- 1. Re: Spitfire carb woes.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:11:52 -0400
- That's the old-school mechanic's first rule of carburetor repair: Inspect the ignition system. Luke Lewis '71 and '74 Spits, '77 TR7, all Stromberg, all the time :-) == This list supported in part by
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- 2. Spit shell wanted (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:18:01 -0400
- Greetings everyone... A couple of postings on the Wedge list have made me go into de-lurk mode and bring something up... I would really like to get myself a Spit shell with sills and rear wheel arche
- /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00084.html (7,357 bytes)
- 3. Re: Spitfire Swing Spring (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:45:46 -0400
- How could the length of the axle change the camber, when the hub is pressed on to the end? The upright may sit at a different angle, but the angle of the roadwheel is always 90 degrees off of the ang
- /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00005.html (8,347 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Spits] Strange noise after swapping out transmissions (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:53:45 -0500
- --==1201896571== Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="windows-1250"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I had a similar sound from mine after changing tranny mounts, it
- /html/spitfires/2008-01/msg00036.html (10,036 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Spits] solenoid or starter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:00:14 -0500
- I had a similar problem a couple of years ago, and ended up finding that one of the starter brush leads was grounded out against the case (It had welded itself in place) so I only had one brush and a
- /html/spitfires/2008-02/msg00011.html (10,102 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Spits] Restorable? Your thoughts appreciated (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:44:06 -0400
- Wow - that car is more solid than either of mine, and one of mine is my driver! You don't see a solid car here in Canada though - period - unless it's been babied it's whole life, restored or brought
- /html/spitfires/2008-07/msg00087.html (10,661 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Spits] Stromberg Vacuum Ports (score: 1)
- Author: "Luke Lewis" <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:28:19 -0400
- Check where the port is open to. If it's open to the inside of the butterfly, it has max vacuum at idle. If the butterfly passes it as it opens, it doesn't get vacuum until you're under load. _______
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- 8. Re: [Spits] Rear Spring (score: 1)
- Author: Luke Lewis <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:53:05 -0500
- Just to add my 2 cents to this - I find that the attitude the car takes when parked depends directly on who was in it when it was driven. The geometry being what it is, when the car comes to a stop w
- /html/spitfires/2009-11/msg00012.html (11,193 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Spits] 80 Spitfire Timing Chaing Cover (score: 1)
- Author: Luke Lewis <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:19:43 -0400
- Is THAT what that is? I thought it might be epoxy or something, some DPO's attempt at a repair... _______________________________________________ Spitfires@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/
- /html/spitfires/2010-04/msg00012.html (6,887 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Spits] [Wedge] Carb Backfire with SU Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Luke Lewis <superluke@execulink.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:40:10 -0400
- /cry3x8: Permission denied _______________________________________________ Spitfires@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.n
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