Hi there all you Siddeley fans! The first car I ever drove unaided, at an early age, was a 1938 16 h.p., not the Rover-like six-light advertised, but the more...
HI MICHAEL We dont know of any pre war 16s in Australia, it is thought that one only was sold here but that is rumour, I do have a hand book from one which has...
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Jul 5, 2004 11:48 pm
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I have checked with www.streetmap.co.uk and it does not list any Edithvale Road in GB. I do not know if Chelsea was badly blitzed or subject to regeneration...
HI VIN Yes I knew but the trace is long to far back thanks for looking it is most appreciated. CHEERS PENN ... From: Vin Hammersley...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 6, 2004 11:21 pm
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Dear Sleuths No where can I find in any publication, reference to the mounting pads ( chassis to body) on the Sapphire 346. There are three on each side of the...
A while back we all had a discussion about front shock absorbers for the Stars. I elected to go with the ones that the ASOC were supplying which after having...
Hi Jonathan Some 15 years ago I renewed them on a 346 and I got hold of some rubber pads that go between the bands and the tanks on a big milk tanker. They are...
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Jul 11, 2004 6:33 pm
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Hi Keith I fitted some last year to my 346 and found them a bit soggy, are theyn the same ones I wonder? Best regards Gerry Have you seen the AS items I have...
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Jul 11, 2004 6:33 pm
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HI JONATHAN The original pads were neoprene/cork and were designed to compress, a number of the locations have blind depth holes and the idea was to torque the...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 11, 2004 11:07 pm
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HI KEITH I also know that shockers should not be harsh or not only is the ride compromised but you ruin the body and it ends up with more rattles than a ...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 11, 2004 11:27 pm
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Dear Penn and Gerry Thank you both for your reply. Very helpful Penn, I had realised most of what you covered as when the car was being dismantled I recorded...
Hi Gents I have a customer in Sydney with a problem with some intricate meters on a thermionic valve tester, he cannot find an instrument maker/repairer...
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Jul 12, 2004 8:06 pm
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HI Jonathan As you still have the original pads the uncompressed thickness can be measured and so can the compressed part. If you use the compressed thickness ...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 12, 2004 10:29 pm
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Hi Penn & Gerry Thanks for both your emails, You are right about supply of koni, I spent the day on the phone yesterday to no avail they were not helpful. I...
Destruction of the front suspension bushes in less than three years sounds more like either a dodgy set of bushes or incorrect assembly. If you have/are going...
The Saga of my brake problems continues. We thought the problem was solved without having to replace the servo unit, but our hopes have been dashed. In the...
Hi John, I had to bypass my servo to do the Coventry run a couple of years ago and it was OK. You just need to be aware of it. Can you let me know what you are...
Dear All, For info I have used both the Girling and Lockheed units on a 346 MKII, and am in the process of fitting the reconditioned Girling Power Stop back on...
Keith Dewhurst-CF Res...
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Jul 13, 2004 5:57 pm
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Hi Keith I dont know why these keep failing, my car still has the original servo and that's from 1956, it has never been off the car. Mine had the shepherds...
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Jul 13, 2004 9:30 pm
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HI KEITH Please take full note of Carl Kitchers remarks about torquing the nuts in the loaded position, this I covered in depth in my book Technical 2, with a ...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 13, 2004 10:35 pm
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... From: jformston [mailto:jformston@...] Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2004 10:03 PM To: Siddeley@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Siddeley] Servo units for the...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 13, 2004 10:35 pm
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HI JOHN Remember that space under the car is a critical factor and mount the replacement servo so it is about 2mm shy of hitting the floor. I also fabricate...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Jul 13, 2004 10:58 pm
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An option may be to fit a reconditioned Australian made PBR VH40 unit. The VH40 brake servo units turn up from time to time on the Australian ebay site. One...
I have just committed to the purchase of a Saphire Limousine in what I would describe as A2 condition, and am hoping that there is someone not too far from...
Hi keith I am not far from you, near Reading. I dont mind looking at it and giving a bit of advice but I do not have space to do it commercially. Tony Howes...
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Jul 14, 2004 9:01 pm
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Penn the Koni parts #s that you gave for the front shocks also work on the Sapphire? Do you have the #s for the rear shocks as well? Is there a cross...
Hi Lee, installed 3 years ago rear shocks from Koni nr.: 80-2539 (on recommen-dation of Penn) at my A/S Sapphire MK1 from 1954. At this time I had lived in ...
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