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Thread ID: 120678	2011-09-20 08:23:00	Seized Brakes, Morris 1000	The Error Guy (14052)	PC World Chat

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1232474	2011-09-23 01:23:00	Might be a point of misunderstanding on my part but wasnt the voltage regulator designed for the old lead acid batteries that needed adjusting based on weather conditions (such as temperature etc) I might be wrong there. However, it works fine as far as I know so if it charges batteries fine so atm there is no need to replace it, especially as we don't have a battery :p Earth change was to account for any new electrical system installed (such as radio) since apparently new negative earths wont work with + earth. I would have thought just swap the wires around (on the radio) not sure about that, I have yet to take a good look into it. Had we the money disk brakes, gearbox, and diff upgrade along with engine perhaps would certainly be in progress, we however have no money.	The Error Guy (14052)
1232475	2011-09-23 04:57:00	Dont rewire its a waste of money. If voltage regulator works leave it alone it will handle the 22Amps which is all the generator could manage on a good day. Just because the plastic or bakelite box covering the regulator points looks old and sad it does not follow the regulator underneath is shagged. If you really wanted more power you could just fit any Alternator from any Jap car just find one with a NATO pulley to suit your water pump crank pulleys if the regulator is faulty I can send you one for free. Is it putting out around 14 volts at fast idle?	prefect (6291)
1232476	2011-09-23 05:35:00	I'd imagine the registration has lapsed. Do these old cars need to go through the complete VIN process to get back on the road? Are there exceptions for old cars, they obviously wouldn't pass the same VIN process as newer ones ? Just wondering.... Should they be allowed back on the road if registration has lasped ?? should they be expected to pass the same reg's & inspections as say the Jap imports ?? Should it be same rule for all cars ?? can exceptions be made if the point of rules & reg's is safety sounds like a fun project regardless, Ive seen how much the good Morries sell for, otherwise Id love one myself.	1101 (13337)
1232477	2011-09-23 05:39:00	I'd imagine the registration has lapsed. Do these old cars need to go through the complete VIN process to get back on the road? Are there exceptions for old cars, they obviously wouldn't pass the same VIN process as newer ones ? Should they be allowed back on the road if registration has lasped ?? should they be expected to pass the same reg's & inspections as say the Jap imports ?? Should it be same rule for all cars ?? can exceptions be made if the point of rules & reg's is safety Just wondering.. Doesn't it change when a car becomes a classic? Prefect will know all about this no doubt.	wratterus (105)
1232478	2011-09-23 05:48:00	It will require re revinning if rego wasnt put on hold but rego is a lot cheaper if its over 40 years old. The lucas regulator is temperature compensated if its post ww2. Lead acid batteries are still lead acid batteries if they are in Model T or a 2011 japper. You could run into problems with sealed lead acid batteries if you they are set up with an alternator which could overcharge them as they cant dissipate the heat away. You sure wont have that problem with the lucas mg42 generator although rated to 22 amperunis in the narrow field winding model probaly in yours it would only make 20 amps at full throttle just before pistons and rods exit the beautiful A series block No problem to change it to negative earth do this: Swop battery terminals around Remove fan belt turn on key push in regulator contacts let generator run as motor to re polarize it If its got an ampmeter swop the wires around. :eek: Classic can mean anything I have even seem people use the word when referring to jap cars which is a travesty. Vintage is pre Dec 1931 no exceptions.	prefect (6291)
1232479	2011-09-23 07:46:00	Aww come on Prefect. These old cars were very sought after when they were new let alone now	Gobe1 (6290)
1232480	2011-09-23 10:14:00	I can just see us trying to get up to its max rated speed of 75.1mph (120 kph) with a slightly leaky water pump. It has got a origional luca generator and I really cant be stuffed putting an alternator on, you have to buy it then mount it and then buy stuff to utilise its extra power. not bothered. for the new owner Re vinned!! like hell, and the rego? I doubt it has one still. No plates, no change of ownership no legal docs, just in a shed for 30 years, mild rust bubbles on the chassis members that will need fixing, other than that the rust is very very mild. Good old 1.4mm mild steel has held well. Probably need new engine mounts to be legal, new brakes (dont know if the drums are up to spec these days) then comes the seat belts. So warrant, rego, VIN.... cost = too much unless we can get funding from the school or something. Fundraiser talked of but not planned.	The Error Guy (14052)
1232481	2011-09-23 20:21:00	Aww come on Prefect. These old cars were very sought after when they were new let alone now classic pieces of ****	prefect (6291)
1232482	2011-09-23 20:55:00	If it lacks Lucas, it's not Popular with Prefects. He likes EnFo, the automotive equivalent of a cardboard policeman.	R2x1 (4628)
1232483	2011-09-23 21:12:00	If it lacks Lucas, it's not Popular with Prefects. He likes EnFo, the automotive equivalent of a cardboard policeman. Enfo God save the queen.	prefect (6291)
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