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1. Okay, this is my seasonal rant about hunger and Thanksgiving... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:58:40 -0700
... with a bit of a twist, this year. I've had a real roller-coaster ride, emotionally, this year. I'm facing a job loss at the end of the year, and yet, I'm almost favorably disposed to having some
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00087.html (8,150 bytes)

2. Re: For US members-- alternative brake M/C (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:22:53 -0700
Hope it's better than the MkIII replacements now available--the new one I bought and installed last May is now leaking between the reservoir and the cylinder body upon the onset of cold weather here.
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00145.html (8,125 bytes)

3. Re: Tach Repair (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 06:58:55 -0600
One possibility (among others) is that the driven cable is starting to stretch a bit, and the drive is pushing a bit to hard on the bearing assembly carrying the needle. When it does it next, instead
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00002.html (7,802 bytes)

4. Re: GT6 power increases - (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:13:40 -0600
I dunno... the specs for the PI grind are fairly close to what Kas Kastner calls an S-2. His dyno charts show a 2-liter with an S-2 making ~135 hp @ 6000 rpm, but that also requires 10.7:1 CR, a mite
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00099.html (7,539 bytes)

5. Minor tale of woe.... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 05:19:33 -0600
Okay, I got bit by the local machine shop (the owner is a low-rent circle-track racer--I should have known better--but there are only two shops in town and I didn't know anything about the other one
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00011.html (9,940 bytes)

6. Re: Minor tale of woe.... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:42:12 -0600
It turns out that it's more than that. See below. I'm hoping you can say the same thing about the additional amount. (!) Yup, Kas, I thought about that, until I had a look at the pistons (these are t
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00017.html (9,891 bytes)

7. Re: Fw: [triumph_herald] Fw: State goverment in action! no LBC, (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:22:57 -0600
www.truthorfiction.com has this to say about the letters: The Truth Both letters are authentic although slightly different than their originals. Stephen Tvedten says the beavers that built the dams o
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00038.html (8,713 bytes)

8. Re: Windshields (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:48:11 -0600
When doing this in dealership garages, the caulk of choice has been a butyl rubber compound. Cleans up quickly when soft, can be razored off the windshield when set up. Remains fairly pliable over ti
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00093.html (8,154 bytes)

9. Re: ethical question / question of principles (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:28:33 -0600
Fred, your plumbing is your own business.... *smile* Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM [mailto:mporter@zianet.com] Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.
/html/spitfires/2003-07/msg00161.html (8,359 bytes)

10. Re: Running Hot (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 17:51:29 -0600
Very definitely it's hot for the UK. Think of all those fans passing out from heat prostration at Wimbledon when it's 80 deg. F. (!) When one spends most of the year below 5-10 deg. C, one gets accli
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00242.html (7,522 bytes)

11. My daughters's Father's Day card... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 05:43:33 -0600
... said on the outside, "I checked my oil, Dad..." and on the inside, "... and it's still dark and icky." Just wait until she sees what _she's_ going to inherit.... <smile> Cheers. -- Michael D. Por
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00291.html (6,986 bytes)

12. Re: Aftermarket parts ==lomg== (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:01:18 -0600
Read this through a couple of times, and I think it has a lot more to do with voting than purchasing: http://www.blackboxvoting.com To hell with confused retailers... that's minor stuff.... Cheers. -
/html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00347.html (7,414 bytes)

13. Way, way off-topic... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 10:31:04 -0600
... by light years. This is such an extraordinary photo that I had to pass the link along: http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2003/15/images/a/formats/full_jpg.jpg?blah This is an 84-hour exposure fr
/html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00094.html (8,873 bytes)

14. Re: Pulling the O/D -- question... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 13:03:40 -0600
Simpler and quicker to pull the whole thing. One other consideration in addition to those mentioned--if you try to pull the O/D all by its lonesome, the trans mainshaft stays with transmission. I dou
/html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00125.html (8,094 bytes)

15. Re: Did Spitfires ever have A/C (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 13:04:14 -0600
That's a good guess, but how can you tell? There is no brand or model number in the text, and no photo. (?) Of course, if it is an air pump, nobody bother bidding on it. If it's been "sitting a few y
/html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00377.html (7,702 bytes)

16. Re: bleed screws (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 07:26:02 -0700
While the MityVac manufacturers recommend tape, it does have the possibility of introducing shreds of the stuff into the system. The same results can be had by using Teflon pipe dope, sparingly appli
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00052.html (8,620 bytes)

17. A few Triumphs in the Albuquerque Journal... (score: 1)
Author: mporter@zianet.com
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 16:35:37 -0600
More or less verbatim from the ads: 1975 TR6, white, no rust or dents, new top. 114K. Runs strong, interior needs a little attention. &7K obo. 505-362-4350 1967 Spitfire Mk II complete for restorati
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00138.html (6,938 bytes)

18. Re: factory manuals (score: 1)
Author: mporter@zianet.com
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:26:11 -0600
Small matter of copyright violation. In the United States, Bentley owns the reprint rights to the manuals for many of the older cars, so non-print media rights would likely have to be negotiated with
/html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00399.html (7,283 bytes)

19. Re: SPEEDVISION...two thumbs down (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 06:15:25 -0700
I will weigh in here, briefly, even though I don't have cable, don't have SpeedVision, and haven't watched television for about three years. Unlike most of the people on this list, I have been intima
/html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00228.html (11,085 bytes)

20. Re: Overdrives (score: 1)
Author: mporter@zianet.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:42:00 -0700
It's quite possible that the very earliest PAYKANs (circa 1967) had a d-type overdrive--original licensure for the design came from British Talbot. But, as time went by, more and more of the design w
/html/spitfires/2003-02/msg00319.html (7,072 bytes)

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