- 321. Re: height of the car? (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 07:35:33 -0500
- Hi Harve, I too was not able to find a "spec" for wheel-arch-to-rim. I would suggest that the rear camber would define the proper ride height. Without looking it up precisely, the spec is something l
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00296.html (7,739 bytes)
- 322. Re: Alternate Spitfire Diff.??? (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:11:06 -0500
- rear? Dear Curious, One of the nice things about the Spitfire hobby is that (good used) parts are readily available because so many were produced. You should be able to line up another used diffy for
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00305.html (7,656 bytes)
- 323. Road Test Index (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:15:49 -0500
- Hi all you Spitfire Owners.. For anyone that is into old magazines, and wants to read period road tests on the 'antiques' we are driving today, the San Francisco Public Library has an index, by make,
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00347.html (6,485 bytes)
- 324. Re: bench bleeding confusion (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:30:06 -0500
- as my I alway though that you bench bleed so that you can ensure there no air bubbles in the the nooks and crannies of the assembly. So the best orientation for the bench bleed is horizontal (as oppo
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00348.html (7,511 bytes)
- 325. Re: [now electric] Grins (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:39:40 -0500
- At 03:56 PM 1/14/99 -0500, Andrew Mace wrote regarding an Electric powered But Andy, if it is a Microsoft PC Spitfire, don't buy it. Next year it will cost half as much, go twice as fast, but crash 3
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00354.html (7,430 bytes)
- 326. Re: bench bleeding confusion (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:36:10 -0500
- Hey Kevin, Answer to the question (IMHO) is yes. That's the mysterious force of Gravity in action. Maybe a pro would be neater, but I got enough brake fluid over everything to completely remove the f
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00377.html (7,340 bytes)
- 327. Re: Steering Rack Boots (Gaiters) (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 13:04:15 -0500
- And Joe Curry answered: Just to build on what Joe said, the gaiter 'kits' commonly sold have two different sized 'boots' in them, left-hand side and right-hand side. Make sure you install the correct
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00395.html (8,311 bytes)
- 328. Re: PDWA thingy (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 13:41:49 -0500
- Bob & Kevin, this was posted here last year, maybe it will be helpful: Sam Gentry explained: available from: Good Luck, Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO Succasunna, NJ USA "It's not the destinat
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00397.html (7,797 bytes)
- 329. Re: brake problems, help.. (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 17:07:33 -0500
- I had that problem one of the times I was bleeding my Spit's brakes (just ONE time of the 5 or so...) There might be some air trapped in one of the lines or cylinders. VERY CAREFULLY take the car fo
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00406.html (8,462 bytes)
- 330. Re: BTU rating of electric garge heaters?!?! (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 14:18:02 -0500
- Hi, Atwell here in freeze-dried NJ. :( Not an engineer, but here are my actual experiences in heating my 16 x 25 garage, insulated, with 12 foot ceilings. I'm using a 55,000 BTU kerosene jet-heater (
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00430.html (9,127 bytes)
- 331. Re: parts catalog (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:56:06 -0500
- Harve, a couple of vendors use the "official" Triumph drawings (and sometimes part numbers) as reference numbers for their wares. The Roadster Factory, SpitBits and Rimmer Bros in the U.K. are the on
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00463.html (7,782 bytes)
- 332. Spitfire map light (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:50:07 -0500
- As further proof that my Spit is running well, I have turned my attention to the trivial bother _wherein_ the passenger side map light comes on by itself (at night of course). I lift it up and it tur
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00493.html (7,554 bytes)
- 333. Re: Clutch Bleeding -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:56:06 -0500
- At 07:00 AM 1/21/99 -0600, KEVIN EDDINS wrote: [re bench-bleeding] Kevin and Dave, When I rebuilt my clutch hydraulics I did not bench-bleed the cylinders. I did have a 'soft' clutch pedal, however,
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00494.html (8,527 bytes)
- 334. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] height of the car? (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:34:50 -0500
- As promised, I have measured the distance from the bottom of the wheel arch to the top of the wheel rim on my Spitfire (unladen). It has a one-year-old swing spring (2000 miles). Results: Passenger s
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00495.html (7,550 bytes)
- 335. Good Spitfire News! (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:21:14 -0500
- Golly gee, everyone seems to be having problems with the repairs on our cars. Sales of brake fluid and timing lights seem to be at an all-time high! I'll just report on some SUCCESSFUL repairs: Probl
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00496.html (7,271 bytes)
- 336. ZS Carb Bypass valve adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 12:26:53 -0500
- Hi, all you Zenith Stromberg mavens out there. During the summer, I noticed that my idle speed would increase 300 - 500 RPM when the engine got _thoroughly_ warm. This resulted in a lot of difficulty
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00502.html (7,390 bytes)
- 337. Re: Spitfire map light (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:39:00 -0500
- It doesn't distract your attention, blinking on and off repeatedly? Hrumph. Gosh I _did_ do the whole suspension last year... Glad to hear you are back under control.... Here I thought it fell down d
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00547.html (8,666 bytes)
- 338. Re: dash overlay (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:17:31 -0500
- I have seen the dash cover from Rimmers (ordered one by mistake thinking it was a true replacement crash pad), and it is of inferior quality to the Accu-Form brand overlay offered by Moss (which I e
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00548.html (9,112 bytes)
- 339. Re: 79' spit windshld washer unit... (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:06:11 -0500
- Just looked at my car (with functioning washer pump) and found the same cut wire sticking out of the harness. For the record, this is a '79, 49 state Federal car. Dan Masters or Tom O'Malley are fre
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00549.html (7,775 bytes)
- 340. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] height of the car? (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 08:27:11 -0500
- You mean I can have some pie for dessert tonight? Oh goody! I assume you are talking about a spacer at the top of the FRONT spring mount plate? Nope...My Spit didn't have one but I've heard of them.
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00550.html (9,322 bytes)
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