- 1. Rogues Gallery Updates (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:08:50 EST
- A few people sent me updates to their Rogues Gallery pages within the last week or so, unfortunately I had proplems and had to reload my hard drive and lost all my recent email. I am finally back up
- /html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00265.html (6,850 bytes)
- 2. Triumph Classifieds Page (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 13:10:13 EST
- If anyone has placed an add at The Garage Sale expect a renewal notice about 30 days after you placed the ad. Just follow the simple instructions to renew for another 30 days. I'm curious if anyone
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00020.html (7,223 bytes)
- 3. Re: 150 CD's (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 21:35:05 EST
- My wife gets it! In fact she nags me when the cars are not running and I have not had time to fix them. She even said that the Spit is her favorite thing that I have ever purchased. If any of them si
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00102.html (8,272 bytes)
- 4. Re: Spitfire Diff. Noise Question (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 21:03:05 EST
- Are you sure it wasn't caused by last nights visit to Taco Bell? I mean, I have heard of blaming the dog, but the diff? Sorry just couln't help myself. David Gates
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00217.html (8,415 bytes)
- 5. Re: clutch hydraulics (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 21:59:42 EST
- It sounds to me like you need a slave cylinder rebuild kit. If you cannot find any fluid anywhere yet it is loosing fluid, it is probably going into the bell housing. Mine did this. It leaks out of t
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00294.html (7,549 bytes)
- 6. Re: summer trip (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 22:50:59 EST
- I concur with Huw. I lived there all of my life before joining the Air Force and ending up in Hawaii. 101 is absolutely beautiful. Its a very twisty road with a few up and down hills with breathtakin
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00419.html (8,136 bytes)
- 7. Clutch Bleeding (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:44:11 EST
- There has been a lot of discussion about brake bleeding. The need to bench bleed came up. I just installed a new master and slave kit on my clutch but after quite a bit of bleeding it is still grind
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00477.html (7,642 bytes)
- 8. Re: Clutch Bleeding -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:11:36 EST
- Thanks Kevin and Atwell, Yes, I am not reusing the fluid. I have heard the same thing. I just pump it into a 2 liter coke bottle and there it stays. I was hoping someone would say "of course you need
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00500.html (9,117 bytes)
- 9. Re: '77 Spit-Take a look at this bracket... recognize it? (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:21:53 EST
- Yes I do. Its part of the engine mount. On the manifold side of the engine you will find a bolt hole about 3.5 inches back from the front of the engine and about 4.5 inches up from the bottom. One s
- /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00656.html (7,822 bytes)
- 10. Triumph parts for sale web site. (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:38:14 EST
- Hey everyone, I remember a while back there was a discussion about how it would be nice to set up a website where people could list parts that they had for sale. Recently I started looking into ways
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00049.html (9,626 bytes)
- 11. Unknown cable identification please (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:42:48 EST
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_912562970_boundary Content-ID: <0_912562970@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII None of mine have it either. Same
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00056.html (8,435 bytes)
- 12. Re: Engine restraining cable (was Re: Unknown cable identification please ) (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:35:56 EST
- How late? I have a '73, '76, and '78 and none of them have it. David Gates Hawaii '73 Spitfire 1500 (Daily driver) '78 Spitfire 1500 (working on this one) '76 Spitfire 1500 (just acquired, probably g
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00059.html (7,581 bytes)
- 13. The Garage Sale is online. (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 23:10:50 EST
- Hey fellow Triumphants, My web site where people can buy and sell their cars and parts is now online. It is called "The Garage Sale". My plan for how to implement this has changed with significant id
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00166.html (8,558 bytes)
- 14. Re: Cyber Rallye (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 21:15:31 EST
- I like the idea. I should have two good cars to compete with by Jan. My only problem is finding a sutable strait road at least a quarter mile long in Hawaii. :) I don't think the lack of a calibrated
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00221.html (8,407 bytes)
- 15. Air injection manifold. (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:03:12 EST
- The '76 Spit that I recently got is equipped with one of these air injection manifolds. I have no intention of connecting up the airpump when I transplant this engine into my '78. My plan is to remov
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00403.html (7,339 bytes)
- 16. Re: retrofitting an overdrive unit (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:44:29 EST
- I have a '76 W/ OD and a '78 without. I measured the '76 OD mounting plate. You can see a diagram I drew at http://members.aol.com/gatesdavid/plate.htm The main differences are that the non OD plate
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00447.html (9,371 bytes)
- 17. Re: coolant drain (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 00:31:28 EST
- If you look on the passenger side of the engine (assuming left hand drive) about halfway down the block and a few inches in front of the transmission you will find a 3/4" brass colored bolt. If you
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00449.html (7,741 bytes)
- 18. Re: retrofitting an overdrive unit (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 10:08:12 EST
- I got your email at about 2AM and decided it was time to start removing the OD from the parts car. This way I could get you better measurements and have a reason to get my other car going with a new
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00458.html (12,734 bytes)
- 19. Re: Argghhhhhhhhhhhh (NLBC) (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 12:38:58 EST
- Hmmm, Hawaii must have really good drivers. To the best of my knowledge no one has EVER had an accident due to ice here. David Gates Hawaii '73 Spitfire 1500 (Daily driver) '78 Spitfire 1500 (working
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00607.html (8,446 bytes)
- 20. Re: Cylinder Head Removal (score: 1)
- Author: GatesDavid@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 12:29:00 EST
- Been there, done that. When I removed my head, I found that it really did not want to come off. I ended up removing all the head studs. Then, using a 2x4 a couple feet long and a large hammer placed
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00653.html (8,111 bytes)
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