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1. Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: anthony315@aol.com
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 93 18:01:50 EST
Hello all, I'm having a warm idle problem with my '77 Spitfire 1500. When cold it idles okay with the choke on, but when it's warm and I stop at a stoplight it nearly dies. It idles rough enough that
/html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00020.html (6,871 bytes)

2. Re: Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@Megatest.COM (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 93 15:34:19 PST
First, these are the classic symptoms of a vacuum leak. Let your car warm up, then spray carb cleaner all around the carb base, the manifold, and any fittings such as distributor advance pipes, gulp
/html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00022.html (8,501 bytes)

3. Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: anthony315@aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 93 17:22:14 EST
Hello all, I've got a '77 Spitfire 1500 with Weber DGV carb and headers on it, I was wondering about switching to dual Zenith Strombergs for more performance as it came out them with in England (or s
/html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00289.html (6,736 bytes)

4. Re: Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: kburtch@pts.mot.com (Kevin Burtch)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 10:44:01 EST
I'm not positive, but I think UK Spits got the SU carbs, and the USA spec Spits got the Z-S carbs. The Weber DGV is an aftermarket performance add-on. (a bit cheaper than DCOEs :) Kevin, also in Flo
/html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00301.html (7,233 bytes)

5. Re: Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: mburdick@unmc.edu (Mike Burdick)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 10:53:00 CST
price. Spits ^^^^^ This should read "carb". Starting in 1970 (last year for the Mk 3), all US spitfires got one ZS carb for emission control reasons. DCOEs :) Some would consider the DGV as a reliab
/html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00305.html (7,143 bytes)

6. RE: Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: Randy Wilson <randy@taylor.wyvern.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 93 22:32:37 EST
You already have more carb than the 1500 can use. Indeed, enough that getting the car to accept full throttle at low rpm is a problem. I am not saying the DGV conversion is a *good* thing. The jettin
/html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00367.html (8,141 bytes)

7. Re: Spitfire 1500 (score: 1)
Author: mjb (Mark Bradakis)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 92 23:56:14 -0700
The story thus far: Soon to be former grad student Dennis Wilson asks about engine options for his Spitfire powered Midget. Scott Fisher, a forthright Defender of the Octagon, tries to convince him t
/html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00210.html (8,187 bytes)


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