A bit of a shame when a long-standing, enthusiastic owner has to let go but judging from the mileage it rewarded you with plenty of enjoyable miles. Good luck.

'The Tidworth Thunderbolt' (showing me age?)

Hi. The standard setup is to have the oil pressure pipe screwed straight into the block. It looks like you have a T piece to allow the addition of an oil pressure switch and thus - warning light. I have such a T piece and always intended to fit it and the associated pressure switch as I think I woul...

Just done my gasket edges ...

You know what they say: 'If it ain’t broke ....' Well guess who thought it would be a neat touch to swap out the auto servo spout (with its tapping to the gearbox which is blanked off with a length of tube with a bolt in the end), and put in a nice manual one as it's all apart anyway. Steve Dennison...

Geraint.
Just checked and the positive cable in your photo is for a SE6a(b?SE8?) but it is probably - if anything - longer than the SE5a so still interested in purchase if available.

Will,
PM sent.

Interesting. Thanks Roger. I'm thinking maybe a good compromise between originality (noting your signature phrase in red above! :wink: ) and fool-proofing would be a red shrink-sleeve at the battery end or, if the insulation is too crunchy, cover the whole thing in red shrink sleeve. Geraint, How mu...

I may be better to get one made, 40 years of engine heat take its toll on the insulation, the one pictured is hard as rock! That is helpful :) So there is the bracket :!: The plate and grommet in your picture suggests there should maybe be a second hole specifically for the starter cable. I don't s...

Any help would be appreciated as I try and reverse 43 years of electrical bodgineering. 40 odd years ago that may have been essentialneering (budgets where tight and joe / joanne had to get to work or he/ she would not get paid ) A PO obviously had an earthing issue due to the rusty front steelwork...

Yes, that's the one but I am a bit confused. It looks like the battery connector is at the starter end .
Am I correct in thinking there is a clip at the engine mount à la SE6a? I don’t have a 5a parts catalogue to check.

Thanks both.
I will wait for your PM Jim. No hurry. I can crack on with other stuff.

Thanks Geraint. Lets see how Jim gets on.

I am looking for the positive battery cable (battery to starter via multi-connector) for an SE5a. Annoyingly I saw one at Scimfest and hesitated about purchase because I didn't realise at the time how bad mine was :roll: . Any help would be appreciated as I try and reverse 43 years of electrical bod...

Excellent

This is mine as assembled (Payen gasket, heads have been 'kissed' rather than skimmed). I will be trimming them flush but not too bad as is.

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Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:56 pm

Would be interested in the battery +ve cable (from terminal to starter via a terminal block?) if you have it.

Now PMed (just re-read your first post )