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241. Re: Diff cleanout (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:56:30 -0500
A gearcase doesn't sludge up the way an engine does. The heat is less, and there are no combustion byproducts. So you don't get the gobs of goo like you find in an engines crankcase or pan. You will
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00158.html (8,596 bytes)

242. Re: Dead electrics (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:06:43 -0500
You're looking for an open in the main ground or hot. I'd start across the positive and negative posts of the battery itself, and then work each leg individually. It should take you no more then 2-3
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00164.html (7,592 bytes)

243. Re: SUCarbs (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 06:47:10 -0500
It's fine to use locktite. In fact, it's common practice in racing, where they grind off the end of the screw and even grind down the shaft in order to minimize air flow obstruction. It'l be more sec
/html/spitfires/2003-01/msg00222.html (7,020 bytes)

244. Re: brake line (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 11:32:56 -0500
You've got a bit of a problem. Spitfires (and other LBC's for that matter) use what is known as a bubble flare. This is an antiquated fitting. Modern cars, and cars for a long time have used what is
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00019.html (7,472 bytes)

245. Re: Accident (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 11:38:01 -0500
I think that's a bit of an overstatement. Red cars are perfectly legal on the road, even cars that are red in the front. You cannot use a slow moving vehicle triangle though. The use of an antenna pe
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00020.html (6,967 bytes)

246. Re: Alternative Alternators (UK)x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 09:51:18 -0500
TR7 alternator is larger and is a drop in fit. So do I have any alternatives? I know there is the "GM" conversion, but thats only in America (unless they use them in the odd Vauxhall over here) /// s
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00071.html (7,131 bytes)

247. RE: Photographic proof (of painting oddities) (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 06:38:14 -0500
Fwiw, I came across some information regarding the fact that Spitfires (and presumably other Triumphs) were always available in custom paint schemes from the factory. This was a little known, rarely
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00118.html (6,968 bytes)

248. Re: Clutch types (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 06:43:34 -0500
Based purely on the pictures, there's a couple of points of interest. The clutch disc on the left (grey) appears to be a semi-metallic, while the one on the right (brown) appears to be purely organic
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00179.html (8,089 bytes)

249. Re: weird alternator happenings... (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 14:24:55 -0500
An alternator, due to it's wiring, is normally a trickle leak to the battery. That's why many an alternator equipped car that sits over the winter will have a dead battery come spring. If the battery
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00192.html (7,461 bytes)

250. Re: Windshield Washer motor (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 05:51:58 -0500
A DC motor turns the same, regardless of how the wires are connected. Does the washer motor on 78-80 cars have two wires coming out of it? If they are reversed will the motor run in the same directio
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00257.html (7,598 bytes)

251. Re: Windshield Washer motor (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 06:53:31 -0500
You know, I hadn't thought of power window motors. Engine starter motors don't care which way they're wired. Positive or negative ground, they spin the same way regardless. But power windows do rever
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00261.html (7,614 bytes)

252. Re: Wheel stud size (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 05:42:30 -0500
You need to measure it to determine what size it now is. The threading and diameter of wheel studs is standard, so just a few nuts will tell you what you've got. As for determining exactly which stud
/html/spitfires/2002-12/msg00290.html (7,237 bytes)

253. Re: FW: Alternative Transmissions.... (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 07:55:24 -0500
I looked into this, and it's a no go. At least not without a whole lot of work. I had a chance to buy a 5 speed for a few dollars, and luckily the guy had a TR7 four speed sitting right beside it. We
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00000.html (8,202 bytes)

254. Re: Starter spacers vs. shims (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 13:28:41 -0500
I've never seen a starter shim for a Spitfire, and I don't think there could be a need for one. Some engines mount the starter with nuts and bolts, not studs or threaded holes. These types of mounts
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00061.html (9,003 bytes)

255. Re: Starter spacers vs. shims (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 06:19:36 -0500
What I was driving at (and seemed to miss) was that some starters are rather precisely located, and some are not. The Spitfire starter is rather precisely located. Thought it was via studs, but I gue
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00070.html (8,166 bytes)

256. Re: Battery placement (very little if any LBC content) (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:06:54 -0500
VW Beetles always had the battery in the passenger compartment under the rear seat. Never heard of them blowing up because of the gasses. What they used to do was short the posts on the metal springs
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00170.html (8,168 bytes)

257. Re: Badging blues (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:18:31 -0500
I'm no fan of pinned on trim. Stuff promotes rust by trapping crud and water, as well as often damaging the paint in the holes (if it was ever there in the first place). I'd go with Joe's suggestion.
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00186.html (8,088 bytes)

258. Re: Copper gaskets (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:10:42 -0500
Copper head gaskets come up on this group, so I figured I'd reply here as well as directly to the fella. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals react inversely to heat tempering. Rapidly cool a hot piece of
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00187.html (7,473 bytes)

259. Re: copper head gaskets (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:16:26 -0500
Actually, one of the nice things about a copper head gasket is that it is eminently re-usable. That's one its claims to fame over the standard composite gasket. And if you ever find a $40 copper head
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00191.html (7,284 bytes)

260. Re: copper head gaskets (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:45:53 -0500
Here's a few for you Fred. http://www.paeco.com/gasket.html http://www.headgasket.com/faq.html#q7 http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=2494 http://www.users.bigpond.com/mc251256/gaskets.
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00195.html (8,469 bytes)

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