- 61. Rocker Feed Kit (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 11:53:16 -0400
- I installed the rocker feed kit on my '78 1500. I've recently uninstalled it. Not so much because of the reasons others mentioned, but because it leaked - where the braided steel meets the fitting th
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00111.html (7,523 bytes)
- 62. 1/18 Spit models (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:45:33 -0400
- Well, I found one at the local Big Lots. In black. Really wanted a red one. Before I take it all apart for a repaint, anybody got an extra red one and is willing to swap even for a black one? This ha
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00183.html (6,801 bytes)
- 63. carb conversions (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:55:37 -0400
- To the lister who wants to change his CD150 for dual SUs (sorry I forgot who it was): Others may disagree, and I'm always interested in more educated opinions than mine, but if you have a 1500, then
- /html/spitfires/2001-08/msg00465.html (7,263 bytes)
- 64. SU parts (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:27:24 -0400
- Hi List, Would someone please tell me where I can buy SU parts? I have a pair of HS-4s and am seeking needles, needle valves, jets to fix some fuel leaks and, hopefully, get it running right. Thanks,
- /html/spitfires/2001-07/msg00293.html (6,834 bytes)
- 65. Another old roadster in the greater Wash. DC area? (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:48:45 -0400
- Someone (sorry I've forgotten who already) just mentioned an old Triumph roadster they saw along Rt. 301 in MD. 5 or 6 years ago when I used to travel 301 from Rt. 50 all the way down to Richmond, VA
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00369.html (7,819 bytes)
- 66. comments on your photos (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:41:18 -0400
- To Chad, who posted the very good "before" shots (I rarely see photos that are that detailed, yet identifiable), answers where I can and some comments/advice if I may are embedded. I doubt your muffl
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00399.html (11,986 bytes)
- 67. cylinder head re-torque (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 12:53:06 -0400
- Ok, so I read about the car needing the new head gasket because the DPO didn't properly torque or re-torque the cylinder head bolts following the rebuild. Since I'm just now getting my car back on li
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00675.html (7,186 bytes)
- 68. Spit 1500 - Joys and Sorrows (sorta long) (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 09:18:27 -0400
- Well, it's only been 4 years or so that I've been trying to get this thing running in my copious "free time". It would run, but not well. Last week, I had inquired about re-torqueing the head bolts b
- /html/spitfires/2001-05/msg00763.html (9,600 bytes)
- 69. SU questions on a Spit 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:35:38 -0400
- Hi List, Well, after many months of not having time or heated garage to tinker with the Spit, I finally got out there this past week as the weather warmed up. After a short battery charge, it fired r
- /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00584.html (9,240 bytes)
- 70. Triumphs in the movies (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 10:22:20 -0500
- Years ago, I saw on late night cable some european movies where there was a great chase/road race (?) scene between a Spitfire and TR-6 down this windy, right at the edge of the ocean (I think - migh
- /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00239.html (6,931 bytes)
- 71. Weber DGV vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:16:30 -0500
- When I installed a DGV on my 1500 back in '86, I just routed the crankcase vent from the valve cover to the charcoal canister and left it at that. Had to replace the canister a few years later, but w
- /html/spitfires/2001-03/msg00780.html (8,285 bytes)
- 72. SU questions (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 13:09:44 -0500
- Hi list, I've been lurking for quite a while, and, in fact, belonged to this list once before, several years ago. Since there's been a lot of talk about SUs and jets recently, I thought I'd mention/a
- /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00131.html (7,802 bytes)
- 73. no fan o' fan clutches, either (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 10:35:22 -0500
- Another alternative is to simply do what I did - throw away the entire fan/clutch assembly and install electric fans. Why have the engine working to spin all that weight? I got two fans (pullers) fro
- /html/spitfires/2000-11/msg00537.html (7,056 bytes)
- 74. under-bonnet brace (score: 1)
- Author: "George Parker" <ygpz4re@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 11:06:00 EDT
- Hi List, I have a '78 Spit that I'm trying desperately to get running again (but that's too long of a story for here and now). I was on this list a couple of years ago and got some great assistance f
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00446.html (7,968 bytes)
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