- 61. Re: My Site (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 00:26:02 -0000
- Yep, It will make it original all right, I would like to see one up close in that colour. My car can't be compleatly original, there is to much allready done, everything I have done has been because
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00293.html (7,717 bytes)
- 62. Re: engine rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 00:47:33 -0000
- When I did the bottom end of my car (top end later) I did not use an assembely lube, but I can be shure that everything was absolutly soked in oil when I first started the engin by what I did when as
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00318.html (9,712 bytes)
- 63. Re: Vinyl (or other) Upholstery (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 01:13:39 -0000
- I am interested in the same for my car, but I am in the UK it's not cost effective to join in with over seas orders. So what I propose is for listers in the EC.... Or UK There is a place in Horfield
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00319.html (9,284 bytes)
- 64. Re: El Nino For President!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 00:54:57 -0000
- I don't know what cold wether meens to you over there, but to us in Student accomidation it meens. 1. Oilve oil in the kitchen set's 2. You can see your breath in the kitchen. 3. The tyers on my Spit
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00320.html (8,826 bytes)
- 65. Re: moisture in exhaust (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:15:32 -0000
- CFC's are the refrigernts and nothing to do with burning hydrocarbons. No.... Ok petrol is hydrocarbons of different shapes and sizes, hydrocarbons contain carbon and hydrogen. Let's take benzene C6
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00388.html (9,151 bytes)
- 66. Re: moisture in exhaust (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:20:06 -0000
- Catalytic converter don't produce any water at all. From cat's you get Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbondioxide. Water is a natural product of combustion Methane + Oxygen gives Carbondioxide and Water CH4
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00389.html (9,091 bytes)
- 67. Spit Roast Spitfires (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:37:25 -0000
- I was wondering, is it possible to make a jig that would enable you to role over a Spitfire, for working on the underside and things like that. Presumably you would take of the bonnet, take the fuel
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00390.html (7,627 bytes)
- 68. Re: Humour (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 00:55:03 -0000
- UNIX child's play, I've done a systems admin course (linux of course). I am now playing with RT-LINUX to help with my final year project. --Original Message-- From: Mark Campbell <spitfire@shelby.net
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00443.html (8,263 bytes)
- 69. Re: ignition light (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:17:51 -0000
- I must admit to having a look at one in my local scrap yard, 4.2 XJS V12. That was until my father pointed out that I should get the syspension up to taking the power of a 1500 before putting in a V1
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00521.html (7,721 bytes)
- 70. Re: why is my car stopping? (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 03:48:41 -0000
- Sticking return spring, or even over run spring produced erratic idle speeds. DPO compensates for this and winds down the tickover to stop the peek being so high, conciquently it can stall. When you
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00522.html (7,860 bytes)
- 71. Re: That gasket blew my head away (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 21:38:57 -0000
- Try and keep personal comments off the list and to private accounts, it's NOT big it's NOT clever and it wastes bandwidth. If you have anything usefull to say it else don't say anything at all. anymo
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00008.html (7,844 bytes)
- 72. Re: Totally topless (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 23:28:31 -0000
- I am shure that you must be able to shove somthing into the windscreen some thick bits or steel, and some in the sills. Then build a support structure, all of which is hidden untill you start to remo
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00079.html (9,399 bytes)
- 73. Head stud troubles (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 20:58:22 -0000
- Hi there, You may all know about my cylinder head problems. I have found the leak, around cylinder no4, this just where I had problems with two head studs. The probelm I had was with the two under th
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00080.html (7,704 bytes)
- 74. Re: Nervous tension (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 23:38:52 -0000
- Theres a trick to it, that does not envolve fingures bits of wire or anything like that. Tension the timing chain, take the cover in your right hand and hold it vertical, lift the tensioner with left
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00081.html (7,163 bytes)
- 75. Re: Gas milage (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:34:25 -0000
- and I was going to say the Webbers are not as good for fuel economy. Having said that so is a warn or stuck vacuum and centrifugal advance in your dizzy. Check that! Then your valve clearances, then
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00100.html (8,418 bytes)
- 76. Re: Head stud troubles (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 21:56:56 -0000
- I am at this moment praying to the gods of beer and fire that that is so! Thanks for all your replys, I will mabe try and get the head off this friday, and then I will be able to tell what's the prob
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00106.html (7,522 bytes)
- 77. Carburetter overun sticking. (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 01:26:23 -0000
- I have these symptoms with my car. Twin SU-HS4 with over-run valves on th butterflys. Waxstat jets, proper heat sheald. No vachume leaks or spindel linkage leakage, well sealing butterfly's, in good
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00131.html (7,833 bytes)
- 78. Off My Head (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 01:10:31 -0000
- Today I took my head off :-) to look at the damage. Anyway I made these starteling discoverys. The problem I had with my head studs not torquing was caused by dodgy nuts. I had got new nuts for the c
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00132.html (7,812 bytes)
- 79. Running Rough (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 19:45:09 -0000
- After my cylinder head went I put it back together, torqued the bolts to 38 ft/lb fine, tried to get 45 and another nut started to go. Is it possible to remove all the nuts on the head, and replace t
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00152.html (6,895 bytes)
- 80. Rough Running More Diagnostics (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 15:34:59 -0000
- Hi there, in my last e-mail I said about my car running real rough. Lets just say It was running so rough I could hardly drive it. The story, blown need gasket, because of dodge cylinder head studs a
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00162.html (7,727 bytes)
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