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Re: I have a 1970 or 60s Model Spitfire

:Jerry: <inva...@invalid.invalid>

"Sarah" <itsmacint...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>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!