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41. Re: U joints (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:41:03 EDT; Hi Craig, A while back, I spoke to a guy in Sacramento who had his rear axle assembly rebuilt using U-Joints from an early model Ford Ranger (the Mazda variety). The axle shop said they were substant; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00505.html (7,904 bytes)
42. Re: U joints (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 13:25:42 EDT; You're right, Bill. I believe he said early Ranger, but I had the Courier in mind when he said it. In any case, I recall that the UJ's were more robust. I'll e-mail him and ask if the list is interes; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00512.html (7,678 bytes)
43. Re: U joints (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:55:20 EDT; Sounds like I was in the right church (Pickups), but, the wrong pew (Fords) Thanks, Earl Tom Burke 80 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00518.html (7,549 bytes)
44. Re: Younger Owners (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:32:09 EDT; My 15-year old son is outside at this moment installing the exhaust system on his slowly re-born Spitfire. He says "I hate working under cars". I said "It builds character." He said "Yeah, crabby old; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00542.html (7,238 bytes)
45. Don't go there... (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:36:35 EDT; Reuters WASHINGTON (June 27) - The nation's most-dangerous traffic intersection is north of Miami in Pembroke Pines, Florida, the No. 1 U.S. car insurer reported on Wednesday. State Farm released it; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00543.html (8,026 bytes)
46. Re: Younger Owners (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:06:51 EDT; First, I gotta build a garage ;-). Tom Burke 80 Spit (We have ignition. We have idle. This rascal may be drivable by the end of the week); /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00546.html (7,558 bytes)
47. Re: Younger Owners (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:00:17 EDT; No, but, that's what he meant! ;-) Tom Burke; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00553.html (7,676 bytes)
48. Down the street...AND BACK!!! (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:40:19 EDT; Not-withstanding a half a dozen (or more) remaining minor adjustments and leaks, T. Burke's III and IV took the 80 Spit down the driveway (scrape, scrape), and up the road (putt-putt, Blaat!!, putt); /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00560.html (7,084 bytes)
49. Re: pulling an engine without a engine lift (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:31:12 EDT; Pulling the engine is fairly easy compared to what you may have to do before you put it back. We pulled ours with a long piece of 3" steel water pipe staged over the car with a heavy duty ladder on o; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00769.html (10,704 bytes)
50. Re: pulling an engine without a engine lift (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:43:51 EDT; A come-along is also known as a cable puller. It's a lever-action kind of winch about three feet long that will lift a ton or more. I just got a new one at Costco for twenty bukcs that handled the pu; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00771.html (8,450 bytes)
51. Re: difference between tr6 and gt6 engines (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:54:18 EDT; Patrick, If you're thinking of putting a TR6 engine in a Spitfire, I spoke to a guy who did it. He said that you need parts from a GT6 and a TR6 to make it work. You need the GT6 engine mounts, for i; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00691.html (7,625 bytes)
52. Re: The New Bugatti (No LBC) (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:34:25 EST; 885 ft./lbs. of torque, gorgeous engine, not much mention of the brakes, though. I remember Ettore Bugatti said "I build them to go, not stop." Tom Burke 80 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00101.html (7,280 bytes)
53. Re: E-mail (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 09:07:53 EST; I had repeat e-mails yesterday, but, I just figured it was something I ate. Tom Burke 80 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00256.html (6,880 bytes)
54. Re: gearbox etc. (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:28:02 EST; The oil seal is in the bellhousing on the gearbox side. The bolts that attach the tranny to the bellhousing are inside the BH, so the whole trans/BH has to come out. Be sure you remove the housing fo; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00512.html (7,360 bytes)
55. Re: tumbler (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:54:51 EST; You can also make one out of an oil drum. Set it up in your backyard, fill it with media and large parts, start it up, and then go out of town for a few days. When you return, the parts will be clean; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00766.html (7,290 bytes)
56. Re: China Crap!! (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:14:16 EST; I move that we all just drop it. Tom Burke 80 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00744.html (6,304 bytes)
57. Re: dailey drivers, was Magic Cure In A Bottle (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 15:46:57 EST; Maybe it depends on where you take your lady or your LBC. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike near his home in Brooklyn, NY last year and following him (in a torrential downpour) across Brooklyn, Man; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00035.html (8,356 bytes)
58. Re: Tips for Manifold R&R needed (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 09:44:22 EST; I can certainly provide a short list of things not to do. First, DON'T FORCE IT! The misery of loosening these bolts is nothing compared to what's involved in removing busted studs. I tried WD-40 an; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00165.html (8,942 bytes)
59. Re: High Volume Oil Pump (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:10:44 EST; My local LBC shop recommends checking the oil pump during a rebuild. The measurement amounts to the difference in height of the inner impeller and the outer casing of the pump. That difference is sup; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00189.html (8,112 bytes)
60. Re: Triumphs on TV? (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:32:29 EST; Hi Ken, That movie is high on our family's list of All-time Worst Movies. If your son watched the whole thing, it is possible that you could sue NBC for damages and lost time. We didn't catch it this; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00218.html (9,400 bytes)

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