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1. I think I broke it! (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:42:24 -0400
OK, after a bit of spirited driving, my overflow bottle was literally boiling over (temp was high, but not maxed. The culprit: 1972 Spit, 1296, dual HS4s Less than 6,000 miles on the motor The other
/html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00085.html (7,681 bytes)

2. RE: I think I broke it! (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 07:20:41 -0400
under A sort of greyish/whitish emulsion a bit like dirty aerosol cream? If so, that's definitely a symptom of a blown head-gasket. Are you getting any white "smoke" from the exhaust yet? That all fo
/html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00097.html (8,183 bytes)

3. Troubleshooting (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:43:22 -0400
Wonderful spitfire day...about 75 and sunny, and my job had me on the road for most of the day. After about 150 miles (I guess, the speedo cable broke this am), and about 1/2 mile from home, the car
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00062.html (7,693 bytes)

4. Re: HS4 idle speed Woah! (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 16:08:45 -0400
Any chance that your choke is not fully disengaging? 2k sound like about where the idle should be at full choke (at lease where mine starts off). Mike Perry 72 spit w. HS4s --Original Message-- From:
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00131.html (7,689 bytes)

5. Worn HS4 Throttle shafts (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 12:57:14 -0400
I have worn throttle shafts on my HS4s which I know I need to address sooner or later, but I am trying a "band-aid", and I was wondering if any other lister had attempted a similar thing without cata
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00161.html (6,724 bytes)

6. Re: Arguments & people leaving the List (long, sarcastic, factual & important) (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:29:10 -0400
Mike Perry 72ish spit --Original Message-- From: HD883HUGGR@aol.com <HD883HUGGR@aol.com> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net <Spitfires@autox.team.net> Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 2:25 PM Subject: Arg
/html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00938.html (12,108 bytes)

7. %&*@ Water Pump (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 17:17:39 -0400
Well, after two months of getting the spit ready for tooling around during my early July vacation, the water pump went away this morning (ironically enough, as it was warming up to go buy gas for my
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00124.html (6,996 bytes)

8. Re: HS4 heat shield (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 14:32:46 -0400
I made one out of sheet aluminum. Pretty easy process, really. Make one from cardboard till you get the shape you want first. Also, be sure you have the spacing gaskets between your carbs and manifol
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00160.html (7,334 bytes)

9. Re: { NASS } HS4 heat shield (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:49:42 -0400
Your results may vary....but I had a MARKED increase in driveability after making a heat shield, particularly after being parked hot or after a prolonged idle. I do have headers, which I am sure come
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00219.html (8,883 bytes)

10. Re: loss of power and poping (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:32:00 -0400
Are your carbs properly vented? I had similar trouble while I was figuring out what went where. Also...are your carbs isolated from the manifold by the thick gasket/spacers? Mike Perry 72 spit w. hs4
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00531.html (8,848 bytes)

11. Re: How long for engine warm up? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:31:27 -0400
Jeff, I would agree with the consensus....about 10 minutes sounds right to Mike Perry 72 Spit (looking forward to a weekend of quality time under the bonnet) --Original Message-- From: Jeff McNeal <j
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00576.html (9,055 bytes)

12. Re: put-put put (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:36:07 -0400
Once in a while, if you pull out the spark plug wires, you will separate the contact from the wire with no visible sign that this has happened. Worth checking on. Pull the plugs and crank the motor,
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00612.html (7,909 bytes)

13. An end to the cooling saga (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:50:28 -0400
In case it might benefit some others on the list... I had problems with my 72 (in traffic particularly) running hot. To correct this malady, I corrected (in order): Flush (no effect) Water wetter (sl
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00719.html (7,168 bytes)

14. Car shows (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:06:45 -0400
This is sort of late notice, but besides the events listed on the SOL page, is anyone aware of any British Car Show/Swap meets in Michigan or Northern Indiana this weekend. Got some time and I'm in t
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00747.html (6,487 bytes)

15. Oil Pressure Guage (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:45:44 -0400
Does anyone know if Jaeger produced an oil pressure gauge that would match the gauges in a 72? Better yet, does anyone know where one can be had if they do exist? Thanks Mike Perry 72 Spit
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00801.html (6,599 bytes)

16. Re: waist seals (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:18:59 -0400
Maybe an application of Rain-X would provide enough friction relief to allow this to work properly? Might be worth a try. Mike Perry 72 Spit --Original Message-- From: JM Weber <weberjm@teleport.com>
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00830.html (8,238 bytes)

17. Fram Oil Filter (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:23:46 -0400
Good morning list... I went to buy an oil filter at Pep Boys this weekend, and it would seem that every spitfire owner in the west Michigan area had bought out the supply (or they fit something else
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00831.html (7,163 bytes)

18. Re: Crankcase pressure in 72 spit (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 20:23:08 -0400
When I hooked up my HS4s, I simply gutted the charcoal canister and ran a hose from the valve cover to this now empty container. It sort of looks like it should be there, and no longer causes oil to
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg01006.html (8,007 bytes)

19. Dash Bits (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:47:03 -0400
Hello all.... I am looking to purchase one each of the surface mount indicators for Brake and Hazard warnings (the rectangular ones....approx. 1" x 1/2".) I do not need the bulbs, just the surface po
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00231.html (7,178 bytes)

20. Brass Dash Emblem (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 13:19:47 -0400
I'm wrapping up my wood dash project and will likely have an extra brash dash emblem. If anyone needs one for their car, let me know. Mike Perry
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00336.html (6,267 bytes)

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