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Interesting idea, but I would have thought that if this were the problem then I would have suffered extreme overheating which is not the situation. This would also mean that all the MR members who drain and refill with 10.75 pints must also have blocked bottom hoses! Anyway, as I said, I will not do...

Hi Ian, many thanks for the work you have done, but I am not really any the wiser. The technical section total capacity of 2gal 5pts was my starting point. If this is indeed the full capacity then, as I asked before, how is this drained off? The radiator drain tap only empties 10.75 pints which I ha...

Many thanks Ian, sounds as though you had a very 'modern' day, the kind of distance we would never dream of here. How could we drive from Land's End to John 'o Groats and back plus some in a day?
Look forward to your reply .
Martin

This topic is running on and on in the PWMN forum. It seems that everyone believes the capacity of the whole system to be 10.75 pints.
Ian, have you any idea where the data in the Engine Technical Details page came from and how reliable it might be?
Martin

Looing though the technical details of the OHC Minor on the websites I seem to remember find that the radiator has a capicty of 11 pints, the block 6 pints and the "overall system" 21 pints. I have drained the system from the radiator drain tap in preparation for adding antifreeze and I co...

On this subject of vintage vehicles as everyday transport, I miss the times of my youth when my 1931 side valve two seater was my only form of transport. Mind you that was in the early sixties so it was then a youngster at a mere 30 years. How time flies and life moves on. It is staggering to think ...

I have been persuaded by Ian that I should start a thread to cover my story with this car. I bought it in August this year and it is in extremely good mechanical condition. The car was owned by James Wheeler who retrimmed the interior and had the engine rebuilt by Dave Cooksey. So I am in possession...

Unable to be at the Phoenix tomorrow, but will post some pics of my weekend mini-tour
Martin

Thomas, I'm glad that you are seeing the way forward. As you say your simple request for king pins (and you are right the SV 'pulley' king pins are not needed for Bowden conversion) did expand a bit and now it seems I also need to do some work! My next task will be to investigate whether I can use t...

Ian that's interesting. It would seem then that perhaps I do not have the M-type Midget conversion as I thought. The brackets used at either end are very workmanlike and seemed to match the descriptions of the M-type components. The 'S' shaped outer that you describe sounds interesting and would per...

Philip, I know what you mean about the pictures - I had to reduce mine in size and they were still too big - but I notice that yours were also in the forum thread "Bowden conversion of the Minor braking system". Hope I'm not covering old ground, as that previous post covered most of the is...

Hi all, if this helps I have attached a picture of the Bowden cable conversion on my OHC Minor which would have originally used the same pulley system as the SV. I think that I possibly have the M-type conversion with the front cable bracket attached to the stub axle bolts and a triangular plate set...