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1. Re: Palo Alto (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 90 13:45:39 PDT
I'll be there on Sunday with my TR7. A friend will be there with his newly running '65 Spitfire. Can anybody out there send me a copy of the TR7 article in Classic Car from August? It was only on the
/html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00021.html (8,166 bytes)

2. Re: Swing Axles (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 90 12:23:22 PDT
//Do the later (MK IV or 1500) Spitfires with the "pivoting axle" //also have this problem? What actually pivots on the pivoting //axle, and how does it solve the problem? // // Well they can still r
/html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00110.html (7,581 bytes)

3. Stromberg Question (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 90 07:47:29 PDT
The automatic choke on my TR7 was seriously hacked by the previous owner. It is now beyond hope. I have the choke mechanism from a TR6 which also uses the Stromberg 175 CD. After playing with a spare
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00063.html (7,289 bytes)

4. Flaky Idle (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 90 07:09:29 PDT
Well, both carbs got rebuilt this weekend, and my new choke seems to work fine, but I still have a problem with idle. The TR7 has never wanted to settle into a constant idle. When I disengage the clu
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00104.html (7,192 bytes)

5. Persistant Idle Problem (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 90 07:29:36 PDT
Okay, I found 3 vacuum hoses that were split or not properly clamped and they have been repaired. The idle now seems to have settled a bit although it still hunts some. But now when I disengage the c
/html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00163.html (7,348 bytes)

6. TR7 Clutch Flakiness (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 90 12:50:14 PDT
The tires seem to clear up my first problem, and the new windshield removed the annoying crack that split my forward vision, but now I've noticed another problem that is a little bizarre. Occasionall
/html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00021.html (7,631 bytes)

7. TR7 Suspension Parts (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 90 07:33:50 PDT
I'm looking to replace all the bushings on my TR7 suspension and would like to use nylon or urethane anywhere possible. TRF and Victoria Parts don't seem to have these components except Victoria has
/html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00054.html (7,195 bytes)

8. Re: Yow (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 13:09:16 PDT
//If I'm going to have to write them off as a supplier, I need to find someone //else that carries those things TRF doesn't. So Spit owners, who's your //second line parts house? The closer to the ea
/html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00149.html (8,638 bytes)

9. Spitfire Front Trunion (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 90 11:36:49 PDT
According to the manual, I am only supposed to put 90W gearbox oil in the lower trunion on the Spitfire. Unfortunately I didn't read this until I had thoroughly lubricated it with grease after I repl
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00037.html (7,646 bytes)

10. Some Mail Help (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Mon, 21 May 90 08:40:12 PDT
I've noticed that a lot of people are dropping off this alias due to the volume of mail. I'm posting the mailsort utility that may make this volume a little easier for some. "mailsort" sorts incoming
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00058.html (33,449 bytes)

11. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 90 07:24:38 PDT
//Have any of you replaced the old system with one of the //electronic ignition systems available? // Yes, and the Prince of Darkness will never haunt my ignition system again. //I'd like to know whi
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00078.html (7,790 bytes)

12. Autocross Rules (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 90 09:14:54 PDT
I have the opportunity to pick up a 75 Spit for ~$500 which is in fairly reasonable condition. The owner is dumping it because he can't get it started due to carb problems (it has some Weber imitatio
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00127.html (7,378 bytes)

13. TR7 Steering Play (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 90 08:36:42 PDT
I just acquired a TR7 this weekend which is in pretty good condition except one valve is clicking very loudly and there is some play in the steering. I'm assuming a good valve adjustment will cure th
/html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00169.html (7,806 bytes)

14. Re: PARTS IS PARTS (was: Re: Thanks & Post Coital letdown (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Thu, 17 May 90 05:59:48 PDT
I used to own a Saab and the mechanic that I had lived by them. The unit was the same used in the Citation class GM cars (which ever letter body that is). Saab did a lot to change the personality of
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00381.html (7,975 bytes)

15. Re: that spit hybrid (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Fri, 18 May 90 05:30:35 PDT
I'm not sure about TRF, but British Restoration Parts in Kansas City list parts for early Spitfires. Availability is probably slow though. They are not as prompt as TRF, at least that has been my exp
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00404.html (7,001 bytes)

16. Spitfire Tires (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Fri, 18 May 90 05:42:02 PDT
Pardon the naivety of this question, but I've just got serious about restoring a Spitfire that has been sitting in our garage for 4 years. I want to tire the Spit using todays modern tire technology,
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00405.html (7,753 bytes)

17. Spitfire CAM (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!EBay.Sun.COM!mutchler@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Dan Mutchler)
Date: Tue, 22 May 90 10:18:51 PDT
The Spitfire project is fully under way. The engine goes to the machine shop this afternoon so they can do their magic. TRF is about to get an order for a pile of suspension and trim parts to restore
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00448.html (7,414 bytes)


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