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121. Re: Carbs (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 14:14:09 -0400; You should make sure that the jets are centered (i.e. the needles are not binding in the jets when the piston is all the way down) and that there is no damage to the piston chambers, or junk inside t; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00017.html (7,496 bytes)
122. RE: Location of Turn Signal Flasher Unit (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:07:37 -0400; Didn't some of the UK-spec Spits have a electrical gizmo box that would dim the turn signals and brake lights when the headlights were on? Doug Braun '72 Spit Quoting Gene Eighmy <w4eae@netzero.net>:; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00035.html (7,948 bytes)
123. Re: Pertronix Woes (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:14:25 -0400; Possibly you have the two wires from the Pertronix mixed up? if the ballast resistor is smoking it sounds like it is getting a full 12 volts across it, which means that one end is grounded somehow. O; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00036.html (7,856 bytes)
124. Re: Painted Chrome Bumper (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:44:46 -0400; I bet pretty much anything would work, because the paint is on top of such a smooth, hard surface. Avoid anything with the words "safe" or "water-based" on the label. The more skulls and crossbones,; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00092.html (7,832 bytes)
125. Test message (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:12:27 -0400; Sorry for the annoyance... Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00101.html (5,994 bytes)
126. Re: transport recommendation? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 20:09:38 -0400; A few years ago I had my car shipped from Oregon to New Jersey. Note that most people offering car transportations service, especially on the internet, are simply agents who find an actual trucking c; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00113.html (7,384 bytes)
127. Re: Initial start-up concerns/questions (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:14:42 -0400; Did the oil pressure gauge go back to zero when you finally turned off the If so, then it is probably working OK. Simply replace the oil light sender unit; it is almost certainly broken. Water gettin; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00116.html (7,524 bytes)
128. Re: tires - silly-wide (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:25:58 -0400; I have 175/70s on stock rims and I am happy with them. They are just about the same diameter as the stock tires, so the speedo, etc. will not be affected. My car had 165/80s when I got it. I do not r; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00129.html (7,192 bytes)
129. Re: Spitfire Swing Spring (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:18:51 -0400; No, the longer axles came a few years later. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00139.html (8,332 bytes)
130. RE: greasey hands (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:53:58 -0400; I used to use things like Spray 'n Wash and laundry detergent to clean my a few years ago I got one of those wall-mounted dispensers for mechanic's hand cleaner, and I mounted it over the basement si; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00150.html (7,267 bytes)
131. Re: Spitfire 4 accelerator pedal, bushings, high idle (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:38:48 -0400; When the car has the high idle problem, try pushing the throttle butterflies closed right at the throttle itself. If than cannot make the idle go down, the problem is almost certainly in the carbs th; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00165.html (7,899 bytes)
132. Re: 500 miles, one minor problem (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 03:27:27 -0400; Was it the spring on the throttle shaft or the one on the linkage? Doug Braun '72 Spit Quoting Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>:; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00030.html (6,729 bytes)
133. Re: Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:47:22 -0400; Simple: With a reasonably accurate voltmeter (almost any digital one), measure the output voltage with the engine running. You should get at least 13.5 volts. For the most definitive answer, check th; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00034.html (7,679 bytes)
134. Re: More on the "Slow Spit" (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:17:25 -0400; Make sure you avoid the opposite situation: where the throttle is fully open before the pedal is fully depressed. In this case you could bend or break something if you stomp the throttle too hard. Yo; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00054.html (6,853 bytes)
135. Re: gloppy paint and a new web page (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:36:25 -0400; At places like Home Depot, you can find spare nozzles (e.g. $1.79 for a little bag of four). These can be very handy sometimes. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00062.html (7,210 bytes)
136. Re: Mystery distributor - ignition timing question (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:26:37 -0400; Ah yes, the old "vacuum retard" issue again. You can't really hook up the vacuum advance of your MK III distributor to your MK IV Stromberg carb. The problem is that the Stromberg's vacuum port provi; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00067.html (9,549 bytes)
137. Re: Mystery distributor - ignition timing question (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:29:43 -0400; Regarding the 6 deg BTDC static timing: when the engine is not running, it doesn't really matter what the timing is. :-) The "static timing" concept is for people too poor or cheap to get a timing li; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00069.html (8,001 bytes)
138. Re: the discouraging differential saga continues... (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:55:07 -0400; The Rimmer Bros catalog lists the same part (215537) for all Spits. BTW, EVERY Spit owner should have a Rimmer Bros catalog! They are very well produced, and free. http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/stoppre; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00089.html (8,788 bytes)
139. Amusing picture of a Spitfire in Oslo, Norway (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:03:26 -0400; was taken in the summer of 1994 on a trip to Norway. Maybe some European list member knows if the place is still in existence... http://www.dougbraun.com/pix/oslo_spit.jpg Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00090.html (6,911 bytes)
140. Re: Stromberg dashpot oil (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:53:34 -0400; If you want a cheaper source of 20W oil, get a can of "3 in 1 Motor Oil - Special blend for 1/4 hp and larger motors". You should be able to find it at any decent hardware store, Lowe's, or Home Depo; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00164.html (7,097 bytes)

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