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The Classic Y
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The Newsletter of The MG Y Type Register
Issue No161 April 2001
DISTRIBUTING SPARKs
ThlP IWing~ Run For th year 2000 where amhlaiastic MrG ownaors 5et oFF from Baldod in Srlren- leAFy HertFClrdJhir~ follOWEd th~ 1IOrmel routine- shiny elderly MGs oFten each with an eq~lly
eldlPrly dliver Uet W5 bp honest nearly all the males had 9rey hair) All took pat-t thouSh it was a bit toucn-and---lt3o Fcor ono
entaFtt Th-e is alwaYIl soQle poor lnfOtu~tp rihoae c Jet hirn dawn ~i t- l~ t moment tftit- the---- h~e ir very old ca~Andmiddotmiddot shy
tht wsu11y mea~ that the-r1P ar~ al$o $ome very old parts fitted in these carbull Some pRo-pIg egtq)tct orne item~ to 30 on indefinitely one of the5e is the di5t ributor
The old adage about owt of siSht out of mind 5till oIpplies to things likti pcrint~ cond~reQr-s auto-advance weight 5priTlg~ thli drivampo gear and shaFt and intarnal btsh wear As egtltpampgtrt gnthuampiiil5ts wOe all keep an eye an tha pointamp~ and probably alfllo the atatic i3nition Fut just how old ilamp yowr di~tributor that rotor alm and that eond6Tl5er
Hse ill a bit of activity For you Go out into the Sarege lift the bonnet remove the di5tributor cap and roter arl~ and thllH1 rotate the eTt3ine until the pointere Fully open With the pointa fully open at the niett correct 12 thou you ~et th5m at hoJd the rotor arm dr-ive and push it towards the heel of thR points Now pull it aw~y from the heel in thQ oppo~jte direction (you ar~ roddng the c-arn on its ihaoft)bull IF your distributor is in 900d condition you will hardly be ble to slie any movemnt at all in the points gap fcwt it may b~ po~ible with the poirrta set at 12 thou static for you to move the amphart-top bacf~werds and forward~ ard Find that in one dir~ction the poims nearly clOSR where~e- in the other they oplin far too wid Thlil r ~Cln ren- this is that the snai=t cor jt~
bwshes or both arli worn-
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Th bUih~2gt ere fitted at manuf~ctllrt end tt-le y a re mde- o~
5irrturlld iron Thi~ fIltaTlS that ground-up partic le5 of rn~tal we r e s llbjeeted to high pre55Url the11 cooked t high tcmpllrature Thi s pro~e5 l~avE$ it lot of tiny 9apS in tho b ush SCI tha t it can nold oil For- l~bricatiDn Sometimes c~lled Oil-lite buahes they ~9d $oaki9 in oil beFore Fittins The lower bus h iG f~d by oil-spla5n from the c a ms haft drive-sar but the top one relies on regullft 5arvicill9 by you When did y ou lasot put few drops in it Well ~ft~r 50-odd yars th~r~ i~ a chance it has p9rh~praquo worn a little by now If you can move tne points about by simply rOcY-ing the rotor arfn drivv-shaft a5 dvscribtld bov~ then your i3hition timifICJ will b~ 211 over the pla~bullbull ThiS- can be ch_dQd with ltII strobegt light fitted up to highlight whitS mOFlrks on the tmi3 chiSin cover and orl9ine fan pulley It hes been id that lampAd-fva MII~l is l68S toJRrant of faults like wandering isnition timi1l9 and pv_rneoeting ~~ common if you run 1he eTl9i~ ither too adva~d or too retarded
With the strobe li3ht set up and th i3nition timiT19 mark on the timins chain CQver and crankshllft pully m3hlight_d with 7ipp_E~I
run the- ~ne~ Taki3 care not to let your til or pony-teH ~itch in the E-pinniT19 fOil tch the timing marllt movll about Q~ if by m3iC e you ifKtellS-e snd dlCToil5-C thQ e9ine rpm (By us-inc thQ carburet tors butterfly ~pincn )ou can worr th throttleend wt~ the timing martamp + the ~ame tim) middot011 will ned Ilt darkih place in which to c rry out thi op~rtion Now if you l~ve the engine icUins net the ti~ir9 Rarl middotU l moves iiIIbout a~ ~he strohl liSht C lltche5 it t Qacn epark thcTl your di ~tributor is worn You will probably already havlil conFirmeod thi ~ with thao rocking the rotor Qrm drivel ch~
h cure Vou can buy a new rGmenufectured diraquotributor or reFurbieh your prll15liPTrl 0 Or you ciiln u ee e later type in b-ttar conditiQ1l The ullit fitted tCl the 1940-50 MGbullbull is virtually ide-ntical to the unit fitted to late-r FM~C cOlirs Timins curVi5 dif-f~r but tnen you need to ~W03p OVQT the adVBN=e wei3hts or in many C~2ItiS5 just the wpoundright-rEtu1TI springS5 Eyebrows now rei$~d
you wiU b furthe-r Llrprised to heor tnat the later Z5D4 will easily fit the XPAG engine Oh yes i t will es the lest oF tne Wol5el~ middotmiddotmiddot44 utied it complatampgt with VOCJum a d va1lCG A 5 the 25M W5o ao widel y used they ar~ 5till c-hoap new and often l mo t fre 5gtQcond- hand Vou ciIIn use d-tQep adn quick-fit pointS a$ well if you S UIP over the poirrt5t b_tI-platamp f-om en even later 1970amp var5ion 10 fit you r f For instanee 6x-Mjni distributor you -eed to swap ov~r thl Mini Amiddot Sampgtrie ampf03invs D drive- for tnegt Cjfar drive of thampgt XPAG A~ Luc~ J w~s the -uppJiQr of both type of Ustribu tor 15 pin i~ simply driFted out cF the drivelO and you just 5-wap them over The encl-pl-y of th ~hart may r-ed f ~him Dr two Inl~s5 yeu have- an oi3inl pippf d bra ~ w~Igther (s_amp leter gtketd1es)
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I
