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BTW, this is a great product to dress up rocker covers in case your bolts are showing some corrosion inside:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192164531550 That link does not seem to work. was what it turned into for me!
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Or replace the allen bolts with stainless items. Those chrome steel caps will rust without regular wipe down type cleaning, and will retain moisture underneath, causing the stock chrome allen bolts to just rust more.
In the U.S. allensfasteners.com (less expensive) and totallystainless.com (minimums and more expensive but larger selection of stainless items) are a couple of good sources.
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Late 2012 M3W
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I think I just overfilled it last time, I will check it again next time I am under it.
Does everyone else's engine weep a little oil from the bottom covers if it has not been driven in a few weeks? Last trip to the dealer I had then seal everything up, no more leaks!
Last edited by Draggin; 19/09/22 07:02 PM.
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Or replace the allen bolts with stainless items. Those chrome steel caps will rust without regular wipe down type cleaning, and will retain moisture underneath, causing the stock chrome allen bolts to just rust more.
In the U.S. allensfasteners.com (less expensive) and totallystainless.com (minimums and more expensive but larger selection of stainless items) are a couple of good sources. Good tip Steve.
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
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We bought 7 acres of land with a shop to retire to, so right now I am driving the tractor a lot more than I am driving the Morgan. I hope to change that as we build out the house further! I still love the car, but it has been sitting too much since pre-covid. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086911488361
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2016 M3W John A Prestwich Special
1952 Ford 8N
1968 Honda CL175,and 2018 Ural Retro
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Draggin, best of luck with the build, hope it does not take you as long as my self build did. Sorry I am not on FB.
Like you my Morgan saw little use from 2007 when I first demolished my garage and various out buildings to extend the house in order to make it better fit with the desires of my good lady which equated to first building my new garage, followed by building an extension to the already extended home, then built another extension to the extension, followed by raised patio and landscaping, I finally hung my tools up in 2018. is there any wonder why my Morgan has so few miles on it...
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We bought 7 acres of land with a shop to retire to, so right now I am driving the tractor a lot more than I am driving the Morgan. I hope to change that as we build out the house further! I still love the car, but it has been sitting too much since pre-covid. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086911488361Looks wonderful. Am I correct in thinking that the tractor is a pre-1947 Ferguson-Ford ? According to Wikipedia, in order to get volume production with lower costs, following a demonstration of his tractor before Henry Ford Senior in October 1938, Ferguson made a gentlemen's agreement with Ford, also referred to as the handshake agreement, to produce the Ferguson tractor in Detroit starting in mid-1939. Is it one of these?
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Costock, UK
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Or replace the allen bolts with stainless items. Those chrome steel caps will rust without regular wipe down type cleaning, and will retain moisture underneath, causing the stock chrome allen bolts to just rust more.
In the U.S. allensfasteners.com (less expensive) and totallystainless.com (minimums and more expensive but larger selection of stainless items) are a couple of good sources. I have used bolt depot in the past, quick shipping
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We bought 7 acres of land with a shop to retire to, so right now I am driving the tractor a lot more than I am driving the Morgan. I hope to change that as we build out the house further! I still love the car, but it has been sitting too much since pre-covid. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086911488361Looks wonderful. Am I correct in thinking that the tractor is a pre-1947 Ferguson-Ford ? According to Wikipedia, in order to get volume production with lower costs, following a demonstration of his tractor before Henry Ford Senior in October 1938, Ferguson made a gentlemen's agreement with Ford, also referred to as the handshake agreement, to produce the Ferguson tractor in Detroit starting in mid-1939. Is it one of these?Known affectionately as the "little grey Fergie" in the UK. There are variations though  ![[Linked Image]](http://www.simoncars.co.uk/ferguson/slides/Ferguson%20TEF20%201953%20pink.jpg)
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2018 Roadster 3.7
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