- 41. RE: manifold to head gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 07:14:36 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm making a set of custom manifolds for my 1500. To get the baseline dimensions for making the flanges, I have measured several cylinder heads and manifolds. I was surprised to find that there is a
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00279.html (10,630 bytes)
- 42. Re: Unisync (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:45:44 -0700 (PDT)
- I've balanced SU's using a piece of aquarium tubing to listen to the hiss .. around $0.50 USD. Carter Shore Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com /// spitfires@autox
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00381.html (6,922 bytes)
- 43. Re: Lighter flywheels (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:28:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Actually, I think you're both right and wrong (new Shimmer, it's a floor wax, ... AND a desert topping!). I don't think the GT6 front pulley is a torsional damper, and I don't think it's externally b
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00412.html (8,524 bytes)
- 44. Re: Lighter flywheels (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 05:05:54 -0700 (PDT)
- I cannot remember what's on my 69 GT6+, I'll have a look this weekend. I'm working on a turbo 1500 project, of which step 1 is to implement a Ford EEC-IV Engine Control Unit system. I want the fuel
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00439.html (10,055 bytes)
- 45. Re: strange vibrations - resolution - Water pump?? (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:38:44 -0700 (PDT)
- Do you run a fan on the water pump pulley? Maybe it's a wonky belt or alternator bearing. If it's on the motor and RPM related, you ought to be able to reproduce it sitting still with the bonnet up.
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00466.html (8,719 bytes)
- 46. Re: Lighter flywheels (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 20:49:09 -0700 (PDT)
- Don't have to convice me, I *like* serpetine belts. A great article, thanks. Carter Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00477.html (8,609 bytes)
- 47. Re: brake line (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 18:50:52 -0700 (PDT)
- I bought a double flaring kit about 20 years ago, so I could work on my Triumphs. Made by one of the usual suspects, Blackhawk, Snap-On, K-D, etc. I see them in the catalogs all the time, look online
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00480.html (9,071 bytes)
- 48. RE: Lower A-Arm - now Vertical Link (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:53:29 -0700 (PDT)
- Since the front and rear A-arm mounts (to the chassis) are different (pivot axes are different heights), possibly they were reversed upon reassembly? (The Factory Shop Manual calls these items "wishb
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00529.html (7,879 bytes)
- 49. Re: engine rebuild after the screw up! What are the odds (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:19:37 -0700 (PDT)
- Might as well drop the pan and extract the #3 piston and rod for examination. Then decide if you want/need to replace one or more pistons and rings. You'll have to remove it anyway if you decide/nee
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00557.html (8,505 bytes)
- 50. Re: Anybody mucked about with one of these? (Jag IRS) (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:18:47 -0800 (PST)
- Have to agree with Reed here. I obtained a Jag 'pumpkin' (diff unit) to see about fitting it into my Spitfire. I concluded that it was too large to be worthwhile, as major frame and body changes woul
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00605.html (9,544 bytes)
- 51. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: Timing marks on pulley incorrect? (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:37:07 -0700 (PDT)
- 3/16" !!!! Yikes Mike! Maybe the pulley was installed *without* the key in the keyway? I would not run the motor for even another second until you find out exactly what's going on. Get a book (or som
- /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00216.html (8,322 bytes)
- 52. Re: Off Topic - War (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 05:13:57 -0700 (PDT)
- Not slinging mud here Mike, but I've never been too terribly impressed with some of your leaders either. As I recall, London took the brunt of a lot of destruction in WWII, maybe worse than NYC yeste
- /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00231.html (11,497 bytes)
- 53. Re: Paint and brake fluid (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 05:09:09 -0700 (PDT)
- Here's a thought, if the water can enter the system via the master cylinder, and then puddles, gravity will cause it run to the lowest spot that it has access to. If we plumb a trap into the brake li
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00046.html (10,266 bytes)
- 54. Re: Loose front wheels fail inspection? (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:24:38 -0700 (PDT)
- But check the wheel bearings first, Just In Case! Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00127.html (8,473 bytes)
- 55. Re: Kill switch (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 06:22:09 -0700 (PDT)
- What good does disabling the starter do? I've had to "bump'n'run" my Spit many times when the starting system was down. Like a 4 wheeled motorcycle. A sneaky way is to use a hidden 'kill switch'. Run
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00382.html (9,981 bytes)
- 56. Re: I'm back! (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:10:59 -0700 (PDT)
- Can also fill the pits with JBweld, smooth out with a wet finger, then when set, sand smooth to give the original sealing surface. ... Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://persona
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00033.html (7,177 bytes)
- 57. Re: I'm back! (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 06:52:03 -0700 (PDT)
- I've seen cracked iron blocks and heads that were repaired with JBweld give tens of thousands of miles of additional service with no problems. I have used it for other repairs (not blocks and heads)
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00038.html (7,567 bytes)
- 58. Re: '73 GT6 MkIII Bonnet Weight (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:09:35 -0700 (PDT)
- I can lift and carry a bonnet, so it can't be too much over 100 lbs. (I stand it up, walk 'inside' it, grab the reinforcing tubes on each side, and lift) Carter Get personalized email addresses from
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00041.html (7,439 bytes)
- 59. Re: New Big-end Bolts? (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:35:54 -0700 (PDT)
- I must admit that I've never seen nor even heard of a Spitfire con-rod bolt failing, at least not as the primary failure. These are 3/8-24 x 1-1/2 bolts. My FSM lists two bolt types, phosphated at 4
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00169.html (8,998 bytes)
- 60. Re: paint codes (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
- I believe that Germany has always been silver, not Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00184.html (7,566 bytes)
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