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81. Re: TRF is sponsoring race cars (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 13 May 90 18:11:52 PDT; I don't race, so the only news that really affected -me- was that TR3 thermostats have gone NLS.... Ken Gillanders, at British Frame and Engine, is managing (somehow) to keep a small stock of origina; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00266.html (7,041 bytes)
82. Re: Another LBC back on the road (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 13 May 90 18:03:47 PDT; Yeah, like Darrel says, I've never been able to get my steering rack tight enough either. I don't want to go to the aluminuim mounts, anyone have any hints for getting the sucker tight? (For those of; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00281.html (8,234 bytes)
83. Re: Wrench Sizes (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 14 May 90 14:27:32 PDT; I'm pretty convinced that these are wrenches with a pivoting part. I'm not going to try to draw a picture: The main body of the wrench (the part you hold with your hand) is a piece of bar stock, wit; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00304.html (7,756 bytes)
84. Re: Another LBC back on the road (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 15 May 90 10:01:38 PDT; Question: My clutch _barely_ disengages. The pushrod is attached to the middle hole in the fork lever. I tired the outer hole (to reduce pedal effect) but it wouldn't disengage fully there. I haven't; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00331.html (8,414 bytes)
85. Re: Healey Jack's don't (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 15 May 90 22:30:58 PDT; The Mercedes I owned had a jack that could be described the same wasy, excepting the word 'flimsy'. It was hefty, and really did the job.; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00344.html (7,125 bytes)
86. Do you have a TR-4A? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 16 May 90 11:37:14 PDT; Do you? If you do, does it have the divider panel that hides the fuel tank fromthe boot, and the boot floor panel? Are they in good shape? Could you make a pattern for me? I don't have the divider, a; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00354.html (6,516 bytes)
87. What luxury! (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 16 May 90 11:22:55 PDT; I have just had the distinctly pleasant experience of starting Sarah from inside the passenger compartment, something I haven't been able to do for months. Many thanks to Bill Sohl for quickly findin; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00358.html (6,684 bytes)
88. Funny Spit hybrid (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 17 May 90 14:00:19 PDT; -- Forwarded Message chris, i just saw a 67 triumph spitfire convertible body with a 69 GTO or GTB or some such internals on the street for sale for $2500. the engine is 2 liters, 6 cylinders, with s; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00396.html (7,445 bytes)
89. that spit hybrid (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 17 May 90 14:14:55 PDT; Turns out it's basically a rebodied '69 GT6 -- he just dropped a 67 Mk 3 body on it. Do TRF and such stock parts for early Spits? All I ever see are 1500 parts.; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00398.html (6,543 bytes)
90. Re: Safety Alert! (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 17 May 90 18:02:31 PDT; I'll second Bill's warning, for a slightly different reason: the weight of the car may not be enough to compress the spring as far as you want to go! I use a proper threaded-rod compressor (TRF sells; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00400.html (7,390 bytes)
91. 4A fuel tank sensor (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 17 May 90 13:13:29 PDT; I noticed the other day that when I fill the tank full, I get some fuel seepage out of the sealing ring around the plate where the fuel guage sensor fits. This is both unsightly and probably dangerou; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00415.html (6,720 bytes)
92. GM part thaw (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 18 May 90 22:51:20 PDT; The most recent issue of Moss Motoring has an ecstatic article about GM "General Purpose Penetrant and Heat Valve Lubricant" (p/n 1052627) as a spray-on penetrant a la WD-40. Anyone ever seen this? I; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00428.html (6,725 bytes)
93. spit hybrids (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 18 May 90 23:06:26 PDT; We went and looked at the Mk3 / GT6 hybrid today. He'd actually done a nice job of it -- said this was his 10th Spitfire project. It's a Mk III body shell (fiberglass hood and rear wings) on a GT6+ c; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00429.html (7,580 bytes)
94. GT6 engine? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 29 May 90 13:18:05 PDT; I just got this mail and thought I'd pass it along. -- If you happen to know of anyone interested in a complete unrebuilt (except for head gasket a few years ago), non-oil burning GT6 motor, with spa; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00473.html (6,555 bytes)
95. Re: ?TR6 gas and tires (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 10:37:49 PDT; the head/tail lights, dash lights, and wipers stopped working (and the gas guage always reads 1/4 tank). But the brights work when you pull on the light switch. Looks like I'm headed for an electical; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00057.html (7,184 bytes)
96. Re: TRIUMPH & MAZDA (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 10:44:38 PDT; Bullet and Lynx are well-discussed in the second edition of Robson/Langworth "Triumph Cars", for those who'd like to learn more...; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00058.html (6,653 bytes)
97. (SF) Bay Area SOL gathering (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 15:16:11 PDT; So, how was it, anyway? Those of us that had to be out of town that day want to know how it went...; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00066.html (6,372 bytes)
98. Re: British Parts (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 13 Apr 90 11:40:51 PDT; I have forgotten where exactly in Oregon British Parts is at. Maybe the area code might give you an indication 503-864-2001. Zahid Sorry, but 503 covers the entire state of Oregon. Also British Parts; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00095.html (6,948 bytes)
99. bloody hell (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 19 Apr 90 19:45:12 PDT; I'm fed up. I thought I'd modernize, make my life easier, install one of those new-fangled spin on oil filter adapters. I've been living with canister filters since 1972 (first on my mercedes, now on; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00181.html (7,823 bytes)
100. Re: Another exhaust blat! (name that car) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 20 Apr 90 14:43:27 PDT; what SEX is a British car? There's clearly no pat answer. It was clear shortly after starting to drive Sarah that she was a she -- her personality and behaviour put her in the realm of women, not men; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00196.html (6,756 bytes)

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