- 81. RE: Cylinder head interchangeability (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 04:23:39 -0700 (PDT)
- it seems to me that this would give you some bad results. if you notice your valve travel as compared to your piston travel, the valve should reach full lift when the piston is around half way down i
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00270.html (9,866 bytes)
- 82. Re: High Compession? WOAH! (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 04:26:09 -0700 (PDT)
- you've got a large compression ratio. not sure what it is, but it's got to be big. as far as fitting gt6 pistons, they are almost exactly .040 over stock spitfire pistons. in fact, the competion manu
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00271.html (8,723 bytes)
- 83. RE: Cylinder head interchangeability (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 07:22:49 -0700 (PDT)
- high compression pistons are relief cut in v-8 engines, and maybe also in your jag which has dual cams. both of these engines have thier valves at an angle to the piston travel. in the spit, the valv
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00278.html (9,588 bytes)
- 84. Re: Exhaust systems? (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:45:22 -0700 (PDT)
- i have a 72 mk4 and i just recently installed a mk3 muffler onto a mk4 front pipe. i needed to adapt the muffler to the pipe a little bit to pick up the stock mounting point. but it's on and it sound
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00289.html (7,965 bytes)
- 85. Re: High Compession? WOAH! (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 04:15:47 -0700 (PDT)
- astually, the tr6 pistons are to the gt6 pistons as the 1500 spitfire pistons are to the 1300 spitfire pistons. the comp manual you refer to is for the 1500 spitfire, whereas the earlier spitfire com
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00316.html (7,219 bytes)
- 86. Re: Torque wrench (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 06:43:33 -0700 (PDT)
- to work on your spitfire, you should get one that goes to almost 100 ft-lbs. i don't know why you want to convert ft-lbs to N-m, becasue my haynes manual lists both. however, 1 ft-lb = 2.012 N-m (app
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00378.html (7,322 bytes)
- 87. TSI headers (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 08:01:41 -0700 (PDT)
- i think this one is going to be aimed at ted schumacher: i want to buy an exhaust header, but i don't want to pay the $150 for a monza 'poor design' header. i think i want to buy one from TSI but i w
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00047.html (6,995 bytes)
- 88. Re: Air flow to radiator (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 06:59:29 -0700 (PDT)
- well, my car currently has quite a setup to direct flow into the radiator. i have side pieces and a bottom piece that together channel all the air from the grill to the radiator. if any air goes past
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00160.html (7,269 bytes)
- 89. mallory part number (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 06:33:22 -0700 (PDT)
- can anyone tell me the MALLORY part number for the dual point distributor? i think i might be able to order it from a local speed shop, but i want to know the part number to get a price. (i don't wan
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00282.html (6,993 bytes)
- 90. Re: mallory part number (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:58:44 -0700 (PDT)
- well, thanks to all who gave me speedy responses to my here's what's going on: last night, my engine started making some noise and i think i tracked it down to the distributor, but i want to do some
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00290.html (8,827 bytes)
- 91. Victoria British Customer Service (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:01:05 -0700 (PDT)
- can someone tell me the Victoria British Customer Service phone number? i left my catalog at home and i need to contact them. thanks == nikolai jaremka 72 spitfire mkIV east aurora, new york Bid and
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00392.html (6,793 bytes)
- 92. Re: round dash medallion (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 04:06:50 -0700 (PDT)
- i have one of those, but when i redid my dash, i had to take it off and now i don't know how to reattach it. Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00502.html (8,010 bytes)
- 93. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Looking for Western NY British Car Club? (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:10:57 -0700 (PDT)
- i was just recently told that this is the president of the Western New York British Car Club. give her a call and see what she has to say: Sally Genco (716-937-6986) == nikolai jaremka 72 spitfire mk
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00572.html (7,590 bytes)
- 94. Re: Not to tute my own horn... (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:58:27 -0700 (PDT)
- you might try popping the button off the steering wheel, and checking the contacts for the brush. if corrosion gets in there, it breaks the circuit and stops the horn from 'tooting'. of course a quic
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00943.html (7,664 bytes)
- 95. decarburizing(?) (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:01:02 -0700 (PDT)
- does any one have any suggestions for decarburizing the cylinder head? i am replacing my head gasket, and i want to get all that black soot out, but i am unsure as to how to remove it from the piston
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00944.html (7,497 bytes)
- 96. Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Luggage rack placement (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:42:59 -0700 (PDT)
- where can i get one of those? -- == nikolai jaremka 72 spitfire mkIV east aurora, new york Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01022.html (9,847 bytes)
- 97. Re: decarburizing(?) (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 04:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
- thanks, jon. i would have felt a little pushy to say again that i already had the head removed. so, with the head removed, what would be the best way to remove the carbon from the tops of the pistons
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01073.html (8,612 bytes)
- 98. Re: Light Gaskets (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:05:42 -0700 (PDT)
- my corner light gaskets are still in good shape, so i don't need to replace them. however, i purchased a number plate lamp gasket from spitbits in california. it was something like $20. == nikolai ja
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01085.html (8,330 bytes)
- 99. Re: Static Timing with Colortune (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 04:48:25 -0700 (PDT)
- if you want to set the timing on your car and you have electronic ignition, you have to have a DYNAMIC timing light. the meaning behind STATIC timing, is you are setting the timing with the engine at
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01223.html (10,756 bytes)
- 100. Re: Static Timing with Colortune (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:23:56 -0700 (PDT)
- sorry, my mistake. i don't have an electronic, or my haynes in front of me, so i was trying to go from memory.
- /html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01323.html (7,229 bytes)
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