- 1. Re: I don't believe it, gutted... (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:07:09 -0400 (EDT)
- John Sez: I think you definitely have your answer...if you only got 10 miles on the new head gasket, then it's very likely it didn't seat correctly and you've blown it. This is both quick and compari
- /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00261.html (9,657 bytes)
- 2. head gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:23:03 -0400 (EDT)
- Ok, so I'm digest impaired - glad it just turned out to be the headgasket. I suppose dirt is possible, although I have also inadvertently skipped a stud in the initial torquing sequence. I'm sure you
- /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00262.html (6,953 bytes)
- 3. Re: Camber Compensator (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:10:10 -0500 (EST)
- Joe's comments on body roll have prompted a question from me...I have a '79 - body now off of the frame - and I'm contemplating the suspension changes I'll be making. Body roll is my number one targe
- /html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00014.html (7,580 bytes)
- 4. Re: spitfires-digest V1 #666 - Safety Inspection thread... (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:29:17 -0400 (EDT)
- Hee...As a biker, I heartily concur with your last observation Nolan. Nothing strikes fear in the heart like being followed by the dreaded ovloV. Mini-vans are a close second, and SUVs are really muc
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00621.html (11,721 bytes)
- 5. Swing spring bashing (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:01:33 -0400 (EDT)
- I just read your impassioned response - so now I'm curious, how do you feel about adding anti-sway bars to the rear end of a swing-spring Spit? Thanks! Scott -- Scott Ruffner Computer Science Depart
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00200.html (6,547 bytes)
- 6. Re: spitfires-digest V1 #514, whining, etc. (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:51:30 -0500 (EST)
- Well, I'm a relatively recent comer to the list. I won't comment about off-topic list traffic, except to say that I found it necessary to switch to digest mode because of the relatively high volume o
- /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01518.html (7,781 bytes)
- 7. Best 1500 head (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 17:25:34 -0500 (EST)
- I'm in the process of rebuilding my 1500 engine, and am planning on putting it back together with the 9:1 pistons and twin SU's. Someone on the list recently asserted that he '74 heads have the large
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00335.html (7,390 bytes)
- 8. Re: Best 1500 head (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:19:31 -0500 (EST)
- Hi Joe, Yes, I was figuring on doing this regardless...actually, I probably wouldn't go with the absolute largest possible size, but would leave myself some room to oversize at least once should I bu
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00362.html (8,338 bytes)
- 9. Re: Best 1500 head (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:34:43 -0500 (EST)
- Hi Ted, I put the rest of the mods (not too drastic really) on the list, but here it is: a hotter cam Dual HS2's polish intakes & exhaust CC & mill the head (larger valves?) balance bottom end header
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00365.html (7,994 bytes)
- 10. Re: spitfires-digest V1 #411 - Best Head (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:09:41 -0500 (EST)
- In ressponse to Nikola and Andy: Oh, no, I am well aware of the distinction...and this is precisely why I am considering the 1300. My understaning is that the weight of the larger big ends is largely
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00374.html (8,207 bytes)
- 11. 1300 Small Big-End wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:14:19 -0500 (EST)
- Well, after much debate, I've decided to rebuild the Spitfire with a 1300 engine. Now I've just got to find one. Does anybody have one they want to unload, or know of such? Thanks! Scott -- Scott Ruf
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00739.html (6,631 bytes)
- 12. Frame Stiffening (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Ruffner <jpr9c@cs.virginia.edu>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:22:27 -0500 (EST)
- I've been investigating putting an engine with more horses into the spit, and this has brought me to the question of stiffening the frame/body; what experience has anyone got with this? I've got a '7
- /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00363.html (6,596 bytes)
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