67 Wolseley MkI 18/85

Interesting..... heaven alone knows what might happen if you ever have to leave yours with me for welding! Might never go again.

Chris.

Big thanks to Gordon and Mark for a tremendous effort. I'm really very grateful. I drove from Gordon's country idyll down to Preston to join my Wolseley Owners Club chum David for a spot of welding and rotisserie construction. I only broke down three times in thirty miles.. First one was a rotor arm with a rivet in. Second one the dizzy slipped and finally it boiled like mad when I hit some slow traffic in Preston. Ultimatley, it was all down to the Princess carburettor still fitted to the engine. HS6 with a waxstat attached to the main jet. It didn't work some forty odd years back, so why we assumed it would work now is quite beyond me. It was manically rich and quite unadjustable. By feathering the throttle very, very gently, it would go like stink. As soon as a hill was encountered and the pedal was pushed, popping banging and some really explosive back fires would occur. The white modern Audi which decided to drive an inch off my rear bumper backed of in a most impresssive manor when I hit the twisties just before Gisburn.

So, straight into the garage. The re-con carb on the shelf went straight on after I'd worked out the sequence of brackets, spacers and gaskets to allow the linkages to work. A spare 45D dizzy was fitted so that Gordon can have the one from his car back and then I went mad and fitted the ETi100 electronic ignition box which had come with the engine. Got it all approximately lined up and tried it. The engine didn't even spin - it just fired instantly.

That was yesterday; today I've got things set more exactly and she sounds quite sweet. Once I finish sorting out the earth problems with the front lights (nearly there!) I can go for a spin and see what we've really got.



Magic box under coil. It's "old school". The points remain as a switch and the box fires the coil. My kind of simple. If it fails, disconnect the wire to the dizzy and replace it with a direct wire to the coil and you're back on points.

Chris.

Cheers David. She's nearly there.

Gordon's dizzy from the "S" was a 45D 41415. 15° stamped on the cam, 4-12-8 on the vacuum capsule. I'm not sure if it is actually an "S" dizzy, as the replacement one I've fitted is also a 41415!

Should be able to go out for a spin this afternoon.

Chris.

There's a 41416 listed for the "S" 1970 onwards which is also a 45D. WM lists 41238 for the "S" before that - it's a 25D.

Chris.

Yup, definitely a multi-function dizzy, that one.

Electrics are now fully functional across the front of the car. Don't know what the fuss was all about.



That's what got cut out and replaced.



Side lights.....



......Blackpool illuminations.

Chris.

Yes, she's definitely in love with Gordon. She's been trying to kill me..... I had mentioned that she had to be held over to the right - this is why.



N/s tie bar housing. The only thing preventing separation was the big cup washer, which was just big enough to hold things in place.



Next to the one removed from Phil's car. We all know what happens next, don't we?



Correct! Rust chopped out, new metal let in. Good thick stuff. And, welded both sides on the belt, braces and safety pins principle.

Chris.