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Re: [Spridgets] oil drain plug...

To: spridgets@autox.team.net, kk7ss@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] oil drain plug...
From: "Silas P. Gumbody" <silaspgumbody@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:31:49 -0700 (PDT)
"Could someone please tell me the size and thread for the oil drain plug on
the 1275 A-series??"

The dangers of having the wrong one.  From this week's
AHSpares newsletter reporting on their sponsored AH 3000 racing at Snetterton:
"The circuit had dryed for the race, and after an excellent start Anders
converted his  pole position to lead the opening lap establishing a
substancial gap at the front.  A few laps into the race the overdrive stopped
working and we were lossing speed on the very long Revett staight.. bI had a
great battle with a hard charging Hugo Holland- Bosworth until the gearbox
started playing up, and eventually siezedb said Anders.  Anders had to
abandon the race with David Smithies taking the victory."

"The problem
turned
out to be a loose overdrive drainplug causing all the oil to drain out
of the
gearbox.  The gearbox has now been taken to Hardy
Engineering, the # 1
Austin-Healey transmission specialists, who will
completely renew the gearbox
for the team."
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