- 141. Re: "BOUNCE" long non lbc (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:11:41 -0400
- You forgot a couple more tips: To clean your carburetors, place them in your dryer with a sheet of Bounce, and run it on the "low" setting for half an hour. Place a sheet of Bounce on the garage floo
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01162.html (7,105 bytes)
- 142. Re: 1500 Spit w/ SU carburation (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:39:37 -0400
- The backfiring is usually caused by screwed-up timing. When you say "runs well" between 4000-6000, do you mean you can actually drive it, or you can just push on the gas pedal in neutral and rev it u
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01212.html (9,145 bytes)
- 143. Timing for hopped-up engine (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:34:31 -0400
- Last weekend I finished messing with my engine (1972 late MK IV, 8:1 compression). I installed the "fast road" cam that SpitBits sells (with new lifters), and I had about .090" milled off my head, w
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01222.html (8,215 bytes)
- 144. re: PCV on 74 Spit? (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:06:44 -0400
- A PCV valve is really nothing but a air flow regulating valve. The carb itself provides the same function, where the fat hose form the canister and valve cover connects to it. If a pedantic mechanic
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01228.html (8,386 bytes)
- 145. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:12:29 -0400
- Actually a Laycock overdrive is VERY similar to an automatic transmission: Planetary gears, clutches, and hydraulic controls... Doug Braun '72 Spit
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01255.html (8,528 bytes)
- 146. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 13:12:03 -0400
- I think that one of the reasons for the laxness here is that mechanical problems are responsible for a fairly small number of driving deaths and injuries. I am sure that the DOT or NHTSA policymaking
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00053.html (9,464 bytes)
- 147. Re: Re: abbreviations (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 15:37:53 -0400
- I doubt that they can afford it any better in Britain! But probably in the UK, poor people are less likely to be able to afford a car in the first place... Doug Braun
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00061.html (7,275 bytes)
- 148. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:11:20 -0400
- It sounds like rust is the biggest heartbreaker in these MOT tests. Cars must rust a lot in the UK. At one point Pennsylvania had a fairly strict inspection, where holes rusted through the bodywork w
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00083.html (8,685 bytes)
- 149. Re: MOT Time... (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 08:47:45 -0400
- Don't forget that by hearing only MOT horror stories relating to 25-year-old rust-prone cars, we are not getting a truly representative sample of the general British car owners' MOT experience! Doug
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00087.html (8,605 bytes)
- 150. Re: Rimmer SS header part number? (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 23:17:10 -0400
- This has set me wondering: What experiences have people actually had with customs duties when ordering big-ticket car parts from the UK? The one order I did from them had no duty, but it was only a c
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00190.html (9,263 bytes)
- 151. Re: Weld Breaks on SS Headers (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 11:16:08 -0400
- I wish I could find a decent flex-joint that I could add to my exhaust. Any leads, anyone? At one point, I had a foot-long section of that cheesy spiral-wound flexible pipe between the header and the
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00205.html (8,970 bytes)
- 152. Stainless Steel Exhaust Trivia (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 21:20:27 -0400
- Relating to exhaust systems: (Type 409 SS is usually used for exhaust systems. It is relatively cheap and head-resistant, and BTW it is magnetic.) http://www.acroni.si/eng_stainless_2.htm Some more g
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00235.html (9,936 bytes)
- 153. Re: yay! (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 23:51:44 -0400
- Mine was leaking, and I replaced the little O-ring deep inside the dashpot that seals the bottom end, there the adjustable needle is mounted. It helps to have a detailed diagram of the Stromberg carb
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00244.html (7,511 bytes)
- 154. An Experiment (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:07:26 -0400
- I have twin SUs, and I have been using stock filters without any additional housing. I was wondering if it would be worth the trouble to install the filter housing and the air hoses that go from the
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00262.html (7,757 bytes)
- 155. RE: O/D transmission install (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:18:19 -0400
- I did the swap a while back, and I kept my original 1280 speedometer. It reads about 8% too low, but most of this can be attributed to the 165/80 tires I have (which are bigger than stock). Also my M
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00314.html (9,633 bytes)
- 156. Re: Seat Foams (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 08:16:29 -0400
- On my high-backed seats, the only foam that seems to crumble is the stuff that runs up either side of the back, and which is supposed to give you support while going around turns. Everything else is
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00318.html (8,552 bytes)
- 157. Re: floor pan removal (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:16:41 -0400
- In my experience, a decent pair of tin snips will cut through Spitfire sheet metal. Make a first cut 1/2" or so from the desired cut line, and then trim the remaining bit. Doug Braun
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00326.html (7,587 bytes)
- 158. Re: Soldering wire (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:49:39 -0400
- Most of the crimp connector failures I have seen were due to: Using too large a connector for the wire. Using a cheesy tool that crimps incorrectly. Crimping onto solid wire. :-( I am not without sin
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00506.html (7,863 bytes)
- 159. Re: loss of power and poping (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:52:35 -0400
- Several years ago I got a set of twin SU HS2s to replace the Stromberg on my '72. But I could never get them to run especially well, so I put the Stromberg back on for inspection, and left it on. The
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00563.html (8,233 bytes)
- 160. RE: messy startup - need advice (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:55:41 -0400
- But once you turn the ignition off, there is nothing to be timed! Doug Braun '72 Spit
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00632.html (7,310 bytes)
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