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261. Re: ZS carb question (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 16:21:08 -0500
Sorry for the REALLY late post. I just looked at the original carb (ZS 150CD-E) from my '79, and the jet (non-replaceable) sits JUST below the surface of the air bridge...almost flush. Atwell Haines
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00078.html (7,055 bytes)

262. Re: m/c (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 11:09:28 -0500
Pat, I used a rag on the end of a tool I have for magnetically picking up nuts & bolts. It is like one of those flexible "snakelight" things, allows you to pressure the rag against most all those ins
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00088.html (7,010 bytes)

263. Marrying your car? (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 10:25:59 -0500
better if a Triumph were involved: +++++ Saturday, March 6, 1999 MAN ATTEMPTS TO MARRY CAR BUT IS REJECTED Knoxville, TN (USA) (AP) - Many men have had love affairs with their cars. Buster Mitchell
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00121.html (8,136 bytes)

264. Re: brake drum (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:57:04 -0500
drum, Sorry Kris, can't help you with the drum...but are the two little countersunk screws in place to hold the drum? (Vicky Brit Catalog, Pg 135 item 3) They were missing on one side of my Spit when
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00223.html (7,515 bytes)

265. Re: Leaking Top (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 15:48:03 -0500
<soggy Tale of Woe, SNIPPED> My favorite water-repulsing trick is to coat both the rubber seal and its contact surface with a thin film of vaseline (or other grease that is not harmful to rubber). Th
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00291.html (8,001 bytes)

266. Re: 71 Gas Tank (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:36:08 -0500
Remove the sending unit, hold the tank over your head with the hole on the bottom, and watch the gas come out! (Only kidding about holding it over your head, Craig.) :-) Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire FM
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00364.html (7,235 bytes)

267. RE: looking 4 Smog tube info (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:00:36 -0500
Reid, The air pipe to the manifold (single) was steel on my '79. Is yours rusting at the manifold? That's what happened to mine, it broke right there. I cut the rusty end off my old pipe, then made a
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00365.html (7,656 bytes)

268. Re: No Moss Motors festival (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:11:07 -0500
Don't feel bad Barry, Hey, you could always DRIVE out here to the 'other' coast for the Moss Motors (East) 'Britfest' on May 1st. It's only a mile from my house. I could put up you, your car, and any
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00366.html (7,078 bytes)

269. Re: "Spitfire 1500" hood/trunk stickers from V.B. part 2 (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:33:08 -0500
My Carmine Red ( paint code 82) Spit still wears its "Aluminium" (British spelling for Aluminum) letters. For anyone else following this thread, the Bentley's manual specifies the following combos: L
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00367.html (8,659 bytes)

270. Re: Spitfire factory hardtop (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:13:32 -0500
Chris, It has been said that Spit windshield frames can be bent down if a driver lifts him(or her)self out of the car by pulling on the windshield. Could this be the source of your gap, rather than a
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00602.html (7,396 bytes)

271. Re: Hella H4's (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:05:09 -0500
Hi Joe, You can have your H4 7" headlight housings converted to HID (high intensity discharge) Xenon bulbs for $700 to $1000 US. Yeah they cost a lot but they are easy on the alternator for the amoun
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00603.html (7,000 bytes)

272. Re: Alternator problem resolved (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:37:07 -0500
Hi Glenn, I for one appreciate the update. Often those of us who share advice never find out what really happened, or if our information was worth the bandwidth. Appreciatively, Atwell Haines '79 Spi
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00703.html (7,230 bytes)

273. Re: Looking for input on Distributer Upgrade (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:20:52 -0500
Definitely go with an Electronic Ignition system. I've been happy with my Crane X700 system. It was easy to hook up. Listers have reported that they are long-term reliable. Seems a better option to m
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00720.html (8,746 bytes)

274. Re: Looking for input on Distributer Upgrade (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:27:56 -0500
Many Lotus owners have used the Pertronix unit. Occasionally the little magnetic sensors inside fall off causing a missfire. Luckily the parts never fall out of the distributor (being magnetic) and
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00722.html (8,089 bytes)

275. Re: WTB: Running Spitfire in Georgia (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:58:12 -0500
Chip -- Didn't you tell him that they _all_ need exterior and interior work???? Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire (nice but could use some interior & exterior work!)
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00743.html (6,998 bytes)

276. Re: Advice sought (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:13:16 -0500
Make sure you have renewed your AAA road service! :) Before starting, remove all the plugs, squirt some oil into the plug holes, disconnect the coil, then crank the engine until the oil pressure come
/html/spitfires/1999-03/msg00744.html (7,249 bytes)

277. Re: Front springs (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 12:21:52 -0500
Hi Keith, Just so happens I have my '80 Spit's OEM front springs out of the attic. They have ten coils (not counting the flat ends) and they measure 12.6". I had installed the pre-71 springs in my '7
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00018.html (8,494 bytes)

278. RE: NON LBC - Triumph Support Vehicle (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 19:25:50 -0500
Patrick, As a veteran of many 'warranty wars', my advice to you is to talk to the dealer's Service _Manager_ (not just the service writer flunky). Impress on the SM the belief that the leak surely st
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00033.html (11,092 bytes)

279. Re: Front Coil Springs (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 15:24:45 -0500
The springs were lengthened in'71 to raise the HEADLIGHTS to US Federal specs. Don't measure the flattened end coils, they don't contribute to spring rate. I have re-measured my stock 79's coils bot
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00155.html (7,830 bytes)

280. Re: Front Coil Springs (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 15:52:57 -0500
lowering the front of a Spitfire? I'd like to drop it about 1" to 2". Is there a source for shorter springs? Use a cutting wheel, try not to heat the springs up too much so they don't lose their 'spr
/html/spitfires/1999-02/msg00156.html (10,958 bytes)

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