- 61. Re: Spitfires on TV (Atomic Train) (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:22:19 EST
- And...after the original broadcast, they offered to sell videotapes to people who wanted to watch it again and again. As Robson would say, Bloody Cheek! Tom Burke 80 Spit
- /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00234.html (7,297 bytes)
- 62. Re: Junkyard Wars. (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:56:09 EST
- Now that is a great show! I figure it is only a matter of time until they unearth a Spitfire from that yard, start it on the first try, and convert it into a bulldozer or a submarine or somesuch. Tom
- /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00250.html (7,863 bytes)
- 63. Re: Junkyard Wars. (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:18:45 EST
- Maybe they'd do a Special from the Spitfire Graveyard in Sheffield? That would be a Triumph TV moment! Tom Burke
- /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00259.html (7,624 bytes)
- 64. Re: M is for... (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:28:58 EST
- HI Laura, Owing to my lack of Italian language skills (beyond the usual menu items), I am still puzzled. The most recent British Car magazine has an article about Michelotti (and a terrific story abo
- /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00307.html (8,471 bytes)
- 65. "The Triumph Marque" on Speedvision (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:45:51 EST
- Hello all, Just caught the last part of "The Triumph Marque" on Speedvision. I had hoped to get word to the West Coast contingent so they could watch it, but, it broadcast at 6PM Eastern and simultan
- /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00394.html (7,476 bytes)
- 66. Re: Winter Sales (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 14:56:08 EST
- Hi Patrick, The Roadster factory sent out a Christmas Book 2000 in November. Through Jan. 13, 2001, on orders up to $750, regular UPS shipping is only $5.00. The prices in the book seemed to be about
- /html/spitfires/2000-12/msg00404.html (7,459 bytes)
- 67. Re: alternator current leak (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 11:17:16 EST
- That is the LBC Prince of Darkness Tax.;-) Tom Burke 80 Spit << The alternator in my Spit leaks .01 amp when it is not running. Is this normal? The alternator is a Bosh remanufactured. I stumbled ac
- /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00002.html (6,890 bytes)
- 68. Re: Blown Head Gasket? (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:36:23 EDT
- Hi Tim, These are probably unrelated and not necessarily bad news. Water is a natural by-product of internal combustion engines and departs as steam or droplets depending on the ambient temp and exha
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00232.html (8,201 bytes)
- 69. Re: Airpump Source (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:13:59 EDT
- Hi John, We got ours at Wrenchead.com. (NFI) It was about $45, which is a bit better than the $200+ prices I've seen in the catalogs. Good luck, Tom Burke 80 Spit << Hi, I am looking for an air pump
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00281.html (6,916 bytes)
- 70. Re: Airpump Source (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:59:33 EDT
- A1C 33-731 SMOG/AIR PUMP $111.35 $44.76 1 $0.00 $0.00 $44.76 $0.00 Well, there's the scoop from my order last November, including $0.00 for shipping but that was then, this is now. I went and checke
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00285.html (7,422 bytes)
- 71. Re: Aluminum Bell housings (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 23:33:23 EDT
- << In a message dated 10/17/00 7:15:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, pbowen@intellinetics.com writes: << I am developing an interest in developing new aluminum bell housings, probably starting with the 1
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00367.html (8,440 bytes)
- 72. Re: How long do brake master cylindes last? (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:37:38 EDT
- Hello all, My favorite EBAY item of the week is a book called "The Triumph Spitfire" by Micheal Cook. Item #476439477 The bidding is at $25.17 or so. The book shows an original price of $6.95. Howeve
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00622.html (8,643 bytes)
- 73. Re: "The Triumph Spitfire" (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:12:35 EDT
- Well, shucks! If I'd known there was so much interest in them, I would have filled up my bag. Tell you what, I'll sell mine for only $19.95! ;-) Seriously, the TRF guys said they had a fair number of
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00638.html (7,067 bytes)
- 74. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 11:26:29 EDT
- Well, Nolan, Motorhead may have been wrong about something with you, but, they're not wrong about this. My "priceless" "The Triumph Spitfire" book says, 1975 California cars had catalysts and used un
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00685.html (9,068 bytes)
- 75. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 11:36:32 EDT
- Ye, cats. On re-reading, I see I have stepped on one in the mis-read e-mails minefield. If Motorhead says 1975 non-Calif cars had cats, that is, in fact, incorrect. I will pick up my foot, put it in
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00686.html (9,363 bytes)
- 76. Re: Body Work Preparation - Rust and Bondo (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 10:12:47 EDT
- Hi Mike, I hesitate to post this to the list because it doesn't involve politics or personal slander and I would get taken to task for not recommending the approach that involves welding and then som
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00615.html (9,054 bytes)
- 77. Re: Door Opening (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:31:58 EDT
- Hi Craig, This happened on ours. The part is listed in the catalogs, but, you can probably find a complete used door latch assembly, cheaper and quicker. It's also easier to replace than dismantling
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00620.html (7,219 bytes)
- 78. Re: Soggy Trousers (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:51:24 EDT
- Hi Richard, I haven't installed a windshield, but, a fellow named Greg Smith bought a windshield from me after he broke his trying to re-install it. So, it appears that there is a risk at that stage.
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00803.html (10,429 bytes)
- 79. Re: humor (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:46:14 EDT
- << According to the Portland Oregon newspaper today: Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle has determined that Moses rode an old British motorcycle, as evidenced by a Bible passage declaring th
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00879.html (6,693 bytes)
- 80. Rusty Flywheel (score: 1)
- Author: Tburke4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:23:22 EDT
- Hello Folks, After my engine was marooned at the local gas station all Summer (don't ask), I am finally getting it back together. I dug out the flywheel and it has a nasty layer of rust on the side t
- /html/spitfires/2000-09/msg00882.html (7,105 bytes)
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