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1. Re: Another successful (?) test drive... (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:24:11 +0100
in the lower revs. Spit engine have a lot of low-end I did this by running with knackered carbs! It pulled great from 1000 to 2000 revs and dropped right off by 3000. Now I've recon'd the carbs I *se
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00010.html (8,054 bytes)

2. tyre pressure advice? (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 00:54:04 +0100
I'm due to go for my first longish trip in my '65 MkII tomorrow (80 miles each way with overnight stay). Thought I'd better check the tyre pressures. Looking in the manual I see: Mk I and II ...... 1
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00040.html (7,007 bytes)

3. MkII (and MkI I presume) hood retaining clip packing?!?! (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 00:08:53 +0100
Just been nosing round rimmer bros' site looking for a few bits I need. My hood retaining clips are loose and I thought I'd need to replace them, but I see that there's a packing piece that goes betw
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00065.html (7,284 bytes)

4. Mk3 horn addendum (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 00:33:45 +0100
Whoops, I forgot to mention: the +ve feed comes from the fusebox, the fuse with brown on one side and two purple wires on the other. The other purple wire goes to (as far as I can make out) the headl
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00084.html (6,880 bytes)

5. Re: the incredible imploding glass (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:09:39 +0100
your eyes shines in doesn't Yes, spend your #22 on a nice hat! /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00095.html (7,655 bytes)

6. Re: Coil - Ballast? (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:04:59 +0100
by coil, can difference coil? resistor, IIRC according to my haynes, the ballast resistor is easily spotted as it's connected directly to one of the low tension terminals on the coil. As I understand
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00110.html (8,659 bytes)

7. tie bar spacing shims and rear wheel alignment (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:10:45 +0100
I get a knocking from the rear suspension when carrying a passenger. I found that the tie bar mount is not snugly fixed to the tub and I'm guessing (since none of the nuts & bolts seem to want to mov
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00111.html (7,929 bytes)

8. MkII seat details (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:16:33 +0100
Hi All, A shoddy repair to one of my seats broke the other day and investigation shows that the back plate (which is a solid curved sheet of metal on the MkII has rusted and doesn't reach the bottom
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00132.html (7,261 bytes)

9. Further to Horn Relay (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:32:04 +0100
*My* Horn went the other day. I actually have wires to all four terminals on my '65 MkII -ve earth (not sure if made that way or converted). The terminals are in roughly the following positions (my o
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00142.html (6,937 bytes)

10. Bonnet stay (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:45:53 +0100
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/spitfire/images/137a.gif shows the MkIII bonnet stay (parts 613045 and 613751) unfortunately the bottom part is slightly obscured. from http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/cgi-bin
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00145.html (6,988 bytes)

11. Bonnet Stay (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:21:45 +0100
Just had a nosey at mine: Viewed from the side, it's practically straight. The sag that you need for it to "lock out" when the bonnet's in the up position comes from the slight angle in the channel p
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00152.html (7,301 bytes)

12. ethical question / question of principles (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:49:30 +0100
Hi Listers I want to fit a fuel filter to my highly-original MkII. The MkII didn't come with one fitted. I can either: 1) pull off the original (and quite rare) fibre-braid coated rubber hose leading
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00157.html (8,383 bytes)

13. Re: ethical question / question of principles (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:16:47 +0100
Heh, yes. before I owned a proper classic (I didn't count the 14-21yr old minis I drove before) I didn't get what the fuss was about with originality (I love tinkering with electronics and dreamed of
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00165.html (9,014 bytes)

14. Re: ethical question / question of principles (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:20:06 +0100
Heh, as for nuts and bolts, that's where my motor is let down... The interior and some bits in the engine bay have been kaiboshed with any old nut - perhaps most notably the handbrake is held in with
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00166.html (8,903 bytes)

15. Re: Didn't take me long... new Spit (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 13:08:10 +0100
phwooar, it's a beaut! Shame the bumper's in the wrong place :-) Steve '65 MkII spit /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http:/
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00037.html (6,671 bytes)

16. Bodge to bypass heater (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 19:25:44 +0100
Hi all, the heater valve is jammed open on my '65 spit mkII which doesn't bother me too much, it just goes on a list of bits to get round to. Recently I had the cooling system flushed and refilled as
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00093.html (7,237 bytes)

17. Re: TR6 on Top Gear (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:03:35 +0100
to (XKE and Ah, but he's italian, therefore a girl (in my interpretation of the Top Gear world) /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00130.html (8,552 bytes)

18. Re: TR6 on Top Gear (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:03:55 +0100
I don't think he was talking about spits specifically, I thought it was more 'before the TR6, sports cars were curvy' but yeah, I'm slightly concerned about this rule that a Real Man (tm) can't appre
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00131.html (10,807 bytes)

19. Re: TR6 on Top Gear (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:12:02 +0100
An accessory? Ah, but you're a girl :-) Actually, I never "got" the tr6 either. Perhaps you have to drive it to get it. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bi
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00132.html (8,608 bytes)

20. HS2 parts confusion (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Carter" <steve@juggler.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:35:28 +0100
Hi listy peeps, Just got my bits from rimmer bros to overhaul the HS2s on my '65 mkII. Most of the bits look OK, if not identical to the parts I'm taking off. A strange thing though, I'm replacing th
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00172.html (7,850 bytes)

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