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Hi All
Thanks for all the (reassuring) comments and advice. One thing I remember about this BB (and the Technical one) is how friendly and helpful participants are. Thanks again. I'll let you know how things go!

So you'll finish ...?

Greybeard mentioned Friday jokes the other day--SO-
Here we go
I'll start if you like-

A frien has one of the very first early cars in restoration. It has a single triangular plate each side and the car was bought havigsat in a bodyshop corner for 40 years with unknown faults. We determined that it had a front left corner brand at some time which had been repaired by beating the wheel panel straight-ish and replacing the front wings and bonnet. The catch assembly was still bent b...

Agreed. I have some NOS ones which have a taper.

Thanks all. Anam, from what I can see they are the same basically parallel bushes that we have been getting from all over. The main body should be significantly tapered to match the trunnion, as in this shot of poly version.

Yes poly is an option, but we seem to be encountering some poly which is failing very prematurely, quite aside from the cost question.

Pour around a tablespoon of Redex (upper cylinder lubricant) into each of the cylinders and leave overnight.
On start up you will be engulfed by quite a cloud of smoke that should dissipate quickly.
This was the approach we always used when vehicles had stood for an extended period where the rings used to gum up from the oils available at that time.
Modern oils with their additives are...

Follow Willy's advice.

As for the spongy brakes/clutch Ray, that could have been due to water absorbed by the brake/clutch fluid. Worth bleeding after a lay up of more than a year I reckon. Rear wheel cylinders suffer(rust) particularly if the fluid isn't bled through a little every 18 months or so I find. And bled through completely every couple/few years given how cheap fluid is.
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If nothing else is particularly concerning you in the news lately; this should.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/met-police-officer-threatens-arrest-jewish-man-breach-peace-pro-palestine-march/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13325691

Met Police officer speaking to a Jewish man.

'I don't want anybody antagonising anybody... and at the moment sir, you are quit...

Hi, if I remember correctly, Chris, apologies if I am wrong.

Good to hear you are feeling better and looking for some Midget therapy! I agree with Willy. I had a similar, although longer, experience with my Midget. When I first restarted it after not using it, for something like 3/4 years, nothing "felt right" although I cannot remember if it smoked. It ran but not as sweetly as I remem...