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1. Emissions fun, EGR vacuum from where? (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 13:18:08 -0800 (PST); Yup, emissions season in CA again. Somewhere over the past year, the vacuum hose connecting my EGR valve to the carb (a Zeinth Stromberg on a stock 1980) has disappeared. Now, after an embarassing am; /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00282.html (8,049 bytes)
2. re:Daily Drivers (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:04:47 -0800 (PST); Terry Thompson's list actually makes my 1980 Spit sound like a paragon of reliability. This is despite the fact that last year I had the unsettling experience of having the AAA national I-need-a-tow; /html/spitfires/2001-01/msg00055.html (11,155 bytes)
3. Re: Hot Start Problem, 1980 ZS carb - Update (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:10:29 -0800 (PST); First off, a thanks to everyone who replied. With a better idea of the potential problem areas, I tackled it this weekend. I replaced the lead from the battery to the starter solenoid, and cleaned up; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00042.html (11,360 bytes)
4. Re: Hot Start Problem, 1980 ZS carb - Conclusion (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 23:44:59 -0800 (PST); Wow, a new starter motor can really work wonders. First time I started her up with it I was positively startled by the sound of the engine roaring to life. No more "whump-whump-... whup.. whuh" count; /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00294.html (12,841 bytes)
5. Hot Start Problem, 1980 ZS carb (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 10:40:49 -0800 (PST); Thanks to lurking 'round the recent braking problems thread, my car has almost achieved perfect braking (new stainless lines, lots of bleeding - all thats left is to install a new master cylinder). T; /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00321.html (9,173 bytes)
6. Re: Hot Start Problem, 1980 ZS carb (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:53:22 -0800 (PST); The engine does spin a few times, but there is no ignition and it grinds to a halt. So I think the solinoid is OK. I will be taking the starter off over thanksgiving to get an eye on the pinion gear,; /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00329.html (9,336 bytes)
7. What size screw holds the auto choke on? (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 10:56:42 -0700 (PDT); OK, simple question: What size screw holds the autochoke on for a 1980 spitfire? Any ideas on how to dig one up short of mail order (I'd like to make the Palo Alto show this weekend and it's an awful; /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00350.html (8,086 bytes)
8. Re: hot air hose on 80 spit (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 09:28:05 -0700 (PDT); My Spit spent a happy year without that annoying little air restriction on it (then I moved to smog inspected CA... haven't got around to taking it off again yet). I would/did/will again happily go w; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00494.html (7,963 bytes)
9. Turn the on headlights, car flicks off?!?! 1980 Spitfire (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 11:07:10 -0700 (PDT); OK, I know the answer probably starts with L, ends with ucas and has a nice string of short, four letter sylabels in-between, but... Has anyone run into a problem where their Spitfire flicks off for; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00592.html (7,957 bytes)
10. Re: Cataclysmic Converter (score: 1): Author: John Weale <jweale@eskimo.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 18:39:52 -0800 (PST); I'm in the process of putting one of these on my spit. Not original, but cheap and (hopefully) good enough. Looks like it'll fit just fine. A few notes: mine came without studs, so you'll need 3 5/16; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00581.html (8,213 bytes)

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