If you still do not b6lle-ve it can be done th6 photo i-to 8pp~er ir l~ter is$tJ~ - poundd show Ii ampI 19705 Mini 1275 ce die-tributor complQte with quicf~-fjt 19rrition pairrt~ ~fJd vlIcutlfn ~civance fitted to an MG YE Mine A standard 1275 CoCo Mini hali iii virtJall y iderrtiCi51 adv8nc9 curve to a YJ- up to 4000 rpm The COst wetgt rninimal and ceriainly a lot les~ than the pound300-plus ne-edtrd to hav e a 5pecia1i~t fit a new remnufeCturtild item But did you know that the new item )$ actually an HG MidCjet unit 4=tampr a~l
IF how~vert the above mllJ~es you wince then here is a li~t o r th6gt Correct unit 5 ror the WAG 5 Fitt~d to thQ Y S~ies
DKYA4400e9 distributor Fitttd wjth cam~h~ft r16900106 t o YA Ilp
to frII3ille no 14022 ihi~ W~ $ rpplaced wj th uKY4A 40197 at eJ1Cji~ no 14023
nKYH4A4005B with ctlmil-haFts M(900J06 and 22326 fjtted t q YB up to Ensine TICO~ 17669 TJ-ri _ Wltil~ replsC9ct mth DKY4A 4(l197 ~t ~~Tl no 17670
DKY4A4-01bZ wi t h cirn~ ft MG900906 used in ttl VT
Cotter bolt D2A4403b9 USBd with cOlm~haFt MIS802171 in the VB From 8Tllt3ine no 17b70
Beware a DKY4A4(1cent58A distributor - thit walS Fitted toe the 1140 ~c r1orri~ end WDlseley 1PYs1ons 01 the X Serie~ of eT9ines A 40048 i Q from a TIc or TC as is thamp later 4ltH62 A 40367 i s From a ID MktI 0 TF Di5tributor5 40US and 40411 We1laquo for hiCJh-lift camshaFts-
What is the ~nt of ~ClJum advance r heel 5 orneolle- sk It permits e)ltra dVBIc-1i on w e ak mixtur9s on li3t-rl throttle-openings (ie wheM cruilOiTr3) Thi inctea~ mP-3_ quite _ bit and -the systm ilQ still in ule today It i NOT 900d ForKpOTtl tP9iT1S OInd is there--Fore delet-d in t~tt applieatio~
(M -Fir-sot t o dillgrw$ 0-( $~~ d-ig-s iInd bull phO~O which bullbullke up the r~in~r o--F Hils middotrtiel pplIr on p~ middot4 middotmiddot bull Ft -th~middotmiddot
u~ulIl credi-tS belo The rlI1rumiddotnq diagrbullbulls _nd photo ~ ho~~ully b~ inelud~d in issue- no~ 162 - Ed)
Newsletter EditorRegistrar JGLawson liverpool UK Spares Secretary (New Spares) ABrier Yor1c
UK Spares Co-ordinator (Second-hand Spares) DMullen liverpool
Heoding itlstrstion covrtesy of Motor
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CONDENSER SCREWS SECURING CONTACT CONTACT
PLATE
p~~
BREAKER PIVOT
Our old friend the s tandard XPAG 19306- type distributor
Secondary voltage with capa~iior
Secondary voltage without capacitor
Primary Current I
J Points Point s Points Ocen Close Open
Effect of Glpadtor on secondAry voltage
For technOphobeaa diagram of what the capacitor actually does by storing power
NC- 4 -
I am h~vifllt3 doubtltl a bout the reason 1 postulated in TCY159 for the out-o-f-sequQocE e3istration of Y320S in l~Sl_ Ii book on P4 Rovers- r hgtve just reed 5ol1r-~ th_t Double Purchase T ox vj~S
introdllced in the April 1951 IIud3e-t and not ~ as] had been told e-liminollted at that dete The th~ory that 05205 toed unre3igtered in Wrtivergtity Hotors 5howroortl until 6th April 1951 in order to make 6 -tax s~vi119 is thuE very uspect
Double Pwrchai1le Tagt t 66 applied to CQ$ with a ba-ic price 01= pound1000 or roarER and did not affect Y-Type~ on the fOilce of things there was no tax ildvantaSE from delaying the crJ ra3i~tration
Imil after nud3et DamplY 1951 095 the ratte of Single PurciJa3 Ta)( remaitlRd unchan3ed
Five possibilities OCClr to mil Onamp i thollt the Rover book is wrc)1lS ~bCJut the date when Double Purchase Tax was introdllced AIIother is that 15205 wafi ret~ined in tnt factory I Dr at University MatoYs from i1$ manufacture in lillt~ 1950 until April 1951 for the rRcii+iction of defect5 - which 5CIncS v~ry long timE Third i~ u~eo by the factory O~ UM of Y520S S a demorlStretor - though thet conflicts with the rec-ortied mileB9amp of juOt 132 when the car was resister~d (uneSiS the mileometer WillS zeroed~) Fourth is the pOGsibility that U~i1 could not find a buyer - whim is truikely a- they 2o1d Egtveral other (-Types in early 19~1 Finally the purchoEr may have thought th~re would be a reduct-ion in the rate 0 Singlll purchasE Tagt in the 1951 Eudg_t aM a5ked U~M not to regifiter the ce-r until a fter ~ud3t DamplY
Any -further ideas would be welcome
iravol JA-ustin SUYrey
REG15TEA NEWS
Readers foUowi3 our lIOeri ws on the much-rnodified 1951 Y KSC171 (SitEgt nltXt p8gei will be pleQ5lid to hear tnat we think we now haVE a ChDs~il5 numbsY for -this important car Subject to final com=irmation it WB ~is Y6551 And iF that is so the Cr was la~t noted in at Naylol ltl~1 York~hire in June 1995 ndergoinlt3 ree-toration FurthGr detils of the CiSr5 recent hiatory will app909r at the end of our current -eries As Re3i~ter No1224 wa~ IKSC171 and Re9i ter No1186 w~s Y6EltSl~ the entri12s have belampn eombinlod unrler No11Sb and- ReSiatampr No1224 Mae been re-~l1Ocated to a new discovery (5542 (which is now in Ariltona havin9 been rll5cur=d relatively rlcently from B O-t1apyard artelY beiTl3 bYouSht to thfOo UsA in 1972
1 $764 (Regist~r No1234) l~st hQard or with 111 Malcolm Ffr~nt of is TIOW owned by Mr JLEclw ards of HJllS1p~hirl
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KSC171 - Development amp Modification History Section D~ Prt
Electrical ModiFications ltnot i~nition)
3 Screen De-mister~~ YetiI one fitted with m6~ier Ccrntr-al on Iia5nboa r d Driver $ wired via ignition circu i t Front pa5sengers wired direct t o terminal bc
r11n ChYom Windtone Horns 5creenll~Shl wir]d vio ignitioll c i rClit
Second fog amp pass lamp to m~tch ori3inal amp Iired tnr ouh _Iick action change e ver switch
