<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Bob, I have the same problem with electronic ignition in my series 2 TC. I had a friend make up an electronic gizmo with should have cured the problem<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>. Alas, it didi not work! So now I bypass the electronic ignition when the car is running.</div><div>I may have a clutch in my parts stash - I will liook when I get home in early September<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dermot Harvey<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 20, 2025, at 4:02\u202fPM, Robert Ruggeri via Rovernet <rovernet@rovernet.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold">Mechanic is hung up on the
<i><span style="font-style:italic">direction</span></i> of the beveled teeth. He says mine face the engine and WINS\u2019 looks like it\u2019s facing the opposite.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold"><a href="https://www.winsinternational.co.uk/products/564412-flywheel---ring-gear-genuine">https://www.winsinternational.co.uk/products/564412-flywheel---ring-gear-genuine</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Rovernet
<rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span>
</b>Vern Inkspot via Rovernet<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 20, 2025 3:57 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Rovernet <rovernet@rovernet.org><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Vern Inkspot <vern@inkspotco.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Rovernet] 2000TC Flywheel - Clutch burned out<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I don\u2019t think it\u2019s wrong. Which way the bevel goes depends on the starter, and later cars had pre-engaged starters rather than plain bendix drive ones.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Aug 20, 2025, at 12:38 PM, Gordon Reddy via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Hi Bob,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> That seems quite strange that Win's would have a pressure plate with the bevel's facing to the rear. Did you send them an email asking about it?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Wed, 20 Aug 2025 at 12:34, Robert Ruggeri via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><font size="3" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white">
<b><font size="3" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-weight: bold;">Clutch on 71 Series II Federal 2000TC P6 is burned up. Mechanic says that the clearance on the pressure plate is too big,
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<b><font size="3" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white">
<b><font size="3" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-weight: bold;">Problem might also be that the flywheel was turned too much during an earlier repair. Can source a new one at Win\u2019s, but
we need one where the beveled teeth on the ring gear are facing the engine. Win\u2019s is facing the other way.</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white">
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<b><font size="3" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; font-weight: bold;">Anyone have the right flywheel or any advice?</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white">
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<b><font size="3" color="#080809" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#080809;font-weight:bold">Bob</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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