foshi
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i remove the prop first
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possibly the heater matrix is leaking hence pipes joined
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if it was me unless you desperately need the money i would hang on to it, lets face it value wise spitfire prices only going one way up, so even as a resto will be worth more in the future and its still yours, you could decide to restore latter on when its gone its gone no going back paul
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ok with out heat your going to struggle , have successfully drilled them out .
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do you have a welder , if so weld a nut on the heat alone works wonders .
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great help thank you
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anyone know how i adjust the mixture on these only dealt with su carbs with adjustment at the bottom . seem to have a blanking plate paul
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hopefully he will get you going again then
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if you have the space you could just buy a spares car , one on ebay runner for £800
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again plenty of used heads around why bother paul
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yes the hole engine , i sold a good 1200 with gearbox last year £600 delivered on a pallet they are around , problem is if you cant do the work yourself it gets expensive have you not a mate with a bit of mechanical knowledge dont need much on a herald paul.
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would have thought the easiest way would have been a good used lump £300> 500 tops , days labour tops . they are around, as soon as you start paying a garage for repairs its all down hill cost wise , would just tell him to do the basics get it running see what you have run it to the ground while you look for a good used paul
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Another low mileage one listed on E-Bay
foshi replied to johny's topic in I thought I'd introduce myself
no not quit the same as the good old days , but when you offer to make a bank transfer there and then it still works paul -
Another low mileage one listed on E-Bay
foshi replied to johny's topic in I thought I'd introduce myself
nothing better than looking in person , have purchased many bargains over the years being stood there to do a deal there and then money talks paul. -
good idea at least you can keep on top of rust issues paul
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Vitesse 1600/6 Late 1966 Cream/Beige Sunvisors
foshi replied to martyn wright's topic in Bodywork & Fittings
thats what you need very expensive for what they are though -
vitesse do look good only problem you may have is how good the valance is behind the rubbers , the you will need to remove the mounting strips first before fitting the vitesse will properly need some valance repair work , i have personally done the conversion many times paul , 1 point you need a decent pop rivet gun
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also beware can destroy the metal fitting attached to the rear and side valance, you then end up with a lot of work even valance replacement unless you know all is solid i would leave well alone paul
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you would be surprised how far they will travel on a carb bowl of fuel more than a few yards
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just got back from him tacking the car only for it to cut out 4 miles down the road my heart sank , time i got to him car was running again the idiot i am only put the coil wires back the wrong way round quick swop and he reported drove him 20 miles home no problems .
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no idea all i know its running fine, not even tempted to fit the old one back just to see in case it all goes wrong again pauil
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just to add spot on again pete same as you no idea why going on the ramp and off could cause the problem still the carbs had a good clean now , still learning after 50 years messing with cars paul
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success went out this mourning usually starts on the button not today though turning like the timing was out strange, ok last night , so went through my pile of old spares found a complete dizzi took the rotor arm out swopped it with the new red type i fitted yesterday she fired straight up running great, now to get rid paul
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first thing i tried i dont want to start swopping parts as some of the new stuff has problems ,so using my stash of used where i can , hoping someone will come up with a answer as running out of ideas ,makes no sense goes up ramps like a rocket then after a week runs like a bag of nails paul
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my thoughts are let it run the when it shuts off disconnect the fuel pipe from the carb and pump ,if it then firs up at least i can eliminate fuel flow as the problem although sure its not fuel related now
