PROGRAMME OF SIDDELEY AND RELATED EVENTS IN BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, NZ, NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY FOR 2005 If you know of significant events I have missed then...
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Feb 1, 2005 8:36 am
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Hallo John, Nice to hear from you again and thanks for your input. My only remaining question would be 'what on earth would The Motor magazine journalists have...
They could very well have used a dyno or "rolling road", which was available at the time. The motoring magazines were quite independent. I would have to look...
Info I have on the subject (which may not clarify anything) implies that a Nett figure is from a test bed at normal atmospheric temp and pressure with all...
Hi Folks, Just a thought following Penn's comment about Jaguar "massaging" their bhp figures for sales reasons. I took an old school pal, who was rallying a...
Hi Gents, Does anyone have any info on the restored 346 in Barons Auction at Sandown next week. It seems a low guide price of £4000 - 6000. Catalogue says it...
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Feb 4, 2005 9:08 pm
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Hello Gary, and everybody out there: Your message concerning LODGE CLN-H spark plugs is quite a surprise for me. According to the Owner“s book my MKII 346 was...
With the changes of petrol types in recent times we really cannot rely heavily on settings the factory recommended some 50/45 years ago. Modern plugs are so...
Dear Francisco Yes we are back home again and I have a number of emails to deal with. For the record I use NGK plugs of the type you use and find them quite ...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Feb 6, 2005 9:21 pm
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Hello all, We recently arrived home to Sydney after a month in the UK over Xmas. A special thanks to Tim Swynnerton for his help over the phone, and to Alan ...
P.S. If anyone is interested in learning more about utes, you can go to www.outbackmag.com.au and follow the links to the utes pages. The current edition of...
Hallo Francisco The list of equivalent Spark Plugs was gleaned from various modern Spark Plug manufacturers official recommendations in their publications and...
HI ROWAN Do hope by now that 340097 is back in good health and running well, look forward to catching up over Easter. Glad you too have the Aussie affinity to...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Feb 7, 2005 9:28 pm
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This is just for amusement's sake, rather than of any immediate relevance: a colleague once had a Holden ute, for which he acquired the personalised number...
HI MARTIN re Utilities. In Queensland they are often called "tilly", so when Paul Lukes renown Rolls Royce workshop purchased an ex Queensland AS Utility Coupe...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Feb 7, 2005 10:38 pm
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Hi all, I am a Siddeley fan in a fix. I am to get married in Christchurch, NZ, next week, and had a lovely 1923 Rolls booked - just got word it has done its...
Yes, old 340097, after much tribulation, seems to be purring nicely again. From previously running beatifully, first it was the axle, leading to the whole diff...
HI PAUL Sorry I cant help you from this side of the Tasman, however as the Australian historian for AS vehicles, I can help you with info on your utes, so glad...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Feb 8, 2005 8:14 am
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Hallo Gerry, I tried to find the car on Baron's website, but no info at this time. It is POSSIBLE that I know the car..certainly the colour scheme fits and I...
Hi Garry The auction was today but I forgot. It is the one advertised in the current mag I notice. I thought the 4 - 6k was a bit low, Malcolm Elder does...
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Feb 8, 2005 6:37 pm
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Can anyone point me in the right direction with a problem I have with selecting fourth gear on my 1952 18hp Whitley. The box operates perfectly on gears one to...
Dear Michael: I knew that you also race "A" series engined cars so an imput from you doesn“t surprise me. Many thanks for your advice that helps me not only...
Dear Penn: Thanks for your advice that I will follow. I thought that 346 MKI cars had 7:1 cr and MKII cars were 7.5:1 cr, now I know that it is not the case. ...
Hi folks! As I type this missive, I have in front of me an original 1953 Sapphire part's book which, for reasons I cannot answer, lists pistons of the...
I have always assumed this was one of the failings of the preselector gearbox and a reason the Sapphire had an electrical gearchange mechanism intended never...
I had the same problem with my 16 hp Hurricane some years ago 4th gear not engaging. Being reluctant to go straight for a gearbox investigation I asked around...
HI IAN re gearbox selection and engagement problems-- mostly 16/18Hp vehicles. ( Iuse the word vehicles as some 18HP utility models also had PS g/boxes ) ...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
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Feb 9, 2005 3:23 am
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DEAR MALCOLM Please see my detailed response to your request in my email to Ian Smith, I guees I should have sent it to you first. Cheers PENN ... From:...
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