[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] progress, seats, electrics and radiator

[Mal Clark]

Hi Wes,regards your Welsh/Freeze/Core plugs.in the Talbot Engine,they are 
Dished type.there are five 1 3/8' plugs along the block on the exhaust 
side,there is also same size plug each end of the block,also along side 
these end ones is a 1" plug as well.    on the front of the block, these 
plugs maybe hidden by the water pump housing,always sensible to replace all 
the plugs if your engine is out of the car or being reconditioned,originally 
these plugs were steel,and do,corrode inside,undetectable until they spring 
a leak.these plugs holes were incorperated in the design to enable the sand 
to be removed when casting the blocks, also very handy in colder areas,when 
years gone by where Anti Freeze was not use a great deal, cylinder blocks 
could crack overnight as tempertures dropped below freezing,(its happened to 
me in the UK on a MK2 Jaguar), fortunately the expansion of the ice pushed 
out the Freeze plugs saving the block.from cracking,   Wes replacement plugs 
are availible in Brass,  and to fit them, first remove the old ones as you 
suggested punching a hole in the centre and prising out,with a 
screwdriver,clean up the area behind the old plug,you will notice the design 
wereas the new plug can only go in so far,I always like to put some good 
sealer around the perimeter of the new plug,and place in the hole,you may 
have to gently tap in the plug so as it seats in the bottom of the 
hole,(these new plugs are dished)  when it is seated properly,you then have 
to Punch in the centre of the plug,either a ball pean hammer,rounded end or 
a suitable punch,two swift but gentle blows should be enough to spread the 
plug  and seal it.what you are trying to do is flatten out the new plug,but 
dont over do it, I then like to run a bead of good sealer (3M grey or 
simular) around the outside edge of the plug, just in case, they have been 
known to fall out,by the time you have noticed your temp gauge in the red,it 
may be too late, so thats it, biggest problem you sometimes find is getting 
enough room to swing the hammer,in the engine bay,as I said always do all of 
the plugs if your engine is out,  good luck Mal Clark.



















----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wes Stewart" <Wes.Stewart at SunbeamSaloon.com>
To: "STAR Owners" <staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:04 PM
Subject: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] progress, seats, electrics and radiator


>I took a little break form the transmission tonight and took the rear
> seat seat out. It sort of makes sense, the springs being stacked under
> the two seating places. Once again the area was lined with 3/4"
> self-adhesive foam which was thick enough to pop the seat up out of its
> "socket"
>
> A pair of 10 gauge wires go to the rear of the car. All for a couple of
> 22W bulbs. Why not 'fish the wire? Who knows? I'll put in some proper
> green/green red and fish it through the channel.
> Up front, the wad of gaffers tape has been pulled apart. Zero original
> bullets. All of the connections are cheesy crimp on types. Since
> soldering upside down is not a favorite chore, I took out the radiator
> to access the wiring. The lower mounts were spaced down with a big nut
> instead of a spacer on each side. Since I will be cutting pads for the
> floor panel, a couple more will be easy to create. Fender washers should
> sandwich the assembly, and it will go back in fine.
> So here is an auxiliary electric fan and a tube running behind it. Turns
> out to be the fuel hose running through a sheath of pipe. Interesting,
> but is this normal?
>
> Still need info on the freeze plug. I know its a freeze plug, but its
> not like any I have ever seen. Anyone? Bueller?
>
> Lastly for the evening, I found out why the battery drained on the way
> over via RORO. There is a racer-type red key cut-off switch under the
> dash. Nice for security. I traced out the wires and found the the coil
> is wired directly from the secondary post of the solenoid. I suppose I
> can consider the situation luck. The points could have been closed.
>
> Distributor: turns out to be a 40707D. Hmmm?
>
> WES
> Fate, TX
>
>
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