I removed the stuck cable from my 71 and attempted to lube it. It absolutely
would not budge in its metal sheath until I put the bent end in the chuck of my
variable speed drill, secured the other end in my vise, and slowly rocked it
back and forth with the drill motor. After it twisted loose I removed it and
greased it wtih lithium grease. No further problems except trying to get it set
so that "Cold" is all the way off at the valve, and "Hot" is all the way open.
I'm still fooling with that 2 years later.
What's the most common cause of odometer failure in early '70s Spits (speedo
still works)? Is it a plastic drive gear? Anybody know of a commercially
available (and, needless to say, cheap) replacement part or repair?
Bob Waid
Signal Red 71 Mk IV
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>From: KEVIN EDDINS <eddinsk@NRISO.NOLA.NAVY.MIL>
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net, shmitty99@hotmail.com
>Subject: heater controls -Reply
>Date: Wed, Dec 30, 1998, 9:07 PM
>
>The hot/cold cable goes to the heater control valve on the platform of
>your firewall. You can lube the valve with some lithium grease, or I'm
>sure someone else has a better alternative for lubing it. I found that the
>cable wasn't freezing up, but the valve itself. It is easily removed and
>refitted, if you care to pull it apart.
>
>Kevin
>
>>>> "Ryan Smith" <shmitty99@hotmail.com> 12/30/98 02:41pm >>>
>Also while lurking behind my dash panels I want to figure out how to
>loosen my heater controls. The fan on/off and the direction switch is
>operable if not a little stubborn. The hot/cold lever is practically
>frozen. I 'can' move it but it feels like I'm going to brake the
>linkage, and as far as I can tell there is no difference between the
>cold and the hot positions in terms of heater output temperature. Is
>there something I can lubricate? I can't really tell where that
>hot/cold cable is going without pulling the heater box, something I'd
>like to avoid if possible.
>
>thanks again
>
>Ryan Smith
>72 Emerald Green Spitfire
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