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161. Non-spitfire related, but hop you can help (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 14:10:22 +0100 (BST); I'd like to pick the collective brains of this group about a car related matter, apologies to those to whom this is not relevant. A few weeks back my girlfriend had her vauxhall astra broken into in; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00112.html (7,452 bytes)
162. noisy valves and oil light (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:08:12 +0100 (BST); Is it normal for spitfires to have noisy valves (I assume that's what's making the ticking noise). Saskia's seem to be quite noisy - you can hear them clearly when driving along, or is this an indica; /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00275.html (7,191 bytes)
163. I'm back! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:59:16 +0100 (BST); I'm back on the list again after my Thailand trip, and had my first chance to take Saskia for a spin last Wednesday. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed driving Spitfires! Although I only drove to wor; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00021.html (8,333 bytes)
164. Re: I'm back! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 15:57:24 +0100 (BST); I will just be there for the Sunday as I am at a friend's party in Manchester on the Saturday, I'll drive down from Manchester to Stafford on Sunday morning (hangover permitting!) and then back acros; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00040.html (8,767 bytes)
165. Cooling system clean and repair (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:03:46 +0100 (BST); The job for this weekend is to fix my cooling system and replace all the hoses. What I plan to do is: * JBWeld pitted connection for bottom hose * Flush the system out with radiator cleaner liquid (H; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00080.html (7,645 bytes)
166. bloody knuckles and water leaks (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 16:20:26 +0100 (BST); After having spent most of the weekend draining the cooling system and fitting new hoses (sounds simple), by the end of the weekend I had managed to achieve a leakier cooling system than I had at the; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00151.html (8,329 bytes)
167. RE: bloody knuckles and water leaks (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 16:57:34 +0100 (BST); That's a good idea! I'm temped... I think you have just devised a plan B for me. The only thing that I would have concerns about is the heat behind there, being between the manifold and engine it's g; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00153.html (11,297 bytes)
168. Re: bloody knuckles and water leaks (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 17:40:08 +0100 (BST); the worst of it was along the seam of the pipe. I plan to replace the pipe with a new one at some point. Buying the s/h one from Spitfire Graveyard was a stop-gap measure to get me back on the road s; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00154.html (7,954 bytes)
169. choke slipping (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:51:47 +0100 (BST); The choke knob on my 1500 won't stay in it's fully out position and slips to about halfway down. This is really annoying in the mornings as I have to either keep the revs quite high 3-4000, or physic; /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00444.html (7,025 bytes)
170. Spitfires in songs (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 04:05:02 +0100 (BST); I have just been listening to my 'Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band' - 'The Bestiality Of' album and on track 17 - 'Rhinocratic Oaths' they mention a Triumph Spitfire! In the lyric: 'Mrs Bent, you have won a ca; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00075.html (7,655 bytes)
171. Saskia has an MOT! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 14:43:37 +0100 (BST); woohoo! She passed at the second time of asking! I will go home tonight, take her to the jet wash for a deserved clean and then I'll remove the hard top and fit the rag-top for a hopefully beautiful; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00135.html (7,753 bytes)
172. Re: Spitfires mailing list meet (was Saskia passes MOT!) (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 12:44:10 +0100 (BST); Keep me posted as to when you plan to have your East Anglia get together, I may be able to tie it in with a visit to relatives... I was thinking somewhere between Sheffield and East Anglia (where we; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00189.html (10,537 bytes)
173. Re: Saskia has an MOT! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 14:17:29 +0100 (BST); Most of the time was spend wrestling with the tie rod end nut to get the gaitor off, and failing, resorting to having to get the garage to do it...it always takes me a while to get round to doing stu; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00192.html (7,838 bytes)
174. Oh the joys of English Springtime! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 15:19:19 +0100 (BST); In anticipation of the beautiful weather this weekend I put the soft top back on and put the hard top back into storage. As a result I had a beautiful weekend of top down fun! Then come Monday, and t; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00370.html (7,607 bytes)
175. re: highway driving (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 19:44:10 +0100 (BST); I have found that my spit ('77 1500) feels a lot more skittish since I have taken the hard top off and put the soft top on. I drove on the motorway last weekend with the top down, and that was a bit; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00449.html (12,284 bytes)
176. Re: air dam (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:16:54 +0100 (BST); I will see if I can scan it in and distribute it to those who would like to see it. Best not put it on my website for copyright etc, although I could try e-mailing the author to ask if I could. I'll; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00490.html (8,377 bytes)
177. Re: air dam (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 15:10:55 +0100 (BST); That's the same one that appeared in the TSSC magazine! It was John Davies who wrote it. Certainly sounds like it's worth considering as the front end can get a bit hairy at speed, now if we could do; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00498.html (9,860 bytes)
178. fuel vapourisation, possibly (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 12:07:26 +0100 (BST); Those of you with a very long and good memory may remember that last summer Saskia experienced possible fuel vapourisation problems that went away once the weather cooled down again...well they're ba; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00564.html (7,428 bytes)
179. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:08:19 +0100 (BST); I had poly bushes fitted to the rear on my '77 Spit to replace the tired rubber ones. I had new shocks put in at the same time (as well as a new diff, the main reason for the back end overhaul). The; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00621.html (8,701 bytes)
180. Re: Rubber vs. Poly (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:32:02 +0100 (BST); I had a dream a couple of nights ago that I had gone to the Spitfire Graveyard and that everything had been tidied up immaculately and there was no damp! It certainly is a strange place with a suitab; /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00622.html (9,289 bytes)

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