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121. RE: manifold studs (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 15:59:40 +0100; I've had this problem before. I couldn't remove the stud at all, it was rusted in there absolutely solid. I ended up replacing the manifold with a second-hand one from TRGB for not-a-lot of money. T; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00342.html (8,037 bytes)
122. RE: manifold studs (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:24:25 +0100; I think Iain was referring to the studs in the manifold, which are used to hold the downpipe to the manifold... Correct me if I'm wrong Iain! Richard -- Important Notice: The information in this ema; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00348.html (7,533 bytes)
123. RE: Steering wheel - front end question (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:50:13 +0100; I have to disagree. I've removed my steering wheel several times without problem. If the wheel is non-original (as mine is now) then it must have been removed before, and possibly not replaced corre; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00350.html (9,405 bytes)
124. RE: Female LBC owners, was: RE: Hello from a new list member! (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 15:11:01 +0100; I wouldn't worry about the question about whether you know how to drive a Spit. I remember one list member (can't remember who) who was selling his car taking a prospective buyer for a drive, and th; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00372.html (10,294 bytes)
125. RE: DOT 5 life spam and clutch problems (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:16:36 +0100; To quote the Rimmers catalogue: "Initially the [DOT5] brake fluid remains purple, then after a while it changes to yellow. The colour change is quite normal and does not affect the performance of the; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00435.html (7,791 bytes)
126. RE: 78 Spit clutch issue (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:31:47 +0100; I had exactly this problem once. It turned out that one of the little springs in the clutch plate had broken, and a few of the bits had jammed themselves between the two faces of the clutch so that; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00436.html (7,973 bytes)
127. RE: Transmission Advice please (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:58:50 +0100; Definitely easier to pull the transmission out on it's own, from inside the car. This is even more true if you don't have an engine hoist. Check out my step-by-step guide at http://www.totallytriump; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00437.html (7,648 bytes)
128. RE: MOT Results & New Boots... x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:09:16 +0100; Congratulations on getting through the MOT - I don't think I've ever got a pass on my first visit to the test centre!! I found a garage where I used to live that did the same as yours. I really appr; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00443.html (8,547 bytes)
129. RE: Transmission Advice please - (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:01:45 +0100; I used a Rimmers re-conditioned unit when I replaced my gearbox (the old one was jumping out of reverse, had 110,000 miles on it, and I was replacing a broken clutch anyway so it seemed like a good; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00459.html (8,512 bytes)
130. RE: MOT Results & New Boots (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:15:57 +0100; Who wants tyres with masses of grip? It only makes it harder to get the tail out on the roundabouts... :-) You want the tyres that will give the most miles/pound, I would say. The cheapest tyres may; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00460.html (7,831 bytes)
131. RE: replacing diff & what else? (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:14:33 +0100; As a general principle, I always replace all nuts, bolts, bushes and seals with new whenever I replace any part on my car. At the very least you are replacing a potentially worn, fatigued, and rusty; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00481.html (8,313 bytes)
132. RE: replacing diff & what else? (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:29:57 +0100; I always buy my replacement fasteners at the same time as the other components I buy, from a reputable Triumph specialist such as Rimmers. Maybe I'm wrong to do so, but so far I have trusted them to; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00483.html (7,836 bytes)
133. Chatlines (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:14:14 +0100; Check out http://www.sniffpetrol.com/chatlines.jpg There are very few things that will have me laughing out loud while sitting all on my own. These are classic. Richard & Daffy -- Important Notice: T; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00508.html (7,338 bytes)
134. RE: Rear trunions and brakes? (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 08:58:05 +0100; Mine are pretty stiff too. I reckon the forces involved in that area are very much more than is required to overcome the stiffness, so it probably isn't a problem. Richard & Daffy -- Important Notic; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00017.html (7,398 bytes)
135. RE: Center Arm Rest (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 09:02:39 +0100; Triumph breakers in the UK (TRGB, Spitfire Graveyard) will have some completely untouched by the damaging effects of strong sunshine!! However, cheap as they will be, carriage to the USA may make the; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00018.html (7,790 bytes)
136. Sophie (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 12:39:41 +0100; Made a decision yet? Does Sophie stay or does she go? Richard & Daffy -- Important Notice: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally-privileged. If you have reason to believe; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00163.html (7,015 bytes)
137. RE: Delco vs Lucas (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 12:49:56 +0100; All I can tell you is that 1500's have electronic tachos, so your guy who saw a 1500 with a cable drive at a scrappy - either it's non-stock, or he was mistaken. Richard -- Important Notice: The inf; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00164.html (8,291 bytes)
138. RE: Delco vs Lucas (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 14:45:25 +0100; Wouldn't a '73 be a MkIV (albeit with 1500 engine for the States), rather than an actual Spitfire 1500? Since the 1500 engine was never fitted to the MkIV in the UK (and I am assuming that Suzie's qu; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00171.html (8,462 bytes)
139. RE: Spit MkII bonnet (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 14:55:01 +0100; It's a bit of a drive, but TRGB (Somersham, just North of Cambridge) or Manvers Triumph (Elmswell, just East of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk) may have a MkII you could take picures of. www.trgb.co.uk; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00172.html (7,403 bytes)
140. RE: Spitfire value? (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 11:47:48 +0100; I guess Doug probably meant that 'only a total idiot would spend significant money on a car sight unseen on Ebay' - at least that's what I took him to mean. Of course, what 'significant money' is va; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00231.html (8,742 bytes)

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