stuck until throttle down.

A flyer was given to me advertising a 1953 MGTD for sale in Corvallis Oregon, Not my car. Family owned since 1959, 31K miles. Stored in their HOUSE for 25 years. All original expect for the wire wheels. Car is in fully operating condition. Info at chills12{at}comcast.net.

I bit the bullet and pulled out the pistons again. One rod small end was a bit loose, another very slightly. The rods are at the gun driller now and I'll pick them up on Thursday.

I won't bother with checking cam bearings as they were new last year, and I have found another source of the noise.

The parts diagram shows a shim on the RH gearbox mount (71 1275) on the top of the rear bracket. I am just about to put mine back in, but there was no shim there when took it out.

Any views on if it is required or not? In its favour is the fact that the plate on the top of my RH mount is no longer bonded to the rubber - might it be due to a lack of a shim?

On the up-side the detac...