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21. Re: Mark II Hi Beam Foot Switch (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 20:38:55 -0700
My `63 had a footswitch dimmer. Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell) [mailto:mporter@zianet.com] Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00128.html (7,670 bytes)

22. Didn't make my annual Thanksgiving plea for help, but... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 01:58:29 -0700
... Christmas is coming. In my town, one of the last large employers is imploding (my own employer, as it turns out). Our own employment has dropped from a peak of 1150 in March, 1998, to 650 in June
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00085.html (8,140 bytes)

23. Re: "Denatured Alcohol" and Flying (score: 1)
Author: mporter@zianet.com
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:24:33 -0700
Same-same. Just to bring a little basic chemistry into this, denatured alcohol and methylated spirits are one and the same, although the additives may vary slightly. Both are primarily ethanol (the d
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00185.html (7,616 bytes)

24. From this morning's Albuquerque Journal (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:33:54 -0600
1979 Spitfire, described as "not running, 3 tops, excellent body. $1750 OBO." 505-773-4883 1975 TR6, described as "white, no rust, body straight, runs strong, EZ project car. $7000 OBO." 505-229-0701
/html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00313.html (7,196 bytes)

25. Re: UFO's, non LBC (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:13:51 -0600
Well, I will relate a spontaneous conversation I had in the grocery store a couple of weeks after I arrived here: Stranger in grocery line: "Y'know, they got `em in freezers." Me: "Uh, who have 'they
/html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00334.html (8,606 bytes)

26. Now, on this matter of Roswell and aliens... and some LBC. (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 01:12:06 -0600
I answered: == Nope... there's got to be enough habanero pepper to make `em sweat first. <smile> == I really need to make this point clearer. I think, after some considerable time here in the UFO cap
/html/spitfires/2002-09/msg00335.html (8,458 bytes)

27. Re: tappets (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:39:29 -0600
The original question was the correct method for a Triumph. The simple answer is "cold." The published specs are to used cold. There are no published specs for hot. So, simply, if someone says, adjus
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00331.html (9,273 bytes)

28. Re: tappets (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 19:44:50 -0600
Okay, Bill, what's the hot lash specification and for what engine? That was the original point. The guy asking didn't know if the published lash was hot or cold. It was that simple. Sorry, but this p
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00346.html (11,051 bytes)

29. Re: tappets (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:03:00 -0600
Sorry, I'm a bit _hot_ (valve lash too tight). This should have read "Other people's engines are at stake." Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell) [mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00348.html (8,486 bytes)

30. Valve Lash (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 23:58:51 -0600
Okay, a number of people have told all of you to adjust the valves while the engine is hot. No skin off my nose. My posts have been solely directed toward any of you who aren't sure, and are afraid o
/html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00351.html (8,075 bytes)

31. Re: NEW TOPIC - Why did you buy your Spit? (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:10:15 -0600
Hmmm. This involves ancient history (or what passes for such with the younger folks). I appeared, courtesy of the US Army, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in February, 1968, and was assigned there to
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00253.html (12,884 bytes)

32. Re: BAD habits (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 09:28:13 -0600
Fred, this might just mean that you'll have to choose one make over another. <oooh, jeez, noooooo!> ;) Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell) [mailto:mporter@zianet.com] The g
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00411.html (7,655 bytes)

33. Re: bumpers (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:11:37 -0600
Not to mention better for airflow into the radiator, as well. Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell) [mailto:mporter@zianet.com] The gulf between content and substance continu
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00475.html (8,470 bytes)

34. Re: Engine and Tranny ?? (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 00:49:06 -0600
There's much more to be done by pulling the engine and transmission together, than by pulling the transmission alone. Just consider the following: To pull the trans requires removing trans cover, rem
/html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00550.html (8,712 bytes)

35. Re: Scare of a lifetime (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 23:30:20 -0600
This thread brings up some memories. On bears: in the early-mid `60s, I lived on an air base in eastern Washington, and a particular lieutenant bought a new Mustang convertible, shortly after they we
/html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00146.html (10,833 bytes)

36. Re: Fwd: Car shows- slight rant (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 06:30:29 -0600
I have had, on numerous occasions, arguments, personally and by email, with VTR officials regarding this very point--I've felt, for the longest time, that the VTR and other regional clubs have depend
/html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00166.html (11,974 bytes)

37. Re: Fuel Economy (score: 1)
Author: mporter@zianet.com
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 03:16:30 GMT
Hmmm. There are so many variables here that it's hard to make any assumptions. Is this just around town, or all highway miles, mixture of both, etc.? If it's largely highway miles, in overdrive, I wo
/html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00216.html (7,566 bytes)

38. Re: Car shows- slight rant (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 03:39:32 -0600
What did happen to the award you promoted last year? I for one, thought it was a great idea (even though Rosebud's a "trailer Queen") Truthfully, Doug, I don't know. At the event, it simply wasn't p
/html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00227.html (14,266 bytes)

39. Re: Fwd: Car shows- slight rant (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 04:28:08 -0600
Yes, we've talked about this before, and with mixed impressions. Since this matter generated considerable traffic and some heated interest (!), I wonder if all list members (all Triumph lists and dig
/html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00228.html (10,102 bytes)

40. Re: Blowing alternators - (score: 1)
Author: mporter@zianet.com
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 14:59:31 GMT
Were both alternators purchased from the same place? If so, you just may be in the midst of some of their faulty stock. At one time, a few years ago, there were a bunch of faulty regulators coming fr
/html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00569.html (8,335 bytes)


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