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RE: Tony's (mostly) excellent Spitfire adventure

To: Anthony Bauman <abauman@msn.com>
Subject: RE: Tony's (mostly) excellent Spitfire adventure
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:02:53 -0900 (PDT)
Cc: Scions of Stanpart <triumphs@autox.team.net>
On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Tony Bauman wrote:

> home in a 3 cylinder '78 Spit the next day. (bad spark plug #2 cylinder, now 
> runs on all 4)....
> 
> Question #1 (finally)
> 
> There are two loose connectors near the left side of the block...nothing 
> matches them..any idea where they go?

WAG here, but they could be connectors that would attach to a 
three-terminal oil pressure switch, which your car might not have for 
any number of reasons.

> #2
> This '78 has breaker points.. 
> when did they first use electonic ignition?

I think 1974, but certainly by 1975 in the U.S. It sounds possible that 
your car has an engine earlier than 1978. What is the engine number? (It 
should be FMxxxxxUE if correct.)

> I bought a 
> Haynes book, but so far the color codes on the chart are less than a 100% 
> match with what I've got...

Not surprising. Having not seen the Haynes book, I don't know how 
comprehensive their schematics are. The Bentley manual (basically a 
reprint of factory stuff) might be a better bet here.

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