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41. Hello all you Triumph nuts-- (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:20:28 -0600
I'm back, briefly... trying to get back into the Triumph mode of thinking by trying to get the ratty-tatty daily driver in good enough shape to make it up to Breckenridge (and back!). Have had some t
/html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00227.html (10,311 bytes)

42. Running late... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:19:10 -0600
... but almost on the way to Breckenridge. This final note--walked into the local AutoZone on Saturday to pick up a few small items, including spark plugs, which have to be ordered at the counter. "F
/html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00258.html (7,387 bytes)

43. Someone asked about carburetion... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 23:58:02 -0600
... with the following: == know Kastner used the stock strombergs when he did the 145bhp and the 165bhp engines. WHy didn't he try the SU's. Plus, why not triple su's or triple strombergs like my bro
/html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00059.html (8,212 bytes)

44. Re: Feelin' Mighty Blue (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 15:07:21 -0600
That would probably delay finishing the engine much longer than Frank would like. Typically, the sleeve is oversize (about 1/8" thick) so it can be pressed into place, so, in the way of machining, th
/html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00132.html (10,512 bytes)

45. Further inducement to get you all to the 2001 convention... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 23:38:37 -0600
... with whatever you're driving. <smile> After some number of emails, I've managed, with the help and suggestions of a number of others, to institute a new prize to have its inaugural at the 2001 VT
/html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00471.html (11,543 bytes)

46. Going off the lists for a bit... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 03:51:36 -0600
... due to some family health problems and some community organizing in which I've become involved in the past few weeks. Tried to post this last night, but for some reason, it did not come through t
/html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00596.html (7,697 bytes)

47. Re: transmission rebuild kit (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 00:40:35 -0600
As Nolan suggests, all bearings are not created equal. <smile> Most bearings are available in a variety of grades. Two bearings which to the naked eye may seem identical, but are, in fact, vastly dif
/html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00183.html (9,452 bytes)

48. Something for the upcoming VTR.... (a bit long) (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 02:52:23 -0600
In previous emails back and forth to John Macartney in the UK, he and I thought, given his absence from the upcoming VTR convention (despite attempts to get him to Breckenridge this summer, that is l
/html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00185.html (11,252 bytes)

49. Re: transmission rebuild kit (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 03:45:59 -0600
Sorry to assume, but spoken like an MBA. Most players in any competitive market calculate total cost. Period. Attempting to make money from shipping is stupid--if one's prices and product quality are
/html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00186.html (9,460 bytes)

50. Admittedly, I try not to inject politics... (long) (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 07:35:48 -0600
... into list subjects, but I feel compelled to do so now, given a recent Supreme Court decision relating to the rights of citizens with regard to police on-the-spot decisions. There has been a case
/html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00218.html (14,689 bytes)

51. Re: Oil filters (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 00:33:34 -0600
A bigger issue than one might imagine. And, because, in fact, oil does drain from the filter (that's not a notion, but an accepted reality), one can assume that the oil in the system does not act as
/html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00620.html (9,459 bytes)

52. Re: When it rains, it pours... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 00:49:34 -0600
There has been some suggestion, on the lists, and in other places (namely, lubrication-related sites), that thicker oil may actually exacerbate the problem, rather than cure it. At any rate, 15W-40,
/html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00852.html (9,948 bytes)

53. Just an advisory.... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 22:56:34 -0700
For those coveting the Uni_syn carburetor balancing tool on eBay, the current bid, as of late Wednesday evening, is $26.00: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=575853968
/html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00114.html (7,425 bytes)

54. Spitfire for sale.... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 22:00:32 -0700
Not the sort of Spitfire to which we're accustomed, but I thought everyone would get a kick out of this ad: http://www.historic-flying.com/aircraft/sale/spit-mk923.htm The ad copy mentions that this
/html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00149.html (7,213 bytes)

55. Re: New Spitfire Owner (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:59:58 -0600
Yes, possible transmission work, but check all aspects of clutch operation first. The grinding from first to second (since it varies by speed of shifting) sounds like synchro rings. Popping out of re
/html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00678.html (10,940 bytes)

56. Re: Married Man's Tool Box (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:09:50 -0600
Hmmph... us bachelors have to buy our own tools, while the rest of you get to raid your wife's make-up kit for stuff. Not fair.... <smile> Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswel
/html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00681.html (8,539 bytes)

57. Re: New spitfire MKIV for $12.99 (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 18:15:42 -0600
Funny... today, as I was leaving the British Car Days event put on by the British Motorcar Club of Southern New Mexico in Las Cruces (too many MGs--you guys with Triumphs in the SW have to attend nex
/html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00716.html (8,257 bytes)

58. Re: Want to be removed from list (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 21:25:59 -0700
Here's the way to do it: Address an email message to: majordomo@autox.team.net Leave the subject line blank. unsubscribe spitfires That is all it should take. When you're in your new location, all yo
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00014.html (7,476 bytes)

59. With regard to Triumph service bulletins.... (quite long) (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 03:59:02 -0700
Very recently, I had a list member ask me for a copy of a CD I'd provided him of the electronic Triumph service bulletins I'd reproduced from photocopies made available by Joe Curry through a source
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00057.html (11,836 bytes)

60. Thanks, and apologies... (score: 1)
Author: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 12:13:16 -0700
Thanks all for the kind comments, and sorry, whoops, got that address wrong. It should be: http://www.thelittlemacshop.com/trsite/bulletins.html It was late, and a long, long day. Cheers. -- Michael
/html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00066.html (7,105 bytes)

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