Hi all. I've been sifting through the archives and the group has been helpful in suggesting cars for situations in the past, I was wondering whether you could throw some ideas at me regarding my current problem. I used to have a Spitfire 1500 when I was a student but sold it when I had to move house and get a proper life. It was enjoyable to drive and maintain, although there were issues I...

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Hi, could you tell me if Daimler made a manual gearbox version of the Mk2, and if so, how many were built. Is there a conversion I can do to convert an automatic into a manual. Could I fit an overdrive. Any information would be great. Did the Mk2 Jaguar have a manual box. Many thanks for looking

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My 1976 Rover P6 3500 developed a whining noise from the BW65 automatic box a few months back and the fluid became very dirty. I bought another box off Ebay and have just fitted it, but there are no forward gears working. Reading the manuals suggests problems with the front clutch not working. Any suggestions if this can be fixed without removing the box, or if there is something obvious I've...

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I've been given an air operated spot weld drill for Christmas (lucky man!). It comes with a support arm and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to use this particular feature. I had assumed that the arm would be used to support the rear of the panels I was drilling. However the arm is fixed relative to the drill bit so, as the drill progresses into the metal, the support arm will move away from the...

I don't think I posted in here about it, but I got an XR4i, which I hoped would be a good 'classic' to run about it. Hard to believe it is 23 years old, if you don't know about cars at least. Anyway, my main reason for things like that, as opposed to real classics I'd like to own, is the cheap classic insurance - which my Sera didn't quality for as a 'recent' Japanese import. Direct Line...

The SD1 insurance is due at the end of this month, and I'm presently with Lancaster. But I'll go with what appears the best value than simply renewing. My main car is with Direct Line, so I thought I'd give them a try. They give a discount for 'second' cars - and you get a second no claims - unlike classic policies. Like for like they were about 50 quid cheaper. No agreed value - but then I doubt...

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Thanks to everybody who offered suggestions when I was hunting for a transmission oil cooler. I finally tracked down a genuine Truimph spare. It should be in the post to me as I write this. For anyone else looking for hard-to-find Triumph parts, this site: http://website.lineone.net/~angela-iwnet/mickdolphin/ might be worth a look. Jim

One of the bolts holding the oil pump. Wow, what an uncomfortable place to work in. But I hope these left-handed drill bits(ie the 1/8th inch one is the only suitable one I bought) next weekend will do the trick. I tired several other methods to no avail. That be some hard steel. I shall never use a torque wrench as a regular one. 15 lbs/foot seems to be no more the bolts can take, even though...

Does anyone know - is the clutch on a 1985 SD1 Ser 2 self aligning? If not, how can I align it without having to buy the proper tool?

It is listed the tolerances and such for thrust washers. Fine. But I can't find anywhere the proper measurments for conrod shells & big end bearing shells. What's the proper thickness & minimally allowable thicknesses? I'm looking at them from piston 1 & the rearmost bearing shell. They seem fine to me.

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