- 1. [Spits] 79 Spitfire with SU carbs (score: 1)
- Author: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:43:27 -0500
- I am helping a friend with a 1979 Spitfire 1500. He's removed the Zenith and installed 2 S.U. HS4's. I'm one of the masochistic types that likes working on SU's and have no problem with the H4's on
- /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00092.html (7,674 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Spits] 79 Spitfire with SU carbs (score: 1)
- Author: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:43:35 -0500
- Thanks to all who have responded. We've ordered some parts and made some calls. Joe Curto told me that he's had a few TR's come in with after-market MECHANICAL pumps that are putting out too high a p
- /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00101.html (8,538 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Spits] 79 Spitfire with SU carbs (score: 1)
- Author: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:27:57 -0500
- 2 - 2 1/2 lbs. is all SU's need. Get a regulator and a guage. Mount the guage on a "T" downstream of the regulator. The regulators with the numbers on them aren't all that accurate. I have to ask ag
- /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00110.html (9,119 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Spits] 79 Spitfire with SU carbs (score: 1)
- Author: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:49:23 -0500
- Thanks Roger. Here's more pieces to the puzzle. Owner put on the original fuel pump and no more overflow! Yay! The new pump we measured at 3-3 1/2 lbs. which apparently caused the overflow. Owner the
- /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00111.html (9,643 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Spits] 79 Spitfire with SU carbs (score: 1)
- Author: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:25:16 -0500
- Jeff started me thinking, which is very dangerous. If an engine has been de-smogged, would the plug gap be different? Should we be treating this car like a non-U.S. 1500? Which data should we use fro
- /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00112.html (8,823 bytes)
- 6. [Spits] 79 Spitfire with SU's (score: 1)
- Author: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:19:02 -0500
- Thanks for all the help Jeff, Neil, Paul, Doug, Roger, Michael, Jim, et al. I'm gone for a bit but have given my friend, Jeff, all your very helpful info as well as instructions on how to subscribe s
- /html/spitfires/2007-07/msg00007.html (6,450 bytes)
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