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1. broken again... (score: 1)
Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 03:54:22 -0700 (PDT)
Saskia broke down twice a week last Saturday, first time the fan belt fell off - The garage had not tightened the bolt for the alternator clamp properly. Was glad that I kept a spare belt and coolant
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00278.html (8,362 bytes)

2. Re: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 06:44:54 -0700 (PDT)
that sounds like a good idea, I'm quite tempted to have a go at doing it myself. I have never touched the engine before, but I assume that swapping heads over is a simple case of undoing a few bolts
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00284.html (8,940 bytes)

3. Re: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: "Dr T. Dafforn" <td214@cus.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:21:24 +0100 (BST)
Swapping heads isn't too bad a job, so long as you can get the heads off! You need to drain the coolant system, and fit a new head gasket of course. It is probably a good idea to do it so you can hav
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00285.html (8,011 bytes)

4. Re: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:21:09 -0700 (PDT)
should you always fit a new head gasket when removing the head? they ain't cheap! I do have a spare to fit tho... cheers John
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00288.html (7,191 bytes)

5. RE: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: "Bowen, Patrick" <pbowen@intellinetics.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 14:37:48 -0400
John, yes replace that headgasket everytime without fail. You will find that the money to replace the gasket quickly outweighs the effort it takes to do the whole job over again when the reused one f
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00289.html (7,322 bytes)

6. Re: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: "Tod Jones" <todjones@rica.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 19:46:09 -0400
Compare prices! The last time I did this I found just a head gasket at pep boys for $39.95. Then turned around and bought a complete head gasket set for about $20 at a local import shop. Tod Jones Ha
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00294.html (7,446 bytes)

7. Re: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: "Suzie" <suzie_bear@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:22:28 +0100
5 quid at an autojumble is a much better price :o) Suzie /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00303.html (7,554 bytes)

8. RE: broken again... (score: 1)
Author: john@triumphspitfire.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:19:53 -0400
And there are two different head gaskets for Spitfires. Suppliers often send the wrong one. Can anyone help with which goes with which year or other specifics? John /// spitfires@autox.team.net maili
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00305.html (8,603 bytes)


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