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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Mar 1, 2005 8:38 am
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Greetings I recently acquired a 346 Limousine to join my Hurricane, and am writing concerning the rear brake cylinders. The ASOC Stores have rear offside...
Hi Mike and Keith JEM were the people who did my 346, very good people indeed. Gerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
crowthornetubes@...
Mar 1, 2005 7:36 pm
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Hi Keith There are people who advertise in CC mag who shd be able to supply them, one of them around Leaminton Spa is very good but cant remember the name. ...
crowthornetubes@...
Mar 1, 2005 7:36 pm
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Many thanks to those of you who were able to respond to my brake cylinder query. As a result I have contacted Paul Hunt at Powertrack in Windsor who had the...
I was given 2 wheels and 1 outer rim which I think are for AS 20 hp, about 1929. They would take 22" tyres, and have well base rims with rolled edges. Centre...
ivan gardiner
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Mar 3, 2005 11:15 am
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Hello I have inherited two Whitleys. The property in outer Melbourne where they have been stored is likely to be going on the market shortly and they need to...
Does anyone know what is the correct thickness of a new rebound rubber(including the metal plate bonded to the rubber)used on the gearbox mounts on a Star...
*None of the Stars I have worked on have a rebound rubber system as per the 346. This is what encourages the engine to move about so much, and makes the...
Thank you for that advice, John. The advice here in Australia was that you could fit a cut down 346 rebound rubber but that may not be possible from what you...
Tony Howes will be repainting Tim Swinnerton's Lancaster, and is looking for the recipe for the Turquoise paint that Siddeley used in the late 40,s early 50,s ...
Hi Alan Brown Bros had all the colour codes for mixing but thay have been taken over by someone else. ICI paints at Slough are normally very helpful if they...
crowthornetubes@...
Mar 10, 2005 10:31 pm
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Hi The info has been published in Sphinx on a number of occasions. Gerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
crowthornetubes@...
Mar 10, 2005 10:45 pm
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Hi, I was able to get a firm in Manchester to do a perfect computer match to a grey paint sample I posted to them. They then faxed the modern day formula to my...
Be wary of mixing to a formula translated from an earlier paint system -at least check a sample before painting the car .Some attempts here in Australia have...
Andrew Christophersen
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Mar 11, 2005 1:20 pm
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The trafficator switch (right only) has stopped working on my Mk1 346. My auto electrician tells me the problem is at the switch end, not the trafficator arm...
I suggest you first check the connections at the end of the wire that comes out of the bottom of the steering box. It is likely that one of the push-in ...
ivan gardiner
ivangardiner@...
Mar 13, 2005 4:01 am
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Thanks, Ivan. The push-in connectors are no longer push-in in my case - the wires are screwed into one of those "chop"-type connector blocks about an inch...
Martin Use a resistance meter to test the operation of the switch - it will first be necessary to disconnect the lead that passes through the stator tube from ...
Andrew Christophersen
toadhall@...
Mar 13, 2005 12:52 pm
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As well as all the other good advice I would also suggest that if you were planning on withdrawing the wires from the tube that you tie a long piece of string...
Evening Folks I tomorrow I get back my cylinder head having been skimmed and fited with new valves and hardened seats. This is an 18hp engine that was built...
Evening Ian - The company recommended 6 thou for both inlet and exhaust hot or cold. Don't know what the setting order is but use the rule of 9 to adjust, ie...
Siddeley Restorers! I need a specification for con rod resizing on my 18hp engine. My engine rebuilder insists that the conrods must be resized when he ...
Dear AS friends, I have one request and one piece of information. 1) I have no idea why I did not notice this earlier...looking for an article in a past issue...
Gary It will be interesting to see the 234 model, as most do leave something to be desired. John Halcrow from Big River Models in Australia. Who is the ...
*Hi,* * Just a small correction to JP's tip on setting the solid tappets, on straight 6 engines the magic number is 13.* * i.e. With number 1 valve fully...
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