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41. RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:06:41 -0000; Your misunderstanding is in assuming that the angle of the wheel is related to the angle of the suspension upright, that connects between the hub and the spring eye. The suspension upright will chan; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00076.html (9,352 bytes)
42. Headlamp housing (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:10:02 -0000; Brook seems to have problems posting to the list (although he receives OK), so I'm passing this message on. Any replies to Brook.Collins@pilkington.ca Richard I have been sending to spitfires@autox.t; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00054.html (8,188 bytes)
43. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 10:02:08 -0000; ..."My 76 Spitfire 1500, my first Triumph, has suffered the dreaded drivers side lean for most of it's life. As I said, three spring changes in the rear has only resulted in a need for a forth"... I; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00079.html (8,544 bytes)
44. RE: Repair Operations Times (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:59:40 -0000; Depends entirely on: How many other items you decide to do "while you've got everything apart" How much spare time you have How much money you have. My random guess is anywhere between 2 months (for; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00087.html (7,660 bytes)
45. RE: car has no heat (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:33:41 -0000; Is the cable or mechanism that's attached to your temperature control broken or disconnected somewhere, so you turn the knob but that doesn't actually adjust the temperature? I'm assuming this car ha; /html/spitfires/2006-12/msg00040.html (7,875 bytes)
46. RE: Great (Triumph Herald) one for those with broadband... (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:43:41 -0000; I'd agree that Clarkson has a strong opinion on just about every subject under the sun, and that many (most?) of them are, to a greater or lesser extent, uninformed. But then so do I, and so do most; /html/spitfires/2007-01/msg00040.html (10,381 bytes)
47. RE: [Spit] a not-so-good clutch sound (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:06:25 +0100; Hmmm... That whirring sound doesn't sound good to me. My guess would be a worn throw-out bearing. But to replace that you'll need to pull the whole gearbox out :-( Richard ___________________________; /html/spitfires/2007-05/msg00060.html (8,459 bytes)
48. RE: [Spit] Early Spitfire4 heater box quandary (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:28:19 +0100; I've got no idea about your heater box, I'm afraid - just wanted to say Hi, good to hear from you, it's been a while!!! Hope you get your issue sorted, anyway. Richard (no more Daffy) ______________; /html/spitfires/2007-05/msg00061.html (8,749 bytes)
49. RE: [Spit] Oiling front trunnions (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:16:32 +0100; Just use a standard grease gun, but fill it full of engine oil rather than grease. It can be a bit messy, but it works. Richard Gosling _______________________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00011.html (8,138 bytes)
50. RE: [Spit] Oiling front trunnions (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:52:20 +0100; "I believe that you should use 90W EP gear oil in the them, not Engine Thanks - I was a bit hazy on what oil to use, it's been a while! Thanks for clearing that up. Richard Gosling __________________; /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00013.html (8,380 bytes)
51. RE: [Spit] Rolling an empty Spit chassis around (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:41:44 +0100; The rear wheels will fall off. The rear wheels are held rigidly to the driveshaft, and are perpendicular to it. If you remove the diff, the inner ends of the driveshafts are free to flop around where; /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00016.html (9,722 bytes)
52. [Spit] UK Govt. refuses to extend tax exemption (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:11:10 +0100; An e-petition on the Prime Minister's website recently asked for the classic car tax exemption to be extended - it used to apply to any cars over 25 years old, but when the current government took po; /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00042.html (9,685 bytes)
53. Re: [Spits] Disk Rotor removal.. Plan-D (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:48:12 +0100; Re-assemble with plenty of grease/copperslip so that it comes off more easily next time!!! Richard Gosling ________________________________________________________________________ This message (inclu; /html/spitfires/2007-07/msg00027.html (8,273 bytes)
54. Re: [Spits] (no subject) (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:05:52 +0100; Jeff McNeal has done this - find out all about it at http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects2.shtml Richard ________________________________________________________________________ This messa; /html/spitfires/2007-09/msg00034.html (8,356 bytes)
55. Re: [Spits] Seat modifications (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:57:15 +0100; I'm 6'3", so I appreciate your problem! One thing, DON'T GO FOR MAZDA MX5/MIATA SEATS, they will have you sitting appreciably higher in the car! BTDT, I ended up almost peering over the top of the w; /html/spitfires/2007-10/msg00029.html (9,320 bytes)
56. Re: [Spits] Help with hardtop!! Please!!! (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:53:05 -0000; I found with my hard-top that, with the rear edge lined up and resting in the right place, the front edge didn't sit properly on the windscreen, it rose up a bit, because the windscreen was a bit too; /html/spitfires/2007-11/msg00069.html (9,483 bytes)
57. Re: [Spits] Timing chain cover nut (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:01:59 -0000; OKCSpitfire - sounds like you are getting a little frustrated! I'll avoid the temptation to get into a slanging match on the relative faults of British and American cars ;-) I have no idea why Triump; /html/spitfires/2008-01/msg00011.html (9,236 bytes)
58. Re: [Spits] Timing chain cover nut (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:04:09 -0000; "British auto design and manufacturing collapsed years ago, especially after the Japanese auto industry rose." Not really true. British car design is alive and well, car manufacturers from around the; /html/spitfires/2008-01/msg00015.html (10,290 bytes)
59. Re: [Spits] solenoid or starter? (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:26:52 -0000; Sounds very much like the starter to me too, I've replaced a couple in my time. Rebuild starters won't break the bank. Richard Gosling ________________________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2008-02/msg00010.html (8,550 bytes)
60. Re: [Spits] Non Triumph, rear disc brake question - (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:35:04 -0000; For a moment I wondered about the vertical forces - a caliper at the 3-o-clock position will be pushed up when braking, and one and the 9-o-clock position will be pushed down. But then there will be; /html/spitfires/2008-03/msg00009.html (9,138 bytes)

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