- 1. Spitfire Starter Help (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:54:19 -0400
- Has anyone had any luck getting Paul Tegler's Isuzu starter conversion to work on a Spitfire? My original starter is not up to the task of turning over my new engine, partly due to it being old and d
- /html/spitfires/2005-06/msg00046.html (6,622 bytes)
- 2. Valves needed (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:44:16 -0500
- Wonder if someone might be able to help me out. I'm in the process of porting a 1500 head and need an old intake and exhaust valve to finish polishing the chambers. I need to cut down the face of the
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00001.html (6,667 bytes)
- 3. Valves needed (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 22:19:00 -0500
- I just wanted to thank Joe Curry, Michael Porter, and Daniel Parrott for their quick response and offers for the valves for my project. Hopefully this will help me finish up my motor and have my car
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00002.html (6,473 bytes)
- 4. Banned! (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:08:48 -0500
- Looks like I have been banned from doing business with thebiton.com. Seems I have really screwed myself good ("you have just screwed yourself out of a VERY good source for Spitfire parts. Have fun bo
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00091.html (7,820 bytes)
- 5. Re: Banned! (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:45:32 -0500
- Guess we all have that right. I really hate to use mine to post negative messages, but since he is advertising on the list, then I thought it was only right to point out his actions, of which I'm fin
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00093.html (7,382 bytes)
- 6. OD Driveshaft (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:36:33 -0500
- Speaking of swapping transmissions, I'm putting an overdrive tranny in my '78 Spit. Unfortunately I'm missing a driveshaft for the conversion. Anyone have one for sale or any leads for one? I can get
- /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00088.html (6,338 bytes)
- 7. Re: Spitfire Swing Spring (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:21:19 -0400
- If you are referring to the rubber bushes in the flex coupling, I rebuilt mine fairly recently and it made a huge difference in the steering. I bought rubber cone washers from the hardware store (5/
- /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00134.html (8,722 bytes)
- 8. OD speedometer requirement (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:47:19 -0400
- I'm looking to soon install a J-type od in my '78 Spitfire and was wondering if the od requires a different ratio speedometer. I know I can get the speedo recalibrated, but I would rather have the co
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00034.html (6,842 bytes)
- 9. Cool Heater (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:19:17 -0400
- Slowly but surely I'm getting my PO problems rectified on my '78 Spit I recently purchased. I think the worse one so far was 1.8 pints of tranny fluid missing from the transmission. My current "issue
- /html/spitfires/2004-06/msg00148.html (6,878 bytes)
- 10. Squeals and other mysteries (score: 1)
- Author: Dale Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 08:28:31 -0400
- Hey guys, Thought you might be able to help me. I just bought a '78 Spitfire (pray for me) and am trying to reverse 25 years worth of problems (ok, maybe only 24!) The car is mechanical in very good
- /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00012.html (8,305 bytes)
- 11. Another Spit question (score: 1)
- Author: Dale Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 10:12:50 -0400
- How y'all doing? That's how we talk down here in the south (kinda sorta) Another question on my '78 Spitfire. I'm wondering if the synchros in the tranny are worn. The gears tend to clash a little if
- /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00013.html (6,740 bytes)
- 12. Squeals and other mysteries (score: 1)
- Author: Dale Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 08:53:41 -0400
- I wanted to thank everyone that responded to me on these issues. It looks like the brace for the steering support is suppose to attach to one of the bolts from the radio console. It was a bit confusi
- /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00023.html (7,271 bytes)
- 13. Looking for list member (score: 1)
- Author: Dale Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 12:03:18 -0400
- Could the person that sent me the inquiry on the Spitfire transmission info feedback send your email again (you mentioned using Redline MTL, etc)? My computer crashed and I lost your email and addres
- /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00054.html (6,414 bytes)
- 14. 1980 Spitfire Head (score: 1)
- Author: Dale M Osterndorf <osternd@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 20:30:42 -0400
- If it's not too late to jump in here, to achieve a 9.75:1 ratio, I had to mill the head 0.115" on my '78 Spit. I am running flat top pistons, decked block, ported and modified head, CC'd (37.2cc), 27
- /html/spitfires/2006-05/msg00048.html (8,308 bytes)
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