- 1. Re: Brake Lights 69 Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Mace <AMACE@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 09:38:39 PST
- On the firewall -- three fuses (and two spares). Don't remember off hand if brake light circuit is fused. It's on the pedal. These do fail occasionally. You might just quickly jump the switch to see
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00001.html (8,079 bytes)
- 2. Re: Brake Lights 69 Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Mace <AMACE@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 15:37:22 PST
- Yeah, pain in the neck, as all wiring for engine bay/front lights goes THROUGH the fuse box -- no way round that without becoming a dreaded PO! Minor correction: the Spit box has three 35 amp fuses.
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00009.html (7,717 bytes)
- 3. Re: TR4/TR3A Seats (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Mace <AMACE@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 09:52:43 PST
- I think you're right, based on 3A and early 4 seats I've seen or owned. Not that I know of Andy Mace
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00012.html (7,042 bytes)
- 4. Re: Vitesse (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Mace <AMACE@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 11:46:49 PST
- I can't say for sure if a tonneau cover was an "official" option for the Vitesse (I assume it was), but it definitely was for the Herald. The "kit" included snap plates that screwed down to the dashb
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00027.html (8,638 bytes)
- 5. Re: Spitfire starter 'whir' (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 14:57:09 -0800 (PST)
- Sounds to me like a minor starter problem, similar to one discussed just a few days ago. Probably the starter drive is a bit dirty and just needs to be cleaned up (carb. cleaner or other similar clea
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00053.html (7,411 bytes)
- 6. Re: Spitfire issues (rear spring sag) (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 15:02:30 -0800 (PST)
- Odds are it's a worn or even broken leaf spring, an all-to-common problem on Spitfire 1500s. Replacement with a new spring is your best bet. Unfortunately, I don't know if that's an absolutely perman
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00054.html (7,076 bytes)
- 7. Re: Carpet and Tunnel Cover (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 15:49:44 -0800 (PST)
- They were fiberboard originally, with some sort of insulation on the underside. Plastic probably will be a stronger replacement (and less prone to soaking up oil), but I've heard stories about some i
- /html/triumphs/1995-03/msg00081.html (7,534 bytes)
- 8. Re: SPITS/UNLEADED (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 12:36:16 -0900 (PDT)
- I think that, at least in the U.S., 1977 might have been the first year that unleaded would have been REQUIRED as converters were first installed about that time. I seem to recall, though, that most
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00027.html (7,596 bytes)
- 9. Re: TR6 questions (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 11:48:04 -0900 (PDT)
- Most sources say unless you drive exceptionally hard, you're probably ok without. Use it primarily for your own peace of mind, and go for the hardened seats, etc., when rebuild time comes. Perhaps a
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00041.html (8,284 bytes)
- 10. Re: Exhuast Notes (Was ANSA exhaust (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 1995 11:01:30 -0900 (PDT)
- If I might expand on this thought: How about Stebro? They made systems similar to the Abarths. I had one on a TR3A and was very happy with it. I would be curious to know if either company still suppl
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00074.html (7,371 bytes)
- 11. RE: Car color (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 10:12:59 -0900 (PDT)
- FWIW (sorry that I've lost the original post): Mimosa is Triumph color number 64. Andy Mace
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00128.html (6,869 bytes)
- 12. Re: MODEL GT6+ (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 10:16:06 -0900 (PDT)
- Dan, There are or were a few kits of the GT6+. One was made by Pyro in the late 1960s or early 1970s (cast in brown? plastic). This kit was reissued in the late 1970s by Lindberg, this time in white
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00129.html (7,895 bytes)
- 13. Re: Automatic Chokes: To Be or Not To Be... (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:02:15 -0900 (PDT)
- David, I think most would prefer the manual choke. There are kits to convert TO manual FROM electric, but I don't know of any kits to go the other way. If it really takes two hands, you probably have
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00142.html (8,896 bytes)
- 14. Re: Help identifying Spitfire year model (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 14:33:51 -0900 (PDT)
- Actually, it's approximatly '79.5-on for Spitfires. I don't have info handy, but most vendors' catalogs have VIN info. Actually, it's more likely a Delco distributor, as that's what was on most Spitf
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00151.html (8,118 bytes)
- 15. GT6+ for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 14:25:12 -0900 (PDT)
- Posted for a friend without Net access: 1970 GT6+ for sale dark blue 69,000 original miles ex-Louisiana car; very solid; stored 1981-93 asking $3900 Call Mark (518) 283-1550 Car located in Capital Re
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00172.html (6,593 bytes)
- 16. Re: your mail (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:31:19 -0900 (PDT)
- Primarily through England, particularly through the Mayflower Club. Of course, as are many LBCs, the Mayflower contains many "proprietary components" that may be found on other cars. For example, fro
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00213.html (8,036 bytes)
- 17. Re: Triumph colors (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 14:39:41 -0900 (PDT)
- Not at you, just at the car. ;-) I'm a purist for my own purposes (and for my someday to be restored collection of cars, including the infamous Coffee-colored Herald Conv.), but you're right -- it's
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00216.html (7,312 bytes)
- 18. Re: Turbo (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 10:23:04 -0900 (PDT)
- Dave, we purists love that sort of thing, so long as they are not installed on Targo Purple or Geranium colored cars. ;-) Andy "as always, on BOTH sides of the fence" Mace, with a to-be-againCoffee-c
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00249.html (7,834 bytes)
- 19. Re: engine swap.../1147 block (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 10:25:19 -0900 (PDT)
- Wait, Dave, NO! Triumph tried that once already, and look what happened! Sorry, Stag fans, no offense. Just trying to lend perspective. :-) Andy Mace
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00250.html (6,925 bytes)
- 20. Re: Re[2]: engine swap.../1147 block (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 10:47:23 -0900 (PDT)
- Like the straight-12 E-Type Jaguar featured in the APRIL (hint, hint) 196? issue of _Road & Track_? Andy Mace
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00253.html (6,973 bytes)
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