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41. Re: Funky D-type O/D (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 06:36:38 -0800; You may be onto something with the wiring suggestion. I might have immediately dismissed it, because all the wires are new and I was very careful about the installation of them, but an incident whil; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00006.html (8,980 bytes)
42. Re: Funky D-type O/D, P. II (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:30:32 -0800; I checked the fluid levels in the gearbox and they're fine. Turns out I'm using 80/90 weight, hypoid, which I hope is okay. Maybe not. The electrics all work fine and the solenoid reacts instantly w; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00018.html (10,008 bytes)
43. Re: Funky D-type O/D, P. II (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 09:55:46 -0800; After a lengthy discussion with the guy who rebuilt my transmission and probably knows more about geaboxes, overdrives and diffs than anyone I've ever met on the planet, he suggested that I try spli; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00040.html (8,802 bytes)
44. Re: Funky D-type O/D, P. III (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:42:41 -0800; Okay, here's my report. I drained the Hypoid 80/90 from both the gearbox and the O/D, and replaced it with straight Valvoline 50w racing oil, supplied by my transmission man. It took several seconds; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00043.html (8,394 bytes)
45. Re: Funky D-type O/D, P. II (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:48:05 -0800; Speaking of diverse opinions, my transmission guru scoffed at the notion of gear lubricant additives damaging parts they are created to protect. If anything, he seems to subscribe to the notion that; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00045.html (8,374 bytes)
46. Re: Funky D-type O/D, P. II (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:46:37 -0800; Thanks Joe, I'll take your word for it and I'm glad to hear that the oil I put in there contains no sulfer. Better safe than sorry. But how does one tell of oil contains sulfer or other friction redu; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00055.html (9,591 bytes)
47. Re: Funky D-type O/D, P. II (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 17:28:36 -0800; Well Joe, the good news is that your camber compensator got a good workout this afternoon, even with stock bushings and shocks. I threw my car around my favorite curvy two-lane and it handled better; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00061.html (9,619 bytes)
48. Re: It is a long shot - bleed screw sizes and speedbleeders. (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:05:34 -0800; I found the lower clearance on the shorter speedbleeders inconvenient to get a wrench around on the front calipers of my last Mk3 and went with the longer HD's all the way around, this time. They see; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00071.html (8,529 bytes)
49. UYW 677 (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 21:31:30 -0800; Just curious if my old Spitfire is still floating around out there. I just ran across a photo of the '67Mk3 I sold in Monterey, CA, circa 1979, and just for kicks, ran the plate with the DMV to see i; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00092.html (6,939 bytes)
50. Re: Velocity stacks WAS: [Fwd: SU Carb rebuilding] (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:37:04 -0700; Don't forget to weigh the benefits of using velocity stacks against the potential negatives of not running air filters. My quad carb setup came with velocity stacks. I tried them, didn't perceive any; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00131.html (8,831 bytes)
51. Re: Wiring Harness Installation - Spitfire (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:43:55 -0700; I don't agree that re-routing the wiring from the frame is necessarily a good idea, as it will put more stress on the harness every time you choose to remove the shrouds to work on the engine. I wou; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00132.html (10,221 bytes)
52. Re: Velocity stacks WAS: [Fwd: SU Carb rebuilding] (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:18:40 -0700; I stand corrected. Thank you. But in my case, I believe they are mutually exclusive in terms of what's available off the shelf. My carbs are a little unconventional and I've not seen velocity stacks; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00144.html (10,002 bytes)
53. Re: Not studly at all (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:41:50 -0700; You need a nut splitter. Inexpensive and available at any auto parts store. It'll break the nut off the stud, usually with no damage to the stud, but not guaranteed. BTDT Best wishes, AArrrgghhh. 73; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00189.html (8,050 bytes)
54. Looking for a tatty armrest (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 07:40:22 -0700; Listers, I'm looking for a tatty old center arm rest for a Spitfire or GT6. I'd rather not spend $120 to buy a new one, since I'm going to have it recovered in leather anyway. If you have one that's; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00229.html (6,728 bytes)
55. Re: Alternator Upgrades, Other Than Delco (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:34:44 -0700; Interesting comment, in that I chose to stick with a stock generator for my Mk3, for among other reasons, the aesthetics, which I know is a silly reason, but the massive Delco generators almost dwarf; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00242.html (8,544 bytes)
56. Good news for CA classic owners (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:03:23 -0700; FLOREZ REVERSES ON CLASSIC CAR SMOG RULES By VIC POLLARD, Californian Sacramento Bureau e-mail: vpollard@bakersfield.com Tuesday April 15, 2003, 10:56:17 PM SACRAMENTO -- With Jay Leno and the rest o; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00244.html (10,216 bytes)
57. Re: A particularly dumb question about hardtops (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:17:21 -0700; The only advantage I can think of to fit both tops simultaneously is for transporting the car to it's new owner. I would suspect that when a new car was ordered with both tops from the factory, this; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00291.html (9,359 bytes)
58. Re: Petronix (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:24:59 -0700; For anyone interested, Mk3 Delco dizzy's with the vacuum advance use the Pertronix model 1149C. Take care, Jeff in San Diego 1968 Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones" Visit the Totally Triumph Network "Frie; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00292.html (7,664 bytes)
59. Re: RePetronix for Spits (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:28:55 -0700; That's why Moss has received precious little of my business. I think I bought seatbelts and a lead knock off hammer from them -- and a wire wheel cleaning brush -- and that's been IT. Meanwhile, a fe; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00296.html (7,803 bytes)
60. Re: Petronix Vs. MSD (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 07:03:17 -0700; "The hardest thing to installation is mounting the thing. " Well Craig, you may have answered your own question. To each his own, but I preferred the Pertronix for it's simple design and for the fact; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00309.html (9,136 bytes)

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