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41. Braking Away (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:57:29 -0500; Fellow Spitphiles, I'm wondering if anyone has comments/experiences about VB supplied front brake pads. A PO replaced the pads shortly before I bought my car in Aug. 96. It has always taken a lot of; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00549.html (7,843 bytes)
42. Braking Away (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:02:09 -0500; Fellow Spitphiles, I'm wondering if anyone has comments/experiences about VB supplied front brake pads. A PO replaced the pads shortly before I bought my car in Aug. 96. It has always taken a lot of; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00550.html (7,931 bytes)
43. Braking Away, Part 2 (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:28:27 -0500; Thanks to all of you who responded to my recent posting about brakes. Today, as I was out with my wife at lunchtime, I learned that I CAN lock up my wheels. All it takes is FEAR and an elderly drive; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00626.html (6,578 bytes)
44. Re: Oiler coolers and rocker feeders (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 21:12:30 -0500; No and No (71 Spitfire, 1296 engine, non OD) Bob Waid; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00868.html (6,428 bytes)
45. Fusible Links (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 10:51:08 -0500; I'm thinking about putting in-line, Japanese-car type fusible links on the unfused brown wires (my car has 3) from the solenoid for some extra electrical protection. Has anyone done this to their Sp; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00878.html (6,639 bytes)
46. Product Recommendation (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 14:42:18 -0500; I just used a product called Scotch 70 Self-Fusing Silicone rubber Electrical tape to re-wrap some sections of my wiring harness. The tape has no adhesive on it-it bonds to itself but is not sticky.; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00357.html (7,492 bytes)
47. RE: TRF Summer Party Car Show (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 20:54:01 -0500; Last year I visited the the Roadster Factory a few days after the Summer Party (my in-laws live in PA about 25 mins from TRF). Charles Runyan, the TRF and Coventry Inn owner, has a TR5 PI which I pho; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00434.html (9,171 bytes)
48. Mono Tunes (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 16:37:18 -0500; I picked up a period radio at a swap meet today for $ 10. It¹s an AM FM mono unit, supposedly from a Midget (the MG, not the guy I bought it from). It¹s a ³Continental² brand unit. There are three w; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00741.html (6,888 bytes)
49. Re: More Insurance (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:06:43 -0500; My agent (Farmer's) was very amenable to allowing me to insure my '71 Spit in MN (Twin Cities metropolitan area) for the appraised (recognized "official" appraiser-- nice guy, cost me $ 50) value an; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01126.html (8,321 bytes)
50. Brake Grease? (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 20:20:07 -0500; The Haynes manual says to use "brake grease" when re-installing rear wheel cylinders so they move freely in the back plates. Anybody got a trade name or chemical type for this stuff? Haven't seen an; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01299.html (7,344 bytes)
51. Adjusting SUs (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 16:41:53 -0500; I'm still trying to adjust my twin SU setup on my '71 without success, despite following the instructions of Haynes, the VTR site, an MG site, and Bentley. The car idles great with equal hiss at bot; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00099.html (8,228 bytes)
52. Re: Adjusting SUs (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:05:11 -0500; Joe, are you saying the 2 turns backed off are about the correct setting for mixture, with minimal further adjustmant needed? If so, it appears that my carbs are way out of whack. The filters are ju; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00121.html (7,884 bytes)
53. Re: Adjusting SUs (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:05:06 -0500; I have a 1296 Mk IV engine with Mark III carbs and intake manifold. The air filters were stock replacements from TRF. I think the carbs were way out of whack before I did anything but car was set up; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00122.html (7,958 bytes)
54. Back on the Road (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 17:02:02 -0500; Phellow Spitphiles, I'm delighted to be back on the road after 6 weeks of puzzling over carburetion and timing with the 71 Mark IV. I have rebuilt my SUs (turned out to be incredibly simple) with a "; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00812.html (7,527 bytes)
55. Re: Spitfire carbs (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 21:09:20 -0500; The SUs (from a MkIII) were on the car when I bought it. The TRF-supplied kit I bought is specifically listed for a MkIII- the kit for MkI and II have different part number(s). The TRF part number fo; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00819.html (7,785 bytes)
56. Re: Back on the Road (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 21:09:47 -0500; The points are not ventilated. My old points were, and were fried, so I'll be watching these closely. I may have a ballast resistor problem, as I have a 12V coil and I'm not sure if the ballast resi; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00820.html (8,169 bytes)
57. Weber Decision (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:19:59 -0500; I've decided to bite the bullet and install a 2bbl Weber to replace my twin SUs on my DPO-modified Mark IV. This is after a frustrating 2 evenings worth of trying to get them to work together. I now; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00424.html (6,941 bytes)
58. Re: Weber Decision (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 17:29:41 -0500; Since I sent the original note in the heat of the moment, I have been rethinking a little bit. Let me recap the history. I have had the car since Aug. 1997. The SU setup is from a Mk III, based on th; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00435.html (9,930 bytes)
59. Re: Where did it go? (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:36:02 -0500; I cracked up when I saw this note from Nikolai Jaremka. I bought my '71 without the nut and drove it around for half of the next summer before I decided to change the water pump, which I thought was; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00674.html (8,370 bytes)
60. Ignition Switch Switch (score: 1): Author: "R.D. Waid" <msp01091@isd.net>; Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 15:49:04 -0500; I¹ve been in extended lurk mode over the winter (car was in storage), and I also switched to the digest mode which is handy for reading but inhibits lightning responses to individual notes. Howeve; /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg01073.html (7,327 bytes)

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