Re: Back from the garage...

In article <001801c1d507$2ad257c0$c11286d9@g6a2g8>, James Carruthers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >I never thought I would have such a reaction to having my car back you >don't realise what you've got till its gone (at least for a few days) But >some odd feeling that someone has been poking 'r

Re: Sorry...Waterpump question again

Terry is correct. I am thinking about replacing the bearing in this pump and using it on my '68 Spit along with the same housing. I wouldn't DREAM of not fixing it first. The bearing in there is really bad and it helps that my neighbor owns a machine shop and has offered to help with the car

Patrick Bowen

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Re: Sorry...Waterpump question again

I think he was asking if the assembly (mid 70's model water neck/thermostat housing, main body and late model type of pulley) would work on his round-tail car. I don't think he's planning on putting a used water pump with a worn bearing on the car. He might be able to get the "pump" portion fixed

Re: Sorry...Waterpump question again

At 04:10 PM 3/26/02 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now...even though this pump assembly is not for my car, couldn't the pump be used on it anyways? Or would it be easier and more advisable to just buy a new pump all together from somewhere/someone so that i have the right one? Again i am l

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Sorry...Waterpump question again

Hello again, Thank you all once agian for your help in my water pump dilemma. Now i have another question about that same pump. Let's just say that i tear the whole thing apart and get it working again. K? The body of the waterpump fits onto my the head fine and could be used i think

Back from the garage...

I never thought I would have such a reaction to having my car back you don't realise what you've got till its gone (at least for a few days) But some odd feeling that someone has been poking 'round MY motor too Anyway, stuff that they found; one flange was bent and had been welded fixed

Travelling with dogs was Re: Optimistic!

I had occasion once to make a 300 mile (450km) trip one hot summer day with my son in the passenger seat and the dog behind the seats. It was too hot to swelter in the sun, so the top was up. Unfortuneatly, the angle of the back window (although unzipped) meant that the poor dog did receive dire

Re:Optimistic!

LOL Mike BTW, I was considering removing the spare wheel (it is not the best wheel, and the tire should have been retired (and probably was by the PO) long ago) Besides, There wasn't a jack (all right, that one is not the most difficult mission I'll have to face...) Instead, I was considering

Re: Optimistic!

In article , Marc Anger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Well Richard and Mike, I have been topless since Saturday. I actually >had a go last WE, because I had just bought Decibel, but for no more >than an hour (still, my fingers were numb enough to make it difficu

Re: Optimistic!

Yes Richard, the other human is my wife. And the dog is a Belgian Shepherd (Tervuren, for the few specialists of this wonderful breed) I am quite interested in your cushion : Djinn knows what the "voiture" is (car, in French, our 306) and goes to the parking spot when it's here. But when I say

RE: Optimistic!

When I got my first classic 5 years ago, it was an MG BGT bought for #1900. Two days later my then girlfriend (now wife) and I set off for a weeks holiday in Dorset, 5 hours drive away - me a complete classics novice, and not having done anything more to check her out than topping up the oil and c

Optimistic!

Well Richard and Mike, I have been topless since Saturday. I actually had a go last WE, because I had just bought Decibel, but for no more than an hour (still, my fingers were numb enough to make it difficult to put the hood back on). We are going to Stratford upon Avon this WE and it should be

Hard Top for sale - London UK

Obviously a sign of the good weather to come: James has a Spitfire IV/1500 hard top for sale in London, England. Pimento red, good condition apart from a small dent above the drivers-side pillar, reasonable headlining, a bargain at GBP 50. Contact him direct on 07973 507595, Hackney area and can

Re: UJs, Hypocondria and Mouse Traps

In article <11EEFA4B6844D511A0E70008C71E9F01383614@ABDEXH01>, Richard Gosling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Mike said: > >...When I started, I got away with only a hundred pounds a month - it soon >got a lot more expensive, though. Not that I wish to worry you or >anything, but I think I averaged

Re: soft top window renovation

I'd be inclinded to refrain from using anything overtly aggresive, there are specific cleaning agents available for doing the plastic windows unfortunately I can't remember the name of any of them. The TSSC sells one so you could try them. Let me know how you get on as my back window is getting a

brake fluid LONG

This subject comes up every 6/8 months, seems opinions about what 3/4/5 will & will not do, and what you have to do to use each of them is just that=opinions= not fact !!! # 1 It is best to flush your system but you really only have to open the drain plugs and fill your resovoir with silicone an

soft top window renovation

It's getting to that time of year again when I'm thinking about returning the soft top to it's rightful place on Saskia. Before fitting it I would like to be able to see out of the back window which is currently very hazy. Previously I have used an abrasive cleaner from Halfords, but I think tha

RE: UJs, Hypocondria and Mouse Traps

Mike said: ...When I started, I got away with only a hundred pounds a month - it soon got a lot more expensive, though. Not that I wish to worry you or anything, but I think I averaged about three hundred pounds a month during my first year of ownership... To be fair, though, Mike, while you h

RE: UJs, Hypocondria and Mouse Traps

James said: ...I'm going to have spent about 600 pounds in 6 months (exhaust and bearings/shafts (plus labour) + consumables such as oil etc - not petrol though) - Im hoping that this isn't going to be a trend My experience (extending to the massive number of two old cars) is that the first

RE: my uj and bearing update - and brake light

James asked: ...Just out of interest, what does happen if a uj breaks? I imagine one wheel loses power - and you start going diagonal?... The short answer is: you don't want to find out!!! The longer answer - it is MUCH worse than just a loss of power to one wheel. In fact, if it was just a los