- 61. Cleaning a plastic brake reservior (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 10:38:29 -0500
- Do any of you have a good way to get your plastic brake reservior clean? I've got my master cylinder apart. The stuff I can't get rid of is this black film on the bottom of the reservior. Where I can
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00655.html (6,975 bytes)
- 62. Re: I need more info (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 10:40:41 -0500
- other British car nuts like myself. I am located in Michigan and have excelle You reached the right place. To suscribe, send mail to british-cars-request@autox.team.net. Where are you located? I'm in
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00656.html (6,559 bytes)
- 63. Re: 78 Spitfire timing belt and piston damper question (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 15:51:16 -0500
- Your Spitfire has a timing chain, not a belt. You only need to replace it if you think it is bad. How did that exhaust system work out for you? -- William Woodruff woodruff@caen.engin.umich.edu
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00690.html (7,027 bytes)
- 64. Spitfire/GT6 springs, spit piston, Las Vegas? (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 01 Feb 1994 12:25:14 -0500
- ng is I have a spitfire bodyshell on a GT6 frame (my spit6 ?). Anyway, I when I first put the car together, I kept the GT6 spring in the back. The GT6 mk III (rotoflex) spring may or may not be stif
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00012.html (8,763 bytes)
- 65. Re: Spitfire Front Sway Bars (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 1994 12:18:01 -0500
- All the swaybars I have run across in Spitfires have had the threaded ends. The welded arrangement sounds like a P.O. kluge. Both swaybars should look like the 75. -- William woodruff woodruff@caen.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00201.html (6,953 bytes)
- 66. Jag engine, propane heaters (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 1994 12:35:55 -0500
- I have been helping a friend restore an XK120. We found (and bought) a factory modified racing engine for parts. The head on the original engine had suffered severe corrosion. Anyway, we have a spare
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00202.html (7,668 bytes)
- 67. Re: POR-15 (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 1994 18:50:49 -0500
- ely I used it to paint the frame and suspension components of my Spit/GT6 project. I am very pleased with the results. I have had very good adhesion, but all my parts were sand or bead blasted and d
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00230.html (8,083 bytes)
- 68. Re: Jag engine, propane heaters (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 08 Feb 1994 11:58:23 -0500
- The propane heater runs off of a 20 pound tank (like on a Webber grill). The manual says it will run 12 hours on the 20 pound bottle. I've got about 8 hours on mine and the tank seems to be about 1/
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00247.html (7,215 bytes)
- 69. TR6 intake manifold and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 11:17:48 -0500
- I am considering a new carb setup for the spit/GT6 project. When I rebuild the engine, I am planing on using a TR6 internals. Since I'm on a very limited budget, I want to put all my cash into the en
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00286.html (7,067 bytes)
- 70. Re: Sandblasting and painting engine parts (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 18:02:16 -0500
- s. aces ing I don't think you'll have any problems blasting your engine components if you use glass beads, plastic media, or walnut shells. In fact, the plastic media will probably not even dull the
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00421.html (8,075 bytes)
- 71. rusty haze all 'round my car (MGA) (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 15:20:50 -0500
- I am by no means a paint expert. But I would think you could paint your car after treating it with a metal preping solution. You could get a gallon of OXYSol from Eastwood or something like it. Then
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00448.html (7,780 bytes)
- 72. Re: rusty haze all 'round my car (MGA) (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 07:04:27 -0500
- I guess, as TeriAnn is pointing out, I should make it clear that I do not recommend painting over rusty metal. You should take the time to get it as clean as possible since this will give your new p
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00460.html (7,743 bytes)
- 73. Re: British Cars Digest #1105 Wed Feb 16 01:15:02 MST 1994 (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 12:28:44 -0500
- Everything Mike posted about this is true. One thing to keep in mind is that the Spitfire has and always will have quite a bit of negative camber in the back. The car will also tilt to the driver's
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00474.html (7,942 bytes)
- 74. Re: Introduction (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 11:58:39 -0500
- I have a 67 BJ8. I've been restoring it for the past year or so. Its about to get the substructure painted, then reassembly can begin in earnest. I'd be interested in some trades. I really need a pas
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00556.html (6,664 bytes)
- 75. Maybe we should look at it the other way around... (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 07:52:34 -0500
- I too have been very concerned about the pollution credits for old cars scheme. But I wonder if we aren't missing a good opportunity. Currently we are all looking at the "logical" outcome of this clu
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00593.html (9,127 bytes)
- 76. MGB bodyshell (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 15:49:36 -0500
- I have to admit I felt a little abused about the MGB bodyshell stuff. Upon further reading of my message (which I posted in the early hours of the morning) I can understand it. let me clarify a few t
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00269.html (8,048 bytes)
- 77. Floor jacks and oil coolers (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 12:39:58 -0500
- I was running around town yesterday and came across two potentially interesting things. First, sears has a major floor jack on 'special' for 99 bucks. It has 3 ton capacity, 5 1/4 to 19 inch lift ran
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00434.html (7,065 bytes)
- 78. Cleaning parts in a dishwasher (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 1994 19:30:00 -0500
- I do this too. You have to be careful to get the parts out before the drying cycle - especially cast iron - or it will rust like crazy. -- William woodruff woodruff@caen.engin.umich.edu
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00463.html (6,731 bytes)
- 79. Re: Beer Can, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 23:15:54 -0500
- Yawn..., I've heard that story for a couple of years now :-) -- William woodruff woodruff@caen.engin.umich.edu
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00568.html (7,010 bytes)
- 80. Re: MGB Idling Oditities (score: 1)
- Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1993 10:55:07 -0500
- There is an air bypass on the later ZS carbs. I THINK it is on the side of the carb and looks sort of pointed with a screw in the center. The purpose is to reduce manifold vacuum and the resulting r
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00054.html (7,244 bytes)
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