Buy a normal counter sunk screw and cut it down to size - that's what I have done

Got mine back in position but that was a lot of years ago - got a feeling I put a bush on the outside while I put a nut on the end to hold it in place - very fiddly - alternatively you can loosen the plate off to get to the inside bits and hold them against the plate while you put something on the o...

You must have long arms - there were two in our car holding the roof steady and one pushing from the outside

Any windscreen repair place should be able to get them - if damaged the price will be partly paid for by your insurance.

It took three "old" hands to fit the rear glass in our Coupe - I tried and gave up after a couple of hours.

Eric2205 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:07 pm

Thank you for the advice, I had considered the dismantling of the spark plugs

That will make it easier to turn the engine - just slacken them you don't need to take them fully out.

Leave it in neutral and turn the engine over with a spanner on the crankshaft nut to get the dizzy rotor in the correct position to set the points.

Points gap should be 0.64mm

There is a clutch but no adjustment as far as I know.

I can only suggest that the pressure relief valve is sticking or he filters need cleaning

I always "balance" the engine against road speed an hardly notice the OD coming out (or in ) - taking it out when using he engine as a brake is bound to be more violent.

Don' forget to disconnect the speedo cable

Nice if you could get a spark powered strobe so you can get an idea of how big ( or not ) the spark is. I would just chuck a bit more fuel down the carb to see if it starts -- if it does then you can be fairly sure its fuel - or he lack of. You have not pulled your white/yellow wire off the starter ...

I've always wonder what "slow" means - does it mean slower than you are going or snail's pace - why don't hey just put a speed limit on it - easy for all to understand - what is slow in one car is fast in another. Daft sign.

I have always just used copper and never had any problems .