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41. Re: Fusible Links (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:35:31 -0400; I think this is wise. I was thinking of finding or making a little insulating plate with two studs. Between them would be one of those links, the type with a rectangular plastic body and two terminal; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00993.html (7,948 bytes)
42. Lucas Alternator (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 13:16:38 -0400; I have a spare alternator that is needs only the regulator, so I'm also interested in finding the right one. My parts book is lists a couple of different part numbers, and the TRF price list has man; /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg01011.html (7,297 bytes)
43. Re: intake/exhaust swap (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 08:09:51 -0500; More or less, in theory... Use anti-seize lube on all those studs!!! The engine (I think). But my gaskets either had no metal, or metal on both sides. Certain. Remove it, too. Besides, the gasket ha; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00004.html (8,295 bytes)
44. Re: Monza exhaust (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 08:12:00 -0500; I felt (and did) exactly the same. (But I kept the header on). By the way, what's "Monza"? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00005.html (6,673 bytes)
45. Tire mounting (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 09:45:49 -0500; Hello all, How hard is it to mount tires by hand? Tire shops do not seem to like messing with my bolt-on wire wheels and inner tubes, and maybe I'll just do it myself... Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00045.html (6,864 bytes)
46. Re: Changing tires by hand (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 09:06:57 -0500; I dug up my 1948 copy of "Audel's New Automobile Guide", and read the section on tires. It described basically the same procedure, and even had a picture of the "breaking the bead by jacking up a car; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00161.html (9,602 bytes)
47. RE: Changing tires by hand (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 09:25:14 -0500; I had the local garage change a bad inner tube, and they charged $30 for labor. For that much, you can almost buy a new tire! Doug; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00163.html (7,296 bytes)
48. Re: jubilee clip (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 18:19:41 -0500; Where did this term originate?. Is "Jubilee" originally a trademarked name, or is it an an analogy to something? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00260.html (6,483 bytes)
49. Re: Oops (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 18:30:45 -0500; I did this: I got one of those 410.99 mini grease guns, ripped out the plunger and spring, and epoxied a penny over the hole in the cylinder where the plunger used to stick out. Then I filled it with; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00261.html (6,863 bytes)
50. Radiator trick (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 08:58:10 -0500; I think it is the difference between a shot and unshot seal... Here is a trick I did the last time I changed my antifreeze: I completely removed the drain plug on the rear right side of the block, j; /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00283.html (6,772 bytes)
51. Spitfire bulbs? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 13:06:16 -0500; Does anyone have a list of the correct U.S. lamp types for a Mk IV's turn signals, backup lights, etc? The local Pep Boys used to have the Spitfire in their lamp application book, but apparently not; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00012.html (6,893 bytes)
52. Re: Spitfire bulbs? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 15:32:54 -0500; Thanks for the information. At the Pep Boys I was staring at these two bulbs, trying to decide which to get. Are they identical? I think the side markers on MkIVs and 1500s are #67. I have never seen; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00013.html (7,376 bytes)
53. Re: Spitfire bulbs? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 16:41:55 -0500; Oops, I was wrong. The side markers are #57. Doug '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00018.html (7,046 bytes)
54. Coventry Radiator Co. (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 15:15:45 -0500; My Mk IV radiator says "Coventry Radiator Co.". Does that mean that it is aftermarket? It sure looks to be as old as the car... Doug Braun '72 Spit P.S.: My Spit never wants to overheat, even in the; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00189.html (6,999 bytes)
55. Fusible links for a Spit? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 15:27:34 -0500; I was meditating on my Mk IV's wiring diagram, and I noticed that the the headlamps are completely unfused (except when you use the hi-beam flasher on the stalk). In fact, there is a lot of wire in t; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00191.html (7,277 bytes)
56. Mk IV Engine (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 15:02:48 -0500; I, too, have a '72 MK IV (FK26439L), which is probably the wimpiest-engined Spitfire. I think this engine has 8:1 compression. What would have to be done to raise the compression to 9:1? Would the h; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00225.html (7,283 bytes)
57. Oil pressure gauge (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 15:09:43 -0500; Most of the cheaper oil pressure gauges seem to come with a thin plastic tube to carry the pressure from the engine to the gauge. This would scare me- if it breaks under the dash, it starts spraying; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00226.html (7,690 bytes)
58. Re: Mk IV Engine (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 21:02:24 -0500; What would the effect of these various modes be on emissions testing? Here in NJ, they test just HC and CO at idle (although this might change in the near future). I suspect that increased compressio; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00238.html (7,848 bytes)
59. Tranny tunner cover (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 21:42:27 -0500; The OD transmission is a bit longer than a regular one. On OD cars the floorpan sheet metal is cut back about 3 or 4 more inches, and a curved metal plate attaches over the hole. The rearmost part of; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00264.html (6,767 bytes)
60. Spit Exhaust (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 23:05:36 -0500; I just replaced my Monza exhaust with the stock one. (The Monza had been on for 6 or 7 years). I am amazed how much quieter it is. It sounds like an electric car, compared to before. I can even list; /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00288.html (7,119 bytes)

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