- 21. Re: 1 carb too rich (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 10:26:09 -0500 (EST)
- That's right, George. The needle valve controls flow into the bowl, but if the flow into the bowl is not properly limited (i.e. if the float level is too high,) the excess fuel will flow out of the f
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00314.html (9,716 bytes)
- 22. Re: Spitfire - one carb too rich, figgured out , I think (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:10:19 -0500 (EST)
- Congratulations! that was a subtle one. I'll have to remember it, because I wouldn't have come up with it on my own. Donald. [snip] [SNIP] /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00391.html (8,239 bytes)
- 23. Re: Exhaust questions: paste, wrap, needles (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:57:03 -0500 (EST)
- I went to crscapps website for the susearch program, but the download link didn't work (page not found or some such) and the owner's email address seems to be permanently bounced (crscapps@aol.com)
- /html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00397.html (8,191 bytes)
- 24. Re: TR rubber seals question (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:14:56 -0500 (EST)
- If you do decide to use silicone, wash and flush the system with denatured alcohol (methylated spirits), dry thoroughly with [preferably] dry nitrogen, or [as I did] vacuuming from the wheel cylinder
- /html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00229.html (8,167 bytes)
- 25. Re: Windshield Washer motor (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 12:22:46 -0500 (EST)
- That's because [most] starter motors have a series-wound field coil, rather than the permanent magnet field in smaller motors. Reversing the armature current direction as well as the field current di
- /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00264.html (8,197 bytes)
- 26. Re: Window Alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:40:50 -0500 (EST)
- Is the windscreen frame actually bent back? or is it possible the body has sagged? If the body has sagged, the door will not fit well in the opening and you probably will be able to see the sag by s
- /html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00287.html (7,987 bytes)
- 27. Re: horn connections (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 08:11:23 -0500 (EST)
- You might check out the FIMA? horns that Harbour Freight sells; they have a reputation for being very loud. NFI, ... Donald. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/c
- /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00115.html (7,147 bytes)
- 28. Re: Grease Guns (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:00:35 -0500 (EST)
- Looks like Julian is going to score one on EBay -- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2068522395 for a tenner. Don't spoil it for him, now. Donald. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailin
- /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00135.html (7,038 bytes)
- 29. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: Shiny Metal Brake Lines? - Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 01:17:45 -0400 (EDT)
- Ummm. Do tombstones have [leaky] master cylinders then? or how do you plan to get the fluif on it. Inquiring minds, and all that. Donald. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://w
- /html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00079.html (7,524 bytes)
- 30. Re: defrost fog (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:43:32 -0400 (EDT)
- That's correct, but it also indicates that the heater core (in a non A/C vehicle has sprung a small leak, usually exceedingly small, but itching to get larger. I've had a number (3 to be exact) exper
- /html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00287.html (7,310 bytes)
- 31. Re: Defroster fogs windshield (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:45:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Even if the heater valve is closed, the likelihood of condensation within the heater matrix is exceedingly small -- too much heat from the coolant to allow that. Look for a leak -- it has fixed every
- /html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00288.html (8,807 bytes)
- 32. Re: Cleaning Dash Plaque (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 19:59:38 -0500 (EST)
- I would try a toothbrush and baking soda first. Works on most materials except aluminium. Donald. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archi
- /html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00345.html (7,034 bytes)
- 33. Re: Gearbox/Clutch Nightmare - Clutch does want to engage... (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:46:57 -0500 (EST)
- Bad news if this is the reason -- dropped thrust washer? That would be my first (and easiest) check. Of course, if this is the trouble, you've caught it before doing any real damage, though it's pro
- /html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00383.html (8,608 bytes)
- 34. Re: Emissions fittings? (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:57:07 -0400 (EDT)
- Doesn't have them; doesn't need them. If you block them off, you will still be street legal. Donald. /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Arc
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00051.html (7,209 bytes)
- 35. Re: Flywheel Balancing (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 15:55:32 -0400 (EDT)
- You would be well advised to rebalance the unit as a whole. It may be in balance, but that is really not likely. Even machinery built symmetrically needs balancing. And that flywheel/clutch assembly
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00058.html (7,817 bytes)
- 36. Re: Resetting odometer question (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:13:04 -0400 (EDT)
- I've already read finters' note about the CA DMVs answer to your original question, so this is just a backward glance kinda thing. I would submit that no one has questioned your honesty, ethics, int
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00096.html (10,825 bytes)
- 37. Re: Distributor wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 22:45:42 -0400 (EDT)
- I don't know which wiring diascratches you are looking at, but the MkIV/1500 schematics show either a resistor wire or a resistor, not both. You should be able to measure the primary resistance of th
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00159.html (9,226 bytes)
- 38. Re: Distributor wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:12:43 -0400 (EDT)
- Thanks, Paul. I guess I don't have late enough schematics; none of mine show that resistor. .... Oops. Just looked and my [factory] book is MkIV, not MkIV/1500. So, picking Haynes Brains, I see the "
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00167.html (9,748 bytes)
- 39. Re: Distributor wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 11:36:51 -0400 (EDT)
- The 9.5 ohm value is useful, but are there two at 9.5 each? One 9.5 with a center (or other fraction) tap? Three terminals means two resistors, in one form or another (or some solid-state active dev
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00188.html (8,325 bytes)
- 40. Re: More on distributor wiring - (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:23:22 -0400 (EDT)
- The GM HEI module was a marvelous piece of engineering, IMO. Simple, effective, cheap. The problem for Triumph was RELIABILITY. Too much of it! In order to maintain their reputation, they had to do s
- /html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00189.html (7,918 bytes)
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