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21. Re: Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 22:19:33 +0100; It also makes a difference with how well you set the clearences. I have found that it took a lot of practice to get the tapets all sounding the same. I use a click adjust, and a feeler gadge. Set the; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00487.html (7,811 bytes)
22. Re: Front end shake (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:16:30 +0100; I had a problem with a warn front hub, where the DPO ran the car with the bearing seazed and the bearing track runing on the inside of the hub. Anyway I atempted to sleave the bearing, but managed to; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00488.html (7,556 bytes)
23. Clutch Diapham Sprigs (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:38:31 +0100; The clutch went on my car today. The problem was like there was no travel. Anyway all the linkage is perfect, no hydrolic problems. Tryed welding washers onto the MC pushrod fork so I made the ovaled; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00543.html (7,839 bytes)
24. Re: More brakes (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:36:10 +0100; Were these precautions adequate to ensure there won't be any problems, or is there the chance I really screwed things up? Bad newes I am afraid. Don't what ever you do attempt to use them, it's not w; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00544.html (7,197 bytes)
25. Re: Haynes manual differences (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:29:17 +0100; US Drivers side sounds remarkable like the Oil way in the car. This is why you will find my Haynes manual proping open a door, and my using the workshop manual. The other thing is, alway look up the; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00545.html (7,736 bytes)
26. Re: Hazard lights (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:01:54 +0100; It's not complicated, it's simple. In one position it shorts the two lights together and then connect them to one side of the hazzard flasher, which goes to +. The other side it connects the lights t; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00693.html (7,745 bytes)
27. Re: Need repair manual recommendation (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:06:55 +0100; Depends what your after, nice introduction to mechanics, as well as how to do things on the Spitfire. Get the Haynes, if however you are a bit more confident of what the different parts are, then get; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00886.html (8,672 bytes)
28. Clutch now cured (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:54:23 +0100; Just to say I have fixed the clutch and it's now 400% better than it ever was. My old driven plate was burnt but still thick, and the diaphram spring was warn. The pin had fallen through which is wh; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00887.html (7,867 bytes)
29. Re: Theft Proofing (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:10:49 +0100; Well, every LBC has a different finger print. The oil stains, every model will produce a different pattern of drips, and even individual cars can be told apart by the trained eye. Personaly, I have a; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00888.html (8,222 bytes)
30. Re: Theft Proofing (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:20:57 +0100; By a flashing LED. Keep a fire extingisher by your side neer the door. Big Heavy secruity bar. You can get the 10Kv security bars in the Uk leagaly, they produce this spark which travels arround the; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00889.html (8,158 bytes)
31. Re: More Carb/Emissions Questions (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:00:01 +0100; You have to watch out unplugging hozes etc. If it could potentails give you extra performance, you will loose way more than the power you would gain over stock, from your stock rating by disconnectin; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00890.html (7,856 bytes)
32. Re: Theft Proofing [long semi OT] (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:33:02 +0100; Well, given you can triangulate your position with a mobile if the software was put on your phone, you can discount the GPS. Also I supose if you had the correct features on the phone you could disco; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00891.html (7,228 bytes)
33. Re: Fibreglass Panels in the UK (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:30:15 +0100; I agree, if your fitting them to the doors you should maybe think of fitting somthing like SIPS, this was fitted to Late US Spitfires. The bonnet will also require lowered or softer springs. As for; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00892.html (8,436 bytes)
34. Re: Scotland and my Spitfire (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:04:07 +0100; In Scotland if you dont like the weather, wate five minuets. Same all year round, but early - middle August is what I would bank on. Avoid the bank holiday weakends, around the 1st and 31st.; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00972.html (6,701 bytes)
35. Re: Sympathy (and new pistons) needed (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:31:26 +0100; Don't wast you money on a recon crank, when the machine shop will grind it for you. Get them to supply the pistons, thrust washers, bearings, bigends, and get them to check your little ends. To be ho; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00973.html (8,791 bytes)
36. Re: Engine Temperature (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:36:19 +0100; Replace the needel and jet, because your letting through too much fule where it's warn.; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00974.html (7,490 bytes)
37. Re: Spitfire Camber Compensator (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:08:11 +0100; What's wrong with a peace of string from top to bottom of the shock, limiting movement to 1" below normal ride hight? :-) James; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01035.html (7,288 bytes)
38. Re: Engine Temperature (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:00:14 +0100; It takes an a lot to shift my car above 1/2 on the gadge, it normaly stays within 1/8 th of a marking to the left or right depending if the heater is on or not. Only time it goes above is below 25mph; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01036.html (7,675 bytes)
39. Re: Engine Temperature (and BW conservation) (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:11:50 +0100; Let me see, so you almost always have a full fule tank?; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01037.html (6,888 bytes)
40. Re: engine temps (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:16:44 +0100; You can get thoes thermostats which chainge colour with different temperatures, diferent numbers light. Can you get one in the 80-110 degres C rainge. On Stags, you shoud always fit a coolent pressur; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01038.html (7,044 bytes)

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