johny Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Dont think thats right Wimpus as I can still do it and am not a TSSC member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, johny said: Dont think thats right Wimpus as I can still do it and am not a TSSC member... I guess you might not have uploaded quite as many previously, there’s now a total size limit… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted March 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Srry, but I will remove everything very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase1969 Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 On 18/03/2023 at 17:41, wimpus said: More service for Fox. New engine oil and new gearbox/OD oil. Incl clean all the filters. Which filters are those? Also just store the images on dropbox and drop a link in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted March 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, Jase1969 said: Which filters are those? Also just store the images on dropbox and drop a link in. Those are the J-type overdrive sump filter and high pressure filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase1969 Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 2 hours ago, wimpus said: Those are the J-type overdrive sump filter and high pressure filter. I should clean these on my car as well given the gunk that came out. Are they easy to remove? I'll investigate this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted March 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Jase1969 said: I should clean these on my car as well given the gunk that came out. Are they easy to remove? I'll investigate this weekend. Yes and no.. 😅 You do need a tool to remove the high pressure filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase1969 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thanks, I'll investigate further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 A bit of an update.. Fox has now nearly done 370.000kms/230.000miles. This summer she was off the road for a month. But did drive a nice back up car... a low milage Dolly Sprint ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Hi Wim, theres another thread on here about the condition of a Spitfire engine and I thought youre probably the world expert on their engine longevity😁 So how many miles do you think youre likely to get out of bearings, the oil pump and then the crank itself before a regrind is required (assuming the bearings havent failed)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 🫣🫣😆 Ok.. i can only can say this for my own engine. -160.000kms/100.000miles: My first engine bearing change as lower oil pressure But only main bearings, big end still good. And all where factory original. Trustwashers where replaced to + main tri-metal. - 230.000-240.000km / 149.000miles Mains again as lower oil pressure + trust washers. Big ends.. still good (always check no 3 as these go first on 4pots ). Mains changed with tri-metal ones. -260.000-280.000kms / 161.000-174.000miles Crank nut came loose... Timing chain check... very worn. So replaced the full timing gear setup. -300.000kms/186.000miles New head fitted, new pistons, everything measured up etc. All new crank bearings. But after this.. still oil use. First time the head came off !! -310.000kms/192.000miles Headgasket failed 🙄 Found out camshaft wasnt happy. So a new standard one fitted. -325.000kms / 201.000 miles I was sick of the oil use, put in replacement engine factory supplied spare. What we all found then... Flywheel very worn. bearing shells still ok. End float just out of spec. (now 1 standard and clutch side 0.005 trust washer Bores a bit oval (rebore to 0.020 was needed) Cam was still ok, but fitted an mk3 spec cam. Oil pump, still the original. Oil pressure was still pretty good, but it did have some marks. So fitted a new one when i fully rebuild it. Company that did the machining was shocked that it was still good after 325.000kms ! That says a lot ! Eum.. i think that is it .. 🙄😅😅 So ok.. up to 280.000kms/174.000miles it was sort of 'OK'. + its a 1500 😅 Its all to see how its been used, how hard its been driven, maintenance etc . Edited December 7, 2023 by wimpus 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 The low oil pressure being a good indicator of bearing wear matches my own experience on the Vitesse and now I will always investigate it rather than run the risk of bearing failure and subsequent crank damage... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 This evening the alternator was sometimes giving 14.8 to 15.5 volts with everything on ! And a not so nice smell.. Did smell this when i came home from work earlier to.. Found a 'good' one in my shed to keep me on the road. Now a steady 14.2 to 14.4 volts again 🙃 Lucas.. prince of darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Diode packs and rectifiers are easy and relatively cheap to replace I’ve not had bearings or windings fail although I do carry at least 2 new spare units but when I fix the olden I put it back in our old Jag X type charged at over 15 bolts on start up by design then cut back to 14 plus bolts when warm why I don’t know but the RACV here used to log it as overcharging when fitting a new battery for their wattanty protection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Peter Truman said: Diode packs and rectifiers are easy and relatively cheap to replace I’ve not had bearings or windings fail although I do carry at least 2 new spare units but when I fix the olden I put it back in our old Jag X type charged at over 15 bolts on start up by design then cut back to 14 plus bolts when warm why I don’t know but the RACV here used to log it as overcharging when fitting a new battery for their wattanty protection! Well.. sadly thanks to brexit i have no real place to buy these alternator parts anymore. I did buy some kits from a german supplier, will contact him. I do have a brand new regulator in my shed, so will fit that to the failed one and test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 hours ago, wimpus said: Well.. sadly thanks to brexit i have no real place to buy these alternator parts anymore. I did buy some kits from a german supplier, will contact him. Being on the wrong side of Brexit too (can't get paint, can't get plants, can't even get perfume for 'Er Indoors' Christmas prezzie) I know how frustrating it can be; but there are plenty of other fans here, myself included, who can forward parts on to you if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: Being on the wrong side of Brexit too (can't get paint, can't get plants, can't even get perfume for 'Er Indoors' Christmas prezzie) I know how frustrating it can be; but there are plenty of other fans here, myself included, who can forward parts on to you if required. I know 😅 Those bootlid hinges you send me ... still nothing after 2 years i think 😅 Ok, i do need to order a bunch of parts in the UK and let a friend send it all to me. Need stuff like arm rest recover kit, windscreen rubber seal etc etc etc. Thinking about it for months.. but still i didnt order stuff 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 16 Author Report Share Posted January 16 +370.000kms 🫣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Well done great longlevity happy new year it was 32C here today but heavy rain tonight not as picturesque as snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piglet Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 For one brief moment I thought that was a Porsche 911. Looks fantastic mate. Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 Eum... a bit more snow today 😅 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Looking tidy, All credit to you👍 Hate that white stuff though, Saw far too much "Commuting" to Sweden twice a week in winter in the 70`s. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 (edited) Saturday tune up time. Idle wasnt great the last week. Got the dashpots off, to measure the jet heights, so they where the same as baseline. Mixture and balance was a bit off. Now al good. Edited January 29 by wimpus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Helped a friend this last sunday. He also bought 2 Spitfires. One in bits and 1 together, but been outside for years. The body wasnt that much worse then Fox was, but shockingly welded, plated over etc. But needed to work on his Spitfire that had been layed up inside for 20 years until 2 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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