Welcome to the club, Paul! I hope you enjoy your car - it sounds like a
gem. As for the rain, I have no sympathy at all, because that's exactly
how I've felt for the last couple of months. Finally managed to get the
roof down this week, though - and today, I'm so confident it's not going
to rain, that I've even left my car in the car park at work with the
roof down!
Dean
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>From: Paul Grafelman[SMTP:pdgrafelman@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu]
>Sent: 15 June 1999 19:29
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Air Pump
>
>
>Hi all. Just picked up my first Spitfire last week. It's a 77 with only
>28000 original miles. Stored for 14 years. Even the engine block is still
>black and rust free (Under the dirt). After reading discussons about the
>air pumps, I disconnected mine (First just the belt). There was a noticible
>improvement in power and a more consistant idle, I assume from lightening
>the load on the engine. Also, the "popping" sounds are gone when
>downshifting. Today I removed the pump altogether, along with the line
>running to (from?) the exhaust manifold. I then plugged the hole in the
>manifold with a bolt. Everything seems to be running fine. Now if only it
>would stop raining...
>
>Paul Grafelman
>pdgrafelman@vax1.bemidji.msus.edu
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