- 41. Anti-run on valve hookup-follow up (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.Com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:26:49 PDT
- Tom and all Listers: Just to revisit my anti-run on valve hookup dilemma and thank Tom O'Malley for his assitance; I traced the brown/red wire from the starter switch through the wire harness and lo
- /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00443.html (8,091 bytes)
- 42. Re: Clutch cylinder rebuild?-same symptoms (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 08:30:41 PDT
- I've experienced an identical problem with my '73 1500. After doing all the same bleeding exercises you did I finally replaced the clutch m/c with a new one. I also replaced the clutch pipe with a n
- /html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00781.html (9,568 bytes)
- 43. Remove undercoating (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 12:15:03 PDT
- Greetings to all: My'73 Spitfire 1500 started life in the USA in Louisville, KY where aftermarket undercoating was/is commonplace because of the salt spread on the roads in winter. The car now is nes
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00159.html (7,272 bytes)
- 44. Re: Trip Report (longish) & Spitfire dreams (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:34:59 PDT
- We may not take parts to bed with us... but who on the list hasn't fallen asleep reading their Haynes or Bentley manuals while researching a current one or planning the next project!? Walt Fogle
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00384.html (7,071 bytes)
- 45. 1980 Owner manuals cache (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:18:55 PDT
- Greetings to all: While shopping at a British car salvage yard in Seattle last Saturday I spotted a box of 1980 Spitfire owner manuals in their vinyl covers, along with other Triumph data sheets incl
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00545.html (6,919 bytes)
- 46. Re: spring compressor, where? (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:24:34 PDT
- Hey Folks: I like to buy tools as much as the next guy but how 'bout renting a spring compressor, hub puller, etc.; tools that you need only once in a very long while. Most local rental shops carry a
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00601.html (6,671 bytes)
- 47. PDWA & brake warning light/switch test?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 12:10:52 PDT
- Hello All: Since buying my '73 Spitfire in January 99 I have been fixing, restoring, upgrading, etc. various systems. I discovered that the "Brake Warning" bulb was missing while replacing the speedo
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00728.html (7,541 bytes)
- 48. PDWA switch follow-up question (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:57:51 PDT
- Hella Again: Thanks to those who responded to my first message regarding the PDWA and electrical switch. Another question for you to ponder. (and, hopefully, answer!) Should the brake warning light g
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00746.html (7,224 bytes)
- 49. Re: Query: Shipping Large Items (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 18:40:09 PDT
- UPS and FedX usually have 70 - 100 pound per piece weight limits. I'd recommend shipping large items via a motor freight carrier, such as CF Trucking, Roadway, etc. Check in your yellow pages for mo
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00433.html (7,934 bytes)
- 50. Re: Grinding Gears (& request) (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 08:40:07 PDT
- Hi Doug: I experienced the same condition recently with my '73 Spitfire which I purchased this past January. I bled the system, releasing lots of air and dirty fluid. The car has shifted smoothly sin
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01152.html (7,652 bytes)
- 51. Spit pix in 50th Anniv "Motor Trend" magazine (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:30:08 PDT
- Hello all: For those interested there is a picture of a white Spitfire MK III on page 104 of the current issue of Motor Trend Magazine. (September 1999, 50th Anniv. issue) It's in a feature about the
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01361.html (6,774 bytes)
- 52. Anti- run on valve, 73/74 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:19:42 PDT
- Greetings to all: Although I am willing to spend the bucks for a new unit from one of the mail order houses I wondered if anyone out there has a servicable "anti-run on valve" for the 1973/74 1500 Sp
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01378.html (7,143 bytes)
- 53. Frozen bolt-brake M/C bracket (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:34:23 PDT
- Greetings all: I'm in the process of blasting and refinishing some under bonnet components. I pulled off the clutch m/c bracket and, wouldn't you know it, the LAST bolt of the four on the brake m/c b
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01550.html (7,212 bytes)
- 54. Re: Frozen bolt-brake M/C bracket (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:58:46 PDT
- Tom and Spitfire Pilots et. al: I picked up a 7/16, six pt. socket at my local NAPA store on the way home from the office today. Went directly to the garage and removed that pesky bolt straight away.
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01598.html (7,189 bytes)
- 55. Re: How do I defeat the prince of darkness? (score: 1)
- Author: Walt Fogle <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 14:16:01 PDT
- I recommend Radio Shack "Tuner Control Cleaner and Lubricant", Catalog No. 64-4315. I've used it on the courtesy lamp switch on my "73 Spitfire and it worked very well. It should work well on any sw
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00015.html (9,065 bytes)
- 56. Re: Help! Newbie question. (score: 1)
- Author: Walt Fogle <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 20:28:01 PDT
- While your Stromberg is probably badly in need of rebuilding, I experienced similar problems when I first bought my '73 Stromberg equipped Spitfire. The car seemed to run ok when cold but was hard s
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00061.html (8,771 bytes)
- 57. Re: GT6+ electrical connectors (score: 1)
- Author: Walt Fogle <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 11:10:26 PDT
- Soak 'em in WD-40! Walt Fogle
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00073.html (7,798 bytes)
- 58. Re: Vanishing Water. (score: 1)
- Author: Walt Fogle <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 09:48:37 PDT
- The expansion you describe is normal. The expanded coolant should, however, return to the engine block when it cools down. Perhaps your thermostat is not functioning properly, or at all. I have inst
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00168.html (9,237 bytes)
- 59. About the Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:00:08 PDT
- As any of the Spitheads, Listers, et. al. will tell you, there is a wealth of information and parts sources on-line. Log onto the Vintage Triumph Register (VTR) site and find Triumph specialists, cl
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00412.html (6,846 bytes)
- 60. Whistling carb (score: 1)
- Author: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:37:07 PDT
- Hello Fellow Spitfire-pilots: My '73 Spitfire is equipped with the single Stromberg 175 carb. There is a sucking hole that, apparently, has no other purpose other than to emit whistling noises on the
- /html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00579.html (6,872 bytes)
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