Morning Alan I have checked all the eareths coming fromthe regulator and the battery earth lead too removed them and replaced them not found anything wrong...
Hallo Mike, Pity about the lack of Girling information..BUT, as ever, I am more than a willing recipient of any other AS related information; one never knows...
Keith Dewhurst, I just received the ASOC Sphinx this weekend, and noticed that your car, shown on the backcover, seems to have exactly the same blue on the...
Gio Wiederhold
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Sep 3, 2007 3:34 am
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Hi Ian, Sorry to hear about your problems. I agree with Alan that it is likely to be an earth problem. Have you checked the battery terminals? The lead push...
Hi Geo, The picture in the magazine is not a very good colour representation I am sorry to inform. The lower part of the car is my approximation to Armstrong...
Dear Ian, I have not been following all this very closely, but thought I would chip in with .... On RB340 type regulators I have had two burn out the strap...
Hi Keith & Geo, The Star that I had was Dark Blue over Silver Grey and AS Silver Grey is much greyer than Keith's colour so if Keith's colour pleases you, do...
Hi John & Geo, Maybe I have the wrong name, but the grey on my car is very similar to the original grey, which is still underneath it!!! Kind regards, Keith ...
Thanks Keith, Thanks for all the information. My `bottom' is definitely blue; Penn is right that color matching by pictures does not work. I'll just have to...
Gio Wiederhold
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Sep 3, 2007 7:25 pm
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Hi Ian,I had all the same problems they all looked OK , tried everthing without any joy untill I used a sander on the main chassis to earth connection,no more...
Hi Gio, John & Co. I now own John’s Star and it depends very much on the conditions of illumination in which colour the Star appears. Sometimes the Silver...
Hi Gio, Sorry about the spelling Gio wrongly, should have thought about it. A good item to take off for colour matching is the petrol; filer flap. In my case I...
HI IAN, Alan and others I am no auto electrician so it's a case of all possibilities in chasing your fault, I have had similar problems on several of the 60 +...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Sep 4, 2007 12:47 am
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Keith, PS, I went to the Practical Classics site, but found no matches for sapphire. Note that I didn't want to sign up, since it looks that I am liable to get...
Gio Wiederhold
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Sep 6, 2007 4:13 am
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Keith, Taking the petrol flap cover off is a great idea. And I could even stand a loss, since I have an extra, unpainted one from a spare fender/wing I bought...
Hello Gary, I was waiting to see if anyone had some more worthwhile stuff, but as nothing has appeared, I'll scan a bit that a local brake shop gave me from a...
hi gio the clocks on the 346 is a pain , if they sit for a while the insides dry up . remody!! take the clock out ,twist the front off it . take the small...
Hi I've just got round to ordering a set of Vredestein 185HR16's for the 346. Finally gave up on the 4x4 tyres as every lead I had for a suitable fit ended up...
Hi Sorry for the delay in replying to the answers to this thread. 3 weeks of child-minding have left me dazed and confused. I did some basic research on pros...
... in my '52 Hurricane worked perfectly face down but stopped as soon as it was the correct way up.In desperation I sprayed it with WD40 (taking care not to...
HI RICHARD I would also fit an after burner ! Please remember what I said about higher diff ratios on cars used in hilly terrain. I often feel my Star lacks ...
Robert Penn Bradly
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Sep 7, 2007 10:02 am
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Hi Gio, I may have the magazine name wrong, perhaps it was classic Cars, it was comparing luxury cars of the 1950's and was quite recent. I will see if I still...
Dear Richard, A thought do not forget the differing gearing due to lower profile tyres. I once calculated that a Star diff in a 346 on Avon radials (I forget...
Thanks to all who advised me on the Star trim clips. In the end I found that those used on Triumph Heralds and Vitesses do the job. Regards, Keith Keith...
Anyone know of a repairer in the UK of capillary temp gauges? Years ago I repaired and refilled it myself but it has leaked again and I do not have the Lab...
Hi Slight hiccup! Finally got around to giving the Sapphire an extended bodywork inspection, and got my friendly welder (Berkshire's most eccentric man) to...
Richard, I bought two rear wings from Tsabari Shahar last year, although I needed only the right one (and maybe not even that one). They were very well ...
Gio Wiederhold
gio@...
Sep 10, 2007 4:20 am
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Hi Richard, You might be in luck, there are some Sapphire wings and other parts for sale on eBay, Item number 160155909323. The seller says the wings need...
Hi! Don't know if anyone has had this problem with 18's. The group may remember that some time ago I wrote saying that the boot(s) on my tie rod ends in the...
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