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41. Re: Headlight wiring (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 09:30:42 +0100; Why not go back to basics here? Disconnect the battery, then twist some wires together. Reconnect the battery, and see what lights come on. Let's say for example (and this really is only an example; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00315.html (9,062 bytes)
42. Re: 70 spit fast idle (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:39:57 +0100; Sounds like a carb problem to me. I've never done anything with Strombergs, so I can't really help you, but timing being out causes engines to run less smoothly, not faster. As for the run-on, this d; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00368.html (8,610 bytes)
43. Re: Trip Report (longish) (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:42:12 +0100; I know we all love these cars, but I've never taken spare parts to bed with me before...... 4. I loaded a Spit 1500 along with a bed full of parts and headed northward. I stopped for the night just; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00369.html (6,902 bytes)
44. Re: TWINS! non-lbc (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:43:35 +0100; Of course, you'll now be fitting baby seats into the Spitfire, sideways into the space behind the seats. Well, Nine months ago I announced we were expecting another Triumph enthusiast into the famil; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00370.html (7,648 bytes)
45. RE: 70 spit fast idle (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:28:27 +0100; --0__=gQHr8WCTUNcgJvcQCr3yu6mdw7OuYsRHJ1OSz0s9rTlhAQP6jPP60Ofl Content-Disposition: inline David, You are completely right about the run-on, of course. Because retartded timing causes the engine to g; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00372.html (8,810 bytes)
46. Re: 64 Spit Bonnet (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:45:26 +0100; On the subject of bonnets, what is the correct way to lift a bonnet? I have always lifted mine by the latches, but I read somewhere (may even have been on this list, I can't remember) that this cause; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00510.html (9,537 bytes)
47. Re: Tranny Repair Cost (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:16:06 +0100; I found that the price I was quoted for gearbox repair, excluding parts, was the same price as a reconditioned o/d gearbox from John Kipping. The gearbox cost me Ł150 ($250), and has been in my ca; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00605.html (8,339 bytes)
48. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:35:57 +0100; Don't remember seeing a reply to this. Sounds like your "rebuilt" generator isn't working properly - get it checked out, and take it back if it proves to be faulty. Dean -- Listers I'm still trying; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00701.html (8,724 bytes)
49. Re: Oil coolers and rocker feeders (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:07:43 +0100; Oil cooler - Yes. I think the DPO must have had cooling problems, because I have an oil cooler, electric fan, and the old fan on the water pump. The engine was rebuilt fairly recently, and I've never; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00802.html (9,925 bytes)
50. Re: fuse box wanted (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:35:20 +0100; I don't remember seeing any replies about the models being the same.... I believe that early Spits and late Spits had different fuse boxes to each other - the later one had more fuses in it than the; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00904.html (7,306 bytes)
51. Re: Roof fit (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:38:47 +0100; No! No! I would suggest that your money would be better spent on some kind of water-proof trousers - or just tape some plastic bags over your legs when driving in rain! with the soft top up, almost; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00905.html (7,611 bytes)
52. Re: Convertible Top Frame (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:39:38 +0100; Tops tend to be a bit ratty when they come with flames......; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00906.html (6,465 bytes)
53. Re: Gearbox rebuild but still a problem, Why?? (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:28:09 +0100; Sorry, I'm not a gearbox specialist, but I'll try to help anyway. Have I understood you correctly - when the car is in 2nd gear it doesn't move (kind of like it's in neutral)? In that case, try this; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00951.html (8,215 bytes)
54. I'm back (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:35:05 +0100; Hi Listers! Well, I'm back on-line again, and I've just read my first load of list e-mail. It looks as if not much has changed - still the same old faces, some new conversation threads, but basically; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01071.html (7,855 bytes)
55. Luggage racks (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:57:56 +0100; With all the talk about luggage racks, I thought I'd mention the rack that was on my boot (trunk) when I bought the car. It was an aftermarket, removable rack. I has four legs, with suction caps on t; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01072.html (6,758 bytes)
56. Bounced messages (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:32:23 +0100; <snip> Mail for the list gets sent to hundreds of people, traveling through many hundreds, if not a thousand or more, computers. This may take days to actually occur, as some sites still use once a d; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01217.html (7,238 bytes)
57. Re: Grinding Gears (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:51:22 +0100; There have been a few replies suggesting that bleeding the clutch might work - but this sounds to me more like a gearbox problem than a clutch problem. When you put your foot to the floor, the clutc; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01220.html (7,992 bytes)
58. Re: spit map lite (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:53:32 +0100; As people have already said, the map light goes off when you fold it up underneath the dash. I think there's supposed to be some mechanism which prevents it from falling back down again, but this was; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01221.html (8,094 bytes)
59. Re: Spitfire 4, Mk II (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 16:57:30 +0100; I believe the 4 was because it had 4 cylinders. Of course, the later models also have 4 cylinders, but I think the 4 was dropped to avoid confusion with model numbers. Dean -- I know I've read this; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01239.html (7,078 bytes)
60. Re: Fuel line querie (score: 1): Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 17:00:53 +0100; The first thing that springs to mind is "why would you want to do this?" Having got that out of the way, I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't work, except maybe that the angles the line wou; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01240.html (7,286 bytes)

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