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

[wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com]

Sounds very strainght-forward. Thanks.

WES

>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.
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>----- 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
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>>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"
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>> 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?
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>> Still need info on the freeze plug. I know its a freeze plug, but its
>> not like any I have ever seen. Anyone? Bueller?
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>> 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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