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141. Re: Gearbox/Bell housing (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 23:14:58 -0000; It's not a joint which has to cope with any high fluid pressures so leakage should never really be a problem, Cheers, Bill. -- Rarebits4classics .......just what you've been looking for PO Box 1232 C; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00021.html (7,424 bytes)
142. Re: Bouncy bouncy and zipped vinyl (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 14:38:22 -0000; Have you had the rear suspension correctly aligned? A standard Spitfire rear end in good condition certainly shouldn't bounce around like that. Personally, I wouldn't put Spax on ANY car that I had t; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00030.html (8,922 bytes)
143. Re: Bouncy bouncy and zipped vinyl (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 21:05:16 -0000; With Spax dampers the Rebound stiffness is adjusted at the same time as the Bounce stiffness. This means that to get any meaningful rebound stiffness, the suspension becomes ridiculously hard. Konis; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00042.html (7,845 bytes)
144. 903599 - Spitfire I-III Hardtop windscreen seal (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 23:53:38 -0000; Several months ago I suggested that I would soon be producing the correct extruded windscreen seal for the early Spitfire works hardtop. Following trials in December, I now have a finished batch of; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00055.html (7,700 bytes)
145. Re: Oil filter analysis (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:28:44 -0000; The presence of the rubber valve doesn't necessarily mean it works! I still have seven or eight Champion D102s from a batch with non-working valves. I've had individual filters from other brands with; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00105.html (8,553 bytes)
146. Re: Oil filter analysis (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:03:47 -0000; On modern filters the anti-drain valve frequently takes the form of a synthetic rubber ring just inside the drain holes in the filter base, Cheers, Bill. -- Rarebits4classics .......just what you've; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00107.html (7,958 bytes)
147. Re: Modifying rubber compounds - window seals (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:50:48 -0000; I can't speak for other manufacturers/suppliers, but the glazing sections we produce are done in EPDM. Cheers, Bill. -- Rarebits4classics .......just what you've been looking for PO Box 1232 Calne Wi; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00138.html (7,957 bytes)
148. Re: Modifying rubber compounds - window seals (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:34:43 -0000; Continuous extrusions should be engineered to cope with a specific minimum bend radius. As such, the rubber used for this would not be an identical compound to that used in a fully formed seal with m; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00140.html (8,653 bytes)
149. Extrusions (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 01:20:01 -0000; Since taking several enquiries about sealing rubbers for various unlisted applications, I've produced sectioned images of the sealing rubbers which I have available from stock as continuous extrusio; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00143.html (7,094 bytes)
150. Re: rear hatch trim - mastic and Plastisol (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:49:01 -0000; Hi Paul, A mastic sealant is a far better solution than silicone for glazing rubbers - most of the silicone sealants I've experinced bond so well to both glass and rubber that they make any future di; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00204.html (8,214 bytes)
151. Re: Zenith Stromberg - ZS - SU -? (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:49:30 -0000; I don't know where this talk of "Merlin" came from, though I too have heard it before. The Patent on the bonnet catch is number GB854540 and was applied for by Bloxwich Lock and Stamping, who I belie; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00232.html (8,197 bytes)
152. Iron bellhousing - heavy or what? (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:19:30 -0000; Has anyone got a measured weight for the standard Herald/Spitfire cast iron bellhousing? I've just weighed one of the early alloy ones and it's an amazing 5lb 9oz, or 2.5Kg if you work in metric! I d; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00277.html (7,064 bytes)
153. Re: Alternative Alternators (UK) x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:22:33 -0000; In good order, the Lucas alternator is perfectly adequate and in my experience totally reliable. Are you sure that your battery is good? I'm uncertain of the specifics with a Spitfire, but in the cas; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00048.html (9,097 bytes)
154. Christmas cards (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:16:14 -0000; This evening I received a Christmas card from the staff at the MOT station which tests my cars - probably gratitude for keeping them in employment over the last 12 months. It brought a smile to my fa; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00116.html (6,941 bytes)
155. Re: [triumph_herald] Which engine to use ? (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:13:07 -0000; John, It's true that the bearings are larger, but the later (FH type) engines are considerably less robust than the MKIII FD type. The FD is generally considered the best of all stock 1300 Triumph en; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00134.html (7,956 bytes)
156. Re: Rimmer special? (brake hoses) (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:25:43 -0000; They have a stainless braided finish, as far as I understand it the inner is teflon. I won't get involved in the perceived pros and cons of these other than to say they are not the "fit and forget" o; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00190.html (7,672 bytes)
157. Re: rimmers parts (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:17:10 -0000; Surely the wider radiator would be a smarter investment than an electric fan? The physical cooling capacity is the noted weak link in later Spitfires, so I would be inclined to fix this rather than f; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00283.html (7,934 bytes)
158. Re: Glazer for hardtop window needed (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 12:15:55 -0000; Hi Chris, The early Spitfire hardtop rear seal is another "Rarebits4classics" product scheduled for delivery around the end of the year. I expect to have the first samples for test fitting around the; /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00031.html (8,611 bytes)
159. Re: Glazer for hardtop window needed (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 15:44:51 -0000; Hi Chris, We sell the plastic finisher for 1.50 pounds/metre - it's the same trim as used on most Heralds & Vitesses, Toledos, Dolomites and plenty of other non-Triumph vehicles. I could well be wro; /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00035.html (9,215 bytes)
160. Re: Glazer for hardtop window needed (score: 1): Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:28:45 -0000; There are problems with using front screen seal on the hardtop as the profile tends to push the screen outwards. The correct seal profile is quite different and pulls the screen in towards the body.; /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00040.html (8,168 bytes)

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