fJain Beem warnin~ lighi fitted in rev counter 51 wired From dip switch
Second $iop 1i9ht amp- rear lights modified to compl y with new li9htin3 rEgs
stop jigMtis wired via ignitio circuit Petrol Pump anti-thief switch
Hamp~d Li9hts fitted with long range units amp 4230 watt bulbs
Til flidget Dynllmo with power take off for 21 rev counter driVG qeurolr bogt
Reverse 1 i 9ht flloLlmd undet 6pre whe21 COUlP ~ wi red via id lal1lp sw ii eM f controlled by rRvr~e positicn of 3llIT 1 IOve-r
A1l cable~ to rlOar liqhts amp ~top liqht5 fitted with snap connectors
Mi5cel1an~ous ModiFications ~ Additions Rt~
hin IIln tlirroltgt Iilpillj Int~riol hinof Yanlty nirrof fittld to plS-ener Sun Visol fiHin3 For Inti-hre shield fiHed to drivlrs Sun visOT Vtnt pipt fiHtd to rut axlt breather hoh hppet eovtr bruther fitted lIUh straintr at tnln tnd of pipe o ehro exhnsion fitba to hau~i pipe Tadlo_riet (85 fitteltJ to TF l1iti9ltl Redtll roboi VICIIUI 9au IOrdlJ Luj)roclt~rll for eyl1nder lubrleation fldJustabh rur ltfl~tors lOost Covers link type Floor tI is startin lIandl 3uid of tt(J1rl bUlJper u~urea by ~chfitionll t1ell Front nUloel plate lountd (n buper nodel l~ I Siloon Overriders Spl~ial Chrol9 scr ucurin3 rur n_br plate FIt~ ElItin9ulamphlr lGUnted in br~cht by driVfrs )fat Firtt Aid Kii undr drivTs srri iUuliniul C~Ht (aTTir~ undrr lIinJs fOT liht cabin AlllRinillJ Cuntln~~ and spec-hi (rolf ~rr~ f~l Ilindtonr norn~ Var()u~ bolts and hrdlts saO to cortrCt lrn~ths II lirilled for lilItnus ])unlop UfIdsill T~bbtr paint applid under in l runnln9 bObrds vtiOU5 piTh of chassiS inside door panrls insldi boot ~
SPilTt IIht1 cOlllpi in COlp01eni of froni suspensioo --hssis f frif ~llp~1l5ioll tle painto 11th ho tO h of anti-rust paint loIpp1e pretrdcls fittrd tc all ~ruse liipplt$ ~ltld9 hI Fiitin9 ~ on bonnei f)r ojriachble sIlO 1t ou offle-dot ~ lIipr blades in place 01 S Kirk c~bl~ Jubrltlnts flUd to tnrottle amp radiator control cabin Fitted Malerprnof ClVrr for chigt IIholr ~lr Poriar5c~ inCr rcoof IU9~~l ract eny fiiiQ l1ln rRquirrol
Dr~k Rin3er - 6 -
Th bUih~2gt ere fitted at manuf~ctllrt end tt-le y a re mde- o~
5irrturlld iron Thi~ fIltaTlS that ground-up partic le5 of rn~tal we r e s llbjeeted to high pre55Url the11 cooked t high tcmpllrature Thi s pro~e5 l~avE$ it lot of tiny 9apS in tho b ush SCI tha t it can nold oil For- l~bricatiDn Sometimes c~lled Oil-lite buahes they ~9d $oaki9 in oil beFore Fittins The lower bus h iG f~d by oil-spla5n from the c a ms haft drive-sar but the top one relies on regullft 5arvicill9 by you When did y ou lasot put few drops in it Well ~ft~r 50-odd yars th~r~ i~ a chance it has p9rh~praquo worn a little by now If you can move tne points about by simply rOcY-ing the rotor arfn drivv-shaft a5 dvscribtld bov~ then your i3hition timifICJ will b~ 211 over the pla~bullbull ThiS- can be ch_dQd with ltII strobegt light fitted up to highlight whitS mOFlrks on the tmi3 chiSin cover and orl9ine fan pulley It hes been id that lampAd-fva MII~l is l68S toJRrant of faults like wandering isnition timi1l9 and pv_rneoeting ~~ common if you run 1he eTl9i~ ither too adva~d or too retarded
With the strobe li3ht set up and th i3nition timiT19 mark on the timins chain CQver and crankshllft pully m3hlight_d with 7ipp_E~I
run the- ~ne~ Taki3 care not to let your til or pony-teH ~itch in the E-pinniT19 fOil tch the timing marllt movll about Q~ if by m3iC e you ifKtellS-e snd dlCToil5-C thQ e9ine rpm (By us-inc thQ carburet tors butterfly ~pincn )ou can worr th throttleend wt~ the timing martamp + the ~ame tim) middot011 will ned Ilt darkih place in which to c rry out thi op~rtion Now if you l~ve the engine icUins net the ti~ir9 Rarl middotU l moves iiIIbout a~ ~he strohl liSht C lltche5 it t Qacn epark thcTl your di ~tributor is worn You will probably already havlil conFirmeod thi ~ with thao rocking the rotor Qrm drivel ch~
h cure Vou can buy a new rGmenufectured diraquotributor or reFurbieh your prll15liPTrl 0 Or you ciiln u ee e later type in b-ttar conditiQ1l The ullit fitted tCl the 1940-50 MGbullbull is virtually ide-ntical to the unit fitted to late-r FM~C cOlirs Timins curVi5 dif-f~r but tnen you need to ~W03p OVQT the adVBN=e wei3hts or in many C~2ItiS5 just the wpoundright-rEtu1TI springS5 Eyebrows now rei$~d
you wiU b furthe-r Llrprised to heor tnat the later Z5D4 will easily fit the XPAG engine Oh yes i t will es the lest oF tne Wol5el~ middotmiddotmiddot44 utied it complatampgt with VOCJum a d va1lCG A 5 the 25M W5o ao widel y used they ar~ 5till c-hoap new and often l mo t fre 5gtQcond- hand Vou ciIIn use d-tQep adn quick-fit pointS a$ well if you S UIP over the poirrt5t b_tI-platamp f-om en even later 1970amp var5ion 10 fit you r f For instanee 6x-Mjni distributor you -eed to swap ov~r thl Mini Amiddot Sampgtrie ampf03invs D drive- for tnegt Cjfar drive of thampgt XPAG A~ Luc~ J w~s the -uppJiQr of both type of Ustribu tor 15 pin i~ simply driFted out cF the drivelO and you just 5-wap them over The encl-pl-y of th ~hart may r-ed f ~him Dr two Inl~s5 yeu have- an oi3inl pippf d bra ~ w~Igther (s_amp leter gtketd1es)
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I
