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Unidentified Part III - CaptainBob - 01-05-2018
Does anyone know what this item is?
RE: Unidentified Part III - Ian Williams - 01-05-2018
An oil button, fitted to Chummy's and early saloons.
RE: Unidentified Part III - Tony Press - 01-05-2018
(01-05-2018, 10:56 PM)CaptainBob Wrote: Does anyone know what this item is?
Yes !
RE: Unidentified Part III - Bill Sheehan - 02-05-2018
(01-05-2018, 11:29 PM)Tony Press Wrote:(01-05-2018, 10:56 PM)CaptainBob Wrote: Does anyone know what this item is?
Yes !
Whilst Ian is correct, when he says Early Sevens. the oil button shown is for a late-'28, '29, 30' etc - whereas the really Early Sevens (1923 to late '28) did not have a flange either side of the button, the bezel was circular. Cheers, Bill
RE: Unidentified Part III - bob46320 - 02-05-2018
And just to add a little more, the black button popped out a little when you had "some" oil pressure.
RE: Unidentified Part III - JonE - 02-05-2018
out of interest, is this later one less prone to the 'oil in your lap' thing which seems to be accounted in 750 Companion/tales of yore etc?
RE: Unidentified Part III - Ruairidh Dunford - 02-05-2018
Not in my experience.
They can be repaired using the plastic wrapping used for bacon however - true!
RE: Unidentified Part III - Rick F - 02-05-2018
The "official" material for the diaphragm was not bacon wrappers, but pig's bladder - so I suppose there is a connection there somewhere!
I have repaired mine successfully (no leak after 6,000 miles) using a few layers of thick(ish) poly bag.
RE: Unidentified Part III - Bill Sheehan - 03-05-2018
(02-05-2018, 11:51 AM)Rick F Wrote: The "official" material for the diaphragm was not bacon wrappers, but pig's bladder - so I suppose there is a connection there somewhere!Just to clear up my perhaps-confusing above post (for the pedants) - the late '28 cars introduced the '29 models, then all of 1929, then up to mid 1930 (from there the button type were replaced by a dial). Forget the "etc". Cheers, Bill in Oz
I have repaired mine successfully (no leak after 6,000 miles) using a few layers of thick(ish) poly bag.
RE: Unidentified Part III - Rick F - 03-05-2018
And a further bit of possibly useful information: the bodies of the two types are identical and the bezels are interchangeable - they screw on and off.