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1. Re: Replacing a thrust washer w/o removing engine? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:59:13 -0500; I didn't drop the crank, just loosened the main caps. I would remove one cap, then use a small screwdriver to ~carefully~ start the old top half out. Then you can shove the new top half in, making ve; /html/spitfires/2005-12/msg00004.html (8,396 bytes)
2. Re: Replacing a thrust washer w/o removing engine? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:23:10 -0500; Knocking is rod bearings in my experince, especially when revving a stationary car. I replaced main, rod and thrust bearings in my 76 without removing the engine - all but the top half of #1 main - I; /html/spitfires/2005-11/msg00107.html (8,155 bytes)
3. Re: New Spit/GT6 CD-ROM? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:22:23 -0400; eBay item # 8006235791 -- About $21 delivered... I'll let you know in a week or so how it looks... Jeff Scarbrough 76 1500 x2 == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00033.html (6,968 bytes)
4. Re: Legality of the removal of front side marker lights... (score: 1): Author: Jeff <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:19:58 -0400; Well, I've found that our LBCs are hard to see, especially at night. Unplug those lamps and get 100m away and see how visible you are. ~My~ opinion is that you need some side lighting... Having said; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00054.html (8,530 bytes)
5. Re: Problem getting the horn (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:00:29 -0400; Before you drill it apart, look for a large screw adjuster in the center...hold on, I'll go check one of mine... Yep, thought so. Loosen the lock nut and fiddle with the screw a bit while your mate p; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00076.html (7,504 bytes)
6. Re: Speedo question (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:44:48 -0500; I'd try graphite powder (for locks) before I'd try oil... FWIW, I've been driving my old Volvo for so long that when the speedo went wonky, I found I didn't need it so muh since I could guess within; /html/spitfires/2005-01/msg00068.html (7,043 bytes)
7. RE: Electrical question. (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:08:04 -0400; This is another good reason to use the light-style tester....if you get a brightly-lit lamp, you should have a good supply of current. Ideally, you will have both the light tester and a voltmeter in; /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00115.html (7,101 bytes)
8. Re: Help with dieseling (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:41:34 -0400; The 76 requires premium, but with expensive gas it's a bargain... When gas was $0.79 for regular, premium was $0.99 - a 25% jump. Now that regular is $2.85, premium is $3.05 - only 6.5% more. You sho; /html/spitfires/2006-07/msg00100.html (6,751 bytes)
9. Re: [Spit] Rolling an empty Spit chassis around (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 9:13:52 -0700; They'll fall off, or at least flop around a lot. This furniture dolly <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38970> claims to have a 1000 lb. load rating, and is inexpensiv; /html/spitfires/2007-06/msg00017.html (8,047 bytes)
10. Re: [Spits] [TR] Speaking of Lucas and lighting...(tinting glass) (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 9:50:38 -0400; Some hobby paints are sold in translucent colors - Tamiya is one brand. Check you local hobby shop where the radio-control car people hang out... Jeff Scarbrough Spitfires and a TR6 _________________; /html/spitfires/2007-08/msg00026.html (7,262 bytes)
11. Re: [Spits] Gas Prices (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:38:32 -0800; Not to spoil your rant, but don't you think that if consumers ~wanted~ fuel-efficient cars, then they would be made in huge numbers? Until you find a way to force people to buy them, why force the au; /html/spitfires/2007-11/msg00008.html (7,927 bytes)
12. Re: [Spits] [TR] solenoid or starter? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:00:52 -0500; Can the starter be tested out of the car? If it still drags, then you've eliminated everything else. I'd then look at brushes or similar. I think these things are pretty robust, absent a bad bearing; /html/spitfires/2008-02/msg00009.html (7,090 bytes)
13. Re: [Spits] Hard top head lining (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:08:45 -0400; I've not had any experience with the bows in question, but on other cars I've seen they could be made with a length of suitable piano wire or something similar. Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x; /html/spitfires/2008-05/msg00031.html (7,645 bytes)
14. Re: [Spits] General questions/comparisons: 1962 Mk 1 - 1975 1500 (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:31:39 -0400; In addition to what Joe said, I'd recommend getting the appropriate repair manual for the car and keeping it by your favorite chair...read it like a good novel. Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x; /html/spitfires/2008-07/msg00063.html (7,671 bytes)
15. Re: [Spits] Just what is a "Spitire Ignition Reluctor"? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:37:01 -0400; It also needs a description of the fact that it's for a six-cylinder engine... Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5 http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/ Athens, Georgia #; /html/spitfires/2008-09/msg00048.html (8,093 bytes)
16. Re: [Spits] >>NASS Help please: ignition (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:07:20 -0500; Bad points, or bad condenser. Put a plug wire directly to the coil, and ground the plug. With the motor turned so the points are closed, use a small screwdriver to open the points. You should get a s; /html/spitfires/2008-11/msg00005.html (7,489 bytes)
17. Re: [Spits] GT6 Radiator Caps (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:05:53 -0500; There are plenty of these cars that don't overheat with fully stock cooling systems, including mine. And it gets just as hot in Georgia as it does in Ohio. You can certainly buy a $400 radiator, but; /html/spitfires/2008-12/msg00032.html (8,401 bytes)
18. Re: [Spits] Safety Switch? (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:28:57 -0800; The third option is one VW used in the 80s...it captured a pulse from the alternator to enable the fuel pump relay. Jeff Scarbrough Schmieraffe, Ga. _______________________________________________ Su; /html/spitfires/2009-02/msg00033.html (7,349 bytes)
19. Re: [Spits] re Rear Spring/Driver's side sag (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:53:38 -0500; Yes, but don't tell her that's the reason she's in the car. Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5 http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/ Corrosion Acres, Georgia #354 ______; /html/spitfires/2009-11/msg00017.html (7,208 bytes)
20. Re: [Spits] Some 1500 questions (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:18:38 -0500; I've got a 76, I assume it's 9:1. I use premium fuel. The cost difference around here is about 12%. That means, at 25 MPG, it costs an extra $12 to go a thousand miles. If I couldn't afford that, I c; /html/spitfires/2009-12/msg00031.html (7,649 bytes)

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