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1. Speed Bleeders (score: 1): Author: Joe Frakes <joe@ados.com>; Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 20:58:55 -0700; I don't seem to have email going back far enough to the last time this subject came up. Does anyone have the part number or specs for the correct speed bleeders for a Spit? Thanks Joe Frakes '73 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00038.html (6,625 bytes)
2. Re: Heavy acceleration & fuel smell (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:36:33 -0700; I'd be very interested in hearing the story behind this too, since I have noticed the same thing in my Spit. Oddly though, or not, it seems to be most prevelent when the fuel tank is nearly full. I h; /html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00059.html (7,864 bytes)
3. Shifter trouble (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:22:48 -0700; I had an interesting issue with the shifter in my Spit when I went to drive it to work this morning. It will no longer go into reverse. When you press down on the lever to allow it to go into the rev; /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00205.html (7,670 bytes)
4. Re: Shifter trouble (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:58:17 -0700; Thanks for the advice guys. At least it calmed the worries down to here there were some possible easy repairs. Turns out that the nylon cup that rides above the springs on the shifter itself had gott; /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00247.html (8,162 bytes)
5. RE: Tilton Brake Master (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:02:13 -0700; Typically these are single master cylinders. For brake applications, two would be required with a balance bar between them to adjust front to rear bias. They can be a real headache to get worked out.; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00018.html (7,562 bytes)
6. RE: starter (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:33:03 -0700; Did you check the voltage at the specific time you were having problems, or just when it was convienent (like I usually do)? I had almost the exact same symptoms when the voltage regulator went out o; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00067.html (8,027 bytes)
7. Driving (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 18:06:00 -0700; Hey all, What a great day. 82 degrees. Nothing but sunshine. I just returned from about 200 miles of driving in the Spit. Most of it just for the sheer joy of driving. Haven't had so much fun in a lo; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00105.html (6,818 bytes)
8. RE: Rear wheels at different angles-Spitfire (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:57:00 -0700; Might look at the brake drum also. I have a slighly warped one (in being turned right now) that causes a pulsation just like you describe. The shoes would contact slightly at just that one spot on t; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00162.html (8,522 bytes)
9. RE: Rear wheels at different angles-Spitfire (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 07:24:35 -0700; Well, the brake drums have been turned and returned to the car. I can no longer feel the vibration, but the pulsating noise lingers.... As usual, the repair was only part of the problem. Might look a; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00181.html (8,692 bytes)
10. Top Replacement (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:30:02 -0800; Just finished putting the motor back together after replacing the head gasket. Runs much smoother now, and the water stays where it belongs.... Next project, I have the original frame but do not have; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00073.html (6,863 bytes)
11. RE: Tax Disc . Now Bad Roads (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:25:20 -0700; years their I used to visit Portland often for business. I could amuse myself by driving on the freeways and playing "railroad", seeing low long I could drive without touching the steering wheel, whi; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00442.html (7,542 bytes)
12. New Member (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 15:29:38 -0800; Hi all, I just joined the list...and bought my first Triumph. It's a '73 Spitfire 1500. Seems to run well. It needs a few repairs, gas tank is leaking (what a mess that makes!), needs both rear wheel; /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00200.html (7,050 bytes)
13. RE: Gauge Lights and Unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Joe Frakes" <joe@ados.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:24:36 -0800; Nice to know that I am not the only anal retentive on the list... Another option I have used on aftermarket gauges on my old Chevys is to paint the glass part of the bulb with transparent model pain; /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00499.html (6,755 bytes)

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