From kevindadey at yahoo.com  Thu Sep  5 18:45:43 2019
From: kevindadey at yahoo.com (Kevin Dadey)
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 00:45:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [WPTA] Help Needed UPDATE
In-Reply-To: <338057427.914848.1566233933937@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <338057427.914848.1566233933937.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
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Hello,
There's nothing like the sound of an engine running well, right? Yesterday all the advice and help especially from Bruce, came together in one extremely satisfying ride around Crafton. My 1976 Spitfire is running again and it's running well!I don't know how the timing became so far off but Bruce tested my Fireball and distributor, gave them his blessing and gave me a lot of great information which lead to a successful restart of my long dormant engine.I've got a radiator leak so no long rides yet, but there's a shop in neighboring Carnegie that hopefully can fix the leak or leaks. In the meantime, thank you all for the good information and encouragement. I sure learned a lot but most of all I learned what a great group of knowledgeable guys you are. I'm so happy to be considered a member of his impressive group.
Thank you all. I hope to meet you someday and thank you in person.
Cheers!
Kevin
 

    On Monday, August 19, 2019, 12:58:53 PM EDT, Kevin Dadey <kevindadey at yahoo.com> wrote:  
 
 Hello all,
I hope you?re having a great summer. I planned to as well and expected to be attending British Car Days and other club events but my 1976 Spitfire is sidelined again with what seems like ignition problems.?
Here?s the situation. I have a 1976 Spitfire with a Crane XR700 ignition system. The carburetor and distributor were lovingly rebuilt this winter by Bruce. Thanks again Bruce. It seemed fine until earlier this summer, I took it for a short drive and quickly headed back home. The engine was struggling and stuttering while going up a mild incline in 3rd gear. Following the advice of a friend with a TR6, living in South Carolina, I tested disconnected each spark plug wire in sequence to figure out if there was trouble inside the engine. Removing the #4 spark plug wire resulted in no change in the idle. Of course it stuttered badly upon removing #1 - #3 wires. I managed to drive the car to a nearby garage in Carnegie ? European Automotive Specialists. They ran a compression test and all four cylinders had between 140 ? 150 pounds. The mechanic thought he isolated the problem with the distributor cap or wire to #4. I purchased a new cap, rotor and better set of Cobalt spark plug wires. This did not help. The engine still ran roughly and struggled under load.?
Next, I purchased a new Lucas Sport coil from Victoria British. The ad on the website said to disconnect the ballast/resistance wire so I cut and capped the pink and white wire. Now the car won?t start. I get a few pops but nothing to work with and coax it into running. I will probably reconnect the pink and white wire, but then again, I don?t think it will help. I?ve checked the firing order and it is correct.?
So, I?m waving the white flag and asking if anyone has the time and patience to help me get my car running again?By the way I live in Crafton.
Much thanks,?Kevin.??

  
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From LawrenceRoss at allstate.com  Wed Sep 18 06:48:39 2019
From: LawrenceRoss at allstate.com (Ross, Lawrence)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:48:39 +0000
Subject: [WPTA] Caution! Curves Ahead!
Message-ID: <7A484B0A781A9940931D66568758C25D23FE6832@A0775-XPO1043-C.ad.allstate.com>

Caution!
Curves Ahead!
by Gary Fredo
??We will meet at Walmart in Moon Township (7500 University Blvd, Moon Pa 15108) at 10:00 on September 21st for the Caution Curves Ahead run.

??Drivers meeting will be at 10:15 with the first group off shortly after the driver?s meeting.  We will finish at the Bull Pen Rustic Inn (301 Country Park Rd, Avella Pa 15312) at approximately 1:30.  We will be on the deck which can be enclosed if the weather isn?t nice.  bullpeninn.com  is their website.  It?s been a hot summer so temperatures should be a little cooler by the end of September so we can anticipate nice Triumph driving weather.  Also, anticipate some fun country roads between the start and the destination.

??For the most part we will be on lightly traveled country roads with a few short transition roads to get from one fun country road to another.  As the name suggests, there will be a few curves on the route.  I?m working really hard to make the directions extremely easy so no one gets lost.  With that said, I?m hoping more people will step up and lead groups.  You won?t get lost.  I would like to keep the groups to five cars as much as possible.  It?s safer and easier to keep up with only five cars to a group.  But if we end up with larger groups then that is ok also.

