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1. RE: backward spit engine (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:50:29 +0000
That's a very good point. The theory was, I think, that if the engine is red hot, it doesn't matter about the spark timing being wrong, because the heat of the engine will be sufficient to cause the
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00000.html (7,325 bytes)

2. Re: R/R rusted floorpans (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:33:17 +0000
Last summer I had a huge amount of work done on my car, mostly needed for the MOT. This included new floor plans, sills, boot (trunk) floor, rear wings. Also the cost of the MOT and some minor mechan
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00130.html (9,509 bytes)

3. Re: Switching to DOT 5 (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:38:57 +0000
There's been a few replies about needing to completely flush the old brake fluid out, so I won't repeat that. You said you won't use the car as a daily driver. I seem to recall that DOT5 might not b
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00131.html (9,829 bytes)

4. Re: Switching to DOT 5 (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:42:51 +0000
I stand corrected! (Actually, I'm sitting, not standing.) I wonder where I got my ideas from...... oh well, never mind. Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp. From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.ne
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00139.html (8,853 bytes)

5. Re: honda s2000 (was Re: Nitrous Oxide) (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:26:27 +0000
Just a thought - would a race engine (I'm talking Formula 1 now, not modified street cars) have problems keeping oil pressure up, or any similar engine-speed-related stuff, if it was constantly drive
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00444.html (9,190 bytes)

6. Re: Hard-top/Soft-top Mounting (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:35:19 +0000
I wish I lived somewhere that was dry enough not to bother with the soft-top in Anyway, to answer your questions (and repeat other replies.....) A1) Yes. Normally, you would remove the bar/slat/stiff
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00447.html (9,334 bytes)

7. Re: Seat Sensor (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:42:14 +0000
Maybe you and me should get together on this one! Before I bought my car, a DPO mounted a switch on the centre of the dash, and connected the horn to it, for some reason I never figured out. Either
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00448.html (8,083 bytes)

8. Re: Help with door latch (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:22:41 +0000
Yes, you're right, it is the strike plate that's adjustable. Make sure you have a decent screwdriver - it'll probably be difficult to loosen the screws, and you'll need to screw it in fairly tight a
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00513.html (7,808 bytes)

9. Re: Distributer Drive Gear GT6+ (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:55:33 +0000
I hear it's possible to start a Spitfire engine (don't know if this is any engine, or a specific one) backwards, so long as you get the engine nice and hot first. I've never tried it, and I wouldn't
/html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00830.html (7,792 bytes)

10. Re: help non lbc- but car related (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:38:21 +0000
I'm not familiar with this engine - but from your description, you've got water in the oil pan *and* the cylinders - if the only cause was a crack, I'd say it would have to be a fairly big crack! St
/html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00383.html (8,422 bytes)

11. Re: Who repairs Jaeger guages? (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 15:53:15 +0000
No need to use a measuring stick, you can just open the cap and look in to see how much fuel you've got. (I know someone who does this...) Dean -- The '68 Mk3 I just purchased has a Jaeger speedo th
/html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00394.html (7,386 bytes)

12. Re: coolant (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:11:59 +0000
The best solution would be a spare bottle of coolant in the boot (trunk)..... Dean -- hi to all on the list. I have been reading the list for A few months but not much time for the spit.I have been
/html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00500.html (6,997 bytes)

13. Re: Fw: Weber Carb information (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:36:55 +0000
Hi Ean! First, welcome to the list! Hopefully you'll find everyone here as helpful and friendly as I have. Anyway, I can't help you with any of your auto-x questions - I've never auto-x'ed and probab
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00095.html (10,147 bytes)

14. Jags (was Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)) (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 09:19:25 +0000
The new Jag - are we talking about the S-Type? What a horrible car! It's a Ford, with leather interior. (Actually, the interior looks really nice - but the shape of the car - yuck! It's just not a Ja
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00118.html (8,441 bytes)

15. Stereo question (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:12:21 +0000
Hi guys! Been out of the office for a bit, and just finished catching up on the past week's e-mails - you don't realise how many e-mail you get if you read them as you get them, one at a time. Anyway
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00427.html (7,847 bytes)

16. RE: Of interest to concerns of unleaded fuel usage (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:40:37 +0000
Craig et al, My understanding of this (which comes mainly from John Kipping's literature) is that after using leaded petrol for about 60,000 miles the valve seats will have built up sufficient protec
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00476.html (8,730 bytes)

17. RE: stereos in Spitfires part2 (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:41:04 +0000
Yeah, but think of the base you'd get! you wouldn't be able to get your top up when it starts to rain on the planet Xenotog. i hear they have worse acid rain than earth too. == nikolai jaremka 72 spi
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00477.html (7,735 bytes)

18. Re: Brakes (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:28:19 +0000
I recently replaced by shoes+drums, and had absolutely no problems fitting the drums back on. I made a drawing of the location of everything before I started. One of the shoes is upside-down, and I b
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00669.html (8,614 bytes)

19. Re: Spitfire books (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:29:36 +0000
I'll second that. Do you want a part number? I don't have it with me, but I know it's somewhere on the archives because that's where I got it from - and if you can't find it, I'm sure I have it at ho
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00670.html (7,322 bytes)

20. Re: 1296 Valves (score: 1)
Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:40:39 +0000
Really? Any size at all? Even something that's wider that diameter of the A few days ago we were discussing a speaker that was 72.8 light years high, so how about a valve that's 72.8 light years wide
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00720.html (6,989 bytes)

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