i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of Reverse! i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it! Another quick question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to 7??
On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it > is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of > Reverse!
How can a gearbox sound as if it's trying to knock itself out of reverse?
> i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it! Another quick > question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to 7??
Could you rephrase those sentences in english, perhaps with meaning?
>i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it > is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of > Reverse! i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it! Another quick > question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to 7??
> Thanks > Sarah
The reverse gear thing could be overdrive stuck in the engaged position. If so this is bad news & likely has caused serious damage to the overdrive. Would not recommend buying if this is the case. If it doesn't have overdrive then obviously this isn't hte cause.
What on earth is CVCarberator????? & no idea what you mean by tuning ration.
In article <1188713713.707910.200...@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, Sarah <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it > is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of > Reverse!
Very expensive fix. Means replacing the gearbox. Allow 500-1000 quid for this job if a garage has to do it.
> i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it!
Another fault? Get pro advice. If it is just a simple adjustment why wasn't this done before?
> Another quick question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to > 7??
I ain't got a clue what you're talking about.
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Dave Plowman d...@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
>i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear > it > is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of
Any noise from the gearbox when in first gear, if so it's the usual problem of worn out layshaft bearings - a reconditioned gearbox is the only cure.
> Reverse! i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it! Another quick > question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to 7??
Sorry but that's a meaningless sentence, even if it's reconstructed around possible typo's!
On 2 Sep, 10:19, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <1188713713.707910.200...@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, > Sarah <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > > problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it > > is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of > > Reverse!
> Very expensive fix. Means replacing the gearbox. Allow 500-1000 quid for > this job if a garage has to do it.
Maybe not that bad. A recon box is £215 from Canley Classics, and a halfway competent garage shouldn't take more than half a day to fit it. Worth doing the clutch at the same time though.
Ian wrote: > On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight >> problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it >> is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of >> Reverse!
> How can a gearbox sound as if it's trying to knock itself out of > reverse?
It could be an idler with a chipped or broken tooth. If so, the bits will be in the gearbox somewhere and could do a lot of damage.
>i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it > is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of > Reverse! i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it! Another quick > question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to 7??
On 2 Sep, 19:58, Jim Warren <jimwar...@OMITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Ian wrote: > > On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight > >> problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it > >> is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of > >> Reverse!
> > How can a gearbox sound as if it's trying to knock itself out of > > reverse?
> It could be an idler with a chipped or broken tooth. If so, the bits > will be in the gearbox somewhere and could do a lot of damage.
OK, that would make a noise. I just can't imagine what a gearbox "trying to knock itself out of reverse" sounds like.
> I just can't imagine what a gearbox > "trying to knock itself out of reverse" sounds like.
> Ian
Given the OP's clarity of expression (tuning ratio ???), I couldn't be sure either, but assumed it meant some sort of regular knocking.
It couldn't be a shredded UJ because that would make a noise in forward gears too. So there are only really two sources of noise in reverse only. Someone else mentioned an overdrive stuck on so that reverse fights against the unidirectional clutch. Which just left a problem with the reverse idler, so I threw that into the conversation.
I think the consensus is clear - either don't buy this car, or budget for a replacement gearbox if you do.
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:15:13 -0700, Sarah <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight >problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it >is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of >Reverse! >i still need to tune the CVCarberator on it!
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> Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Geoff > Mackenzie,<g...@chapterfive.org.uk> managed to produce the following > words of wisdom >>>> Another quick >>>> question whats the tuneing ratio for it 1o to 5 or 12 to 7??
>> 20 to 8. According to my watch.
> 6 to 1 joint favourite, according to John McCrirrick.
One of Damon Runyon's characters reckoned that life in general was 6 to 5 against, so if given an even chance he always took it.