??I?ve designed this run so there are very few signal lights on the course.  There are also no left turns onto any busy roads and we never directly cross a busy road.  This will help to keep everyone together in the groups.  I?ve had a blast driving around these country roads finding nice twisty roads.  So if you like to drive a little briskly then I think you will really enjoy this run.  And if you prefer a leisurely pace then you can put the top down and enjoy the scenery as most of the roads are tree lined with plenty of wild life roaming about.  See you on the 21st.




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From stutztr4 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 22 08:34:43 2019
From: stutztr4 at gmail.com (Bruce Stutzman)
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 10:34:43 -0400
Subject: [WPTA] Fwd: I posted a video of our trip up Mt. Equinox
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the run up MT. Equinox, VT on our recent 12 day tour of the Adarondacks
and New England.
If you haven't done it you should put it on your bucket list.
Bruce

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From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net>
Date: Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 9:39 AM
Subject: I posted a video of our trip up Mt. Equinox
To: Jerry Van Vlack <jerryvv at roadrunner.com>, <stutztr4 at gmail.com>, Ed
Major <ejmajortr3a at comcast.net>, <gkyonker at outlook.com>, Tom Stricker <
guzzinut90 at yahoo.com>


Here is a link to the video of our drive up Mt. Equinox.



https://youtu.be/EkmJexn46xw



Bruce, send me your mailing address again, I lost that paper with
everyone?s addresses. I am going to be sending a thumb drive to you.
Bruce, when you  get done down loading it, just pass it around and the last
guy send it back to me.

You might want to consider buying a 256 GB thumb drive and just copy the
files from one thumb drive to another as this is a lot of data and may use
up more hard disc space than you have available.



Dave
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From jerryvv at roadrunner.com  Sun Sep 22 09:57:58 2019
From: jerryvv at roadrunner.com (Jerry Van Vlack)
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:57:58 -0400
Subject: [WPTA] Fwd: I posted a video of our trip up Mt. Equinox
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This is a great video. It realty does not show how steep the road gets at times. Rather rough too in places.

From: Bruce Stutzman via Wpta 
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 10:34 AM
To: WPTA 
Subject: [WPTA] Fwd: I posted a video of our trip up Mt. Equinox


the run up MT. Equinox, VT on our recent 12 day tour of the Adarondacks  and New England. 
If you haven't done it you should put it on your bucket list.
Bruce


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From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net>
Date: Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 9:39 AM
Subject: I posted a video of our trip up Mt. Equinox
To: Jerry Van Vlack <jerryvv at roadrunner.com>, <stutztr4 at gmail.com>, Ed Major <ejmajortr3a at comcast.net>, <gkyonker at outlook.com>, Tom Stricker <guzzinut90 at yahoo.com>




 
Here is a link to the video of our drive up Mt. Equinox.




https://youtu.be/EkmJexn46xw



Bruce, send me your mailing address again, I lost that paper with everyone?s addresses. I am going to be sending a thumb drive to you.  Bruce, when you  get done down loading it, just pass it around and the last guy send it back to me.

You might want to consider buying a 256 GB thumb drive and just copy the files from one thumb drive to another as this is a lot of data and may use up more hard disc space than you have available.



Dave



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From LawrenceRoss at allstate.com  Tue Sep 24 07:11:42 2019
From: LawrenceRoss at allstate.com (Ross, Lawrence)
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:11:42 +0000
Subject: [WPTA] Deer Creek Winery Run
Message-ID: <7A484B0A781A9940931D66568758C25D23FE960D@A0775-XPO1043-C.ad.allstate.com>


***Please notice that I have pushed the run start back 1 hour to 11 AM***

Well, it seems like a Winery Tour summer. First we had John Stydyhar?s tour, then PJ?s tour (I missed both events).

So in keeping with the ?Summer of Wine? festivities, let?s make a run North to the Deer Creek Winery, on September 28th.

Kim and I found the Deer Creek Winery earlier this year and it is simply outstanding. Not only is the wine quite tasty, but the Winery also has live music on most weekends, as well as a small restaurant.

