- 41. percy's spitting noises (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 90 12:14:11 EDT
- Being a Spitfire, he should be making spitting noises, I suppose... Seems like the problem is the asbestos flexible pipe from the EGR valve to the intake manifold. I sonder how easy that is to find.
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00059.html (7,192 bytes)
- 42. Alas!! I can't go... (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 90 14:27:44 EDT
- No, Garry, I can't go the the All-British Day at Lars Anderson Park, and I don't think I have ever said I could... :-( On the other hand, I'll be playing music in the Catskills. :-) There are some po
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00074.html (8,645 bytes)
- 43. Re: Spitfire lovers- the real thing! (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 90 10:57:19 EDT
- That "Piece Of Cake" thingy on Materpiece Theatre looks real good. I don't recall seeing a full compliment of 12, tho'. Looks more like 1/2 a dozen to me. I read a review of this work, and I thought
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00093.html (7,487 bytes)
- 44. this past weekend, cars, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 90 12:17:14 EDT
- Whew!!!! It is now about 12 Noon on Tuesday, and I have finally finished reading all the SOL mail. It sounds like the British Car Day at Lars A. went well. I wish we could'a been there. We played thi
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00158.html (7,456 bytes)
- 45. patches (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 90 12:39:41 EDT
- Badges? We don't need no steenkin' badges! I like the idea of some ID device for SOL. I think I'd prefer a patch of some sort rather than a sticker. However...neither is totally versatile for all sit
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00176.html (7,064 bytes)
- 46. SOL, left coast, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 90 11:06:55 EDT
- Firstly, I agree with TeriAnn (who I suspect must also suffer being called TerriAn and Ms. Twakeman besides Mr. T.) that a genderless noun be the real meaning in SOL. It is sort of like a tempest in
- /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00252.html (8,133 bytes)
- 47. ignition interlock! (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 10:51:59 EDT
- Jeff Lo writes " Funny, come to think of it, the only time it fails to start is when someone is *sitting* in the car with me. Experiment time! Have a volunteer sit in the seat. Turn the key. Nothing.
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00089.html (7,164 bytes)
- 48. about ignitions...and a car for sale (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 12:04:43 EDT
- Ummm, the electronic ignition on my Spitfire is what it had when I bought it, a Lucas system! I think it is the Constant Energy Ignition system (CEI), but I don't remember unless I go look. Lucas mad
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00090.html (7,927 bytes)
- 49. bad oil?????? (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 90 11:03:02 EDT
- Here's an unusual story looking for resolution real soon: I recently picked up a case of oil from a local discount-type place. The stuff in question is Mobil 10-W30, normal automotive stuff. Some mig
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00108.html (10,286 bytes)
- 50. response th Phil E. (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 90 13:01:48 EDT
- Phil E. writes " Also, Britcar listers, is there sufficiant interest in my Spridget autocrossing reports in the Britcar list, or should I only post them to the autocross list?" Phil and others too, I
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00111.html (8,003 bytes)
- 51. oil stuff, RHD cars, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 90 11:32:07 EDT
- Thanks to a number of people who responded to my oil posting. Some folks pointed out that oil weights are actually table references which specify *ranges* of viscosities, and that bad oil is not unkn
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00123.html (8,279 bytes)
- 52. followup on oil (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 90 10:55:50 EDT
- I received a reply on my oil questions from andy banta@sco.com. Just for the record, here are my responses to that. (Thanks, andy, and everyone else.) Alliant Computer Systems Corp. is in Littleton,
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00139.html (8,297 bytes)
- 53. example of Mass. emissions test (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 90 16:35:53 EDT
- Just as an example of Mass. emissions tests, here are the results from my inspection of Percy the other day. Percy is a 1980 Spitfire 1500, with all smog gear in place, but the air pump disconnected.
- /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00197.html (7,736 bytes)
- 54. Re: How hot is hot? (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Tue, 1 May 90 16:45:37 EDT
- What sort of thermostat is in your midget? Chances are that it is 180 or so, and that anything below 200 is probably okay, especially since there may be a slight temp difference between the sender an
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00020.html (7,483 bytes)
- 55. heavy/light damping... (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Wed, 2 May 90 15:29:58 EDT
- For Dale, Dave, and anyone else, D-named or not, The heavier the dashpot oil, the more enrichment you will get when you put your foot into the throttle, and the lighter the oil the less enrichment. T
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00058.html (7,079 bytes)
- 56. Help!! (and DOT-4) (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Thu, 3 May 90 11:20:02 EDT
- First the easy one. About the Triumph master cylinder cap that said "Use only DOT-3" or whatever, there is good chance that is not the original cap! Now the hard one. My new differential came via UPS
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00080.html (9,184 bytes)
- 57. brake fluid, leaded gas (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Thu, 3 May 90 12:24:57 EDT
- This may be just a case of brand-insistence. Just like "For best results use only MOPAR fluids" in your Dodge, or "Always use Autolite" in your Ford. But Joe, don't you know that there is no such thi
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00087.html (8,394 bytes)
- 58. diffs and antiques (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Fri, 4 May 90 14:44:58 EDT
- For those looking for another good car show, check out the Dedham Antique Auto Show, at the Endicott Estate in Dedham, Massachusetts, Sunday July 8. There are a number of British cars there but the m
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00129.html (8,788 bytes)
- 59. wax,tara,names (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Mon, 7 May 90 11:21:03 EDT
- Wayne A. asks: ...whether to wax my roadster. What do you folks do? I haven't yet managed to wax my Spitfire, but his several-year-old-now paint looks quite new almost. Only once in the past have I e
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00134.html (7,746 bytes)
- 60. Redline with OD, MESSAGES!! (score: 1)
- Author: muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller)
- Date: Fri, 11 May 90 11:59:20 EDT
- Gee whiz, I go outa' town for a dayan'ahalf and there's a zillion SOL messages! I guess this list must be successful... Someone (Ian?) raised a good point about using Redline oil in an OD gearbox. I
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00234.html (6,818 bytes)
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