- 141. Re: King bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:01:41 +1300
- I can't remember the number! Canley will have it under 128391. As you may know these are normally the big ends for the early six cylinder crank, the MGB diesel engine bearings are slighly narrower t
- /html/fot/2003-01/msg00181.html (8,299 bytes)
- 142. Re: Suspension/Handling Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 10:25:46 +1300
- I'm not an expert on bump steer but.........AFAIK the whole steering rack should be straight in its normal rested state so that as it moves with the suspension the effective length change is very sma
- /html/fot/2003-01/msg00200.html (9,353 bytes)
- 143. Re: Suspension/Handling Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:08:51 +1300
- I now know why I never went racing. John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com> To: "'John Kipping'" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>; "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>; <fot@
- /html/fot/2003-01/msg00202.html (12,183 bytes)
- 144. Re: State of the Trunnion (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:37:04 +1300
- A visual examination of the threads on a vertical link give a very good indication if it is fit for further service. Rust spots are the starting point for cracks and eventual breakage. John Kipping -
- /html/fot/2003-01/msg00268.html (7,410 bytes)
- 145. Re: Request of Our British FOTers (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:11:23 +1300
- I usually use www.infobel.com/teldir John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: <EISANDIEGO@aol.com> To: <fot@autox.team.net> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:13 AM Subject: Request of Our British FOT
- /html/fot/2003-01/msg00269.html (6,926 bytes)
- 146. Re: DO NOT OPEN HAPPY NEW CHRISTMAS (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 12:08:48 +1300
- I've just checked everything with the latest AVG data, and nothing shows up so AFAIK I didn't send it around John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: <n197tr4@cs.com> To: <RDWISMER@aol.com>; <fot@au
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00153.html (7,871 bytes)
- 147. Re: britbits????? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 11:35:55 +1300
- I would never open an attachment unless 100% sure what it was about. The sender can always send it again if it was important. John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: "Tom Strange" <tstrange@new.rr.
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00163.html (7,183 bytes)
- 148. Re: GT6 ring and pinion interchange? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:44:20 +1300
- You certainly can't mix up different ratios as the size of the teeth are different - mixing up different sets of the same ratio will result in noise and premature wear so in general it is a waste of
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00187.html (8,463 bytes)
- 149. Re: Lever shocks on GT6? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 10:39:54 +1300
- The rotoflex rear suspension is modified front suspension from the Triumph 1300 FWD. It must have been discovered when trying to fit it to a GT6 and a Vitesse that there was room for mounting a conve
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00199.html (7,890 bytes)
- 150. Re: Alluminum hubs for GT6 Front ends (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:08:55 +1300
- Canley Classics supply aluminium front hubs and they are made to the original drawings by an original supplier - no idea about the wheelstuds. John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: "Bill Bartlett
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00212.html (7,772 bytes)
- 151. Re: Alluminum hubs for GT6 Front ends (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:19:45 +1300
- nice 'n' easy, www.canleyclassics.com John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: "matt matthews" <mattspit@att.net> To: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>; "Bill Bartlett" <billbartlett@homerebu
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00232.html (9,086 bytes)
- 152. Re: TR6 Oil Pressure Relief Valve (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:23:05 +1300
- A correctly working oil pump will provide huge amounts of pressure, working out low pressure readings is a process of elimination. First of all I would put all original stuff in place without any spi
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00279.html (10,629 bytes)
- 153. Re: Rotoflex rear Hubs (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:01:15 +1300
- Personally I think you are trying to reinvent the wheel, yes the hubs do wear out but it takes a long time and they are available new. When reassembling use the far superior front diff nut as fitted
- /html/fot/2002-12/msg00280.html (10,534 bytes)
- 154. Re: Running on the battery (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:06:47 +1300
- Something must happen in mid Atlantic, in the UK all electical problems are with Delco products - General Motors - King of Darkness John Kipping -- Original Message -- From: <Herald948@aol.com> To: <
- /html/fot/2002-11/msg00173.html (8,147 bytes)
- 155. Re: GT6 parts needed (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 10:14:14 +1300
- All new vertical links originate through one source, forgings from Turkey and machined in Coventry. UK price is around $100 each. Be very careful with anything secondhand, any rust spots around the t
- /html/fot/2002-10/msg00045.html (7,141 bytes)
- 156. Re: generic question on compression checks (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:16:08 +1300
- A blowdown test will reveal a lot more, but I would almost guarantee there are ring problems. I had some oil burning engines that I couldn't understand and eventually called the piston manufacturers
- /html/fot/2002-10/msg00106.html (9,925 bytes)
- 157. Re: Spitfire Racing Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 21:19:10 +1300
- The 1300 pistons sold under the "County" name are very good and probably very suitable for racing if balanced and the heavy gudgeon pins thrown away. They come from XRN in the UK and are usually sold
- /html/fot/2002-10/msg00143.html (7,694 bytes)
- 158. Re: Head Gasket (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:16:46 +1300
- If you have a flat block (ie non recessed) then it is possible to use the copper type head gasket as fitted to a GT6 Mk I. Although this uses the smaller 3/8 head studs the gasket can be used by scre
- /html/fot/2002-10/msg00156.html (7,841 bytes)
- 159. Re: Lifter Hardness (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:26:13 +1200
- I can provide some help but not the complete answers. Although over the years I've never been involved much with racing engines I've seen absolute garbage supplied as far as decent quality cams and
- /html/fot/2002-09/msg00043.html (9,703 bytes)
- 160. Re: fot-digest V1 #677 (score: 1)
- Author: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
- Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:57:16 +1200
- I'm not a chemical engineer so I can only tell you what I understood about the process. A common hardening method is what is called tuftriding or ntriding in the UK, no problem except that you end up
- /html/fot/2002-09/msg00063.html (7,632 bytes)
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