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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 03-05-12, 02:01 PM

Replies: 2 603S2 For Restoration Views: 2,194 Posted By davidd 603S2 For Restoration An imminent house move means that sadly the restoration of my dark blue 603 is no longer practical. Therefore, should anyone be interested, it is available. When last at BCL the verdict was that...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 21-02-09, 04:42 PM

Replies: 13 603 S2 Windscreen wiper difficult to turn to operate... Views: 3,182 Posted By davidd I have just tried mine again. The switch turns... I have just tried mine again. The switch turns fairly easily but the knob is so uncomfortable! Even after 28 years the edges of the 'serrations' in the knob seem sharp and my thumb is quite red...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 21-02-09, 11:11 AM

Replies: 2 Typical idling speed for a well-warmed late '70s V8 engine? Views: 2,134 Posted By davidd Never measured it accurately, but my 603 will... Never measured it accurately, but my 603 will tick-over below 400. Doesn't sound nice so low so a rev-counter needle's width above 500 is normal. That's with the AFB carb - with the old Thermoquad,...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 19-02-09, 03:29 PM

Replies: 13 603 S2 Windscreen wiper difficult to turn to operate... Views: 3,182 Posted By davidd Since the horrible little knob is secured with a... Since the horrible little knob is secured with a grub screw, perhaps something like this would work? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1812 Preferably one with greater aesthetic and...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 19-02-09, 09:20 AM

Replies: 13 603 S2 Windscreen wiper difficult to turn to operate... Views: 3,182 Posted By davidd Mine's pretty hard to turn, too. It doesn't help... Mine's pretty hard to turn, too. It doesn't help that the switch is not that comfortable to grip, so much so that I sometimes wonder about changing it for a bar-type one, but haven't yet got around...

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