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1. RE: calipers (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:31:06 -0400; I split mine without any problems. Sure beat buying new ones and I have never had a problem with leaking after I did it. I re-used the original o-rings. Bob Boehmer 1976 Spitfire 1500; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00052.html (6,739 bytes)
2. RE: Leaky gas...again. (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:18:34 -0400; Worn or dirty valve seat? Incorrect float level adjustment? Bob Boehmer 1976 1500; /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00119.html (7,769 bytes)
3. RE: o/d - gbx conversions? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:08:38 -0400; Take a look at http://www.autogear.co.uk/5speed.html Bob Boehmer --Original Message-- With all of this talk about how expensive o/d's are these days, isn't there a 5 speed conversion somewhere for t; /html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00241.html (7,076 bytes)
4. Re: Cleaning a gas tank (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:44:13 -0500; Here's what I did to restore my gas tank: Drain gas, remove sender unit and any other hardware, flush tank with lots of fresh water, blow dry with compressed air. I then found a place that treats gas; /html/spitfires/2004-02/msg00117.html (8,111 bytes)
5. Re: Pin Stripes (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:38:50 -0400; I use cigarette lighter fluid (naphtha??) to remove dried wax. The only problem is that it will completely remove all wax from whatever it touches so use it sparingly. I put a bit on a rag and wipe; /html/spitfires/2003-08/msg00188.html (7,909 bytes)
6. Re: master cylinder rebuild (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 08:08:02 -0400; If you get the Lucas rebuild kit it comes with pretty good directions (this goes for the brake and clutch). After my 76 1500 sat for close to 10 years, my pistons were frozen in the calipers _and_ th; /html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00070.html (9,009 bytes)
7. Re: Fuel Pump Question(s)/help - long (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 06:57:20 -0500; If the fuel line goes completely dry from the tank to the inlet of the pump it can take a LONG time cranking the engine before you will get fuel to the pump. I suggest that you carefully remove the f; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00047.html (8,479 bytes)
8. Re: 1980 Spitfire 1500 EGR Valve Source (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:40:42 -0500; Moss Motors has an EGR valve listed for California model Spitfire's: http://www.mossmotors.com/cgi-bin/db2www/mossmotors/MossUSA/Shop/ViewProduct s.mac/report?T=21421&ModelID=43000&PlateID=3985 Bob B; /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00027.html (7,833 bytes)
9. Re: brass core plugs (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:48:58 -0500; It has often been claimed that the "brass monkey" was a holder or storage rack in which cannon balls (or shot) were stacked on a ship. Supposedly when the "monkey" with its stack of cannon ball beca; /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00133.html (8,806 bytes)
10. Re: Spitfire Brake Master (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:24:26 -0500; I rebuilt mine last summer. There are rubber seals that the reservoir seats in. Possibly those are bad or some other seal/seals in the MC. It was an easy re-build to do - I would recommend trying it; /html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00039.html (8,044 bytes)
11. Re: Spongy Brakes (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:44:08 -0500; My front calipers were totally frozen after the car had sat for about 10 years (in my garage thankfully). In order to get them completely clean I split them. There was a single port between the two h; /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00259.html (8,518 bytes)
12. Re: FW: Alternative Transmissions.... (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:51:58 -0500; Take a look at http://www.autogear.co.uk/spitfire.html for a commercial 5-speed conversion. They say this will work for any 1300 or 1500 Spit. (I have no experience with this company but ran across i; /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00001.html (7,016 bytes)
13. Re: Brakes (was Trial Run) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Boehmer" <bob.boehmer@verizon.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 20:44:31 -0400; I just rebuilt my brakes and had the same leak at first. I think that once the new seals were exposed to the brake fluid for a while they must have expanded because the leak stopped. The seals are i; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00381.html (7,367 bytes)

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