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161. Re: My own brakes, followup (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 31 Oct 2000 07:19:25 -0600; After my brake woes, I am now a fervent believer in steel braided brake hoses. Even replacing just the front ones made a noticeable difference in brake performance - lots of feel, very rapid respons; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00730.html (6,994 bytes)
162. Rev <4000rpm> (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 01 Sep 2000 05:28:33 -0500; I'm guessing that you don't have an overdrive at the moment (I could be wrong!). If so, you need to replace the gearbox as well as acquiring the overdrive. In fact, I think it may just be the output; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00004.html (8,643 bytes)
163. Re: Spitfire O/D wiring and oil (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 01 Sep 2000 10:12:11 -0500; The wiring for the O/D is pretty simple, although the easiest thing to do is spend just a few pennies on an O/D harness ready made for you with no dodgy home-made connections (maybe other peoples ho; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00020.html (8,418 bytes)
164. Rev <4000rpm> (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 05 Sep 2000 02:54:54 -0500; I don't really have a feel for what is the better route to go - getting a second-hand o/d and having it reconditioned yourself, or just going straight to the big dealers. My instinct (could be wrong); /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00127.html (8,402 bytes)
165. Re: Fuel. Check. Fire. Fire. Hello, Fire? (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 06 Sep 2000 07:37:07 -0500; Stupid question - you've tried replacing the plug wires - have you tried replacing the spark plugs themselves? If no current passes along the HT lead, the timing light won't light, even if the HT lea; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00226.html (8,982 bytes)
166. Re: MK II Rear Window Seal (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 13 Sep 2000 03:22:15 -0500; Just a guess here, but it is quite possible that the Rimmers hard top differs from the factory hard-top, so the rear window seal for that will not necessarily suit those who need a replacement for th; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00503.html (8,406 bytes)
167. UK Fuel blockade (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 15 Sep 2000 03:29:11 -0500; Those on this list the far side of the ocean from Coventry, will probably be unaware of the dramatic events here in the UK this week, protesting over fuel tax. Here in the UK, tax accounts for around; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00565.html (8,283 bytes)
168. Re: Door Opening (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 18 Sep 2000 04:27:28 -0500; I had exactly the same problem. Went to TRGB (Triumph specialist near Cambridge, in the UK), who not only had a replacement for this little bit, but theirs was metal, not plastic, so it won't ever b; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00634.html (8,160 bytes)
169. Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 19 Sep 2000 05:02:39 -0500; As those of you in the UK might have noticed by now, the weather is not what it was... Now that autumn is well and truly here, Daffy is spending her days waiting for me in the car park, being pounded; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00693.html (10,103 bytes)
170. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 19 Sep 2000 08:51:51 -0500; OK, so I checked the price of a new windscreen seal - 13 quid. That I am prepared to spend. So, how tricky is it to remove and re-install my windscreen? Does it involve any special tools (that end up; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00706.html (8,166 bytes)
171. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 19 Sep 2000 11:12:58 -0500; Laura.G@141.com on 19Sep2000 03:48 PM Is that the seal that should be along that piece where the latches are? Where would one get such a thing? Would that be the piece in the SpitBits catalogue, pg 1; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00715.html (8,643 bytes)
172. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 20 Sep 2000 03:13:29 -0500; Thanks to all who came to the aid of my soggy trousers - Tim, Doug, Laura, Several suggested the rubber boots around the master cylinders. Sure enough, the clutch boot wasn't properly fitted into the; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00736.html (10,976 bytes)
173. Exhaust manifold/downpipe gasket (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 20 Sep 2000 05:29:45 -0500; A couple of months ago, fed up with replacing my manifold/downpipe gasket, I just decided to do away with it, and promised to let you all know how I got on. And then never mentioned it again. Well, i; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00737.html (8,218 bytes)
174. Re: Exhaust manifold/downpipe gasket (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 21 Sep 2000 02:33:15 -0500; Thanks! What should you do to avoid everything coming loose? The catalogues (Rimmer and Moss) show a single spring washer and the brass nut only. I have to agree, thought, that when dismantling the s; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00770.html (7,646 bytes)
175. Re: balance shafts (car-related, but not very LBC) (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 21 Sep 2000 04:06:36 -0500; Wahey, now we are really getting onto an area of speciality for me - I do this sort of stuff for a living. Most of the comments so far are along the right lines, although a little confusion is still; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00772.html (9,807 bytes)
176. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 22 Sep 2000 03:21:10 -0500; Thanks for that. I am actually interested in removing the windscreen from the frame, not the frame from the car, so that I can replace the windscreen seal, to avoid the leaks I am currently getting.; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00787.html (9,111 bytes)
177. Re: cylinder head (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 22 Sep 2000 04:15:43 -0500; Well, I'm on a roll here! This is what I spend even more time doing than balancing engines!! Basically, this article is very good, and could give any layman as much as they need to know about fatigue; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00789.html (10,830 bytes)
178. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 22 Sep 2000 07:07:17 -0500; Thanks for that - I'm now all ready to go ahead, as soon as I have a free weekend to do it. I guess that means I'll still have soggy trousers for a month or so - other even more pressing matters awa; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00791.html (9,633 bytes)
179. Daffy Maxed (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 22 Sep 2000 10:55:10 -0500; Daffy had been running very poorly at high revs recently - above about 3,500 rpm she would go through patches of hesitancy and slight spluttering and low power at full throttle. Also, fuel consumptio; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00804.html (8,213 bytes)
180. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 22 Sep 2000 10:59:59 -0500; Putting some sealant on was going to be my first approach, particularly since I won't have the time for a windscreen replace for a few weeks. Replacing the windscreen seal was an approach if the qui; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00806.html (8,564 bytes)

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