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1. RE: Leaking Oil behind the head (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 08:27:59 -0000; Hi Greg, Oil leaking from the left hand rear corner of the block/head interface is a noted weakness on the Triumph SC engine. This is where the top end oil-feed passes throught the head gasket. The; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00013.html (9,808 bytes)
2. RE: 78 Clutch replacement (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:44:00 -0000; Hi Laura, It's much easier than on an MG - I remember lying underneath my BGT and putting my head back into a pool of oil. This is why I have Triumphs...... Not really, but it's very much a Triumph; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00098.html (10,551 bytes)
3. RE: Subject: front suspension renewal - bent vertical link? (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:36:52 -0000; Sheared vertical links are certainly not uncommon, though they usually go hand-in-hand with poor maintenance, not necessarily recently, but at an earlier point in the car's life. Failure to lubricat; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00172.html (10,301 bytes)
4. RE: Found a new victim - er - project! (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:58:57 -0000; Which UK manifold is it? The 1300 type is fine and apparently flows well enough for the 1500, though I've only had them on 1300s. The UK spec 1500 manifold is nothing but trouble - this has twin out; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00174.html (8,892 bytes)
5. RE: Rear Brake Cylinders (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:36:18 -0000; UKC1260PR PAIR WHEEL CYL GT6III LATE 16.00 PAIR Hope that helps, Bill Davies. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00346.html (7,045 bytes)
6. RE: Specialty Tools (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:51:24 -0000; Conversely, I know several engineers who reckon that setting up a diff is an absolute piece of cake, but then they know what they're doing while I don't! Given how quickly a diff can be set up by an; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00382.html (8,225 bytes)
7. RE: I'm sure many of you can empathise with the following... (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:27:09 +0100; Similarly, you could try using a small metal cutting chisel struck vertically down onto the top of the nut at 90 degrees to the stud - this should split the nut and open it enough to make unscrewing; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00007.html (8,587 bytes)
8. RE: Night blindness tip (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 15:39:04 +0100; I have a few "period accessory" clip-on, flip-down filters for night driving fitted to my cars, some of them are green, some blue. I've been using these since buying a Herald fitted with one back in; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00063.html (8,939 bytes)
9. RE: Triumph Herald Speedometer And Fuel Gauge (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 08:01:25 +0100; a voltage stabiliser and appropriate fuel gauge - earlier Heralds use a non-stabilised fuel gauge, sorry I'm not certain of the change point. From a physical point of view things look more bleak - t; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00136.html (8,816 bytes)
10. RE: parts cars - new thread (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 08:12:46 +0100; Not seen any replies to this yet, so here goes: More to the point, it will reduce the strain on the driver. Well they're pretty robust really. 1500 versions have a reputation for throwing rods throug; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00137.html (9,852 bytes)
11. RE: Spitfire Models (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:38:52 +0100; It also has a friction motor.... not a lot of people know that! The TSSC sells them and they're easily available from most model shops which stock diecasts. Keep an eye out around the shows and auto; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00174.html (8,201 bytes)
12. RE: UK Number Plates (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:01:55 +0100; Hi Doug, As Laura has suggested, the Blue band contains the EU symbol. They have only very recently become legal because they required a change in digit size of the plates, however that hasn't stopp; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00214.html (9,187 bytes)
13. RE: thrashing my spitfire - and other observations. (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:20:57 +0100; And a slight correction on the correction - the original capacity was 803cc when it appeared in the Standard 8, Cheers, Bill. -- This Message sent by: ^==^ / \ William Davies / \ Total Triumph Enthu; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00268.html (9,413 bytes)
14. RE: manifold to head gasket (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:27:35 +0100; Hi Tim, There should be no need for any gasket sealant here. There should be a roll-pin in that hole, specifically for aligning the manifold, Cheers, Bill. -- This Message sent by: ^==^ / \ William; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00271.html (8,726 bytes)
15. RE: manifold to head gasket (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:55:36 +0100; Hi John, Some people use sealant but I've never found it necessary. I always grease paper gaskets with fresh hub grease as I use them - use just enough to make both sides of the paper uniformly dark; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00275.html (8,447 bytes)
16. RE: U-Joints???? (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:35:46 +0100; Hi Phillip, It's quite normal to hear a clicking from the UJ long before it can be felt by manually moving the joint - if you can actually feel any movement or roughness by hand then your joints are; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00364.html (8,688 bytes)
17. RE: stub axle slight damage (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:54:21 +0100; Hi John, I wouldn't be unduly concrned about slight damage to the tapered section as there is no contact with either of the bearings here. It might be worth polishing out if there is a defined corne; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00386.html (8,356 bytes)
18. RE: opening the bonnet (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:48:10 +0100; James, While it's always better to have 2 people lift the bonnet to prevent flexing (as if it didn't do enough of that on it's own!), I never had a problem opening the bonnet on any of my Spitfires.; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00406.html (8,560 bytes)
19. RE: Triumph trailer hitches (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:25:49 +0100; Sorry I can't help with the towing hitch, but was the caravan something like one of these: http://www.podcaravans.com/ I saw them a Beaulieu autojumble and thought they were absolutely gorgeous! A s; /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00486.html (9,170 bytes)
20. RE: two-stage braking (score: 1): Author: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 08:13:41 +0100; This is (usually) one of 2 things. If the back brakes are poorly adjusted, ie., lots of play, then the first push of the pedal takes up the slack in the brake shoes, then the second depression of th; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00046.html (8,567 bytes)

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