If you still do not b6lle-ve it can be done th6 photo i-to 8pp~er ir l~ter is$tJ~ - poundd show Ii ampI 19705 Mini 1275 ce die-tributor complQte with quicf~-fjt 19rrition pairrt~ ~fJd vlIcutlfn ~civance fitted to an MG YE Mine A standard 1275 CoCo Mini hali iii virtJall y iderrtiCi51 adv8nc9 curve to a YJ- up to 4000 rpm The COst wetgt rninimal and ceriainly a lot les~ than the pound300-plus ne-edtrd to hav e a 5pecia1i~t fit a new remnufeCturtild item But did you know that the new item )$ actually an HG MidCjet unit 4=tampr a~l
IF how~vert the above mllJ~es you wince then here is a li~t o r th6gt Correct unit 5 ror the WAG 5 Fitt~d to thQ Y S~ies
DKYA4400e9 distributor Fitttd wjth cam~h~ft r16900106 t o YA Ilp
to frII3ille no 14022 ihi~ W~ $ rpplaced wj th uKY4A 40197 at eJ1Cji~ no 14023
nKYH4A4005B with ctlmil-haFts M(900J06 and 22326 fjtted t q YB up to Ensine TICO~ 17669 TJ-ri _ Wltil~ replsC9ct mth DKY4A 4(l197 ~t ~~Tl no 17670
DKY4A4-01bZ wi t h cirn~ ft MG900906 used in ttl VT
Cotter bolt D2A4403b9 USBd with cOlm~haFt MIS802171 in the VB From 8Tllt3ine no 17b70
Beware a DKY4A4(1cent58A distributor - thit walS Fitted toe the 1140 ~c r1orri~ end WDlseley 1PYs1ons 01 the X Serie~ of eT9ines A 40048 i Q from a TIc or TC as is thamp later 4ltH62 A 40367 i s From a ID MktI 0 TF Di5tributor5 40US and 40411 We1laquo for hiCJh-lift camshaFts-
What is the ~nt of ~ClJum advance r heel 5 orneolle- sk It permits e)ltra dVBIc-1i on w e ak mixtur9s on li3t-rl throttle-openings (ie wheM cruilOiTr3) Thi inctea~ mP-3_ quite _ bit and -the systm ilQ still in ule today It i NOT 900d ForKpOTtl tP9iT1S OInd is there--Fore delet-d in t~tt applieatio~
(M -Fir-sot t o dillgrw$ 0-( $~~ d-ig-s iInd bull phO~O which bullbullke up the r~in~r o--F Hils middotrtiel pplIr on p~ middot4 middotmiddot bull Ft -th~middotmiddot
u~ulIl credi-tS belo The rlI1rumiddotnq diagrbullbulls _nd photo ~ ho~~ully b~ inelud~d in issue- no~ 162 - Ed)
Newsletter EditorRegistrar JGLawson liverpool UK Spares Secretary (New Spares) ABrier Yor1c
UK Spares Co-ordinator (Second-hand Spares) DMullen liverpool
Heoding itlstrstion covrtesy of Motor
-3-
CONDENSER SCREWS SECURING CONTACT CONTACT
PLATE
p~~
BREAKER PIVOT
Our old friend the s tandard XPAG 19306- type distributor
Secondary voltage with capa~iior
Secondary voltage without capacitor
Primary Current I
J Points Point s Points Ocen Close Open
Effect of Glpadtor on secondAry voltage
For technOphobeaa diagram of what the capacitor actually does by storing power
NC- 4 -
I am h~vifllt3 doubtltl a bout the reason 1 postulated in TCY159 for the out-o-f-sequQocE e3istration of Y320S in l~Sl_ Ii book on P4 Rovers- r hgtve just reed 5ol1r-~ th_t Double Purchase T ox vj~S
introdllced in the April 1951 IIud3e-t and not ~ as] had been told e-liminollted at that dete The th~ory that 05205 toed unre3igtered in Wrtivergtity Hotors 5howroortl until 6th April 1951 in order to make 6 -tax s~vi119 is thuE very uspect
Double Pwrchai1le Tagt t 66 applied to CQ$ with a ba-ic price 01= pound1000 or roarER and did not affect Y-Type~ on the fOilce of things there was no tax ildvantaSE from delaying the crJ ra3i~tration
Imil after nud3et DamplY 1951 095 the ratte of Single PurciJa3 Ta)( remaitlRd unchan3ed
Five possibilities OCClr to mil Onamp i thollt the Rover book is wrc)1lS ~bCJut the date when Double Purchase Tax was introdllced AIIother is that 15205 wafi ret~ined in tnt factory I Dr at University MatoYs from i1$ manufacture in lillt~ 1950 until April 1951 for the rRcii+iction of defect5 - which 5CIncS v~ry long timE Third i~ u~eo by the factory O~ UM of Y520S S a demorlStretor - though thet conflicts with the rec-ortied mileB9amp of juOt 132 when the car was resister~d (uneSiS the mileometer WillS zeroed~) Fourth is the pOGsibility that U~i1 could not find a buyer - whim is truikely a- they 2o1d Egtveral other (-Types in early 19~1 Finally the purchoEr may have thought th~re would be a reduct-ion in the rate 0 Singlll purchasE Tagt in the 1951 Eudg_t aM a5ked U~M not to regifiter the ce-r until a fter ~ud3t DamplY
Any -further ideas would be welcome
iravol JA-ustin SUYrey
REG15TEA NEWS
Readers foUowi3 our lIOeri ws on the much-rnodified 1951 Y KSC171 (SitEgt nltXt p8gei will be pleQ5lid to hear tnat we think we now haVE a ChDs~il5 numbsY for -this important car Subject to final com=irmation it WB ~is Y6551 And iF that is so the Cr was la~t noted in at Naylol ltl~1 York~hire in June 1995 ndergoinlt3 ree-toration FurthGr detils of the CiSr5 recent hiatory will app909r at the end of our current -eries As Re3i~ter No1224 wa~ IKSC171 and Re9i ter No1186 w~s Y6EltSl~ the entri12s have belampn eombinlod unrler No11Sb and- ReSiatampr No1224 Mae been re-~l1Ocated to a new discovery (5542 (which is now in Ariltona havin9 been rll5cur=d relatively rlcently from B O-t1apyard artelY beiTl3 bYouSht to thfOo UsA in 1972
1 $764 (Regist~r No1234) l~st hQard or with 111 Malcolm Ffr~nt of is TIOW owned by Mr JLEclw ards of HJllS1p~hirl
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KSC171 - Development amp Modification History Section D~ Prt
Electrical ModiFications ltnot i~nition)
3 Screen De-mister~~ YetiI one fitted with m6~ier Ccrntr-al on Iia5nboa r d Driver $ wired via ignition circu i t Front pa5sengers wired direct t o terminal bc
r11n ChYom Windtone Horns 5creenll~Shl wir]d vio ignitioll c i rClit
