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Thanks pete will do that first chance -- still havnt found the flasher unit though guess i shall have to remove a few bits and poke deeper . cheers John

Hi all does anyone know where they have hidden the flasher unit on a singer gazelle mk v early model. ? Have hung upside down and cant see a dam thing because of steel bits and the ash tray. also have a good dynamoe but the ignition light doesnt go out when its revving . Is this control box problem ...

the gazelle had a round dial with 3 gauges at 60 degree spacing and one of these is the ammeter. The main loom seems ok the only wires that burned out were the thick wire from the ignit switch to the solenoid which i replaced and a thin wire which went from the ignit switch and disappeared towards t...

Thanks for that John-this could be the root of the problem . The wiring was so bad that I could not tell where the ammeter was wired in to the circuit. I have replaced the wires to and from the ammeter but they are waiting to be connected -any idea where on a gazelle ?

heres the scenario guys and gals. 1965 singer gazelle 1600 had a problem with loose igntion switch finally fell out and shorted some wires -result mess of melted wires from switch to solenoid and elsewhere. Have replaced the main wire to the solenoid but none of the others and engine seems to start ...

Just to follow up: escort mk 2 sump plug is m12 x 1.25 pitch- my problem was the thread in the sump was badly stripped. its possible to drill the hole larger and retap the hole to m14,but most m14 sump plugs seem to be m14 x1.50 pitch and taps are not that common at that pitch,easier to get an m14 x...

Hi all
Got a damaged thread on a mk 2 1.3 escort sump and plug. Anybody know what thread it is so i can clean it out ?. It appears to be 12mm x 1.25 pitch -any thoughts?
Many thanks as always John B

Thaks John,interesting point. Whats the best way to connect the voltmeter?
Cheers John

Life isnt kind -am only just getting round to the above. Have tried to email JPB but dont think it went so here goes . If I .......1 reverse the coil connections 2 reverse the ammeter connections 3 reverse the battery connections 4 take a big wire from the alt + to the solenoid 5 take the wire from ...

Thanks for all the comments guys -gonna go away and ponder before I commit any hard earned. Cheers John