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1. RE: newbe (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 16:20:42 -0700; Sounds almost exactly like what happened to my '69. http://www.home.turbopower.com/~mikew/Spitfire/69Spit_4.htm has the story, and some rather gruesome pictures. Fortunately, the Spit engines are rel; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00023.html (8,276 bytes)
2. RE: Newbe (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 09:14:59 -0700; Not much has happened lately, I had to defer the Spit to the Suburban. You never really appreciate the elegance and simplicity of an LBC engine until you replace intake manifolds on GMC 350's <g> The; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00073.html (7,397 bytes)
3. RE: Alternator Upgrades, Other Than Delco (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:30:58 -0600; I put a GM alternator in my '69, but had these in my favorites list: http://www.davisengineering.net/spitaltupgrade.html Both of these are using Nisssan alternators. There were a few links that talke; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00243.html (9,228 bytes)
4. engine rebuilding (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:24:03 -0700; OK, for those of you who don't remember, I exploded a piston a few weeks ago (http://www.home.turbopower.com/~mikew/Spitfire/69Spit_4.htm). I finally tore everything down and brought the block in to; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00174.html (7,374 bytes)
5. RE: of all the luck... (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:11:31 -0700; Thanks to all who replied. The general consensus seems to be that these leaded engines can run fine with unleaded, and that my problem lies elsewhere. Once I get back I'll take the engine(s) apart an; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00013.html (6,634 bytes)
6. RE: Alternative Alternators (UK) x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 10:58:15 -0700; I put in a GM 7127 alternator, rated at 63 amps. It's a *very* common alternator, used on practically every GM from the 60s through 80s. I found a re-manufactured unit here for about $35, and it fit; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00050.html (8,465 bytes)
7. blown engines (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:08:38 -0700; If you will recall, I'm the one that blew two Spitfire engines and was thinking it may be related to running with unleaded. Well, last weekend Mark E from this list dropped by my house and we took on; /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00186.html (7,469 bytes)
8. of all the luck... (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:03:28 -0700; Everyone on this list should have a good Thanksgiving, because all the bad luck seems to be with me. My '69 Spit ran great for about 1k miles, then developed a very loud knocking sound and complete l; /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00361.html (7,715 bytes)
9. RE: Tachometer Question (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:22:18 -0600; This manual shows how to rebuild the speedo, the tach (I believe) uses the same principles. I haven't taken my tach apart yet (it has the same problem, but bounces between 4500 and 6000, and is out o; /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00118.html (8,040 bytes)
10. RE: Resetting odometer question (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:19:41 -0600; How about "I rebuilt the car when the odometer rolled over"? On a side note, Jeff do you still need those parts from my '68? I've lost your emails. Mike Welch God Bless America Boy, you opened up qui; /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00136.html (8,316 bytes)
11. speedometer rebuilding (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:04:08 -0600; You rebuilt the speedo? What references did you use? My speedo and tach both need work, the speedo just spins around until it hits the stop needle, and my tach stays steady until about 4500 rpm, then; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00054.html (7,084 bytes)
12. Spitfire story, leading up to non-Triumph questions (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:22:49 -0600; OK, so I've had my 'new' '69 on the road as a daily driver for the past month or so, been running great. On Friday, as I was entering the local Interstate highway, going about 45mph in 4th, I starte; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00143.html (8,297 bytes)
13. RE: tappets (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:52:55 -0600; Long ago, I was helping a friend adjust the valves on his Chevy 350, and we did it hot while the engine was running. He had some caps that fit over the rods that kept the oil from spurting onto the d; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00341.html (8,570 bytes)
14. RE: The Rust Test (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:41:17 -0600; I used a brass tumbler from my rifle/pistol reloading gear. Clean off the big chunks with carb cleaner and a rag, and let then tumble for 24 hours in a corn-cob media, and you get nice shiny parts. M; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00394.html (8,472 bytes)
15. RE: 100,000 miles (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:16:34 -0600; congrats. Only 72,243 miles to go for mine<g> Mike Welch Colorado Springs, CO mikew@turbopower.com '69 Triumph Spitfire '60 Jaguar MkII 3.8 Auto God Bless America Well, I knew it was going to happen; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00416.html (7,403 bytes)
16. Differential differences (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:39:52 -0600; This is probably something that I should already know, but... I have a '69 Spit with the stock differential, and one that came with a '68 (I don't think that it was the original though). As I was swa; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00223.html (7,166 bytes)
17. RE: Spit badges/decals (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 19:14:16 -0600; I don't know about the '79 specifically, but http://www.spitbits.com/spitfire_mk4_badges_moulding.htm shows which decal/badge goes where. Mike Welch Colorado Springs, CO '69, '68 Triumph Spitfire '60; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00360.html (7,109 bytes)
18. Top installation (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:08:24 -0600; I have a new top for my '69 Spitfire, but it didn't come with any instructions. It came with the snaps pre-installed, and those are in the right places. How does the front of the top attach to the fr; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00490.html (6,713 bytes)
19. RE: Web Site (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 14:57:36 -0600; http://miatadrives.com/ Mike Welch Colorado Springs, CO '68+/- Triumph Spitfire '60 Jaguar MkII 3.8 Auto I sent out a few months ago a link to a web site that a Miata club put together. It had clicka; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00013.html (7,120 bytes)
20. RE: The Spitsaver - Be a part of it... x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: "Mike Welch" <mikew@turbopower.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:05:15 -0600; Go ahead and use the pictures from the Spitfire screen saver I made. It's at http://www.home.turbopower.com/~mikew/SpitSaver.htm. It hasn't been updated since it was released, but neither have most; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00467.html (8,463 bytes)

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