Second fog amp pass lamp to m~tch ori3inal amp Iired tnr ouh _Iick action change e ver switch
fJain Beem warnin~ lighi fitted in rev counter 51 wired From dip switch
Second $iop 1i9ht amp- rear lights modified to compl y with new li9htin3 rEgs
stop jigMtis wired via ignitio circuit Petrol Pump anti-thief switch
Hamp~d Li9hts fitted with long range units amp 4230 watt bulbs
Til flidget Dynllmo with power take off for 21 rev counter driVG qeurolr bogt
Reverse 1 i 9ht flloLlmd undet 6pre whe21 COUlP ~ wi red via id lal1lp sw ii eM f controlled by rRvr~e positicn of 3llIT 1 IOve-r
A1l cable~ to rlOar liqhts amp ~top liqht5 fitted with snap connectors
Mi5cel1an~ous ModiFications ~ Additions Rt~
hin IIln tlirroltgt Iilpillj Int~riol hinof Yanlty nirrof fittld to plS-ener Sun Visol fiHin3 For Inti-hre shield fiHed to drivlrs Sun visOT Vtnt pipt fiHtd to rut axlt breather hoh hppet eovtr bruther fitted lIUh straintr at tnln tnd of pipe o ehro exhnsion fitba to hau~i pipe Tadlo_riet (85 fitteltJ to TF l1iti9ltl Redtll roboi VICIIUI 9au IOrdlJ Luj)roclt~rll for eyl1nder lubrleation fldJustabh rur ltfl~tors lOost Covers link type Floor tI is startin lIandl 3uid of tt(J1rl bUlJper u~urea by ~chfitionll t1ell Front nUloel plate lountd (n buper nodel l~ I Siloon Overriders Spl~ial Chrol9 scr ucurin3 rur n_br plate FIt~ ElItin9ulamphlr lGUnted in br~cht by driVfrs )fat Firtt Aid Kii undr drivTs srri iUuliniul C~Ht (aTTir~ undrr lIinJs fOT liht cabin AlllRinillJ Cuntln~~ and spec-hi (rolf ~rr~ f~l Ilindtonr norn~ Var()u~ bolts and hrdlts saO to cortrCt lrn~ths II lirilled for lilItnus ])unlop UfIdsill T~bbtr paint applid under in l runnln9 bObrds vtiOU5 piTh of chassiS inside door panrls insldi boot ~
SPilTt IIht1 cOlllpi in COlp01eni of froni suspensioo --hssis f frif ~llp~1l5ioll tle painto 11th ho tO h of anti-rust paint loIpp1e pretrdcls fittrd tc all ~ruse liipplt$ ~ltld9 hI Fiitin9 ~ on bonnei f)r ojriachble sIlO 1t ou offle-dot ~ lIipr blades in place 01 S Kirk c~bl~ Jubrltlnts flUd to tnrottle amp radiator control cabin Fitted Malerprnof ClVrr for chigt IIholr ~lr Poriar5c~ inCr rcoof IU9~~l ract eny fiiiQ l1ln rRquirrol
Dr~k Rin3er - 6 -
I
If you still do not b6lle-ve it can be done th6 photo i-to 8pp~er ir l~ter is$tJ~ - poundd show Ii ampI 19705 Mini 1275 ce die-tributor complQte with quicf~-fjt 19rrition pairrt~ ~fJd vlIcutlfn ~civance fitted to an MG YE Mine A standard 1275 CoCo Mini hali iii virtJall y iderrtiCi51 adv8nc9 curve to a YJ- up to 4000 rpm The COst wetgt rninimal and ceriainly a lot les~ than the pound300-plus ne-edtrd to hav e a 5pecia1i~t fit a new remnufeCturtild item But did you know that the new item )$ actually an HG MidCjet unit 4=tampr a~l
IF how~vert the above mllJ~es you wince then here is a li~t o r th6gt Correct unit 5 ror the WAG 5 Fitt~d to thQ Y S~ies
DKYA4400e9 distributor Fitttd wjth cam~h~ft r16900106 t o YA Ilp
to frII3ille no 14022 ihi~ W~ $ rpplaced wj th uKY4A 40197 at eJ1Cji~ no 14023
nKYH4A4005B with ctlmil-haFts M(900J06 and 22326 fjtted t q YB up to Ensine TICO~ 17669 TJ-ri _ Wltil~ replsC9ct mth DKY4A 4(l197 ~t ~~Tl no 17670
DKY4A4-01bZ wi t h cirn~ ft MG900906 used in ttl VT
Cotter bolt D2A4403b9 USBd with cOlm~haFt MIS802171 in the VB From 8Tllt3ine no 17b70
Beware a DKY4A4(1cent58A distributor - thit walS Fitted toe the 1140 ~c r1orri~ end WDlseley 1PYs1ons 01 the X Serie~ of eT9ines A 40048 i Q from a TIc or TC as is thamp later 4ltH62 A 40367 i s From a ID MktI 0 TF Di5tributor5 40US and 40411 We1laquo for hiCJh-lift camshaFts-
What is the ~nt of ~ClJum advance r heel 5 orneolle- sk It permits e)ltra dVBIc-1i on w e ak mixtur9s on li3t-rl throttle-openings (ie wheM cruilOiTr3) Thi inctea~ mP-3_ quite _ bit and -the systm ilQ still in ule today It i NOT 900d ForKpOTtl tP9iT1S OInd is there--Fore delet-d in t~tt applieatio~
(M -Fir-sot t o dillgrw$ 0-( $~~ d-ig-s iInd bull phO~O which bullbullke up the r~in~r o--F Hils middotrtiel pplIr on p~ middot4 middotmiddot bull Ft -th~middotmiddot
u~ulIl credi-tS belo The rlI1rumiddotnq diagrbullbulls _nd photo ~ ho~~ully b~ inelud~d in issue- no~ 162 - Ed)
Newsletter EditorRegistrar JGLawson liverpool UK Spares Secretary (New Spares) ABrier Yor1c
UK Spares Co-ordinator (Second-hand Spares) DMullen liverpool
Heoding itlstrstion covrtesy of Motor
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CONDENSER SCREWS SECURING CONTACT CONTACT
PLATE
p~~
BREAKER PIVOT
Our old friend the s tandard XPAG 19306- type distributor
Secondary voltage with capa~iior
Secondary voltage without capacitor
Primary Current I
J Points Point s Points Ocen Close Open
Effect of Glpadtor on secondAry voltage
For technOphobeaa diagram of what the capacitor actually does by storing power
NC- 4 -
I am h~vifllt3 doubtltl a bout the reason 1 postulated in TCY159 for the out-o-f-sequQocE e3istration of Y320S in l~Sl_ Ii book on P4 Rovers- r hgtve just reed 5ol1r-~ th_t Double Purchase T ox vj~S
introdllced in the April 1951 IIud3e-t and not ~ as] had been told e-liminollted at that dete The th~ory that 05205 toed unre3igtered in Wrtivergtity Hotors 5howroortl until 6th April 1951 in order to make 6 -tax s~vi119 is thuE very uspect
Double Pwrchai1le Tagt t 66 applied to CQ$ with a ba-ic price 01= pound1000 or roarER and did not affect Y-Type~ on the fOilce of things there was no tax ildvantaSE from delaying the crJ ra3i~tration
