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Hello all. We have just returned to Surrey after a 700 mile round trip to the Lake District. We had plenty of 'weather' but no significant Commer problems. No oil or water needed and engine ran very well. The overdrive packed up towards the end of the trip - relay clicks OK but solenoid doesn't...

Hi. Oil leak from front of diff on Pootle is now quit bad so need to replace oilseal I guess. Is it a big job? Drop shaft, then what?

Someone recently asked about rear mount for overdrive gearbox? Here are some pics of Pooytles bracket whilst out for clutch replacement. I hacked the old bracket and then went OTT with angle iron for a rigid bottom support...

Not too much progress but made a start. Bought a £30 steering column and box from a scrapped van on Isle of Wight and a Prius motor assembley from ebay. Biggest challenge was getting actuating arm off tapered splined shaft - 3 legg puller set scarey tight then used ark welder on hub of arm to...

Hello again. Some time ago we lost a hub cap and wheel trim from Pootle. We had spare caps but are now one short of wheel trims for 15 inch wheels. Does anyone have a spare they might sell or were they fitted to any other vehicles? Next I need info on starting handles. Pootle's crankshaft nut...

Couple of weeks ago we took Pootle down to the New Forest. Helen was driving and I took my Celica. Helen then went off to S.Wales with youngest son in Pootle and I returned home for work.... Pootle then became 'unhappy' on the way home on the M4 on monday and arrived back at Pattison-Towers in...

Hello all. When I rebuilt the alpine engine I fitted stainless studs for the inlet and exhaust manifolds but they were just made from stainless studding and on reflection this was a mistake and I really want to replace them with proper studs. Can anyone advise if the studs for the ali and iron...

I must confess that the only 'breakdown' we have had in Pootle was running out of fuel - and yes, it was my fault Dear! :) Since fitting Tim's super new ali tank however the fuel gauge has been erratic - works sometimes but sometimes not. This morning I checked the cct. Disconnected the sender...

Anyone have a spare steering coulmn they would sell to allow me to create a power-steering version to fit to our Tourstar?

Hello again. Moving away from rear spring and engine issues I need to focus a bit of attention on rust/rot/bodywork.... First bit to address is bottom of passenger door which is rotting out. I assume this is caused by a blocked drain hole since there is no rust on drivers door.... I think Martin...

Hello everyone. Well we have been progressing slowly with Pootle over the last few months and I did little over winter months as the wiring in the cab all needed renewing but it was too cold and wet for the job - plus I was rebuilding the red Italian Stallion; So over last couple of weeks I...

- Like me, it's probably age related! OK so engine rebuilt, overdrive gearbox rebuilt and rewiring is progressing... So shortly I'll need to consider sorting the rear springs which are basically flat at this point. What options are there around for fixing the problem? - Get new springs...

Hello all. So the fettling progresses slowly on Pootle and we are now looking to improve cooling as she is running a bit hot. I have flushed out the system with Wynn's rad-flush but to be honest it didn't do too much and I think we really need to have the radiator re-cored to do the job...

Hi. As some will have seen I have replaced Pootle's engine with a rebuilt Alpine lump so now we have to get rid of the old one. It was working fine and started easily but was a bit smoky which is why I replaced it with more horses. I have the engine, starter, manifolds, carb all free to anyone...

Does anyone have a crankshaft pulley to fit Pootle's newly rebuilt replacement engine (Alpine 1725)?

Hello all Well during the lock-in I'm trying to sort out the workshop so decided that now was a good time to strip the 'spare' Alpine engine to investigate rebuilding it for Pootle... On the plus side it is standard bore, the crank is good and hasn't been reground and the head looks pretty good...

Hello all. Well before we take Pootle on its first outing I decided I really needed to sort out the alternator which was sitting at a very odd angle, not parallel to engine and fan-belt flying round in a very poor path. Looking at it, I could see that the top bolt for the water pump and...

Hello all The engine and gearbox on Pootle are OK though probably do need some refurbishment to counter oil leaks if nothing else! I have bought a cheap old 1725 engine (from an Alpine I'm told) - has twin carb inlet manifold and Ali head at any rate. I'll strip this and see how much...