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Subject: Re: Advice needed

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To reply to Dick Jones - thank you for the information about John Cherrett the previous owner. His four daughters were all at the auction, one of whom was sort of egging me on to bid much more than I ever intended, and I succumbed! All four girls have sort of 'adopted' me so that's an unexpected spin-off!
John's car would certainly feel at home here - I can barely get in my garage for Lagonda bits and other car stuff. The Lagonda itself is almost wedged up against the gate to my drive. There will be more room when I get the engine back in, but I've been delayed by a flurry of work which has taken me away from the Lagonda for a few days.
Drilling out those side-plate bolts is not something I would have wanted to attempt with the engine in situ. Little prospect of getting them all concentric I reckon.
The clutch linings were worn to the point where they needed replacing, but not completely shot. They would have held for a good while with stronger springs. Surprisingly, the springs were exactly the same length as their new replacements. One thing that did cross my mind - are modern clutch linings thinner than vintage linings? They look it. If they are, the clutch will effectively be weaker. We'll see how she drives anyway.

Subject: Re: Advice needed

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To reply to Dick Jones - thank you for the information about John Cherrett the previous owner. His four daughters were all at the auction, one of whom was sort of egging me on to bid much more than I ever intended, and I succumbed! All four girls have sort of 'adopted' me so that's an unexpected spin-off!
John's car would certainly feel at home here - I can barely get in my garage for Lagonda bits and other car stuff. The Lagonda itself is almost wedged up against the gate to my drive. There will be more room when I get the engine back in, but I've been delayed by a flurry of work which has taken me away from the Lagonda for a few days.
Drilling out those side-plate bolts is not something I would have wanted to attempt with the engine in situ. Little prospect of getting them all concentric I reckon.
The clutch linings were worn to the point where they needed replacing, but not completely shot. They would have held for a good while with stronger springs. Surprisingly, the springs were exactly the same length as their new replacements. One thing that did cross my mind - are modern clutch linings thinner than vintage linings? They look it. If they are, the clutch will effectively be weaker. We'll see how she drives anyway.

Subject: Re: Advice needed

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Thank you Colin - a typical example of Lagonda ingenuity. My favourite example is that lop-sided dog-bone that holds the spare wheel on. Such a clever & simple method of ensuring it never becomes detached!

But I still have no idea where the thermostat lives, or even how it is supposed to do what it does!

Subject: Re: Advice needed

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Thank you Colin - a typical example of Lagonda ingenuity. My favourite example is that lop-sided dog-bone that holds the spare wheel on. Such a clever & simple method of ensuring it never becomes detached!

But I still have no idea where the thermostat lives, or even how it is supposed to do what it does!