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201. Re: Another carb question (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 09:41:04 -0700 (PDT)
Without choke, if it runs OK cold, but not hot, then it's probably too rich. This can happen with minor air leaks (shafts, etc.). The leaks are significant at idle when you set the mixture, so you w
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00122.html (7,680 bytes)

202. Re: Another carb question (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 10:08:33 -0700 (PDT)
I may have been unclear. Change *both* carbs by 1 flat at a time, in order to preserve the relative mixture strength. So procedure is: 1) Adjust front carb 1 flat 2) Adjust rear carb 1 flat 3) Write
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00131.html (8,438 bytes)

203. RE: stupid engineering (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 05:39:11 -0700 (PDT)
It's like car heater cores: Visualize an assembly line. At the far end, completed cars roll off. Ever wonder what the first piece to go on the line is? Gotta be the heater core, then they build the r
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00174.html (9,251 bytes)

204. Night Drive (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 19:44:32 -0700 (PDT)
A perfect Orlando night, clear, cloudless, maybe 70 degrees F. Took my son's 1500 for a top down cruise. Lot's of stars. Nice crackle of the exhaust going up and down the gears. I'm stopped at a ligh
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00277.html (6,594 bytes)

205. RE: Oil preferences (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 08:57:35 -0700 (PDT)
I agree with Craig, Remember that we are dealing with fixed positive displacement oil pumps. I believe the oil pressure relief valve is set at 70 psi (from memory). So if we ignore leakage in the pum
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00315.html (9,552 bytes)

206. Re: How much Brake Fluid does it take? (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 04:14:51 -0700 (PDT)
I wondered about that myself! Maybe spray it with Grey Hammertone, so no one will know. Carter __________________________________________________ Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invi
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg01129.html (8,758 bytes)

207. RE: Rear end leaks (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 08:02:00 -0700 (PDT)
Greg Smith, by cover, did you mean the fill hole plug? Greg Schluge, there is no 'cover' on the diff, it is a housing. Which is a structural member, carrying the rear spring loads into the chassis v
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg01181.html (7,883 bytes)

208. Re: Not really LBC... Need help with spinning captive nut (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 07:29:49 -0700 (PDT)
I've had good luck using a dremel tool with carbide cutting disk. The disk is about 1 1/2" dia, and maybe 1/64" thick. It will cut anything. Because of the screw in the end of the mandrel, you will
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00043.html (8,211 bytes)

209. Re: San Antonio Weather Report (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
Been there, Pretty country. Wouldn't mind being there now.
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00116.html (7,981 bytes)

210. eBay foolishness (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:08:02 -0700 (PDT)
<rant on> I've been looking for a TR/GT-6 oil pump for my Turbo 1500 project. Over the past 3 days, I've been watching a new in the box unit on eBay. It started at like $10.00, and is up to $81.00 ri
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00154.html (6,450 bytes)

211. Re: Restoration in a hurry update, Again (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 19:54:12 -0700 (PDT)
Your problems will be from small things, not the big issues. (death of a thousand cuts, nickle-dimed to death, etc. ) Try to mentally rehearse the whole operation, and try to think of things you wil
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00517.html (8,260 bytes)

212. Re: Collector Plates - kind of long (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 04:18:42 -0700 (PDT)
Well, at least they are keeping them in original condition then. Carter (a former Pinto owner)
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00598.html (7,263 bytes)

213. Re: Oil Leak (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 04:49:48 -0700 (PDT)
To keep you from overtightening and stripping the threads in the plate. Craig, make sure the oil leak is not from the dipstick tube. Remove the dipstick, block the hole (a sharpened pencil wrapped wi
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00772.html (10,233 bytes)

214. RE: More power (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 05:57:34 -0700 (PDT)
Changing the cam does not have to be a big deal. Choose a 'mild' cam that will work with stock valvesprings, and it can be installed in an afternoon. Yes, you must remove the radiator, cyl head, cra
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00809.html (8,207 bytes)

215. Re: Carb conundrum (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 06:48:10 -0700 (PDT)
While true that the heavy damper oil will richen the mixture, it also restricts the airflow. I believe the Spit Comp manual suggests running the dampers empty, lightly lubed with 3-in-1 oil or equiv.
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00811.html (8,220 bytes)

216. Re: Carb oil and heavy duty lubrication (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:45:59 -0700 (PDT)
That's a classic! ROTFLMAO! Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00814.html (7,699 bytes)

217. Re: tires (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 05:27:58 -0700 (PDT)
What kind of pressure are you running in the 175's? I've got 185/70-13's on my '80 1500 on stock 4.5" rims. I often push this setup pretty hard, and have no wiggle or stability problem. But I run 28
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01057.html (8,439 bytes)

218. Re: What size is the big nut on the front of the crankshaft on a 1296? (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:52:13 -0700 (PDT)
ISTR that the Mk I and II were 1 3/8", but after that may be bigger, because the crankshaft nose is bigger. What about using a cheap import sized oil filter wrench? BTW, if you remove the spark plugs
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01117.html (7,448 bytes)

219. Re: Fan Belt - over heat (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 07:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
We had a problem throwing belts on our Spit race car. I considered a belt monitor: An idler wheel is spring loaded against the belt, actuating a switch if the belt is missing. It turned out we had a
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01193.html (8,353 bytes)

220. Re: Front end and Steering (score: 1)
Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 07:53:03 -0700 (PDT)
Sounds like contamination on the rack, as wear would make it looser, not tighter. Are the gaiters (bellows) in good shape, no cracks, etc? A new set is pretty cheap. But at least some diasassembly an
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01194.html (8,483 bytes)

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