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21. Re: Mystery Magazine (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 21:17:29 -0400
Shucks, The Brake Fluid (Fluif) Fairy is the only one that visits me! <<sigh>> Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire ( with LMA under the pedals) Succasunna, NJ USA
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00212.html (6,760 bytes)

22. RE: Negative/Positive Camber (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 21:13:18 -0400
Michael, My somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment applies to the original as well as the replacements. Seriously, my new spring has been on the car for three years (5K miles). I had the car aligned again
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00213.html (7,681 bytes)

23. Re: Maplight (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:48:52 -0400
I have some Velcro (TM) dots that have served that purpose admirably. Email me your snailmail address and I'll send you a couple. Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire Succasunna, NJ USA PS, the map light, like
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00408.html (7,389 bytes)

24. Re: Fuel (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:44:33 -0400
Posted octane on US fuel pumps is an average of the motor and research octane. The Brits use the higher of the two. So a US 92 octane premium corresponds to 95 or so in the UK. May be off a point or
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00415.html (8,407 bytes)

25. Re: Z-bars (I think I got one from the vending machine the (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:38:18 -0400
Well put, Joe. But: Everyone knows that CIVILIZED toilet paper users allow the sheets to be removed from the TOP of the roll! Harummpphh. <<set your email filters on DESTROY for this one folks>> The
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00473.html (7,431 bytes)

26. RE: Replacement Tops (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:32:07 -0400
Reid, FWIW the ones that Moss sells (anyone know the brand? unmarked box) has rather poor sealing around the side windows. Also mine was made wrong as far as the roof bows -- the flaps don't line up
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg01017.html (9,055 bytes)

27. 1974 Spitfire being parted out (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 21:40:30 -0400
Hi all, Haven't posted much lately -- been too busy. :( But a fellow Club member here in NJ wants me to advise you that he is parting out a '74 Spitfire. Parts for sale include: Bonnet 1500 engine (o
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00086.html (7,864 bytes)

28. 1974 Spitfire being parted out (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 18:47:55 -0400
Jack, please forward this to the Triumphs mail list for Bill DeWar. Thanks Atwell ++++++++ A fellow Club member here in NJ wants me to advise you that he is parting out a '74 Spitfire. Parts for sale
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00139.html (7,876 bytes)

29. Re: Wiring/solenoid/starting problems (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 21:12:33 -0400
<whispers so his own car won't hear> You shouldn't personify your car like that, it's only an inanimate collection of nuts and bolts! Is there a good ground to the soleniod? I always incorporate a st
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00565.html (8,531 bytes)

30. Re: Voltage regulator problems? (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 10:56:43 -0400
Jeff, The battery hookup is actually the preferred way to run your stereo system (as long as it's properly fused of course). The battery acts as a big capacitor, smoothing out the voltage and current
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00906.html (7,649 bytes)

31. RE: Re: Splitfires & another issue (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 16:25:41 -0400
FWIW, I have had the same set of untouched Bosch Platinums in another of my cars for twelve years (53,000 miles). They seem to me to be worth it when you don't want to pull the plugs all the time. I'
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00925.html (8,577 bytes)

32. Re: how long (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 10:16:45 -0400
Gee Doug, If you bought the LONGEST set of rubber blades you can find, you might get two sets of wipers out of one purchase! PS, the rear wiper on a Jeep Cherokee is 12". Not that you would take one
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00950.html (7,127 bytes)

33. Re: Rear end leaks (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 22:26:34 -0400
Greg, reach up on the top right side of the pumpkin. There is a little vent you can feel (but not see) that gets clogged with goo over the years. Just by wiggling it around you can clear it out and o
/html/spitfires/2000-05/msg01174.html (7,392 bytes)

34. Re: Mirror Questions (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 11:13:21 -0400
Thanks to this List, I found I could make my bullet mirrors usable by repositioning the mounting holes. Your goal is to make the lead (front) screw holes lower than the rear ones, without uncovering
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00054.html (7,507 bytes)

35. Re: Not really LBC... Need help with spinning captive nut (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 11:27:08 -0400
What? No dynamite? You're slipping, Carter! Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire Succasunna, NJ USA
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00055.html (7,369 bytes)

36. Oil Pan Gasket - Another Question (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 17:35:51 -0400
After reading the recent thread regarding the oil pan gasket, I read the Bentley manual regarding replacement of same. The procedure says to "smear grease on both sides of a new gasket and place in p
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00127.html (6,829 bytes)

37. Re: Oil? (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:45:19 -0400
Laura, Check the tightness of the wire(s) to the oil pressure light switch -- you may have knocked it loose. The switch is on the bottom left side of the engine, between the distributor and the start
/html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00133.html (7,266 bytes)

38. Re: Trunnion and steering lubrication? (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 20:14:45 -0500
And Chris Taylor replied: How 'bout this for guys on a budget? Atwell Haines '79 Spitfire Succasunna, NJ USA "If you mixed vodka with orange juice and milk of magnesia, would you get a Phillips Screw
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00002.html (8,344 bytes)

39. Re: Tire Pressure (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 14:59:07 -0500
Imagine that! A talking Spitfire! :) My relatively heavy '79 black-bumpered Spit, which came with 155SR radials from the factory, specifies the same tire pressures. I run them at 24F/29R for that fas
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00180.html (7,013 bytes)

40. Re: Gettin' 'er Fired UP! (score: 1)
Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 14:41:44 -0500
If it's "odd" you're looking for, you've come to the right place... If your ZS carb has the adjustable needle, set it so that the needle 'base' is flush with the bottom of the air piston. [Fully cloc
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00181.html (8,353 bytes)

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