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21. Re: no more stupid charging tricks (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 08:37:13 PST; Chris Kent Kantarjiev <cak@parc.xerox.com> I knew that. Once. A long time ago... That's easy. The ammeter has one side attached to the battery. You just wire the "output" lead of the alternator to th; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00508.html (7,914 bytes)
22. Re: Dear Santa .... (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 12:06:04 PST; TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@apple.com> wishes for "a few toys that would brighten my life:" This isn't a XK, but maybe someone would want to buy it anyway to give to someone like TerriAnn or sfisher or; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00515.html (7,303 bytes)
23. Re: Stupid Starting Tricks (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 29 Dec 93 10:52:07 PST; Scott Fisher <sfisher@megatest.com> wrote about trying to start The Green Easiest way to check the battery - leave the headlights on while you turn the key - lights stay on: bad solenoid/starter; lig; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00569.html (7,766 bytes)
24. Re: TR 4A front coil spring [Q] (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Thu, 30 Dec 93 10:02:53 PST; Daniel Heyer <heyer@imdm.uke.uni-hamburg.d400.de> asks: Here is a description from Jerry Kaidor on how to construct a very simple spring compressor for the big TRs: Good luck Daniel. Pat Vilbrandt Fl; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00585.html (8,441 bytes)
25. Not Horsepower Again!! (Was: MGB OIL PRESSURE) (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1993 12:52:30 -0800; Alan, you seem to have forgotten that Power (HP) = Force or work (torque) times rate (r.p.m.). So I answer your question with another question: What are 2 ways to increase the horsepower output of an; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00118.html (7,255 bytes)
26. From the TRF October Newsletter... (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 19:32:22 PST; While flipping through the October newsletter from TRF, I noticed a couple of names familiar to those on this list. The first was John Lye and his autox '63 TR4, noting his 3rd in Class D at the TRF; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00263.html (7,201 bytes)
27. TR4 Parts Car For Sale (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 21:46:10 PST; Well, it appears that I need to make some room in the garage for the winter, so we can once again fit the family van inside, out of the cold & rain. So, I'm afraid the black '62 TR4 parts car (commis; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00264.html (8,578 bytes)
28. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 14:34:41 -0800; Well, I guess it would be possible to get a few picofarads or picohenries of coupling by running plug wires parallel for short distances. You wouldn't get enough energy to fire the plug under compres; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00445.html (8,156 bytes)
29. Re: chattering noise in TR4 (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Fri, 26 Nov 93 09:40:52 PST; Adrian: If the inlet pipe is truely cold, then it sounds like you either got a bad thermostat or the wrong thermostat. You need the proper "sleeved" thermostat to direct hot water from the top of the; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00513.html (8,135 bytes)
30. Re: battery storage (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 14:30:58 -0800; As Jon noted, the self-discharge rate is temperature dependent. Here is a table I posted here some time ago that lists the self-discharge times for lead acid batteries: 0 deg. C ( 32 deg. F) 7800 day; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00576.html (8,168 bytes)
31. Re: TR6 flasher/directionals (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 08:52:45 -0700; It sounds to me like you have (cue ominous background music, crank on reverb) ... THE DREADED BAD GROUND SYNDROME!!!! Both of those numbers are too high. Should be about half that amount. And the vol; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00089.html (8,970 bytes)
32. Re: A Brake Question (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 08:34:49 -0700; The front pads were most likely replaced with a semi-metallic variety. It's been the law for the past 3 years or so that asbestos cannot be used in the brake pads of new vehicles, due to some crazy (; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00090.html (7,753 bytes)
33. Re: Brit interest... (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 13 Oct 93 10:54:14 PDT; X-Sun-Data-Type: text X-Sun-Data-Description: text X-Sun-Data-Name: text X-Sun-Content-Lines: 10 Everything. How much do you want to spend? ;^) (You should send a "subscribe" message to: british-car; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00238.html (7,110 bytes)
34. Re: Lotus Europa (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Mon, 25 Oct 93 12:06:53 PDT; "Michael R. Seal is founder and director of the Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University, which "is very possibly the best school in the country for total car design," according to; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00486.html (8,390 bytes)
35. Re: The Spitfire's ok, but .... (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1993 10:03:02 -0700; Jon Smith writes about battery pyrotechnics: Hmmm, must have been a "high impedance" (couple of ohms) connection at the battery post/clamp interface - did your friend clean the post and clamp thoroug; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00048.html (9,185 bytes)
36. Re: lbc to the rescue (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1993 11:24:44 -0700; Yes, car batteries do occasionally suffer from internal shorts, caused by cell sulfation sloughing off the plates, or heat related (over current) plate distortion, or just plain internal construction; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00050.html (8,242 bytes)
37. Re: lbc to the rescue (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1993 13:00:08 -0700; This is as I would expect, but you should realize that "open circuiting" the battery is generally not adivsable while the engine is running. Since the unladen output of an alternator can get up to ov; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00092.html (8,737 bytes)
38. Re: Union Jack on SOL Regalia (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 17:00:12 -0700; No. After extensive exchanges of email with Lee Daniels and T.J. Higgins, I can say unequivocably that the British flag on the SOL regalia is NOT upside down. . . . It's backwards. :-\ (As it was exp; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00233.html (8,268 bytes)
39. Re: Chicago (Was: Healey, job) (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.com (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 16:25:26 -0700; Bill's message prompted me to also send out a message that I will be in Chicago all of next week (Sept. 20-24) attending the ISA Exhibition*. Since this event won't even come close to occupying my ti; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00234.html (7,584 bytes)
40. Re: An Evening of Minis (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 13:16:27 PDT; Thanks for posting the summary of our get together Andy, I enjoyed reading it. (And yes, it got through to the BCars list just fine!) Negro Modello. ... except sweeter. You may have noticed I spent m; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00349.html (7,680 bytes)

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