- 161. RE: Lucas (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 10:18:08 +0100
- The voltage stabiliser only controls the voltage to the temperature and petrol gauges, it does not supply the tacho or indicator. Furthermore, a duff voltage stabiliser usually results in a high rea
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00252.html (7,904 bytes)
- 162. RE: Parts Stores== Slightly off topic=== (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:39:43 +0100
- Once upon a time (in a mysterious land that may never have even existed except in our rose-tinted memories), these places employed people who knew about cars. But, that takes experince and training,
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00298.html (9,598 bytes)
- 163. RE: Heritage auction - anyone going? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:08:55 +0100
- Hmmm, an authentic factory RHD TR8 in there - you don't see one of those every day... And if you are looking for a nice ornament, the various sectioned cars seem to be going pretty cheap! Richard & D
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00316.html (7,397 bytes)
- 164. RE: Sundry questions on Clutches and wiring.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:13:59 +0100
- When my PO converted Daffy to O/D he made up the wiring harness himself - and did a shocking job. I never managed to fathom out why my O/D would keep cutting in and out, until I had to pull the tran
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00353.html (8,307 bytes)
- 165. RE: Equivalent for Engine Coolant Sensor (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:38:57 +0100
- The temperature transmitter is the same for all Spitfires (and indeed the TR7 and no doubt others), so the one at NAPA should be fine. My guess is that they don't bother stocking stuff for cars befo
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00354.html (7,467 bytes)
- 166. RE: Chromework and rechroming (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:13:00 +0100
- When I had a small collision a couple of years back that dented my front bumper, TRGB advised me that a re-chromed old bumper tended to be better than a brand new bumper - thicker metal and thicker c
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00358.html (8,477 bytes)
- 167. RE: Chromework and rechroming (getting slightly off topic (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 15:02:49 +0100
- ...No need to worry, in this rather odd isle we work on both metric and A building suppliers I used to go to occasionally would sell you a 2 metre length of 2"x4"- that always cracked me up. I'd be s
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00365.html (7,688 bytes)
- 168. RE: Reproduction parts and limited runs? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:42:06 +0100
- It could be because cars are, relatively, cheaper now than they used to be. While it may have been economical in the past to produce things in relatively small numbers, the car makers have now got ma
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00373.html (10,144 bytes)
- 169. RE: Reproduction parts and limited runs? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 16:40:48 +0100
- No such thing as 'inventory tax' over here as far as I know! Richard & Daffy This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any disseminatio
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00377.html (8,512 bytes)
- 170. RE: Spitfire - power radio antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:27:15 +0100
- Never done a power antenna, but I've replaced the standard one a couple of times. The real issue is space as it passes through the top of the rear wing - it's a very narrow gap, and I have found it
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00392.html (7,701 bytes)
- 171. RE: More O/D wiring - relay? And fan current draw. (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:50:59 +0100
- Well, my 1500 has the no-relay layout for O/D, and it works just fine. Once the solonoid is activated it should draw very little current, you only get current flowing significantly in the short mome
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00393.html (8,334 bytes)
- 172. RE: More O/D wiring - relay? And fan current draw. (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:43:16 +0100
- Fair point, although the switch is not hard to come by - #15 from Rimmers any time you want one. Richard & Daffy This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you ar
- /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00395.html (8,030 bytes)
- 173. RE: That plastic door handle piece that breaks (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 08:41:01 +0100
- These are already available. I've got them from TRGB in the UK - don't know who else also supplies them, but it's unlikely TRGB had them made specially so they must be available elsewhere too. Reaso
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00275.html (7,726 bytes)
- 174. RE: Oh No! different radius arms (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 08:48:43 +0100
- Donald & Henry, The radius arms on my 1500 definitely do not point directly forwards from the suspension vertical link. The 80deg angle sounds more like it. Unless the rod itself is bent, I guess the
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00276.html (7,799 bytes)
- 175. RE: Gaydon Centenial Meet (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:42:23 +0100
- What's that thing in Picture 5? Looks like a MkII 2000/2500 at the front, but with a slightly GT6-esque fastback rear. Is that the same one in Picture 25? Don't think I've seen one of them before! R
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00335.html (7,299 bytes)
- 176. RE: Seat upholstery (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 08:49:09 +0100
- Try Newton Commercial www.newtoncomm.co.uk - they are the actual manufacturers that supply the kits which are sold by most of the dealers, but they also supply direct. I'm pretty sure that they sell
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00350.html (7,508 bytes)
- 177. RE: weather ===no lbc content=== (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 14:38:21 +0100
- What is more frustrating - having the car but not the weather to drive it in, or the weather to drive it in (which we've been having in Scotland, and that doesn't happen often), but your car is stuc
- /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00354.html (7,902 bytes)
- 178. RE: Spitfire & GT6 parts lists (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 09:20:54 -0000
- Sounds a hell of a job, but one that would be very useful to many of us. There may be a bit of a challenge getting consistent data - I find that some of the catalogues give slightly different informa
- /html/spitfires/2006-01/msg00020.html (8,126 bytes)
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