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361. RE: Amusing multi car situation..... (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:21:28 -0700
For 15 of its 20 years my Spitfire was my main means of transportation. I found it very reliable with one exception: THAT DARN LUCAS ELECTRONIC IGNITION!!!! Once that was replaced with a system that
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01337.html (8,720 bytes)

362. RE: electrical gremlins or Kicked out of Dairy Queen (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:05:34 -0700
Actually, it's the vapor that ignites, not the liquid. An "empty" tank can be more dangerous that a full one because of the vapor content. Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) --Original Message-- From
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01418.html (7,757 bytes)

363. RE: spit map light (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:20:21 -0700
No, it was not an option on later years at least. My '79 came with one "right off the boat". Reid '79 Spitfire. I believe this was part of an "option" package for the Spitfire, I have one on my ' 75.
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01419.html (7,121 bytes)

364. RE: (Not so) Amusing multi car situation..... (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:26:28 -0700
Yeah, some of the most boring, uninteresting, "HO-HUM" cars I've ever had the misfortune of driving came from Asia. And then there are the British cars, now there's a fun driving adventure! Reid '79
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01421.html (8,110 bytes)

365. RE: (no subject) (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:03:44 -0700
Yeah, I need one of those too. So far I have only come across complete switch units. Have the knobs by themselves become "unobtanium"? Reid '79 Spitfire (original owner) Anybody know where I can orde
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01573.html (6,866 bytes)

366. RE: Wanted-Spitfire MkIV or 1500 (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:16:19 -0700
Well, as it has often been written and said: "there IS 'one' born every minute". I wonder if it's the same person that I sold the Brooklyn Bridge and the Florida Everglades to? Just think how many Sp
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01638.html (8,015 bytes)

367. RE: Emergency Flasher Knob (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:54:38 -0700
In a word, "YES". I think I will probably go that route. The original plastic used on the knobs was too brittle and not really suitable for that application. The design and shape are simple enough to
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01643.html (7,419 bytes)

368. Climates (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:43:17 -0700
I lived in Southeast Florida for 27 years, 2 months, and 15 days, and really HATED THE CLIMATE.. I spent a few weeks in Texas under 110+ degree heat and NO THANK YOU. This may sound weird but I actua
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00139.html (8,480 bytes)

369. RE: What is joy (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 11:22:12 -0700
Speaking of "Caddies", guess who is going big time racing... Cadillac! I've seen their Le Mans entry for next year... it looks, well, interesting. A Cadillac prototype race car, somehow that just doe
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00178.html (10,197 bytes)

370. RE: Hazard switch (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:42:46 -0700
I need one of these hazard warning knobs too. My original "crumbled into dust" not too many years after I bought the car new. Reid '79 Spitfire Does anyone know where I can acquire a replacement for
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00451.html (7,660 bytes)

371. RE: Triumph Spitfire Conversions (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:19:14 -0700
--Original Message-- From: Dean Dashwood [mailto:DDashwood@softwright.co.uk] Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 7:49 AM To: 'spitfires@autox.team.net'; 'Craig Smith' Subject: RE: Triumph Spitfire Conversion
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00575.html (8,871 bytes)

372. RE: Triumph Spitfire Conversions (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:48:57 -0700
I was always told to "keep my foot into it", the gas that is, and flip the overdrive switch. We used OD on the MGBs we raced at Sebring and Daytona, and that is how the drivers engaged it. Reid '79 S
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00577.html (9,234 bytes)

373. RE: Oil Filters (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:57:50 -0700
I have had problems with Fram filters "not filtering very well" in other cars. I now use the Purolator Pure One oil filter in all my cars. (Note: Quaker state sells the same filter as their top-of-th
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00611.html (9,989 bytes)

374. RE: Catalytic converters (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:30:23 -0700
Thanks for posting this info. This will be very helpful to me in the near future. Now all I need is a source for a WELL BUILT exhaust manifold for my '79. I have been thinking about having one made
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00667.html (8,038 bytes)

375. RE: BHP ? (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:29:10 -0700
Yeah, and I replaced my Weber with a ZS because we have serious emissions testing here in Oregon, and with the Weber my Spit had a hard time passing a gas station without wanting to stop in and fill
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg01024.html (12,320 bytes)

376. RE: Smog (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 12:40:48 -0700
Wow, I think Oregon is worse than California in that respect. All cars from 1975 to the current year must be tested. I know of many incidences where new cars directly off the showroom floor failed. R
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg01067.html (7,652 bytes)

377. RE: for those in the USA (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:00:32 -0700
Isn't this the same "crap" that's been floating around on the web for the past couple of years?
/html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00017.html (8,014 bytes)

378. California Stop? (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 12:01:53 -0700
Gee, and here I thought I had coined the phrase "California Stop". Here in Oregon I use the term to refer to those drivers who accelerate upon seeing a yellow light, and REALLY FLOOR IT if the light
/html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00031.html (9,593 bytes)

379. RE: Yellow Lights (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 08:29:34 -0700
Hmmm. Since the majority of American drivers really don't know the purpose of the yellow light (proceed but with extreme caution, prepare to stop, stop if you can do so safely, etc., and NOT hit the
/html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00110.html (11,039 bytes)

380. Oil, Brake & Clutch fluids - opinions (score: 1)
Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:33:40 -0700
Hey all; I would like your opinions on motor oils and brake and clutch fluids. Motor oil: Brands, Weight/Viscosity, Synthetics, Synthetic blends. Brake & Clutch fluids: Brands, Type (DOT), Silicone T
/html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00210.html (7,722 bytes)


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