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Enstone Cancelled

Gentlemen, I have just found out from my local club that Enstone's B & B's have been cancelled this year, no reason giv...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by martin.perman
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by martin.perman

Fowler twin

Don't recall having seen one before and then two come along - one on ebay and one on the cover of current SEM! Are they...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by n_highfield
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by n_highfield

OT but what the hell :-))

Gentlemen, Mothers day today and I hope you all at least rang them and asked after there well being. My Daughter came w...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by martin.perman
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by martin.perman

Champion 11 COM Spark Plugs

Having a spring clean in the engine storage area, came across a couple of brand new but soiled Champion 11 COM plugs th...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by diesel
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by diesel

Cleaning up aluminium parts

Please, what is the best way to clean up aluminium parts, prior to painting - inlet manifolds, crankcases and so on. Tha...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by snark
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by snark

scored pistons

Please, if I am restoring an old engine and I see that one particular piston has axial score marks, what does that tell...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by snark
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by snark

Auction madness?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260214242100 Caught my eye due to hot air and gas engine cont...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by n_highfield
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by n_highfield

W.S.E.C. Sort out,

Congrats to clerk of the weather for a dry sunny day. Bought a few small items and a full set of Stothert and Pitt (Bat...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hodgm
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by hodgm

The fate of specialist magazines

"Steve" wrote > > Should have said that machine tool questions do well pitched up on > uk.rec.models.engineering - nice...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by n_highfield
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by n_highfield

What's this one?

Ebay item no: 200202817619 http://tinyurl.com/ypezyc Coventry Climax? Bellhouse casting looks like the one from my Trium...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jagvaughan
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by jagvaughan

More Monkey Business

Weather cr*p but mild, hotel very good, but located off the main centre so a taxi or bus ride to get anywhere. The engi...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by listerdiesel
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by listerdiesel

Lister Petter AA1

Hi all, Having bought 2x CS 3/1's I thought a change would be good so bought an AA1. It's hopefully for a 7 1/4" gauge...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by simon.wass
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by simon.wass

Ay up chuck!

My metal hacking needs are catered for by a Chinese multi-purpose machine (Chester 'Model B'), but I have to admit that...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by n_highfield
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by n_highfield

Newbie Questions

Hi all Sorry if you've heard all this before but I've just bought a Petter twin cylinder engine dating from the 40s on...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by malunspamwhite
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by malunspamwhite