- 1. '66 Spit FS in Florida (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:59:22 -0500
- Reluctantly I am selling my '66 (registered '67) Spitfire as I have too many toys and not nearly enough time to take care of them all. Please contact me off list if you are interested. Located in the
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00000.html (5,993 bytes)
- 2. strange OD problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:48:50 -0500
- I recently experienced a problem with my OD and the ignition circuit. Every so often, without any warning my engine will stop. It had to be electical as it sometimes started right back up several mi
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00013.html (8,165 bytes)
- 3. RE: strange OD problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:36:17 -0500
- I guess I should have mentioned that. It is an early Spit - 1966 that has had the OD added. I haven't looked at it but I would assume it is a D type. The switch and wiring are the same as the Vitess
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00015.html (7,759 bytes)
- 4. RE: strange OD problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:24:04 -0500
- Thanks Doug, The problem is that is happens with the OD off. I can't remember it happening with it on, but then I don't use it a whole lot around town. I did check the engine ground and it is in good
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00021.html (8,641 bytes)
- 5. RE: strange OD problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:58:44 -0500
- Exactly what I did to ensure it was the OD in the first place. When disconnected the problem does not exist. Although it does happen infrequently what made me a believer that it was the problem was w
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00024.html (8,660 bytes)
- 6. RE: Failing emissions (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:57:07 -0500
- I had a similar problem a few years ago with a newer car. I was told to get a can of BG (or B&G) which comes in a short round can with a pull tab top and contains about a pint of fluid. It is an engi
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00047.html (8,563 bytes)
- 7. castorl GTX oil (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:25:56 -0500
- Not to bomb the list, but my brother in law came to visit us last week. We were talking about LBCs etc. and somehow the subject of Castorl came up. He told me that he has a dozen unused cans of 10W40
- /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00098.html (6,701 bytes)
- 8. Looking for a Spitfire Distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:30:01 -0500
- Probably like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I am looking for a distributor for my '67 Spitfire, with the tach drive. The PO changed out the original with one that doesn't have the drive. I
- /html/spitfires/2004-12/msg00075.html (6,553 bytes)
- 9. RE: Car Trailers (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:27:02 -0400
- I found that most companies don't like to rent a car hauler unless you are renting a truck too. Some charge a huge price and others simply won't do it. I ran into the problem some years ago and ende
- /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00119.html (7,511 bytes)
- 10. RE: chrome wings (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 08:06:50 -0400
- Sounds like the "wing finishers that go on the weld between the sides and tops of the fenders. Try spitbits.com. They have a nice selection of parts at reasonable prices and their catatlogue has a pa
- /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00000.html (7,158 bytes)
- 11. RE: Car Trailers (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 11:09:39 -0400
- Are you planning to rent or purchase? I have not had a problem with rental trailers. I've used them for MGBs and Spitfires. Several years ago I looked at the prices to rent and purchase and I bought
- /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00084.html (7,288 bytes)
- 12. RE: Thin lug nuts - source (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:54:05 -0500
- I normally see owners cutting the old studs with a hack saw. Can't go back to disk wheels unless you get new studs, but fixes the clearance problem. Pete Who might sell the thin lug nuts you use when
- /html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00007.html (7,611 bytes)
- 13. RE: Thin lug nuts - source (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:10:54 -0500
- You're right I forgot about the different nuts. My spare parts catalogue lists the correct nuts as PN 110366. I just checked TRF and they show them available at 79 cents each. They are double bevele
- /html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00009.html (7,866 bytes)
- 14. RE: Oil Pressure Gauge (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:39:19 -0400
- There is no reason to jack the car. Most of the oil drains into the sump and is well below the block where you will hook your fitting(s). You may get a dribble out but that's all. The "T" fitting sh
- /html/spitfires/2004-04/msg00273.html (8,110 bytes)
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