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Subject: Re: I have a 1970 or 60s Model Spitfire
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 10:23:48 +0100
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"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!