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Re: Help needed in saving Spitfire 1500 crank

To: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>, "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>,
Subject: Re: Help needed in saving Spitfire 1500 crank
From: "Ron Krantz" <rkrantz@Prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 18:36:05 -0500
I have used the National Redi-Sleeve No. 99287 to convert MkI cranks to
MkIII and used the rubber rear main seal for years in my race car.  You can
do the same thing to the front pulley if it has a groove worn in it with
part no.99162
Ron - ReK Racing
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter C. <nosimport@mailbag.com>
To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; <britbits@tiu.net>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: Help needed in saving Spitfire 1500 crank


>
> Jim, Joe, et. al.
> National has a "Redi-Sleeve" (tm) part number   99282   but I think 99287
> would be better.
> (Redi-sleeve and Speedi-sleeve are the same... but don't tell anyone)
> Peter C
> ----
> At 03:07 PM 12/6/1999 , Joe Curry wrote:
> >>britbits@tiu.net wrote:
> >
> >> Listers,
> >>> I have a pair of 1500 cranks that have wear/pitting on the main seal
> >surface.  The local machine shops don't have the abilility to splatter
weld
> >them and can't find a Speedy sleeve (? is that right?) for the Spitfire.
> >>
> >> Anyone found a solution for this?
> >>Yeah Jim, it's called plastic underneath the car!
> >>Joe
>


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