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Re: New guy

To: "Michael Hightower" <mphtower@erols.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: New guy
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:15:59 -0500


In message <005401bf350e$cec69bc0$1d31accf@michaelh>you write:
>
>Hi,

   Hello Micheal, welcome to the list.

>
>  I do have a few questions:  This car seems to have an overdrive relay
>(according to the service manuals), but has does not have overdrive.  At
>least, it doesn't have an overdrive switch.  Is there another use for it?

   Don't think so, maybe your can had an overdrive original and was removed.
>
>  Also, the horn relay appears to have gone bad in that it's shunting power
>straight to ground.  Is this a common problem, or could I have another
>problem somewhere else?

   That is always a confusing topic.  My Spit is a 78 and it does not dave
   a relay for the horn.  Maybe someone on the list would be more helpful.

>  Finally, where are some good sources for parts?  I live right down the
>street from Motorhead in Merrifield, Va., and have a catalog from The
>Roadster Factory.  Are there others?
>
   I have a bunch of links in my web page for British car parts, here is
   the link.

   http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~dave/cars.html

Dave                                                  |\ |     | |      
Dave Chu                                 \/  \/       | /|     | |  
Dept. of Elec. & Comp. Eng.                           |/ |     | |      
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1455 de Maisonneuve W. H961       Email:dave@ece.concordia.ca
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