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Thanks, Keith.
   Marvellous of you!
   Many thanks and kind regards,
   Bill

I recently read a marvelously informative booklet called "Which Oil".
   Unfortunately it did not provide any assistance as to the best oil to use in a pre selector box such as the Roesch designed box
   fitted to my Talbot 110.
   So I sought comment from the Author. He said that an SAE 30 monograde engine oil could be used, preferably one of the 'classic" products rather than a modern diesel engine oil which is the simplest and cheapest way to obtain a monograde.
   He added that it should not be friction modified. He suggested, for manual gearboxes as well, Castrol VMX80.
   It is of GL-4 gear wear protection and has, relevant to our respective climates, ideal viscosities of 180, 59 and 11 at 10C, 40C and 100 cSt respectively.
   I have since used it in the Talbot and in the Ace with overdrive, and plan to use it also in all the other manual gearboxes when oil changes are due.

Will do, but my trimmer, a widow, has for reasons best known to her,  left to drive her MG to the furthest part of Australia from here. To a National MG meeting in Perth.
   Not back for a month!
   Regards,
   Bill

Might it be possible to get the dimensions of the original Ace tool bag?
   I believe I have found some fabric which seems all but identical to that shown in the photos.
   
   Next, is there a supply of originally branded spanners, etc?  I rather expect most items are generic and unbranded.
   Regards,
   Bill

Does any one have the dimensions of the original muffler for an Ace Bristol?
   There is adequate width available for a two in two out 2 inch muffler which has inlet and outlet at about 3.7 inch centres,
   but height is the problem. Maximum to avoid gravel rash is about 3.6 inches.
   Could probably have one made to those dimensions.
   Presently have a pair of tapered mufflers but they do not muffle much. Something just a little quieter would be cheaper than an overdrive!
   Regards,
   Bill
   BE 233

Thats great, Keith! Thanks so much. Now it can all go back together with a clear conscience.
   Kind regards,
   Bill

Thanks, Keith. The cable entry point is determined by where the slot is in the hemisphere which can be rotated to any position.  The other half of the horn includes the trumpet bit. Depending on which horn goes on which side, the two trumpets will be either closer to together, or further apart. Is that apparent from looking forward over the radiator?
   Regards, Bill

I have seen, but not inherited, a rubber section around the curved apperture of the inner guards where the transverse spring passes on its way to the wheels.
   Perhaps I saw it in a picture, but I have trolled through my entire AC library without success.
   I do not even have the holes where the pop rivets may have gone because new inner guards were fabricated thirty years ago!
   Do I imagine the rubber to be in two sections; is it fastened to the outside of the inner guards and what is its dimensions?
   Any help would be much appreciated.
   Regards
   Bill Griffiths.

About to re install the two horns which are in front of the radiator. Removed them to dress the contacts and get rid of very sick noise they have been making. Did a minor repair also to the radiator while it was out.
   
   Does anyone know which horn goes where. The are marked L and H but they are handed! Probably matters little, but are the trumpets closer; or further; apart?
   Regards, Bill