Imil after nud3et DamplY 1951 095 the ratte of Single PurciJa3 Ta)( remaitlRd unchan3ed
Five possibilities OCClr to mil Onamp i thollt the Rover book is wrc)1lS ~bCJut the date when Double Purchase Tax was introdllced AIIother is that 15205 wafi ret~ined in tnt factory I Dr at University MatoYs from i1$ manufacture in lillt~ 1950 until April 1951 for the rRcii+iction of defect5 - which 5CIncS v~ry long timE Third i~ u~eo by the factory O~ UM of Y520S S a demorlStretor - though thet conflicts with the rec-ortied mileB9amp of juOt 132 when the car was resister~d (uneSiS the mileometer WillS zeroed~) Fourth is the pOGsibility that U~i1 could not find a buyer - whim is truikely a- they 2o1d Egtveral other (-Types in early 19~1 Finally the purchoEr may have thought th~re would be a reduct-ion in the rate 0 Singlll purchasE Tagt in the 1951 Eudg_t aM a5ked U~M not to regifiter the ce-r until a fter ~ud3t DamplY
Any -further ideas would be welcome
iravol JA-ustin SUYrey
REG15TEA NEWS
Readers foUowi3 our lIOeri ws on the much-rnodified 1951 Y KSC171 (SitEgt nltXt p8gei will be pleQ5lid to hear tnat we think we now haVE a ChDs~il5 numbsY for -this important car Subject to final com=irmation it WB ~is Y6551 And iF that is so the Cr was la~t noted in at Naylol ltl~1 York~hire in June 1995 ndergoinlt3 ree-toration FurthGr detils of the CiSr5 recent hiatory will app909r at the end of our current -eries As Re3i~ter No1224 wa~ IKSC171 and Re9i ter No1186 w~s Y6EltSl~ the entri12s have belampn eombinlod unrler No11Sb and- ReSiatampr No1224 Mae been re-~l1Ocated to a new discovery (5542 (which is now in Ariltona havin9 been rll5cur=d relatively rlcently from B O-t1apyard artelY beiTl3 bYouSht to thfOo UsA in 1972
1 $764 (Regist~r No1234) l~st hQard or with 111 Malcolm Ffr~nt of is TIOW owned by Mr JLEclw ards of HJllS1p~hirl
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KSC171 - Development amp Modification History Section D~ Prt
Electrical ModiFications ltnot i~nition)
3 Screen De-mister~~ YetiI one fitted with m6~ier Ccrntr-al on Iia5nboa r d Driver $ wired via ignition circu i t Front pa5sengers wired direct t o terminal bc
r11n ChYom Windtone Horns 5creenll~Shl wir]d vio ignitioll c i rClit
Second fog amp pass lamp to m~tch ori3inal amp Iired tnr ouh _Iick action change e ver switch
fJain Beem warnin~ lighi fitted in rev counter 51 wired From dip switch
Second $iop 1i9ht amp- rear lights modified to compl y with new li9htin3 rEgs
stop jigMtis wired via ignitio circuit Petrol Pump anti-thief switch
Hamp~d Li9hts fitted with long range units amp 4230 watt bulbs
Til flidget Dynllmo with power take off for 21 rev counter driVG qeurolr bogt
Reverse 1 i 9ht flloLlmd undet 6pre whe21 COUlP ~ wi red via id lal1lp sw ii eM f controlled by rRvr~e positicn of 3llIT 1 IOve-r
A1l cable~ to rlOar liqhts amp ~top liqht5 fitted with snap connectors
Mi5cel1an~ous ModiFications ~ Additions Rt~
hin IIln tlirroltgt Iilpillj Int~riol hinof Yanlty nirrof fittld to plS-ener Sun Visol fiHin3 For Inti-hre shield fiHed to drivlrs Sun visOT Vtnt pipt fiHtd to rut axlt breather hoh hppet eovtr bruther fitted lIUh straintr at tnln tnd of pipe o ehro exhnsion fitba to hau~i pipe Tadlo_riet (85 fitteltJ to TF l1iti9ltl Redtll roboi VICIIUI 9au IOrdlJ Luj)roclt~rll for eyl1nder lubrleation fldJustabh rur ltfl~tors lOost Covers link type Floor tI is startin lIandl 3uid of tt(J1rl bUlJper u~urea by ~chfitionll t1ell Front nUloel plate lountd (n buper nodel l~ I Siloon Overriders Spl~ial Chrol9 scr ucurin3 rur n_br plate FIt~ ElItin9ulamphlr lGUnted in br~cht by driVfrs )fat Firtt Aid Kii undr drivTs srri iUuliniul C~Ht (aTTir~ undrr lIinJs fOT liht cabin AlllRinillJ Cuntln~~ and spec-hi (rolf ~rr~ f~l Ilindtonr norn~ Var()u~ bolts and hrdlts saO to cortrCt lrn~ths II lirilled for lilItnus ])unlop UfIdsill T~bbtr paint applid under in l runnln9 bObrds vtiOU5 piTh of chassiS inside door panrls insldi boot ~
SPilTt IIht1 cOlllpi in COlp01eni of froni suspensioo --hssis f frif ~llp~1l5ioll tle painto 11th ho tO h of anti-rust paint loIpp1e pretrdcls fittrd tc all ~ruse liipplt$ ~ltld9 hI Fiitin9 ~ on bonnei f)r ojriachble sIlO 1t ou offle-dot ~ lIipr blades in place 01 S Kirk c~bl~ Jubrltlnts flUd to tnrottle amp radiator control cabin Fitted Malerprnof ClVrr for chigt IIholr ~lr Poriar5c~ inCr rcoof IU9~~l ract eny fiiiQ l1ln rRquirrol
Dr~k Rin3er - 6 -
CONDENSER SCREWS SECURING CONTACT CONTACT
PLATE
p~~
BREAKER PIVOT
Our old friend the s tandard XPAG 19306- type distributor
Secondary voltage with capa~iior
Secondary voltage without capacitor
Primary Current I
J Points Point s Points Ocen Close Open
Effect of Glpadtor on secondAry voltage
For technOphobeaa diagram of what the capacitor actually does by storing power
NC- 4 -
I am h~vifllt3 doubtltl a bout the reason 1 postulated in TCY159 for the out-o-f-sequQocE e3istration of Y320S in l~Sl_ Ii book on P4 Rovers- r hgtve just reed 5ol1r-~ th_t Double Purchase T ox vj~S
introdllced in the April 1951 IIud3e-t and not ~ as] had been told e-liminollted at that dete The th~ory that 05205 toed unre3igtered in Wrtivergtity Hotors 5howroortl until 6th April 1951 in order to make 6 -tax s~vi119 is thuE very uspect
Double Pwrchai1le Tagt t 66 applied to CQ$ with a ba-ic price 01= pound1000 or roarER and did not affect Y-Type~ on the fOilce of things there was no tax ildvantaSE from delaying the crJ ra3i~tration
