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1. Re: Timing chain cover Q and camshaft (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 00:19:57 -0500; I always assumed it was to help muffle the racket make by the cheap timing chain tensioner. Doug Braun NA1DB; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00017.html (7,940 bytes)
2. Re: Legitimacy of title (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 09:14:09 -0500; By '72 the cars had a second VIN plate on the windshield frame. Without that, I would think that the donor title/place is less useful. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00027.html (7,658 bytes)
3. Re: Alignment Question (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 09:25:07 -0500; Here is a lovely quote from the Foreward of the Benteley service manual: Assembly work on small, highly-tuned machines such as the Triumph sports cars must be carried out with greater precision than; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00029.html (8,169 bytes)
4. RE: duh my camshaft question (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 09:49:03 -0500; I think shimming the pedestal would fix the pushrod-to-rocker angle, but it would mess up the valve-rocker angle. Ideally you would get shorter pushrods. BTW, if you get a reground cam, it will have; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00045.html (8,109 bytes)
5. Re: Spitfire for sale on Oahu (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 18:44:39 -0500; When I was in Hawaii once, I noticed that cars there rust from the top down, instead of from the bottom up, like I'm used to in the Northeast USA. Another good reason to have a Spitfire there! Doug B; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00086.html (7,080 bytes)
6. Re: Alignment Question (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 19:04:22 -0500; I was hoping they would be amused by the quaint British phrasing, and get a chuckle from seeing Spits described as "highly tuned"... Doug; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00087.html (8,082 bytes)
7. Re: RE: Basically worthless message, but I feel better! (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 15:50:42 -0500; When I was little, everybody drove 2wd sedans instead of SUVs, AND they didn't dump 100 tons of salt on the roads every time a bit of snow fell, AND all-season radials had not been invented, AND wint; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00114.html (10,785 bytes)
8. Unusual spit item for sale (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 21:01:38 -0500; Sere's something odd: somebody trying to SELL a TRF catalog! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=566731605&r=0&t=0 Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00120.html (6,913 bytes)
9. Re: trunnion rebuild (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 12:56:54 -0500; I had wondered about this in the past, and I did some Internet searching to try to figure out what a "zinc base" grease is. I discovered that zinc oxide is a common filler material for "white" grease; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00196.html (8,694 bytes)
10. Re: trunnion rebuild (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 22:50:23 -0500; They make a special wheel bearing grease for boat trailer wheels, which get dunked regularly. Maybe that would be a good thing to use?; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00217.html (7,731 bytes)
11. Re: trunnion rebuild (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 07:56:19 -0500; I have seen conventional wheel bearing greases being called "soap based". Is that the type of formula that does not get along with water? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00232.html (7,825 bytes)
12. Re: 79 spit starting / carb issue (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:47:38 -0500; I think this would be true only if you poured several gallons of starter fluid into your gas tank and drove around on it. Think about it: If all the heat energy from burning one little spray of start; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00261.html (7,791 bytes)
13. Re: Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:23:33 -0500; The front wheel bearings are of conventional design, but the seals can be a pain to install without damaging them. Once I ended up having to take the felt from the new seals and glue it to the origin; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00281.html (7,795 bytes)
14. Re: Replacing wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:27:45 -0500; Oh, some other tips: I think the Hanes manual says to tighten the nut well, and then back it off one flat before putting the cotter pin in. This is too much. The "official" end play spec is something; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00282.html (7,867 bytes)
15. RE: 79 spit starting / carb issue - starting fluid... (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:49:55 -0500; Yes, it should. But unfortunately the car's designers and manufacturers failed to supply one. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00313.html (7,285 bytes)
16. Two slightly arcane questions (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:08:25 -0500; Here are two questions that came up as I was working on my car today: 1: Has anyone ever seen a torque spec for the jam nuts on the rocker arm adjusting screws? They seem like something you really d; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00333.html (7,147 bytes)
17. Something nice about the Spit! (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:58:48 -0500; Here is some data about the manufacturer's official useful load capacity of several sports cars. The numbers for modern cars are from a recent "Consumer Reports", and the number for the Spit is from; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00358.html (8,249 bytes)
18. Strange Gearbox Leak (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:06:45 -0500; I had my transmission tunnel cover off to replace my speedo cable, and I decided to track down oil leak I've had since I put the tranny in the car. I realized that it is leaking from the very highes; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00411.html (7,172 bytes)
19. Re: Something nice about the Spit! (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:37:35 -0500; FWD cars like the Mini cannot turn their front wheels as much, since the transverse engine would get in the way, and the CV joints would stop working. Doug Braun '72 SPit; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00412.html (8,985 bytes)
20. Web pages (for Spitfire, of course) (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:58:49 -0500; Can any of you out there who have their own personal Web sites recommend (or un-recommend) a Web hosting provider? I want to get more Web space than what my ISP offers for free, (so I can put up mor; /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00511.html (7,370 bytes)

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