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21. Re: Herald clutch MC same as Spitfire? (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 04 Jun 2001 08:12:27 -0500; Not all Spitfire M/Cs are the same. For a start, there are single circuit and dual circuit systems around. Also, some later M/Cs had plastic reservoirs with larger caps than the earlier M/Cs - not s; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00080.html (7,186 bytes)
22. Re: Newbie. (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 06 Jun 2001 11:27:31 -0500; Congratulations to you and your girlfriend! Sounds like you've got a job ahead of you... If you have little or no knowledge of Spitfires, you really need a workshop manual. I have the Haynes manual,; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00121.html (8,323 bytes)
23. Re: turn signals, 75 Spit (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 13 Jun 2001 05:35:37 -0500; Sounds like your indicator relay has had it. These are cheap and easy to replace, so just get a new one. You may be able to find one at your local parts store if you take the old one in - it should; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00258.html (7,445 bytes)
24. Re: gear box oil (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 15 Jun 2001 11:27:51 -0500; Take the oil out while the trans is out of the car, but don't replace it until the trans is back in. This will save you the extra weight of half a gallon of oil while you try and manouvre the gearbox; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00317.html (7,150 bytes)
25. Re: Mk. III Frnt end (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 18 Jun 2001 12:03:27 -0500; If the sway-bar is not flat, I would think it is not right. I suspect that years of the dreaded Spitfire Leaning Syndrome have bent it permanantly so that it agrees with the lean. Maybe you can fit; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00370.html (8,179 bytes)
26. Re: Mk3 Front bumper (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 22 Jun 2001 06:02:30 -0500; The advice I have heard is that a re-chromed second-hand bumper is better than a new one - the main steel part of the bumper is pretty thin in the new ones. This applied to my 1500, but I guess the; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00452.html (7,506 bytes)
27. Re: I don't believe it. (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 26 Jun 2001 04:22:56 -0500; I can't remember where each of your engines came from, but this one without the bearing shell - have you ever heard it run? An engine that is missing a big end bearing shell will make a HELL of a na; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00499.html (7,649 bytes)
28. Re: Front hub dust cover (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 29 Jun 2001 06:30:33 -0500; The method recommended in the manuals is to drill a small hole in the centre of the cap (if one doesn't already exist). Then screw a screw into the hole. When the screw reaches the end of the stub a; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00572.html (8,312 bytes)
29. Re: Clutch/transmission (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 01 May 2001 03:26:32 -0500; If you want to sort the clutch out, go in from the gearbox end - much easier than pulling the engine. If you remove the dash support and the carpet, you will find a transmission cover made from card; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00000.html (7,289 bytes)
30. Re: Steering Slop (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 01 May 2001 03:41:35 -0500; You need to remove (not just loosen) the clamp bolts on both halves of the flexible coupling. You also need to remove the steering wheel adjustment bit on the steering column below the dashboard - w; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00001.html (7,914 bytes)
31. Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 04 May 2001 07:28:09 -0500; Anyone going to the Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show this Bank Holiday weekend? I may go on Sunday, weather permitting, so if anyone else on the list is thinking of coming let me know and we will see; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00048.html (7,481 bytes)
32. Re: Spitfires in songs (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 08 May 2001 05:21:38 -0500; A couple of years ago on this list (and during a different season) someone mentioned the Triumph content in "Hark the "Herald" angels sing", also including the line "Join the Triumph in the skies", c; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00130.html (7,385 bytes)
33. Re: It's still alive (sort of) (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 08 May 2001 07:53:23 -0500; You don't even have to be that old to appreciate a Spitfire... My daughter is almost 20 months old (for those of you who don't have kids, or are too old to remember, this means walking, thinking, sor; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00134.html (9,013 bytes)
34. Re: Something for the upcoming VTR.... (a bit long) (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 09 May 2001 07:09:06 -0500; ...Perhaps John will address a curious point in that equation--that Standard-Triumph club members in the U.K. number far in excess of those in the U.S., despite the fact that almost 90% of the cars w; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00190.html (8,843 bytes)
35. Re: Lightest Car? (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 10 May 2001 04:36:48 -0500; It's a pity Lotus do not sell their Elise in the States - that is just 1612 kg. In the UK we have, fully road-legal, the Caterham Superlight R500 - total weight just 998 lb! For those who have not he; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00213.html (8,504 bytes)
36. RE: Lightest Car? (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 10 May 2001 06:10:27 -0500; Sorry - right figure, wrong units, I meant 1612 lb!! Glad to hear Lotus is planning to treating you lot to the Elise - it's a superb car! For such a light-weight car it is stunningly strong, as it is; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00216.html (8,927 bytes)
37. RE: Admittedly, I try not to inject politics... (long) (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 11 May 2001 07:15:55 -0500; ... and long should you continue to do so. I fully appreciate your grievance, Mike, and I sympathise. But this is the wrong place to air it (the fact that it happened in a Triumph is not sufficient r; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00247.html (7,643 bytes)
38. Re: Valances and LRP (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 14 May 2001 11:56:54 -0500; Hi Mike, Valances - I'm not sure if these serve any particularly useful purpose, other than preventing water/mud spray from the wheels from spraying all over the engine. Could be useful around the di; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00288.html (9,204 bytes)
39. RE: Noise Diagnostics (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 14 May 2001 12:25:57 -0500; May not be as severe as the rear trunnion bearings - I would first check your UJs. However, dodgy UJs are usually most signified by a clunk as you hit the accelerator, or lift off for engine braking; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00291.html (8,506 bytes)
40. Re: Dealing with pressure - or lack thereof (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 15 May 2001 06:30:42 -0500; Oil pressure is important! Yes, it is true that much of the engine is lubricated by splash, but the bits that REALLY matter, your bearings, have oil supplied to them from the oil gallery at the full; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00321.html (9,230 bytes)

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