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101. Re: Strange Electrical Phenomena (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:07:17 EDT
Dave, All of the items you mention as not working are fed from the same circuit and the same fuse. Theses items are fed by a green wire. The other items you mentioned as working are on seperate circu
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00471.html (9,561 bytes)

102. Re: Strange Electrical Phenomena (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:09:24 EDT
'on'. Atwell, You did well! A very good explaination. I would only add one thing to it, and that is the reason the turn signals receive their power through the hazard switch. On the surface, this see
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00472.html (10,469 bytes)

103. Re: Conversions and power and Nigel (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:08:42 EDT
Laura G & Nigel, You're right, but give that same driver and mechanic a BIGGER engine, and........! Besides, have you ever known of a driver or a mechanic that didn't really, really, want more power?
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00473.html (7,758 bytes)

104. Re: Tail-light woes (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:10:21 EDT
Tim, Coming out of your headlight switch is a reg/green wire, which goes to a fuse for the parking (running) lights. Out of this fuse, there are one or more red wires that feed the parking lights. So
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00474.html (7,738 bytes)

105. Re: Little old lady from Pasadena, was Engine conversions (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:10:00 EDT
Eric, Saturday morning, as I was on my way out of town for a weekend trip, I pulled into the local Krogers for some travel munchies. The temperature was in the mid 60s. As I pulled out, I saw a littl
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00475.html (7,529 bytes)

106. car lifts (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:10:04 EST
The latest issue of Street Rodder has an interesting article on an inexpensive car lift for the home hobbyist. At $895, it ain't cheap, but it's a lot cheaper than most, and looks to be quite handy.
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00726.html (7,461 bytes)

107. Re: car lifts (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 19:52:28 EST
John, What your proposal is missing is about 10 inches in height and a little convenience. Wheather or not that's worth $900 depends on the availabilty of spare cash for "funsies" and/or how often yo
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00729.html (8,964 bytes)

108. Re: Ammeter vs. Voltmeter - longish! (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 20:12:12 EST
Barry, I would have to agree with you wholeheartily on that! There are advantages and disadvantages with each, but for pure functionality, the ammeter is the clear winner. One of the major disadvanta
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00802.html (15,400 bytes)

109. Re: auto dimming welding helmet (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 16:34:31 EST
Atwell, Yeah, but don't let any of it get near one of my Triumphs! Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion
/html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00825.html (7,160 bytes)

110. MY MISTAKE - PLEASE READ (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 23:13:36 EDT
Fellow listers, Next to my computer, I keep a stack, about a foot tall, of wiring diagrams, shop manuals, vendor catalogs, text books, etc. In addition to that, I have a fairly large collection of bo
/html/spitfires/1998-07/msg00044.html (9,399 bytes)

111. Re: Ammeter (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:56:20 EDT
Dave, For a Spitfire, 30-0-30 is fully adequate. If the ammeter is wired correctly, it reads ONLY the current going into or out of the battery, with a few exclusions, and NOT the current being suppli
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00127.html (10,928 bytes)

112. Re: Ammeter (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:21:34 EDT
Jim, As far as I know, there are three major types of electrical analog guages in use, two of which are commonly used in an automobile application. The first is the thermal type, which was the only t
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00129.html (10,171 bytes)

113. Re: Ammeter (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 11:53:22 EDT
James, You are right, but getting a matching meter for a Spitfire will be a problem. The typical "Smiths" voltmeter used in the British cars of this era, which would match up nicely, are very low imp
/html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00145.html (8,778 bytes)

114. Re: Spit start problem (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 19:23:50 EDT
to Mike, Tom, & Jay, Being "Spitfire challanged," as I only own TR6s, let me stub my toe on this one. According to the info I have, the '65 MKII does not have a ballast resister, so the solenoid is n
/html/spitfires/1998-05/msg00292.html (8,212 bytes)

115. Re: Electronic ignition VS Mallory dual-point (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:11:03 EDT
Just a few random thoughts on the subject. The only advantage of a dual point distributor over an equal quality single point distributor is the increased dwell time allowed by the dual points. Keep i
/html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00158.html (9,464 bytes)

116. Re: DAN MASTER IS BACK!!!! (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:54:06 EDT
never Hi, John, There are two sets of diodes in the alternator: one set provides the main charging current to the battery, and the other supplies the field current to the field windings of the altern
/html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00165.html (11,763 bytes)

117. Re: DAN MASTER IS BACK!!!! (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:44:24 EDT
John, No, a high resistance would not cause the problem. What you are looking for is a low resistance to ground on one side of the bulb or the other. Unfortunately, there is no reasonable way to meas
/html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00178.html (9,143 bytes)

118. Re: DAN MASTER IS BACK!!!! (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:55:41 EDT
I meant to say all 11 lights worked perfectly! Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see: http://www.sk
/html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00179.html (7,004 bytes)

119. Re: flasher troubles (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 16:25:48 EDT
Kevin, The indicator light should be off when the flashers are not working. Since the hazard circuit is functioning fine, and since the hazard circuit uses about 90% of the same wires as the turn sig
/html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00245.html (9,756 bytes)

120. Re: GT6 Electrical Woes (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:13:26 EDT
Dee, Usually, this wire is for the horns. On all LBCs that I am familiar with, that is the case. When the horn button is pressed, this wire is grounded. Most always, the black wires are ground, and t
/html/spitfires/1998-04/msg00265.html (8,518 bytes)


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