- 161. Re: fuse box wanted (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:35:20 +0100
- I don't remember seeing any replies about the models being the same.... I believe that early Spits and late Spits had different fuse boxes to each other - the later one had more fuses in it than the
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00904.html (7,306 bytes)
- 162. Re: Roof fit (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:38:47 +0100
- No! No! I would suggest that your money would be better spent on some kind of water-proof trousers - or just tape some plastic bags over your legs when driving in rain! with the soft top up, almost
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00905.html (7,611 bytes)
- 163. Re: Convertible Top Frame (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:39:38 +0100
- Tops tend to be a bit ratty when they come with flames......
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00906.html (6,465 bytes)
- 164. Re: Gearbox rebuild but still a problem, Why?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:28:09 +0100
- Sorry, I'm not a gearbox specialist, but I'll try to help anyway. Have I understood you correctly - when the car is in 2nd gear it doesn't move (kind of like it's in neutral)? In that case, try this
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00951.html (8,215 bytes)
- 165. I'm back (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:35:05 +0100
- Hi Listers! Well, I'm back on-line again, and I've just read my first load of list e-mail. It looks as if not much has changed - still the same old faces, some new conversation threads, but basically
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01071.html (7,855 bytes)
- 166. Luggage racks (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:57:56 +0100
- With all the talk about luggage racks, I thought I'd mention the rack that was on my boot (trunk) when I bought the car. It was an aftermarket, removable rack. I has four legs, with suction caps on t
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01072.html (6,758 bytes)
- 167. Bounced messages (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:32:23 +0100
- <snip> Mail for the list gets sent to hundreds of people, traveling through many hundreds, if not a thousand or more, computers. This may take days to actually occur, as some sites still use once a d
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01217.html (7,238 bytes)
- 168. Re: Grinding Gears (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:51:22 +0100
- There have been a few replies suggesting that bleeding the clutch might work - but this sounds to me more like a gearbox problem than a clutch problem. When you put your foot to the floor, the clutc
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01220.html (7,992 bytes)
- 169. Re: spit map lite (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:53:32 +0100
- As people have already said, the map light goes off when you fold it up underneath the dash. I think there's supposed to be some mechanism which prevents it from falling back down again, but this was
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01221.html (8,094 bytes)
- 170. Re: Spitfire 4, Mk II (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 16:57:30 +0100
- I believe the 4 was because it had 4 cylinders. Of course, the later models also have 4 cylinders, but I think the 4 was dropped to avoid confusion with model numbers. Dean -- I know I've read this
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01239.html (7,078 bytes)
- 171. Re: Fuel line querie (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 17:00:53 +0100
- The first thing that springs to mind is "why would you want to do this?" Having got that out of the way, I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't work, except maybe that the angles the line wou
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01240.html (7,286 bytes)
- 172. Re: Gloat (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:23:33 +0100
- Congratulations, Mike! Very well-deserved, too. I'm not at all jealous! Dean -- Sorry for the low technical content, but I have to gloat. I just got the following from carpictures.com. Mike Burdick D
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01282.html (7,199 bytes)
- 173. Re: Side lights not working (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:30:23 +0100
- Would I be right in assuming you've already checked the bulbs? Ok, so it's unlikely that they're *all* blown together, but you never know.........
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01317.html (7,699 bytes)
- 174. Re: Amusing multi car situation..... (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:33:22 +0100
- My Spitfire has been my only car for several months now, although I can't honestly say that "no one would think anything of it". And I know of at least two other club members who have a Spit as thei
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01318.html (7,515 bytes)
- 175. Re: (Not so) Amusing multi car situation..... (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:30:48 +0100
- Don't listen to them Laura! (Yeah, like you had any intention of listening to them...) ...they keep telling me that I should get rid of the car and get something sensible like theirs!
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01403.html (7,252 bytes)
- 176. Re: Bumpy Handleing (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:36:44 +0100
- It sounds like your problem might be caused by a number of things. First of all, 1" pot-holes. There is no known short-term cure for this, although occassionally they go away for anything up to 10 y
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01404.html (7,896 bytes)
- 177. Re: new owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:41:19 +0100
- Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the club Diane! I'm sure you'll have a huge amount of pleasure restoring it (him/her?) Dean
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01450.html (6,496 bytes)
- 178. Non-LBC question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:44:50 +0100
- Sorry to send off-topic messages, but I'm sure that at least one of the brilliant brains on this list will be able to help me out with this question. A friend of mine has a 3-year-old Renault Clio, w
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01451.html (7,303 bytes)
- 179. Re: Brake Grease? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:48:03 +0100
- My local parts store suggested "copper grease". This was located next to the brake parts, and the packet listed suggested uses as including prevention of brake-squeal, anti-corrossion, and high melti
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01618.html (7,860 bytes)
- 180. Re: door handle (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:52:07 +0100
- You should be able to reach all the necessary parts just be removing the inside panel. I managed to do this with the inside panel only part removed, but I regret it because now the panel has a creas
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01619.html (6,906 bytes)
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