Allegro painting, dashboard lights and starter motor head scratching

[@crumplezone1]

I had an Allegro, a sandglow one, I changed the engine as it was worn out and head because the soft Valve seats burned out because of the change to unleaded in the 80s and I put electronic ignition on it, never let me down, I loved that car and yours is a beauty young man

[@thtmotoring]

@@crumplezone1 thank you! I really am enjoying the Allegro experience!

[@nygelmiller5293]

It makes all nostalgic for my dear Allegro I sold 25 years ago (having had it for 10 years), to buy a big estate car

[@barukkazhad8998]

That was the colour of my first car..allegro 😊

[@thtmotoring]

@@barukkazhad8998 very nice! It’s such a typically 70s colour

[@nothingtoseehere999]

I had the alegro Equipe it was quite sporty for its day

[@thtmotoring]

@@nothingtoseehere999 that’s a very special car, don’t see many now

[@SmashingPistons]

Ohm serious business!

[@thtmotoring]

@@SmashingPistons haha which bit? 😂

[@SmashingPistons]

@@thtmotoring All of it! 😂 What was the sporty Allegro they did?

[@thtmotoring]

@@SmashingPistons 1750 sport. Shane that I can’t fix mine immediately. Need to take off the starter motor and give it a clean

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Nice paint job. Looks a right flimsy tinny car.

[@thtmotoring]

@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 it’s definitely tinny. Not as flimsy as you would think mind

[@robertwalker1742]

Bulb is called a Feestoon bulb.

[@thtmotoring]

@@robertwalker1742 thank you! Have managed to find one and it works now 🙂

[@rick66649]

If a dashboard light as gone on a car of today probably need a complete new cluster👍🇬🇧

[@thtmotoring]

@@rick66649 exactly, benefits of simple motoring!

[@stevenconnor4221]

If the starter motor was whirring but not starting, it could easily be the solenoid not engadging, check the wiring to the solenoid when 12v is applied you shoud hear it click. Possibly bad earth?

[@thtmotoring]

@@stevenconnor4221 thank you! Will have a look at it. Could just need a quick clean with contact cleaner. I’m going to take off the starter motor and give it a clean as well

[@Avid_Fan]

In those kind of old cars can you block gear change or do you have to sequentially change gears?

[@thtmotoring]

@@Avid_Fan I usually change sequentially but block gear changing is also perfectly fine 🙂

[@Avid_Fan]

​@@thtmotoring thanks. I've heard that in old cars before the breaking system improved in modern cars that sequentially changing down was what drivers did because the breaking system in old cars couldn't take it. I'm assuming old cars is cars from the 60s, 70s, maybe 80s.

[@thtmotoring]

@@Avid_Fan I’m not that clued up on that. Many people’s definition of what an old car is varies a lot

[@nygelmiller5293]

​@@thtmotoringwhat does block and sequential mean?

[@thtmotoring]

@@nygelmiller5293 block is when you can skip a gear when changing up or down. Sequential is when you have to go through the gears in order to

[@nygelmiller5293]

In THOSE days, a REAL car, with proper tyres, not anorexically skinny! AND a (full size!) spare wheel!

[@thtmotoring]

@@nygelmiller5293 Exactly!