Here is the link to the Deer Creek Winery:

https://www.deercreekwine.com/

We will meet at the Sheetz in Butler at 11:00 AM with the first vehicle leaving for the tour around 11:15 AM. The Sheetz is located at:

            249 Pittsburgh Rd.
            Butler, Pa. 16001.

This Sheetz is located right off of Route 8 in Butler, Pa.

With any luck, maybe we will see Rich & Kathy Wendell since this location is right in their back yard.

Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495 - cell




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From LawrenceRoss at allstate.com  Tue Sep 24 13:52:49 2019
From: LawrenceRoss at allstate.com (Ross, Lawrence)
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:52:49 +0000
Subject: [WPTA] David Parks, Sr.
Message-ID: <7A484B0A781A9940931D66568758C25D23FE96D8@A0775-XPO1043-C.ad.allstate.com>

David Bee Parks, Sr. passed on to join those that went before him, on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

He was proceeded in death by his wife Joyce and grandson, Tyrone. He leaves behind a daughter, Heather Jennings-Greulich (Frank) of Naples, Florida, a son David Junior (Kami) of Lake Mary, Florida, and stepdaughter Tina Carr of Canonsburg, also, seven grandchildren, Blake, Jillian, David, Jonathan, Travis, Tonaiya and Traiya.



David was born on April 3, 1944, in Butler, PA., as the only child of Charles and Mary Parks.



David lived in Butler before graduating from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon), in 1967. He met his wife Joyce in 1978, and together they enjoyed 33 years of marriage, making their home in Prosperity. They shared a passion of British sports cars, participating in the Western Pennsylvania Triumph Association, and traveling, completing three trips to England, exploring Cancun, Mexico, and many excursions throughout the United States. Committed to a life of service, he was a member of DeMolay, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Syria Shriners, Scottish Rite, Free Masonry, and is a Past Master of Sunset Blue Lodge (1993). He was member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for 38 years.



He and Joyce served the Lord at Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church.



His professional career began in television broadcasting with stops in Washington D.C. and St. Louis.



He eventually returned to western PA with a desire to go into business for himself. Through various periods of his life he owned and operated David?s Mobile Home Heating and Air Conditioning, Interstate Radiator and Prosperity Greenhouse. During his early years he drove and turned wrenches on a Triumph GT6 (previously owned by Group 44 Inc), his own Formula Ford, Sport Renaults and other race cars at tracks all over the country. David?s passion for motorsports eventually evolved into restoring classic English cars. He kept busy in retirement building furniture and other wood crafts, following in his grandfather?s footsteps. In 2017, he moved to Lake Mary, Florida with his son and his family. While there, he attended Grace United Methodist Church, was a member of the Central Florida Woodworkers Guild, and the Central Florida Triumph Register. He was frequently found in the stands of his grandson?s football and hockey games, cheering them on. Blessed with the gift of gab, he was verbose, but equally quick to lend an ear. David truly believed strangers were simply friends he hadn?t yet met.



Friends will be received Thursday September 26, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Ave, Washington, where services will be held Friday, September 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Interment in the Prosperity Cemetery immediately following the service.



Memorials may be made to Give Kids the World, an organization that both he and Joyce supported. www.GKTW.Org.









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From LawrenceRoss at allstate.com  Thu Sep 26 11:39:44 2019
From: LawrenceRoss at allstate.com (Ross, Lawrence)
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:39:44 +0000
Subject: [WPTA] Hartwood Acres (09/29)
Message-ID: <7A484B0A781A9940931D66568758C25D23FEA9E9@A0775-XPO1043-C.ad.allstate.com>

***Just a quick reminder that our annual Club Picnic is at Hartwood Acres on Sunday (09/29)***



I hope to see everyone on Sunday afternoon.



Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495 - cell
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From: Wpta [wpta-bounces at autox.team.net] on behalf of Ross, Lawrence via Wpta [wpta at autox.team.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 9:11 AM
To: wpta at autox.team.net
Subject: [External] [WPTA] Deer Creek Winery Run


***Please notice that I have pushed the run start back 1 hour to 11 AM***

Well, it seems like a Winery Tour summer. First we had John Stydyhar?s tour, then PJ?s tour (I missed both events).

So in keeping with the ?Summer of Wine? festivities, let?s make a run North to the Deer Creek Winery, on September 28th.

