Leather: Saddle soap wouldn't do any harm, possibly some good. Mink oil
might be a touch too heavy, but you could always rub it off somewhat.
Slow starting: I have heard that low fuel level in the float bowl will
cause this. Mine seems to crank too long after a few days of idleness.
Terrence N. Banbury
1967 SPITFIRE MK III
1988 Honda Accord lX
1998 Ford Expedition EB
2000 Ford Mustang GT
1973 Honda CB350G
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> From: David A.Templeton[SMTP:davidt@opentext.com]
> Reply To: David A.Templeton
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 1:00 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Rear Spring and other questions
>
>
> Good evening all,
>
> I have taken out the tired rear spring out of the spit and almost ready to
> put the replacement in ( looks really nice blasted and painted :-) ).
> One
> small concern I have is about the studs on top of the diff. How do I seat
> them to make sure they are in the diff correctly?
>
> I used the double nut method to get them off, does this also work to put
> them back on, this time tightening down on the top nut?
>
> Also, I have a question about Angelo's question about restoring the
> leather
> seats in his car. Could you not use saddle soap and mink oil? I mean I
> have used this combination on my boots and lots of people use it on
> saddles.
> Just a question, I really don't want to start a debate on this.
>
> I just started the spit after it sitting idle for 36 hours and it seems to
> take 2-3 minutes of cranking before she will start. Is this okay for a 6
> cyl ( GT6 or TR6 people? ). Or is there something I need/could check?
>
> Thanks and regards
>
> David A. Templeton
> mailto::davidt@opentext.com
>
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