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221. Re:push starting - was lights on alarm etc. (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:51:34 -0700
Push stating is easy except when you are in the small underground garage of a German hotel with lights that turn out after about 15 seconds. It wasn't the Spitfire but a rental Golf. The wall gets cl
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00266.html (8,796 bytes)

222. Combined Temp and oil guage (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:28:12 -0700
Rimmer has these on sale and I was thinking that it would be a much neater solution than the extra oil pressure gauge mounted elsewhere and its not much more. Anyone ever bought and fitted one. Just
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00289.html (6,901 bytes)

223. Re: Combined Temp and oil guage (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:17:20 -0700
Joe, Thanks, .I was looking on Paul's site for links to the gauges in the links and had not found one as yet. Never thought to check out Whitey's page ( sorry Paul, didn't register last time I was th
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00291.html (7,398 bytes)

224. RE: Help! . . .Calling England (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:10:04 -0700
Barry, since I do this a lot ( UK office, family and just called Rimmer in fact) No 1 for long distance, that's only for inside US. so it's 011 - 44 - abcd - efghijk local UK code is probably 0abcd -
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00314.html (8,072 bytes)

225. rev counter erratic (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:18:10 -0700
I have as told in past emails got my new twin SUs etc done. Yesterday on a run ( about 40 miles) I noticed that the rev counter was erratic even although the engine speed was nice and constant and it
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00315.html (7,469 bytes)

226. RE: rev counter erratic (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:14:12 -0700
Yes my rev counter is electric (76). Sounds like I 'll just clean up any contacts and see and leave all settings (inc plugs - thanks Joe, that's what I thought) alone. Also how strongly should the ca
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00323.html (7,083 bytes)

227. RE: Maplights etc. (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:59:34 -0700
My 76 did not have one, although it had everything else option wise. So not surewhether it originally did have one, except that I picked one up for a couple of $ because it had the wire cut off. That
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00328.html (8,413 bytes)

228. RE: Maplights etc. (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:10:32 -0700
On my car the hole was there and there was a (red I think) wire with a bullet connector hanging down the back of the govebox. Need to check the wiring diagram for the color as I believe it was correc
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00329.html (7,266 bytes)

229. RE: Maplights etc. (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:24:20 -0700
The maplight turns off when it is pushed up. The switch is a simple contact with I believe a ball bearing and either metal or plastic section. When it's all the way up its on the plastic (and off) an
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00330.html (7,442 bytes)

230. Re: MPH vs. RPM (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:34:14 -0700
Used to have an excel spreadsheet with 2 charts: Chart 1- road speed for engine speed Chart 2 - engine speed for road speed Both based on a standard 1976 US federal spec (my car of course) with overd
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00275.html (10,717 bytes)

231. Re: Throw-out/clutch release bearing (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 21:01:55 -0700
Terry, I remmeber about a year or so ago doing this. With the pins tapped out (using an old sawn off nail of teh right diameter) and the bearing etc removed from teh pivot arm, I put it on my workmat
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00303.html (8,287 bytes)

232. Re: Running rough (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:34:35 -0700
Joe, I had a similar problem with the idle moving around. Turned out to be a cracked elbow pipe for the vacuum from the inlet manifold to the distributer. Alan /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing li
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00402.html (7,786 bytes)

233. Re: Header Saga (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 11:29:08 -0700
Doug, If I remember it just bolts onto one of the bolts on the gearbox and the exhaust is a U-bolt to the other end of the bracket. Also again if I remember rightly, it is like a flat pice of metal w
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00048.html (9,810 bytes)

234. RE: Found a new victim - er - project! (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:27:16 -0700
I remember my UK Dolomite 1500 had the single pipe manifold. Looked pretty much the same as the US one. Same single triangular gasket to connect to the exhaust pipe. Sounds like there were possibly a
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00181.html (9,423 bytes)

235. RE: Leaking spitfire (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:29:57 -0700
David, It's the old case of a leaky British car. Always had leaks in new cars (Austin, Morris, Triumph). There's really only teh one way. Need to get some (coloured if at all possible) water in a jug
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00278.html (8,489 bytes)

236. RE: Hardtop Fit Question - 78 Spit (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:15:57 -0700
Mike I have a hardtop for my 76. I don't see it should be different to yours, but I always do the front and back first then the sides as the sides have the most flexibility in anngle of fitting. Also
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00187.html (9,714 bytes)

237. RE: Hardtop Fit Question - 78 Spit (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:42:37 -0700
Mike, I would be worried if my windscreen frame moved like this. I have no such problem. If it did move I would be worried about the structural rigidity of my car. The movable bolt plates, I assume,
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00189.html (11,442 bytes)

238. Re: Hardtop Fit Question - 78 Spit (score: 1)
Author: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 20:46:25 -0600
I have to agree with Nolan that it should literally "drop" in place. Not that you would want to drop it on. Also on the subject of the seals - all new at the end of last year when I had the hard top
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00205.html (9,281 bytes)

239. RE: Hardtop Fit Question - 78 Spit (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:18:17 -0700
Mike, it's all relative. One never knows about things like this until after the fact. I certainly never tried to bolt on the hard top when I bought my car. It was simply sitting on top and the PO had
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00252.html (9,401 bytes)

240. RE: Carb rebuild kits (score: 1)
Author: <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:23:21 -0700
Bill, Frank, I think I got mine there as well. But all the main parts suppliers have them. FYI - The kits do a whole range of carbs so there's lots of "extra" bits and you have to select the right on
/html/spitfires/2001-10/msg00253.html (7,807 bytes)

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