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Re: Pinch and a punch...

To: "Joe Curry" <Spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Pinch and a punch...
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:18:49 -0700
True, which is why I said "not necessarily".  ;-)

Jeff
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Joe Curry
  To: Jeff McNeal
  Cc: Chris & Kelly Sharp ; William Davies ; James Carruthers ; SpitList
  Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 9:59 PM
  Subject: Re: Pinch and a punch...


  Since there were major changes made during the production of Mk3's it is
  possible that both of you are correct.

  Joe

  Jeff McNeal wrote:
  >
  > That's not necessarily correct.  I've owned three Mk3's and every one of
them
  > has the stabilizer mounted on the back of the speedometer, which is also
where
  > the factory manual describes it's location.
  >
  > Cheers,
  >
  > Jeff
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: Chris & Kelly Sharp
  >   To: William Davies ; James Carruthers ; SpitList
  >   Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 7:59 PM
  >   Subject: RE: Pinch and a punch...
  >
  >   On Mk I, II, III, the stabalizer is located to the left and above the
fuse
  >   panel.  At least, on LHD vehicles, not sure about the wiring of cars
for
  > the
  >   home market.
  >
  >   Chris
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: James Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
  >   >
  >   > The voltage regulator is the big black box right? Looks brand new...
  >   > perhaps its just a dud...
  >
  >   Hi James,
  >       Sorry - when I said regulator, I should have said stabiliser. It's
a
  >   small device fitted somewhere around the back of the speedo. It's some
time
  >   since I took apart a Spitfire so I can't remember the exact location.
The
  >   voltage is stabilised (regulated, hence my wrong wording) to 10 volts,
  > which
  >   is what the fuel and temperature gauges require.

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