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41. Re: Tranny, how did you stop the oil leak (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:43:49 -0400; Volume 1 Issue 4 of the Spitfire and GT6 magazine has an article on the transmission rebuild. I haven't read it yet a I just received the magazine (new subscriber). My local club, Toronto Triumph Cl; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00361.html (8,787 bytes)
42. Re: Tranny, how did you stop the oil leak (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:50:54 -0400; Hi Rob, I am looking at the Repair Operation Manual. It says there is a little more to it than you describe. Before you can remove the rear extension, you have to remove the reverse switch, clutch ho; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00372.html (7,383 bytes)
43. Re: TEST (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:28:35 -0400; Sorry to bother you again but I am not clear on the process or purpose of this new "feature". The first part detailing the unsubscribe is understood, as many listers often wrongly post to the list t; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00389.html (7,179 bytes)
44. Re: Trans rebuild - no reverse (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:42:02 -0400; I can't say much about the reverse arm pin or their breaking off, but there may or may not be a seal in your tranny. There was two versions of sealing the input shaft. Early trannies had a scrolling; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00552.html (7,260 bytes)
45. Re: Steering Slop (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:59:15 -0400; Have someone sit in the car to turn the steering wheel at your command. You stand at the front of the car with the hood up and watch the steering rack assembly. Ask the person to turn the wheel to th; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00559.html (7,856 bytes)
46. Re: Towing Recommendations (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:35:54 -0400; Hi Joe, I just re-built my transmission and don't understand what you mean by an oil slinger. My understanding of the tranny is that the when the car towed in neutral, the mainshaft is turning (turne; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00577.html (8,978 bytes)
47. Re: Towing Recommendations (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 08:45:34 -0400; I told you I was still learning...another lesson in transmission operation. Thanks Graham. Vic Whitmore 76 Spitfire Thornhill, Ontario http://www.vicwhit.com /// /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00583.html (7,736 bytes)
48. Re: Vacuum advance (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:14:19 -0400; It all depends on the distributor you have. There are four listed for 1975-79, three of which are for the USA. The 1976 year is supposed to have electronic distributor TKC 2755 (Lucas part # 41646).; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00635.html (7,332 bytes)
49. Re: Raising Compression on a 1500 (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:25:13 -0400; Hi Mark, I just finished doing that job. I also ported and polished and unshrounded the valves a bit. To find out what you need to shave or can shave you need some measurements and some calculations.; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00637.html (10,334 bytes)
50. Re: New Spitfire Owner (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:36:23 -0400; Welcome to our world...so to speak. From the posts you may have seen, we all enjoy the Spitfire. I recommend the first thing you do is go out and buy more reading material. While the Haynes is pretty; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00677.html (8,200 bytes)
51. Re: Clutch/transmission/crankcase vent (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:32:42 -0400; I take it that you have a Weber DGV in that you vent hose is connected to the air filter. If this is the case, you have tow options. You can relieve the crankcase pressure by tapping into the crankc; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00739.html (7,720 bytes)
52. Re: Mystery component (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 23:07:44 -0500; Sounds like the relay for the overdrive. Do you have an overdrive? Vic Whitmore 76 Spitfire Thornhill, Ontario; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00179.html (8,632 bytes)
53. Re: E-mail (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:47:07 -0500; Don't be too bothered by it. I get that fairly regularly. Vic Whitmore 76 Spitfire Thornhill, Ontario; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00272.html (6,842 bytes)
54. Re: can a gas tank float be salvaged? (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 11:56:01 -0500; I've had the same problem in the past. They develop very tiny holes usually along the seams where the two molded pieces are joined together. Sometimes you can find the pin hole by squeezing the float; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00315.html (8,869 bytes)
55. Re: Dual valve springs from VB (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:41:35 -0500; Hi Terry. I measured a set of outer springs and they all were very close to 1.49". The book says free length is 1.52". After installation, the length should be 1.342" The new inner springs (Rimmer Br; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00377.html (8,782 bytes)
56. Re: 1500 Head Dimension (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:30:22 -0500; Hi Bob. I've been practicing my port and polishing on a 1500 head marked RKC0589. ASIF it is a replacement head. It measures out to 3.052". I have no reason to suspect that it has been shaved. I shou; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00440.html (7,143 bytes)
57. Re: 1500 Head Dimension (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:30:47 -0500; Hi Bob. I've been practicing my port and polishing on a 1500 head marked RKC0589. AFAIK it is a replacement head. It measures out to 3.052". I have no reason to suspect that it has been shaved. I sho; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00441.html (7,129 bytes)
58. Re: Web pages (for Spitfire, of course) (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:22:12 -0500; Would 20MB for free be OK? You can pay for more. Unlimited e-mail addresses... Your domain name... Did I say FREE? No adds, except that the administrator will get once a day e-mail ads (I got one in; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00517.html (9,427 bytes)
59. Re: Undeliverable messages from MAILER-DAEMON@griff-co.com (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:02:18 -0500; I thought that I was immune to these messages until this morning. I got one too. I tried a the url associated with the mail address http://www.grif-co.com. I didn't like what I saw. It basically is a; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00545.html (8,857 bytes)
60. Re: redqueen3 is still in business UPDATE (score: 1): Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:07:54 -0500; I have some good news regarding redqueen3. You may recall I posted a request for comments about him and related my story in getting a rear centre bumper section from him. I also wrote a subsequent me; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00583.html (8,758 bytes)

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