At 11:57 PM 11/11/01 EST, KEschhofen@aol.com wrote:
>What size tires do you have. I put on 155r80/13's, new michelins. The car
>seems a little loose when rocking the steering back and forth. These are the
>right size for the car. I have heard that a wider tire would not roll side
to
>side as much. If this is the problem. I am wondering if I should have gone
to
>a wider tire. recommendations?
The original tires/tyres were skinny little things that skittered all over
the road. Many people have put wider/lower profile tires on their cars,
but clearances can be a problem. Here's good chart for reference:
http://www.triumphspitfire.com/tirerec.html
>Question... Does the spitfire have a synchro for first gear? I would grind
>first gear unless the car was almost stopped. I know that TR3 don't have one
>on fisrt gear. Do you have this problem?
Early Spits did not have synchros for first gear. Later models did. I
*think* starting with the Mk III they had synchros, but I'm not entirely
sure where the changeover point is.
>I also had touble starting it after I just shut it off. It seemed to be
>flooring. I opened up the back carb (lifted the carb piston) and started it
>successfully. This happened again and again
By mentioning the back carb piston and synchro problems in the
transmission, I'd have to say you have an early Spitfire, Mk I-III, with a
pair of SU carbs. Lifting the piston enrichens the air/fuel mixture if the
fuel jet assembly is stuck in the up position. Check the fuel jet and the
linkage keep it in sync with the front carb. Both should be free to move
up and down with the choke cable. They are fairly infamous for sticking in
the high position which would be fine for most running, but can play havoc
with mixtures. A good disassembly and cleaning of the carbs fixes most of
those problems.
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