Larry
I use British Parts NW frequently. Their service is excellent, and there
advertised prices are great. They have a decent quality product line and
will make it right if something goes wrong, i.e.: taking too long for a
gasket set sent 2 day air and not arriving on the second day. They sent
out a second set free of charge overnight. Both sets arrived the next day
and I got to keep the extra. Vicki Brit has a good selection but the "order
takers" are mechanically challenged. I cannot say about Moss or The
Roadster Factory, but others like them.
I would give BPNW a try.
By the way I am in no way related to this company, just a satisfied
customer.
Good Luck
John
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> From: Larry Hooven <dirty_howi@hotmail.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: 1979 spitfire, misc info i guess
> Date: Monday, January 05, 1998 9:46 PM
>
> Prepare yourselves for copious amounts of mis explanation and possibly
> inserting foot in mouth to knee, after all day on the phone explaining
> to people why their product doesnt work due to thier being morons, i
> sometimes lose command of the english language, but i do have some
> questions. if you don't mind.
>
> 1...need a new top for the above mentioned car, VB, Moss and such list a
> headliner but no top in the general catalog, question is are these two
> seperate pieces like in a regular car and do i need both.
>
> 2...does anyone have experience with British Parts NW in dayton oregon
> for parts and such, and is the catalog worth the 2.50. they have a top
> for sale this month that is relatively inexpensive and would like to
> know about their service.
>
> 3...duhhh, i forgot. see lost my mind again. damn i hate it when that
> happens.
>
> thanks in advance for any and all help/flames/ridicule, after all im not
> smart enough to hide in a corner somewhere.
>
> ps..fuses work on heat much like a light bulb. the filament in a fuse is
> designed to heat up and seperate when the set current (plus a
> percentage) has been reached. slo blo fuses generaly use a piece of
> ceramic to act as a heat sink to prevent this from happening too
> quickly. i have had fuses blow from old age as well as they are not
> constantly used and when switched on and off the induced current wears
> at the filament. most fuses are rated to handle momentary (<1sec)
> surges of energy equal to 200 percent their rating. if a fuse just
> blows and you replace it with no other blow outs of that fuse it is
> probably due to old age (nothing personal mr masters). if you replace it
> and it blows immediatly, check any inductive loads (ie motors, coils
> etc) that are connected to that fuse, they are almost certainly burnt
> out, although you should also check for rat eatin wires (not unlike my
> spit) for grounds from the back side of the fuse. hope this helps.
>
>
>
> larry,
> 1979 spitfire #FM99248U
>
> currently topless/wireless/swaybarless/water pump less etc.
>
> wired by a blind orangatan in a dark garage on a moonless
> night.
>
> pardon me i have been looking for myself, have you seen me
> anywhere?
>
>
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