I have a 1970 or 60s Model Spitfire

#1

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

#2

On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah <itsmacint... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

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?

Quote:

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?

Ian

#3

"Sarah" <itsmacintosh (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

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.

#4

In article <1188713713.707910.200040 (AT) r29g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
Sarah <itsmacintosh (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

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.

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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?

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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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*One of us is thinking about sex... OK, it's me.

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

#5

"Sarah" <itsmacintosh (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

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.

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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!

#6

On 2 Sep, 10:19, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d... (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

In article <1188713713.707910.200... (AT) r29g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
Sarah <itsmacint... (AT) yahoo (DOT) 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.

OK, 500 quid-ish.

Don't buy the car!

Ian

#7

"Sarah" <itsmacintosh (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

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

Another priceless post by Sarah.....

http://cardealerforums.com/alt-autos...t-do-crap.html

#8

Ian wrote:

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On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah <itsmacint... (AT) yahoo (DOT) 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.

Jim

#9

On 2 Sep, 19:58, Jim Warren <jimwar... (AT) OMITblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

Ian wrote:
On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah <itsmacint... (AT) yahoo (DOT) 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.

Ian

#10

Ian wrote:

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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.

Jim