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381. Re: Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 07:01:15 +0000; I started to work out the ratio a few months ago, and got very disheartened! This latest incident has forced me to put my spare car back on the road again (a tatty 12-year-old Saab 9000), something I; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00057.html (9,218 bytes)
382. Re: Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 08:09:02 +0000; Thanks to all of you who provided support and encouragement during my recent problems with Carly. I'm pleased to say that I changed the gearbox yesterday, with no problems, and can now go backwards a; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00085.html (8,357 bytes)
383. MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 10:59:04 +0000; Dear All, Having recently replaced the gearbox and speedo cable in my non O/D 1500, I have noticed that the readings I am getting on the speedo are lower for a given engine speed than hitherto. For e; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00252.html (9,060 bytes)
384. Re: Parking Tickets, Number Plates & The Informal Poll (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:16:07 +0000; Summer is a *lot* better. I live about fifty miles north of you, and since September I haven't seen a single old Triumph or MG on the roads (except the yellow T-reg 1500 that was parked, with the top; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00253.html (10,217 bytes)
385. Re: Which is older? You or your car? (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:23:48 +0000; My Nov. '77 Spit is 10 yrs and 9 mths younger than I, a Feb. '67er. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_t; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00254.html (7,761 bytes)
386. Re: Which is older? You or your car? (was Parking Tickets, (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:27:58 +0000; You were born in 1996? Have you written to Father Christmas with your request for spares yet? ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00255.html (8,218 bytes)
387. beta spitty game (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:47:52 +0000; Sorry, James, but I just can't get this to load. I'm using IE6 and am connected at 48,000bps. Wonderful! Don't forget the other little problem with Spits - when you have to change Part A, you need to; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00256.html (9,103 bytes)
388. Re: uk number plates & kenlowe fans x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:51:57 +0000; As far as I know, this is legal. Once you've removed the existing numberplate, you will be able to point to the grill and explain to the nice policeman that you couldn't possibly put a numberplate th; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00257.html (7,856 bytes)
389. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 18:17:45 +0000; I'm using the standard 155R13s, so I hope that my answer would be the same as that for anyone with standard tyres. 1.0:1, according to the handbook. I presume that "C" in this instance doesn't stand; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00268.html (10,544 bytes)
390. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 18:20:25 +0000; I have replaced a non-O/D single-rail box with an identical non-O/D single-rail box, so I would not have expected to see any alteration in the readings - hence my concern at the apparent 10% drop in; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00269.html (8,611 bytes)
391. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:34:58 +0000; Bad form to follow up my own posting, I know, but I have just come across a programme on-line which is supposed to calculate this stuff. According to this programme (which can be found at http://pw1.; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00270.html (9,106 bytes)
392. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 08:00:13 +0000; Thanks, Joe, but that just gives gearbox and final drive ratios (the good news is that they match the ones in the Owner's Manual). ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the C; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00286.html (8,748 bytes)
393. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 08:03:37 +0000; And it appears that my calculations were valid as well. Damn: my speedo is reading 15% low. That could get me into a lot of trouble... Thanks for clarifying that. Good idea. The consensus seems to be; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00287.html (9,895 bytes)
394. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 08:04:28 +0000; Thanks for that - that confirms the theoretical speed, and means that my speedo is way out! ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/bo; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00288.html (8,511 bytes)
395. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 08:08:17 +0000; The link that Joe Curry so kindly provided suggests that a US-spec car had a final drive ratio of 3.89 in Top, as opposed to our 3.63, so the figures will be slightly different. That is very kind of; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00289.html (9,550 bytes)
396. MPH vs. RPM - Speedo update (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 17:04:30 +0000; Dear All, I found a super article on Speedometer repair and calibration at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/arhodes/Speedo.html - using this I have just recalibrated my speedo. It is now read; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00294.html (7,435 bytes)
397. Re: Speedo vs. Tach (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 17:19:28 +0000; Ah, but surely these are only accurate to +/- 10 metres at best? This is simply not accurate enough! ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillboo; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00295.html (7,344 bytes)
398. Re: MPH vs. RPM, Spitfire 1500 (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 00:33:06 +0000; That would be one answer - the other would be that either you or I have the wrong speedo in our cars... The Imperial Mile ought to be pretty close to a kilometre. The word "mile" comes from the Latin; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00302.html (8,936 bytes)
399. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:24:34 +0000; Ah, I often wondered what those were for. I shall go and find some forthwith! ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewi; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00316.html (8,482 bytes)
400. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:25:31 +0000; Probably. You may just find, however, that the connection at the back of the speedo gauge (or at the gearbox) is loose, and all it needs is tightening. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00317.html (8,136 bytes)

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