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81. Re: TRF is sponsoring race cars (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 13 May 90 18:11:52 PDT
I don't race, so the only news that really affected -me- was that TR3 thermostats have gone NLS.... Ken Gillanders, at British Frame and Engine, is managing (somehow) to keep a small stock of origina
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00266.html (7,041 bytes)

82. Re: Another LBC back on the road (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 13 May 90 18:03:47 PDT
Yeah, like Darrel says, I've never been able to get my steering rack tight enough either. I don't want to go to the aluminuim mounts, anyone have any hints for getting the sucker tight? (For those of
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00281.html (8,234 bytes)

83. Re: Wrench Sizes (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 14 May 90 14:27:32 PDT
I'm pretty convinced that these are wrenches with a pivoting part. I'm not going to try to draw a picture: The main body of the wrench (the part you hold with your hand) is a piece of bar stock, wit
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00304.html (7,756 bytes)

84. Re: Another LBC back on the road (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 15 May 90 10:01:38 PDT
Question: My clutch _barely_ disengages. The pushrod is attached to the middle hole in the fork lever. I tired the outer hole (to reduce pedal effect) but it wouldn't disengage fully there. I haven't
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00331.html (8,414 bytes)

85. Re: Healey Jack's don't (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 15 May 90 22:30:58 PDT
The Mercedes I owned had a jack that could be described the same wasy, excepting the word 'flimsy'. It was hefty, and really did the job.
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00344.html (7,125 bytes)

86. Do you have a TR-4A? (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 16 May 90 11:37:14 PDT
Do you? If you do, does it have the divider panel that hides the fuel tank fromthe boot, and the boot floor panel? Are they in good shape? Could you make a pattern for me? I don't have the divider, a
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00354.html (6,516 bytes)

87. What luxury! (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 16 May 90 11:22:55 PDT
I have just had the distinctly pleasant experience of starting Sarah from inside the passenger compartment, something I haven't been able to do for months. Many thanks to Bill Sohl for quickly findin
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00358.html (6,684 bytes)

88. Funny Spit hybrid (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 17 May 90 14:00:19 PDT
-- Forwarded Message chris, i just saw a 67 triumph spitfire convertible body with a 69 GTO or GTB or some such internals on the street for sale for $2500. the engine is 2 liters, 6 cylinders, with s
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00396.html (7,445 bytes)

89. that spit hybrid (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 17 May 90 14:14:55 PDT
Turns out it's basically a rebodied '69 GT6 -- he just dropped a 67 Mk 3 body on it. Do TRF and such stock parts for early Spits? All I ever see are 1500 parts.
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00398.html (6,543 bytes)

90. Re: Safety Alert! (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 17 May 90 18:02:31 PDT
I'll second Bill's warning, for a slightly different reason: the weight of the car may not be enough to compress the spring as far as you want to go! I use a proper threaded-rod compressor (TRF sells
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00400.html (7,390 bytes)

91. 4A fuel tank sensor (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 17 May 90 13:13:29 PDT
I noticed the other day that when I fill the tank full, I get some fuel seepage out of the sealing ring around the plate where the fuel guage sensor fits. This is both unsightly and probably dangerou
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00415.html (6,720 bytes)

92. GM part thaw (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 18 May 90 22:51:20 PDT
The most recent issue of Moss Motoring has an ecstatic article about GM "General Purpose Penetrant and Heat Valve Lubricant" (p/n 1052627) as a spray-on penetrant a la WD-40. Anyone ever seen this? I
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00428.html (6,725 bytes)

93. spit hybrids (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 18 May 90 23:06:26 PDT
We went and looked at the Mk3 / GT6 hybrid today. He'd actually done a nice job of it -- said this was his 10th Spitfire project. It's a Mk III body shell (fiberglass hood and rear wings) on a GT6+ c
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00429.html (7,580 bytes)

94. GT6 engine? (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 29 May 90 13:18:05 PDT
I just got this mail and thought I'd pass it along. -- If you happen to know of anyone interested in a complete unrebuilt (except for head gasket a few years ago), non-oil burning GT6 motor, with spa
/html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00473.html (6,555 bytes)

95. Re: ?TR6 gas and tires (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 10:37:49 PDT
the head/tail lights, dash lights, and wipers stopped working (and the gas guage always reads 1/4 tank). But the brights work when you pull on the light switch. Looks like I'm headed for an electical
/html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00057.html (7,184 bytes)

96. Re: TRIUMPH & MAZDA (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 10:44:38 PDT
Bullet and Lynx are well-discussed in the second edition of Robson/Langworth "Triumph Cars", for those who'd like to learn more...
/html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00058.html (6,653 bytes)

97. (SF) Bay Area SOL gathering (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 15:16:11 PDT
So, how was it, anyway? Those of us that had to be out of town that day want to know how it went...
/html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00066.html (6,372 bytes)

98. Re: British Parts (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 90 11:40:51 PDT
I have forgotten where exactly in Oregon British Parts is at. Maybe the area code might give you an indication 503-864-2001. Zahid Sorry, but 503 covers the entire state of Oregon. Also British Parts
/html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00095.html (6,948 bytes)

99. bloody hell (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 90 19:45:12 PDT
I'm fed up. I thought I'd modernize, make my life easier, install one of those new-fangled spin on oil filter adapters. I've been living with canister filters since 1972 (first on my mercedes, now on
/html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00181.html (7,823 bytes)

100. Re: Another exhaust blat! (name that car) (score: 1)
Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 90 14:43:27 PDT
what SEX is a British car? There's clearly no pat answer. It was clear shortly after starting to drive Sarah that she was a she -- her personality and behaviour put her in the realm of women, not men
/html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00196.html (6,756 bytes)


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