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  2. similar heads??

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    I dont know whether the internals have been changed but I acquired the dolly engine and was going to strip it, recondition it and use it as spares for the spit engine. If it wasn't compatible then I was going to just strip and reassemble. In fact im still at a loss with what to do with it.

     

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  3. similar heads??

    in Engine

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    I dont know whether the internals have been changed but I acquired the dolly engine and was going to strip it, recondition it and use it as spares for the spit engine. If it wasn't compatible then I was going to just strip and reassemble. In fact im still at a loss with what to do with it.

     

    Cheers

  4. similar heads??

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    So can I change heads? I am aware there may be compression differences with the crank stroke but is there any way with the block numbers whether I can identify whether the blocks and strokes are the same??

  7. oil grade

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    Looking in the spitfire 1500 handbook it says that for dependant on the ambient temperature the grade of oil can range from 10W40 all the way up the grade scale to 20W50. Can anyone tell us why we tend to use the more expensive 20W50 rather than the standard 15W40???

     

    Cheers

     

    Navyguy

  13. newbie

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    Hi Sue, im afraid im away for November and Xmas so it'll have to wait til next year to come to most of the events. But I am looking forward to going to the shop and picking the brains of staff there later this week.

     

    Navyguy

  14. newbie

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    Well, I've gone and bought my first British sportscar and a spifire it is. Obviously not heeding the excellent advice of "dont buy the first car you see" I am now the proud owner of BGF **** affectionately now christened as "Bernard". Driving him home from Truro to Okehampton the first problem to raise its head was the radiator, which was the original one, began to fall apart as I was cruising at 60 on the A30. But after a trip to Exeter radiators a new recored radiator was purchased and fitted. The next job for the winter is a trip to the club shop and get hold of the spares which will allow me to conduct a full strip of the brakes.

    I'll add more info if anyone's interested in the future as Bernards going to need more TLC and I may need a little advice to bring him up to spec. Navyguy.

  19. changing brakes

    in Braking System

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    Cheers pete. In fact I'm going to remove the whole of the braking system which includes all the wheel bearings if I'm correct? It all works at the moment but the fronts a bit woolly so I'm erring on the side of caution and for peace of mind.

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