- 41. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:42:19 +0000
- Re: trunnion oiling - no trick to it. Just fill a regular grease-gun up with gear oil, and pump it in. It can get a bit messy, though - I prefer to have someone else do mine. If you go to the TSSC I
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00126.html (9,059 bytes)
- 42. Re: Manual for general knowledge. (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:06:04 +0000
- Bill, Laura, Paul et al, As promised, details of the book: Title: "Triumph Spitfire, GT6, Vitesse & Herald - Purchase and Restoration Guide" Authors: Lindsay Porter & Peter Williams Published by: G.
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00166.html (9,054 bytes)
- 43. Re: GT6+ carpet (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 17:54:10 +0000
- Try http://www.prestigeautotrim.com I've never ordered a carpet from them, so can't comment on the product, but according to the website they have a range of colours, including Autumn Leaf Brown and
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00206.html (8,048 bytes)
- 44. Re: GT6+ carpet (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:17:24 +0000
- I noticed this, too, when I replaced my carpets last year (I used the moulded carpets from Newton Commercial, btw - and was very impressed with them). But I thought the price was extortionate. Howev
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00234.html (8,795 bytes)
- 45. Re: Ignition wire question (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:01:31 +0000
- Hmm. I don't know any numbers here. But I would have thought that the condition of the insulation was a better indication than the resistance of the wires. Is it brittle and starting to crack? Has it
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00474.html (7,391 bytes)
- 46. Re: Overdrive tranny question (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:00:18 +0000
- First, use the resistance function on your meter to check that the high-current circuit is open (i.e. infinite resistance). Then wire the winding (low-current) circuit to the battery (you'll probabl
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00475.html (9,723 bytes)
- 47. Re: Carpet Installation (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:25:01 +0000
- A lot of the carpet (the bits under the seats, the floor mats, the gearbox tunnel cover) doesn't need fixing at all. For the other bits (around the A-posts, door sills, etc), it's usual to use conta
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00693.html (7,688 bytes)
- 48. RE: Is Triumph coming Back??? (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:18:23 +0000
- reason. No, but some 17-year-old kid who earns about 10DM/hour and is told to renew a load of trademarks might just do it without even thinking about it..... Maybe if the heads of BMW actually got t
- /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00264.html (9,664 bytes)
- 49. Re: Alternative gear lubes (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:29:13 +0000
- As Donald said, you shouldn't be able to use O/D in 1st or 2nd gear - it's not designed to work. The power to the O/D switch should be routed as follows: 12V -> little switch on top front of gearbox
- /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00265.html (9,353 bytes)
- 50. Re: Fiats and Spiders (and a bit of LBC, too!) (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:32:33 +0000
- <snip> Terry, Not forgetting, of course, the Stag! Dean -- PS - On the subject of vendors, I find the quality of Rimmerbros parts invariably poor, but their catalogue is excellent. Kippings has alway
- /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00648.html (7,671 bytes)
- 51. Radio mounting in a 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:48:49 +0000
- Bill, I'm not sure what the problem is here..... My radio (and every other radio I've seen in about the last 10 years) came with a mounting kit which worked perfectly. It's a fairly flimsy piece of r
- /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00115.html (7,497 bytes)
- 52. RE: Map light (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:18:15 +0000
- A common solution to the map light not locking in place (but not one I've used myself) is to use some velcro - attach one side to the top of the map light, and the other side to the top bar where th
- /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00500.html (8,351 bytes)
- 53. Re: Overdrive question (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 14:46:18 +0100
- I had this happen last year sometime. Take the cap off the overdrive switch, you'll probably find a mess of two wires under there. There's some relatively high currents going through here, so it has
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00022.html (7,583 bytes)
- 54. Re: O/D Stuck? (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 14:52:01 +0100
- No, this doesn't sounds like an o/d problem at all. Sounds like a broken gearshift mechanism. I had something very similar about 18 months ago - went to change gear, got a nasty grinding noise and wo
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00023.html (8,175 bytes)
- 55. Re: Have you heard... (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:01:12 +0100
- Dean's methods of spotting virus hoaxes (and this one meets just about all the criteria): - There is no date on them. If it was a real warning, it would state the date the virus was discovered. By no
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00188.html (8,695 bytes)
- 56. Re: exhaust hole (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 09:20:21 +0100
- Could it be the downpipe gasket? The first time mine went it took a while to find it because it's not somewhere you think of looking immediately - that is, until it's blown so many times that you ca
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00375.html (7,914 bytes)
- 57. Re: Installing an ABS Transmission Cover (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:29:06 +0100
- For the seal, contact cement should work fine. Is your tunnel similar to the one I bought, in that it's not at all obvious exactly where the seal should go? As for the insulation, I decided this was
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00519.html (9,232 bytes)
- 58. Re: Hummmmmm (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:04:37 +0100
- I love this car! In fact, I remember seeing an item on it on some tv show a few years ago. Here's a couple of other snippets I remember from the show - some of them directly contradict what the web-s
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00329.html (8,155 bytes)
- 59. Re: COMPLETE SHOP MANUAL (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 11:43:42 +0100
- Sure, this kind of instruction is obvious. But personally, I find it useful. If something needs doing, I'll usually read about how to do it in the various manuals, then decide whether I can do this m
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00433.html (8,243 bytes)
- 60. Re: Tail Happy (score: 1)
- Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 10:42:13 +0100
- I've seen a few replies, mainly from racers, suggesting stiffer springs, anti-roll bars, camber compensators, etc. I'm sure they're all very valid. But in my (purely street) experience, every handli
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00635.html (8,943 bytes)
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