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21. Re: running on three cylinders (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 07:24:48 EDT; Hi Al, I thought my #4 cylinder wasn't firing and the only way I determined otherwise was to raise the revs and disconnect the other three spark leads one by one until it was running on the one suspi; /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00165.html (7,944 bytes)
22. Con-fused? (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 22:55:19 EDT; Our Spitfire is on the road and shows some hope of staying there, but now a whole new range of on-the-road type problems are showing up. In one of the final steps to hitting the road, we installed a; /html/spitfires/2004-05/msg00229.html (6,357 bytes)
23. Re: Spit body lifting (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:32:34 EST; I don't know if you need any more advice about this and I'm not sure this hasn't been suggested already, but we separated a tub from a chassis by putting the whole affair up on blocks. Some blocks re; /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00079.html (7,939 bytes)
24. Re: Floorpan removal/ installation (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:18:29 EST; Hi Matt, I patched mine with fiberglass. As motley as this fix may be, it avoids the danger of misaligned doors due to tub distortion. I saw another Spit owner attempt to cut out the floorpans and we; /html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00001.html (7,845 bytes)
25. Re: manifold removal? (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 02:09:29 EDT; Hello Dan, I am mostly a lurker, but, I have been there and done this. The archive might tell you a lot about this, but here are the high points: 1. All the nuts can be devilish, but the two outside; /html/spitfires/2003-06/msg00401.html (9,833 bytes)
26. Re: 4 point harnesses (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:23:37 EDT; Referring to my earlier post about rollbars and harnesses... I would agree with you almost entirely, though I have to say I have always been a bit suspicious of the stock Spitfire shoulder harness si; /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00001.html (13,941 bytes)
27. Re: 4 point harnesses (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:51:35 EDT; Referring to my earlier post about rollbars and harnesses... <<Clipped>> I would agree with you almost entirely, though I have to say I have always been a bit suspicious of the stock Spitfire shoulde; /html/spitfires/2003-05/msg00003.html (10,399 bytes)
28. Re: 4 point harnesses (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:03:37 EDT; Hello All, We have a standard Spitfire rollbar that we are going to install soon and I am curious about attaching a shoulder harness to the rollbar. Is there a particular point and a preferred way to; /html/spitfires/2003-04/msg00415.html (8,421 bytes)
29. Re: Battery placement (very little if any LBC content) (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:26:50 EST; Hi Barry, This reminds me of my favorite sport car story (which didn't happen to me, but I have to steal it and share it here). A fellow I know, who owned a succession of sports cars through his miss; /html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00161.html (10,299 bytes)
30. Constantly Depressing Stromberg (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:21:30 EDT; Hi Folks, After a few months of inactivity with the intake manifold off, we re-mounted the previously ok Stromberg CD on our 80 Spitfire. The manifold is tight to the head and all vacuum connections; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00455.html (7,196 bytes)
31. Losing our tempers... Bodywork-wise (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:55:07 EST; All this discussion of the effect of heat on metal brings to mind a question I've wondered about often. While it's often stated that the only way to stop rust is to cut out the affected portion of th; /html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00401.html (7,685 bytes)
32. Re: Losing our tempers... Bodywork-wise (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:20:10 EST; Thanks for your reply. By this time in Winter, I imagine I can hear the rust bugs chewing... /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool; /html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00427.html (8,353 bytes)
33. Re: 1970 Spitfire Details (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:23:27 EST; I'm surprised they stayed on the airplanes so well! Tom Burke 80 Spit /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool; /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00070.html (8,000 bytes)
34. Re: petrol (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:45:08 EST; The party's at your house, Fred. I'll bring the empty 5 gallon containers. ;-) Tom Burke 80 Spit ($0.35/gal higher 45 miles from there) /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www; /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00208.html (6,914 bytes)
35. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 13:42:50 EDT; OK, FWIW, here's a dyno test performed by Grassroots Motorsports (April 2001) on an Dual SU 1973 MGB engine (which seems pretty similar induction-wise) under well-controlled conditions. The summary i; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00468.html (9,738 bytes)
36. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 13:50:35 EDT; Further note: They only tested paper element filters, not foam, but they tried stock filters in stock housing and a stock-type K&N (which gave .7 hp) and a Steyer & Helling pancake that gave 1 hp. TB; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00469.html (8,760 bytes)
37. Re: thanks! & K&N Filters (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:23:14 EDT; All fair questions not addressed in the test, which is why I didn't introduce this into this thread/saga until now, but they are "a reputable 3rd-party" that gives some credence to K&N's HP claims so; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00472.html (8,553 bytes)
38. DOT 5 Purging Juice (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:06:15 EDT; Hi Folks, I went out and bought some DOT 5 fluif last night in feverish anticipation of actually going somewhere in the Spit (now that the engine's back in) and I'm wondering what the preferred choic; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00026.html (6,993 bytes)
39. Re: Feelin' Mighty Blue (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 12:22:28 EDT; Aside from the alternatives to a new block... Y'know, I've bought quite a few parts, new and used, from Motorhead, and they've always been square with me. Do I go there for service? No, I can't affor; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00120.html (9,506 bytes)
40. Re: Fire (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 09:05:53 EDT; HI Tyler, I don't know if this applies in your case, but in that vent area in our car, I found that mice had set up a comfortable nest, entering and exit through a little rubber flap behind the winds; /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00187.html (7,701 bytes)

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