Imil after nud3et DamplY 1951 095 the ratte of Single PurciJa3 Ta)( remaitlRd unchan3ed
Five possibilities OCClr to mil Onamp i thollt the Rover book is wrc)1lS ~bCJut the date when Double Purchase Tax was introdllced AIIother is that 15205 wafi ret~ined in tnt factory I Dr at University MatoYs from i1$ manufacture in lillt~ 1950 until April 1951 for the rRcii+iction of defect5 - which 5CIncS v~ry long timE Third i~ u~eo by the factory O~ UM of Y520S S a demorlStretor - though thet conflicts with the rec-ortied mileB9amp of juOt 132 when the car was resister~d (uneSiS the mileometer WillS zeroed~) Fourth is the pOGsibility that U~i1 could not find a buyer - whim is truikely a- they 2o1d Egtveral other (-Types in early 19~1 Finally the purchoEr may have thought th~re would be a reduct-ion in the rate 0 Singlll purchasE Tagt in the 1951 Eudg_t aM a5ked U~M not to regifiter the ce-r until a fter ~ud3t DamplY
Any -further ideas would be welcome
iravol JA-ustin SUYrey
REG15TEA NEWS
Readers foUowi3 our lIOeri ws on the much-rnodified 1951 Y KSC171 (SitEgt nltXt p8gei will be pleQ5lid to hear tnat we think we now haVE a ChDs~il5 numbsY for -this important car Subject to final com=irmation it WB ~is Y6551 And iF that is so the Cr was la~t noted in at Naylol ltl~1 York~hire in June 1995 ndergoinlt3 ree-toration FurthGr detils of the CiSr5 recent hiatory will app909r at the end of our current -eries As Re3i~ter No1224 wa~ IKSC171 and Re9i ter No1186 w~s Y6EltSl~ the entri12s have belampn eombinlod unrler No11Sb and- ReSiatampr No1224 Mae been re-~l1Ocated to a new discovery (5542 (which is now in Ariltona havin9 been rll5cur=d relatively rlcently from B O-t1apyard artelY beiTl3 bYouSht to thfOo UsA in 1972
1 $764 (Regist~r No1234) l~st hQard or with 111 Malcolm Ffr~nt of is TIOW owned by Mr JLEclw ards of HJllS1p~hirl
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KSC171 - Development amp Modification History Section D~ Prt
Electrical ModiFications ltnot i~nition)
3 Screen De-mister~~ YetiI one fitted with m6~ier Ccrntr-al on Iia5nboa r d Driver $ wired via ignition circu i t Front pa5sengers wired direct t o terminal bc
r11n ChYom Windtone Horns 5creenll~Shl wir]d vio ignitioll c i rClit
Second fog amp pass lamp to m~tch ori3inal amp Iired tnr ouh _Iick action change e ver switch
fJain Beem warnin~ lighi fitted in rev counter 51 wired From dip switch
Second $iop 1i9ht amp- rear lights modified to compl y with new li9htin3 rEgs
stop jigMtis wired via ignitio circuit Petrol Pump anti-thief switch
Hamp~d Li9hts fitted with long range units amp 4230 watt bulbs
Til flidget Dynllmo with power take off for 21 rev counter driVG qeurolr bogt
Reverse 1 i 9ht flloLlmd undet 6pre whe21 COUlP ~ wi red via id lal1lp sw ii eM f controlled by rRvr~e positicn of 3llIT 1 IOve-r
A1l cable~ to rlOar liqhts amp ~top liqht5 fitted with snap connectors
Mi5cel1an~ous ModiFications ~ Additions Rt~
hin IIln tlirroltgt Iilpillj Int~riol hinof Yanlty nirrof fittld to plS-ener Sun Visol fiHin3 For Inti-hre shield fiHed to drivlrs Sun visOT Vtnt pipt fiHtd to rut axlt breather hoh hppet eovtr bruther fitted lIUh straintr at tnln tnd of pipe o ehro exhnsion fitba to hau~i pipe Tadlo_riet (85 fitteltJ to TF l1iti9ltl Redtll roboi VICIIUI 9au IOrdlJ Luj)roclt~rll for eyl1nder lubrleation fldJustabh rur ltfl~tors lOost Covers link type Floor tI is startin lIandl 3uid of tt(J1rl bUlJper u~urea by ~chfitionll t1ell Front nUloel plate lountd (n buper nodel l~ I Siloon Overriders Spl~ial Chrol9 scr ucurin3 rur n_br plate FIt~ ElItin9ulamphlr lGUnted in br~cht by driVfrs )fat Firtt Aid Kii undr drivTs srri iUuliniul C~Ht (aTTir~ undrr lIinJs fOT liht cabin AlllRinillJ Cuntln~~ and spec-hi (rolf ~rr~ f~l Ilindtonr norn~ Var()u~ bolts and hrdlts saO to cortrCt lrn~ths II lirilled for lilItnus ])unlop UfIdsill T~bbtr paint applid under in l runnln9 bObrds vtiOU5 piTh of chassiS inside door panrls insldi boot ~
SPilTt IIht1 cOlllpi in COlp01eni of froni suspensioo --hssis f frif ~llp~1l5ioll tle painto 11th ho tO h of anti-rust paint loIpp1e pretrdcls fittrd tc all ~ruse liipplt$ ~ltld9 hI Fiitin9 ~ on bonnei f)r ojriachble sIlO 1t ou offle-dot ~ lIipr blades in place 01 S Kirk c~bl~ Jubrltlnts flUd to tnrottle amp radiator control cabin Fitted Malerprnof ClVrr for chigt IIholr ~lr Poriar5c~ inCr rcoof IU9~~l ract eny fiiiQ l1ln rRquirrol
Dr~k Rin3er - 6 -
I am h~vifllt3 doubtltl a bout the reason 1 postulated in TCY159 for the out-o-f-sequQocE e3istration of Y320S in l~Sl_ Ii book on P4 Rovers- r hgtve just reed 5ol1r-~ th_t Double Purchase T ox vj~S
introdllced in the April 1951 IIud3e-t and not ~ as] had been told e-liminollted at that dete The th~ory that 05205 toed unre3igtered in Wrtivergtity Hotors 5howroortl until 6th April 1951 in order to make 6 -tax s~vi119 is thuE very uspect
Double Pwrchai1le Tagt t 66 applied to CQ$ with a ba-ic price 01= pound1000 or roarER and did not affect Y-Type~ on the fOilce of things there was no tax ildvantaSE from delaying the crJ ra3i~tration
Imil after nud3et DamplY 1951 095 the ratte of Single PurciJa3 Ta)( remaitlRd unchan3ed
