- 1. carb problem SOLVED (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 17:08:51 EDT
- A number of people asked me to reply to them when I figured out why my car would randomly idle at 1300 RPM or so low that it would stall and would be very difficult to start sometimes. Well the probl
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00174.html (7,135 bytes)
- 2. Re: An Experiment (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Fri Jul 07 16:56:00 2000
- I remember that when I first got on this list last year, there was a string on ram air/cold air induction systems. At the end of it, I was under the impression that a ram air system doesn't work in a
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00266.html (7,051 bytes)
- 3. messy startup - need advice (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:00:47 EDT
- My 74 Spit has been running well, but I have been having trouble with starting. The car does not start easily, even when it is 90+ outside. I have a brand new starter, and the car started more easily
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00630.html (8,393 bytes)
- 4. carb tuning question (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:34:03 EDT
- I have a single Stromberg on my 74 Spit, and I am having some trouble setting the idle. I had written the list about 2 weeks ago regarding some fuel problems, but I have since fixed them. However, I
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00839.html (8,036 bytes)
- 5. quik question (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 11:17:19 EDT
- If anyone replied to the list regarding my question about the axle and the cockpit heating problem, could you send it to me again? I thought I had subscribed correctly, but i hadn't, and I missed a d
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00115.html (6,302 bytes)
- 6. Problems, once again (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 20:58:45 EDT
- OK - I thought I sent this yesterday, but now I am getting indications that I didn't. And all this time I thought no one cared... First, has anyone found an online source for Spitfire parts? This lea
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00152.html (7,514 bytes)
- 7. Re: Diff, O/D and Gearbox Oil Leaks, as well as loose cars (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:36:20 EDT
- I am having similar problems with my car. I have noticed that the differential has started leaking enough that it leaves small puddles in my driveway. For the past few weeks, there has been a thumpin
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00369.html (8,684 bytes)
- 8. Electrical problem (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:41:11 EDT
- Though I am guessing that this is a pecularity to my car, I am wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar problem and can lend some advice. For no apparent reason, I developed a loose wire so
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00441.html (7,915 bytes)
- 9. Re: Spit Longevity (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:55:56 EDT
- HA - My car supposedly only has 60K on it, of which I have put on 3K. I have basically replaced the car in those 3 thousand miles. That includes a new engine, new throwout bearing, new brake rotors a
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00371.html (8,599 bytes)
- 10. Re: Spitfires in advertising (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:58:53 EDT
- If anyone saw the movie "54," Neve Campbell's character drives one. You only see the back for one short scene, but the large centrally positioned, chrome gas cap gives it away. Kris Powell
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00380.html (6,563 bytes)
- 11. car acronyms (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 19:02:56 EDT
- Torturous rattling is unscrewing metal parts hourly. Sorry, I am a little bitter about my 3rd U joint going in less than 6 months. Kris Powell
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00025.html (6,163 bytes)
- 12. Re: Front Spoiler (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 20:41:04 EDT
- One hting about those spoilers though is that you have to watch out for curbs when you are parking. A week after I bought one, I rolled a little too far into a parking lot at school, and when I check
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00107.html (7,298 bytes)
- 13. Re: new mg (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:21:22 EDT
- This may have been said, but there are a whole lot of MG responses in my mailbox and I've only gotten through about 70%. As far as I know, the MGF is not in the US because MG is owned by BMW, and BMW
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00438.html (8,429 bytes)
- 14. Re: BRAKE Light... (Updates) (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 22:14:35 EDT
- This may sound bizarre, but I had a similar problem last fall and it turned out that one of calipers up front had siezed, and the front brakes weren't really working at all. I'd press the pedal to th
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00091.html (6,793 bytes)
- 15. re:gas (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 10:03:39 EDT
- this may be old, b/c I haven't checked my mail in a while, but on the topic of cheap gas - last month i bought Exxon premium at 93 cents per gallon. Now the cheapest is 1.07 for premium. I live right
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00250.html (7,205 bytes)
- 16. Re: engine clicking (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 20:03:29 EDT
- When my alternator went, it was making a loud clicking/rattling type noise. At first, I thought it was something coming from the valves. My dad suggested that I put a screwdriver up to my ear (not th
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00264.html (6,693 bytes)
- 17. stalling spitfire (somewhat long) (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 20:14:19 EDT
- I have had a problem where my car stalls at stop signs for a while. Whenever I am moving and I shift into neutral and brake to a stop, the RPMs drop and the engine eventually stops. I can then restar
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00265.html (8,276 bytes)
- 18. more info on my stalling spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 22:51:50 EDT
- I should have said this the first time, but here is the info: It is a '74 spitfire 1500 w/ a single Zenith Stromberg. Mileage seems to have gotten worse, but I could just be driving it a little more
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00270.html (7,309 bytes)
- 19. Spit for sale somewhat soon (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 20:08:47 EDT
- At the end of the summer, I will be putting my 74 Spitfire up for sale. It is too unreliable and un-interstate-worthy for me to take to college, and my dad already has an E-type to fix all the time.
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00582.html (7,297 bytes)
- 20. Re: My car is "Fat" (non-technical): update to PHAT (score: 1)
- Author: SpitfireKP@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:16:53 EDT
- Being an 18 year old, and thinking I might have a good grasp on the situation, I will offer my interpretation. Phat has been used for a number of years, and is essentiallyinterchangable with "cool."
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00717.html (7,691 bytes)
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