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181. Re: cylinder head (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 25 Sep 2000 02:52:57 -0500; With a cast iron head the difference between hot and cold isn't that great. Yes, the bolts heat up and expand, but so do the cylinder head and block, by a similar amount (similar temperatures, simila; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00872.html (9,436 bytes)
182. Re: Alternator Bracket Needed (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 25 Sep 2000 07:04:33 -0500; Are you talking about the top bracket (where you adjust the position to get your fan belt tension), or the cast lower bracket? If you are talking about the top bracket, I know Moss in the UK sells t; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00874.html (7,628 bytes)
183. Re: Where in the UK to buy Spit body parts? (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 28 Sep 2000 05:35:00 -0500; If you are definitely after OE parts rather than pattern stuff, it really shouldn't matter where you get it from - it will all be from the same factory! So, the main decision factors would then be p; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00957.html (8,740 bytes)
184. Running out of Petrol (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 04 Aug 2000 08:02:50 -0500; I am amazed you have only ever run out of petrol (gas?) once in a Spitfire - I probably do it every couple of months! Admittedly, I do run it right to the limit - this will give me exactly 3 return; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00074.html (8,062 bytes)
185. Re: On MailList politics and knowing who's ones friends are... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 23 Aug 2000 04:34:18 -0500; I have been on holiday for a couple of weeks, so I have only just returned and read about the shocking way you have been treated by someone (or more?) on this list. I do not know what was said, but; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00873.html (11,376 bytes)
186. Re: On MailList politics and knowing who's ones friends are... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 23 Aug 2000 06:06:58 -0500; Joe, Laura, and all others out there, Having delved a little further through my bulging in-box, it would appear (from a letter sent by Joe to Paul forwarded to the list by Brad) that it was you, Joe,; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00875.html (12,511 bytes)
187. Re: On MailList politics and knowing who's ones friends are... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 23 Aug 2000 11:15:40 -0500; As usual with these things, it seems that it is everyone's fault a little, and no-one's fault completely. Joe, I believe you may have treated Laura with some level of insensitivity in your comments t; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00907.html (10,514 bytes)
188. Buyers Guide (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 25 Aug 2000 05:40:05 -0500; Good guide - I hope this helps many people. One thing to mention - you talk about clunks from the rear end being universal joint wear. They could also be excessive play in the differential. UJs cost; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01044.html (8,267 bytes)
189. Glueing your car together (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 29 Aug 2000 08:02:17 -0500; Epoxy is a really good way to hold your car together - if you are Lotus. The Lotus Elise (which, not being sold in the States, many of you may not be aware of) is a superb, lightweight, mid-engined,; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01180.html (7,797 bytes)
190. MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 03 Jul 2000 09:02:13 -0500; As promised, I am reporting back with the reaction of the MOT people to my gasket-less exhaust. Well, I gave the nuts an extra tighten before I bought the car round - they seemed to have loosened a l; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00043.html (8,363 bytes)
191. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 04 Jul 2000 03:59:45 -0500; The MOT Test is an annual roadworthiness test in the UK, and is pretty strict compared to US standards - I remember being amazed when I bought an old Skylark while travelling around the states and d; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00081.html (11,024 bytes)
192. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 04 Jul 2000 06:19:57 -0500; Laura (and others), I'm not entirely sure what your objection to ensuring that all cars are roadworthy is. Some might see that the MOT seems stringent, but there is really nothing in there that is no; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00084.html (11,122 bytes)
193. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 04 Jul 2000 06:53:28 -0500; Yes, rust is a big problem here, both due to the damp climate, and particularly since the roads are heavily salted during cold winter spells to prevent icing. Life expectancy of a car is probably 12-; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00085.html (10,499 bytes)
194. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 05 Jul 2000 02:53:41 -0500; Fair enough - it seems that California at least has spot checks, which cover some of the points in the MOT. I have to say that, when I stayed in Milwaukee for a couple of months (the only part of the; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00145.html (9,862 bytes)
195. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 05 Jul 2000 03:04:15 -0500; Yes, it is true that if I maim myself that the taxpayer will pick up the cost, through our National Health Service. However, I think that is a fairly dubious excuse for a restriction on civil libert; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00146.html (10,306 bytes)
196. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 05 Jul 2000 05:17:01 -0500; Thanks for the warning - they certainly are a fair amount cheaper than TRGB quoted - and they can do it this week, not in mid-August! Since they are a general repairs garage I was concerned that the; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00149.html (10,480 bytes)
197. MOT Passed (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 10 Jul 2000 05:57:22 -0500; With all the discussion on MOTs that I seem to have sparked off, I thought you would all like to know that Daffy has passed! Total cost was a mere GBP486 ($750-ish?), but most of that (GBP275) was pa; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00316.html (8,537 bytes)
198. Re: Flasher on the blink? (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 11 Jul 2000 03:42:36 -0500; Sounds more awkward than a simple dodgy flasher unit. As far as I understand it, the flasher unit is a simple switch in the line for the indicators - with the switch closed all lights will light, wi; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00387.html (8,652 bytes)
199. Re: Wiring an ammeter (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 11 Jul 2000 04:20:38 -0500; I'm not a total electrical guru, but since no-one else has answered your post I thought I'd pass on my thoughts. The instructions sound reasonable to me. I'm not sure what is meant by a #10 wire - m; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00388.html (9,613 bytes)
200. Re: engine refit problem - oil pan cap screwed part...iv (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 11 Jul 2000 10:08:31 -0500; g/box is slotted, allowing a certain amount of fore/aft movement. It is therefore quite possible that, during the removal of the engine, the gearbox was pulled forward a little - with enough force I; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00397.html (7,901 bytes)

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