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    Welcome to the New and Improved British Car Forum 

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    Published on 11-22-2012 02:28 PM
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    Welcome to the new British Car Forum. This page is the British Car Forum Articles page and is what is called a "Content Management System" (CMS). This area can always be accessed by clicking on the "Articles" Tab in the main navigation bar. This is a place where I, and in certain sections, you as members, can post articles (with images) and even videos. Here's a quick guide of the different areas of this page.

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    General Public's Opinion of our LBC's 

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    This article is written to help identify the connections originating at the two-speed windscreen wiper switch where the colour-coded fabric of the wiring loom has faded beyond all possible identification.


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    A Ford Fairlane's Adventure 

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    A Ford Fairlane’s Adventure
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    Once upon a time, the fall of 1976 to be accurate, the young lady now known as my wife was the new-to-her owner of a British Racing Green,1967 MGB roadster. The engine was showing some signs of ...
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    AH 3000 steering wheel repair 

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    I understand the epoxy repairing of cracks in the outer wheel itself but has anyone restored the inner part of the steering wheel, around the horn too? ...
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    RESTORING A VINTAGE BLUEMEL STEERING WHEEL 

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    RESTORING A VINTAGE BLUEMEL STEERING WHEEL

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    RESTORING SMITHS HEATERS AS FITTED TO A 1959 TRIUMPH TR-3A

    Triumph offered Smiths heaters as an optional accessory in all side screen TR’s. The diagram below shows a schematic of the heating circuit, which is fed from the cylinder head through valve (7) through the heater core, then returning to the water pump through fitting (12). These heaters were fairly trouble free when coolant was changed on a regular basis, and if the cooling system and heater were flushed annually. Most problems involve a plugged core or some type of electrical malfunction. This article will provide a simple step by step procedure for (1) checking the heater for proper function, (2) dismantling the heater for examination of components and (3) refinishing and reassembly.
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