spitfires
[Top] [All Lists]

RE: The spitfire in triumph world questions

To: "'James Carpenter'" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>,
Subject: RE: The spitfire in triumph world questions
From: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:14:58 +0100
James
>
>> If you look at the carburettors specifically the floats.  There is the
>>usual
>> fuel lines connected, but there are also green pipes running from what I
>> presume is a vent connection along to the radiator upright, then down (on
>> the engine side, wheel side of the side valance) I then can't see where
>>they
>> go.  There is not enough room for a carbon canister, so what do they goto?

Don't remember seeing these on my '77, but Paul said he had them, so he
must be right....
>
>> Above the trim panels on the doors in my car there is a painted area, but
>>on
>> this car this area appears to be leatherette padded.  Does this apply to a
>> UK 79?

Mine is the same hard crinkled stuff that Paul describes.
>
>> On the sills below the doors there is a chrome tread plate.  Is this normal
>> for all cars.

I have these tread plates on mine - but I believe there was an package
of optional extras which was available which included these tread
plates, headrests, and a central armrest.  I may be wrong.....
>
>> On the dash board to the right of the tachometer (in-between tack and
>>door).
>> Above there is a round button what does this do, and what is the big square
>> thing below it.

The round button - are you sure it's a button, not a light?  I have an
orange tell-tale for the indicators there.  As for the big square thing,
I think that would be the washer/wiper switch/hand pump.  (Incidentally,
if anyone knows the electrical details of that switch, I'd be grateful -
mine doesn't work, and at £35 a go for a replacement, I think I may have
to replace it with something else short term until I get a pay rise!)


Dean
----------------------

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>