- 1. Re: inhibitor switch for overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 10:40:21 +0100
- Hi Chris! Surprised not to have seen a reply to your question yet. I'm only on the digest, so maybe someone has replied and I haven't got it yet, but I thought I'd answer anyway.... The switch is mou
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00051.html (9,195 bytes)
- 2. RE: inhibitor switch for overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 11:18:06 +0100
- Hi Richard. Sorry, I must have missed your reply. This is interesting, though, because mine is a '77 - right in the middle of yours and Chris'. And my inhibitor switch is on the gear lever extension,
- /html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00053.html (10,099 bytes)
- 3. Re: Seatbelts & Bumpers (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:53:55 +0100
- Spits/GT6's was essential to prevent them just unlucky?? I've never driven in the US, so can't comment from personal experience. But it seems that many US listers are very wary about Interstate driv
- /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00047.html (8,481 bytes)
- 4. Re: Seatbelts & Bumpers (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 12:05:30 +0100
- Have to admit that I agree with this. Pilots who fly large or complex aircraft need to pass a test for every single type (i.e. model) of aircraft they fly. Even for smaller aircraft, where there's n
- /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00048.html (10,900 bytes)
- 5. Triumphs in the news (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:17:27 +0100
- (For the benefit of non-UK readers, Richard Whitely is a middle-aged tv presenter, famous for presenting daytime tv program Countdown, and also known for his outrageous ties.) "CUDDLY quiz host Rich
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00251.html (8,293 bytes)
- 6. Re: shoes (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 09:40:38 +0100
- Personally, I can drive fine in just about any shoes I've ever worn, and my sister manages to drive her Fiat Cinqecento (sp?) (they're *small*!) in 6-inch platforms! But a friend of mine used to have
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00019.html (7,913 bytes)
- 7. Re: Spit Spin (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 09:47:31 +0100
- At least you're ok (at least I assume you are?) - that's the most important thing. There's probably about a million mechanical things that could go wrong and cause a car to spin. I guess you could t
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00020.html (8,204 bytes)
- 8. Re: A Male Driver's Observation (No LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:00:03 +0100
- Thanks for a good laugh, Chris! I say this is a pretty good argument for carrying your own gun to use in self-defense! Only problem is on big flaw in the argument - and that's that even if there is a
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00172.html (8,240 bytes)
- 9. RE: wheel bearings AND u-joints (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:26:00 +0100
- To echo what Bill and others have said, you should not ignore this switch, mainly because engaging overdrive in reverse can be catastrophic. I don't know what gearbox you have, or if it's easy to fi
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00286.html (9,301 bytes)
- 10. Re: Used Tonneau Cover (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:27:45 +0100
- Did you know you can move the dash attachments so that they line up with the tonneau cover? Just grab them with a pair of plyers, and move them left or right along the edge of the air vent until the
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00287.html (7,893 bytes)
- 11. Re: I have a sports car! (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:28:18 +0100
- I had a similar experience when I first got my car: lacked power, until I tidied up the carpet in front of the driver's seat - after I did that the pedal went all the way to the floor and the differe
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00409.html (7,519 bytes)
- 12. Re: Sealing cracks in paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:37:52 +0100
- I certainly wouldn't claim to be an expert in nail polish or car paint, but I suspect the reason that women have to renew their nail polish so frequently is actually more to do with their nails than
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00410.html (7,618 bytes)
- 13. Re: Emergency flasher (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:50:46 +0100
- signal Agreed. But slow/no flashing can also be caused by a duff flasher unit (as happened to me), or by dirty contacts anywhere along the circuit, thus increasing the resistance and reducing the cu
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00498.html (8,177 bytes)
- 14. Re: Valances and LRP (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 03:26:41 -0500
- Before buying a modified head, try just putting some unleaded in and see what happens. A lot of people who know a lot more than me (most notably John Kipping) seem to think that, over the several de
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00363.html (8,364 bytes)
- 15. RE: Valances and LRP (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 03:31:02 -0500
- Chris, what an excellent idea! Unfortunately, I think the cost of shipping the fuel would mean that, even with the saving over South African parts prices, this wouldn't be financially viable :-( I re
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00364.html (8,721 bytes)
- 16. RE: Highway driving (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:26:27 -0500
- Since my Spit is my only car (and I know I'm not the only one on the list), yes I drive it on the motorway regularly. The speed limit is 70mph (about 110km/h), and on occasion I have, ahem, accident
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00424.html (10,057 bytes)
- 17. Engine Valances and Catalogues (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:48:54 -0500
- (To follow on from the recent valance threads) I am preparing my car for her first ever trip to Le Mans, which is just 4 weeks away (and I still haven't got a passenger yet since my original passeng
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00426.html (9,225 bytes)
- 18. RE: Engine Valances (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 04:19:14 -0500
- Thanks for this link. The website clearly shows two different parts, Radiator Air Deflectors (which look very similar to the item I found in the Kippings catalogue), and Engine Valances (which look
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00492.html (8,969 bytes)
- 19. RE: Engine Valances (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:04:44 -0500
- Thanks a lot Jeff! You've just saved me a fair bit of money. I guess I'd better call Kippings and order some now that I know what I'm trying to order! Cheers, Dean -- /// /// spitfires@autox.team.net
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00536.html (8,389 bytes)
- 20. Weekend travels (score: 1)
- Author: "Dashwood, Dean" <dean.dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 04:28:05 -0500
- (I don't often send this kind of e-mail, but since we recently had discussions about reliability, and using our cars on highways/motorways/etc, I thought I'd make an exception.) Last night I returne
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00537.html (9,926 bytes)
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