Five possibilities OCClr to mil Onamp i thollt the Rover book is wrc)1lS ~bCJut the date when Double Purchase Tax was introdllced AIIother is that 15205 wafi ret~ined in tnt factory I Dr at University MatoYs from i1$ manufacture in lillt~ 1950 until April 1951 for the rRcii+iction of defect5 - which 5CIncS v~ry long timE Third i~ u~eo by the factory O~ UM of Y520S S a demorlStretor - though thet conflicts with the rec-ortied mileB9amp of juOt 132 when the car was resister~d (uneSiS the mileometer WillS zeroed~) Fourth is the pOGsibility that U~i1 could not find a buyer - whim is truikely a- they 2o1d Egtveral other (-Types in early 19~1 Finally the purchoEr may have thought th~re would be a reduct-ion in the rate 0 Singlll purchasE Tagt in the 1951 Eudg_t aM a5ked U~M not to regifiter the ce-r until a fter ~ud3t DamplY
Any -further ideas would be welcome
iravol JA-ustin SUYrey
REG15TEA NEWS
Readers foUowi3 our lIOeri ws on the much-rnodified 1951 Y KSC171 (SitEgt nltXt p8gei will be pleQ5lid to hear tnat we think we now haVE a ChDs~il5 numbsY for -this important car Subject to final com=irmation it WB ~is Y6551 And iF that is so the Cr was la~t noted in at Naylol ltl~1 York~hire in June 1995 ndergoinlt3 ree-toration FurthGr detils of the CiSr5 recent hiatory will app909r at the end of our current -eries As Re3i~ter No1224 wa~ IKSC171 and Re9i ter No1186 w~s Y6EltSl~ the entri12s have belampn eombinlod unrler No11Sb and- ReSiatampr No1224 Mae been re-~l1Ocated to a new discovery (5542 (which is now in Ariltona havin9 been rll5cur=d relatively rlcently from B O-t1apyard artelY beiTl3 bYouSht to thfOo UsA in 1972
1 $764 (Regist~r No1234) l~st hQard or with 111 Malcolm Ffr~nt of is TIOW owned by Mr JLEclw ards of HJllS1p~hirl
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KSC171 - Development amp Modification History Section D~ Prt
Electrical ModiFications ltnot i~nition)
3 Screen De-mister~~ YetiI one fitted with m6~ier Ccrntr-al on Iia5nboa r d Driver $ wired via ignition circu i t Front pa5sengers wired direct t o terminal bc
r11n ChYom Windtone Horns 5creenll~Shl wir]d vio ignitioll c i rClit
Second fog amp pass lamp to m~tch ori3inal amp Iired tnr ouh _Iick action change e ver switch
fJain Beem warnin~ lighi fitted in rev counter 51 wired From dip switch
Second $iop 1i9ht amp- rear lights modified to compl y with new li9htin3 rEgs
stop jigMtis wired via ignitio circuit Petrol Pump anti-thief switch
Hamp~d Li9hts fitted with long range units amp 4230 watt bulbs
Til flidget Dynllmo with power take off for 21 rev counter driVG qeurolr bogt
Reverse 1 i 9ht flloLlmd undet 6pre whe21 COUlP ~ wi red via id lal1lp sw ii eM f controlled by rRvr~e positicn of 3llIT 1 IOve-r
A1l cable~ to rlOar liqhts amp ~top liqht5 fitted with snap connectors
Mi5cel1an~ous ModiFications ~ Additions Rt~
hin IIln tlirroltgt Iilpillj Int~riol hinof Yanlty nirrof fittld to plS-ener Sun Visol fiHin3 For Inti-hre shield fiHed to drivlrs Sun visOT Vtnt pipt fiHtd to rut axlt breather hoh hppet eovtr bruther fitted lIUh straintr at tnln tnd of pipe o ehro exhnsion fitba to hau~i pipe Tadlo_riet (85 fitteltJ to TF l1iti9ltl Redtll roboi VICIIUI 9au IOrdlJ Luj)roclt~rll for eyl1nder lubrleation fldJustabh rur ltfl~tors lOost Covers link type Floor tI is startin lIandl 3uid of tt(J1rl bUlJper u~urea by ~chfitionll t1ell Front nUloel plate lountd (n buper nodel l~ I Siloon Overriders Spl~ial Chrol9 scr ucurin3 rur n_br plate FIt~ ElItin9ulamphlr lGUnted in br~cht by driVfrs )fat Firtt Aid Kii undr drivTs srri iUuliniul C~Ht (aTTir~ undrr lIinJs fOT liht cabin AlllRinillJ Cuntln~~ and spec-hi (rolf ~rr~ f~l Ilindtonr norn~ Var()u~ bolts and hrdlts saO to cortrCt lrn~ths II lirilled for lilItnus ])unlop UfIdsill T~bbtr paint applid under in l runnln9 bObrds vtiOU5 piTh of chassiS inside door panrls insldi boot ~
SPilTt IIht1 cOlllpi in COlp01eni of froni suspensioo --hssis f frif ~llp~1l5ioll tle painto 11th ho tO h of anti-rust paint loIpp1e pretrdcls fittrd tc all ~ruse liipplt$ ~ltld9 hI Fiitin9 ~ on bonnei f)r ojriachble sIlO 1t ou offle-dot ~ lIipr blades in place 01 S Kirk c~bl~ Jubrltlnts flUd to tnrottle amp radiator control cabin Fitted Malerprnof ClVrr for chigt IIholr ~lr Poriar5c~ inCr rcoof IU9~~l ract eny fiiiQ l1ln rRquirrol
Dr~k Rin3er - 6 -
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KSC171 - Development amp Modification History Section D~ Prt
Electrical ModiFications ltnot i~nition)
3 Screen De-mister~~ YetiI one fitted with m6~ier Ccrntr-al on Iia5nboa r d Driver $ wired via ignition circu i t Front pa5sengers wired direct t o terminal bc
r11n ChYom Windtone Horns 5creenll~Shl wir]d vio ignitioll c i rClit
Second fog amp pass lamp to m~tch ori3inal amp Iired tnr ouh _Iick action change e ver switch
fJain Beem warnin~ lighi fitted in rev counter 51 wired From dip switch
Second $iop 1i9ht amp- rear lights modified to compl y with new li9htin3 rEgs
stop jigMtis wired via ignitio circuit Petrol Pump anti-thief switch
Hamp~d Li9hts fitted with long range units amp 4230 watt bulbs
Til flidget Dynllmo with power take off for 21 rev counter driVG qeurolr bogt
Reverse 1 i 9ht flloLlmd undet 6pre whe21 COUlP ~ wi red via id lal1lp sw ii eM f controlled by rRvr~e positicn of 3llIT 1 IOve-r
A1l cable~ to rlOar liqhts amp ~top liqht5 fitted with snap connectors
Mi5cel1an~ous ModiFications ~ Additions Rt~
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