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I am having trouble bleeding the rear brakes after replacement of the shoes. After some reading, I checked the P.D.W.A. and found that the switch itself is shorted and the shuttle "O" ring(s) are leaking. John Twist say just put in a short bolt to stop the leak and forget about it. Now the question; What happens to the shuttle? Does it need to be removed? If it is blocking the rear brake line...

Great point Steve. If the regulator is stuck so full charge, something could fry. Again, start with fully charged battery, if the battery is really run down it could correctly charge at 20 for a while. Fully pegged definitely would be an issue. Try cracking the gas cap open, if you have it too well sealed pump could be sucking and making a vacuum. George

I wouldn't drive the car if the ammeter is pegged. It's asking for burned wires. Try cleaning the points in the control box and see if that fixes it. If not then it will need to be calibrated. It can also do damage to ignition parts. A friend with a TC just had a similar issue with overcharging at 17 volts and the symptoms were as you describe.

A failing coil will typically misfire at highe...

Jan, I've just been reading the WSM, which is what I followed pre internet days. And although not quite explicit the implication is that the bearing cap does need to be removed. As Dave said. So my faulty memory. Sorry!

Try a new coil, type that does not require external ballast resistor. Amazing one that old works at all, and may well fail when warms up. Must have new red colored rotor. Many condenser failures too. Make sure the battery is fully charged. If still showing a 20A charge, the regulator needs adjusting. Clean the points in it as well. George

Where did you get it from? £258 at Moss.

Mind you the lightweight are now £113 and rebuilt original either £130 or £170 for what appear to be identical items. Except the cheaper one is out of stock ...

My TD starts right up. It has normal power, but after only a short drive, it acts as if it is not running on all cylinders. If I put the clutch in and raise the RPM, the power returns to normal.

I also noted that the Amp gauge is up to 20 (early TD with 20/20 amp gauge)

So what would cause an increase in the amp gauge.

The generator and voltage regulator were working c...

I don't bother with classic car magazines any more. Our local MGCC magazine is quite good and get that monthly.
Being a NASCAR nerd though, I get Inside NASCAR, NASCAR NEWS and NASCAR Pole Position. Works out quite well as they're a mix of bi-monthly/quarterly so there's a new mag. nearly every month----works for me, go down to the shed and crack the top off a drum of methanol and have a sniff...

Jan
If you're going to reduce the clearance, thicker sun gear washers is the go---Don't shim them,it's a moving part under load, the shims will get eaten up and go through everything
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I don't buy car magazines these days. Or any magazines. I continue to be a MASC member and get Mascot. Each issue is well put together and typically has a couple of technical articles or an owner's story, well written. The rest is composed of area reports and although these are often quite humorous, if you don't participate in any of their meets one has no idea who those mentioned are. They don't ...