Kim and I found the Deer Creek Winery earlier this year and it is simply outstanding. Not only is the wine quite tasty, but the Winery also has live music on most weekends, as well as a small restaurant.

Here is the link to the Deer Creek Winery:

https://www.deercreekwine.com/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.deercreekwine.com_&d=DwMF-g&c=gtIjdLs6LnStUpy9cTOW9w&r=DDtSG8nRC8NiocJzcdi_vtq_cUk1B9QaQGTWcmcVhS4&m=upJkIbNmNrXweAPtc0XjQJ78MmjOnQr1Yt75ORRsikA&s=dH20hKqPjnw7QLzy8PkAYIzF2Jk-NuFixOdNcz53ygQ&e=>

We will meet at the Sheetz in Butler at 11:00 AM with the first vehicle leaving for the tour around 11:15 AM. The Sheetz is located at:

            249 Pittsburgh Rd.
            Butler, Pa. 16001.

This Sheetz is located right off of Route 8 in Butler, Pa.

With any luck, maybe we will see Rich & Kathy Wendell since this location is right in their back yard.

Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495 - cell




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From LawrenceRoss at allstate.com  Fri Sep 27 06:37:45 2019
From: LawrenceRoss at allstate.com (Ross, Lawrence)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:37:45 +0000
Subject: [WPTA] Deer Creek Winery Run
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***Please notice that I have pushed the run start back 1 hour to 11 AM***

Well, it seems like a Winery Tour summer. First we had John Stydyhar?s tour, then PJ?s tour (I missed both events).

So in keeping with the ?Summer of Wine? festivities, let?s make a run North to the Deer Creek Winery, on September 28th.

Kim and I found the Deer Creek Winery earlier this year and it is simply outstanding. Not only is the wine quite tasty, but the Winery also has live music on most weekends, as well as a small restaurant.

Here is the link to the Deer Creek Winery:

https://www.deercreekwine.com/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.deercreekwine.com_&d=DwMF-g&c=gtIjdLs6LnStUpy9cTOW9w&r=DDtSG8nRC8NiocJzcdi_vtq_cUk1B9QaQGTWcmcVhS4&m=upJkIbNmNrXweAPtc0XjQJ78MmjOnQr1Yt75ORRsikA&s=dH20hKqPjnw7QLzy8PkAYIzF2Jk-NuFixOdNcz53ygQ&e=>

We will meet at the Sheetz in Butler at 11:00 AM with the first vehicle leaving for the tour around 11:15 AM. The Sheetz is located at:

            249 Pittsburgh Rd.
            Butler, Pa. 16001.

This Sheetz is located right off of Route 8 in Butler, Pa.

With any luck, maybe we will see Rich & Kathy Wendell since this location is right in their back yard.

Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495 - cell




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From stutztr4 at gmail.com  Fri Sep 27 08:06:29 2019
From: stutztr4 at gmail.com (Bruce Stutzman)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:06:29 -0400
Subject: [WPTA] Dzus meeting
Message-ID: <CAM8wRFFG+Qg7mX1ZXCYpbiEHNL5YwUzWF5K6FyvN78wZVAyPkQ@mail.gmail.com>

Monday Sept 30
6:00 Sunny Jims

Get those articles, photos, other info in like now.

Bruce
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From LawrenceRoss at allstate.com  Mon Sep 30 14:08:16 2019
From: LawrenceRoss at allstate.com (Ross, Lawrence)
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:08:16 +0000
Subject: [WPTA] Escape to Cheat Lake
Message-ID: <7A484B0A781A9940931D66568758C25D23FEAEC1@A0775-XPO1043-C.ad.allstate.com>

RUN TO CHEAT LAKE OCTOBER 5, 2019
Enjoy an early fall run to Cheat Lake on October 5, 2019.  We will meet at Bill?s Golf Land on route 51 South in Belle Vernon.  Driver?s meeting is at 9:45 AM and departure will be at 10:00 AM.
Our travels will take us on some awesome roads to Ohio Pyle where we will take a break and then into West Virginia to our final destination at ?The Lake House? restaurant on Cheat Lake.
The trip will cover 78 miles and take approximately 2.5 hours to complete.  Please contact Curt Stroup at 412-337-774 or curt628 at comcast.net so that I can get an approximate head count for lunch.



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