- 1. Re: Mourning . . .Silver lining! (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:34:02 EDT
- Hi folks! You may remember that my Mk.3 was totaled on July 16, and, as would be expected, I was mightily bummed out. Well, every cloud does have a silver lining. I got lots of $ from his ins. co. An
- /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00132.html (7,699 bytes)
- 2. '70 Mk.3 seats (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:17:01 EDT
- Hi all; After the '67 was wrecked on 7/16, I've turned my attention to the new '76 TR-6 I bought yesterday, and to my son's '70 Mk. 3. The '70 is a weird year, it seems to be a cross between a Mk. 3
- /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00316.html (7,207 bytes)
- 3. Compressor size (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:23:01 EDT
- Hi fellow Spitophiles; I'm in the market for an air compressor. Sears has a good sale for a 33 gallon, 150 PSI, 120 volt, machine, putting out 8.6 SCFM @ 40 PSI, and 6.8 @ 90 PSI. My question is will
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00052.html (7,616 bytes)
- 4. Re: Compressor size (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:21:48 EDT
- I checked that catalog, too. I think that it'll be fine. I realize that I'll have to go slow with things like sandblasting, and I'd rather have a big hulking 2-stage, 220 volt machine, but the extra
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00064.html (8,110 bytes)
- 5. Re: Compressor size (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:08:49 EDT
- The cost of running the 220 V line is just the cost of the wire, which I've already got, and the 220 V breaker. I can run and wire it. Space is not a big issue in my garage. Money is the big deal. I'
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00085.html (8,350 bytes)
- 6. Re: Compressor size (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:15:33 EDT
- I want to thank everybody for their comments, I really appreciate it. I'll try some of the farm supply stores near me, look in the want ads, and see what I can come up with. After all, the Sears mode
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00086.html (8,258 bytes)
- 7. Re: Compressor size (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 14:15:38 EDT
- Hi all; Well, for me, the discussion is moot. I was going to a New Jersey Triumph Assn. car show in Hohokus (great name, huh?) NJ, but got there too early (wasn't in the Spit, still no water pump), a
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00131.html (7,944 bytes)
- 8. Re: Compressor size (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 13:24:09 EDT
- I stand corrected. I should know better as I've lived in the area for 33 years. Brian /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http:
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00141.html (7,530 bytes)
- 9. Re: NEW TOPIC - Why did you buy your Spit? (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:20:49 EDT
- I've loved sports car since I was 5 or 6 years old. My brother was nine years older than me and was a car freak as a teenager. He was into Formula One, Le Mans, and sports cars. I learned that love f
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00244.html (11,883 bytes)
- 10. Idle & cooling (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:08:09 EDT
- Hi folks; I replaced the water pump and temps sender on my '67 Mk. 3. Prior to replacement, the sender worked intermittently, but, when it worked the temp was in the 1/3 to 1/2 range. I got a new one
- /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00310.html (7,377 bytes)
- 11. Oiling trunnions (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:31:27 EDT
- Hi fellow Spitters! I've been off-line for several months after moving, but I finally got my computer modem hooked up. There have been many posts over time about how best to oil the pesky trunnions o
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00431.html (7,300 bytes)
- 12. Re: Oiling trunnions (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 20:50:16 EDT
- Not to worry, there's no chance that the trunnions have grease in them, since I rebuilt them 6 months ago Brian /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorc
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00462.html (6,686 bytes)
- 13. Help! (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 19:47:40 EDT
- Hi guys; I've got two problems. 1. The left hand side wheelbox's splines are stripped on the '67 Mk3. I can remove the wheelbox from my '70 Mk.3, but the wipers on the '67 go from left to right, when
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00541.html (7,212 bytes)
- 14. Re: Help! (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 22:10:24 EDT
- I already called Spitbits, and Nigel says they're out of them for now. Do you think that a regular auto parts store would have arms that would fit temporarily? ( I tried the one from my other '70 ca
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00544.html (6,935 bytes)
- 15. Re: Help! (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 22:39:34 EDT
- You are a prince among men! The passenger side is relatively straight, but the driver's side has ~25-30 degree bend up. I'll measure them tomorrow and Ill also try to get a digital photo, if I can.
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00545.html (7,136 bytes)
- 16. Re: Help! (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 19:09:29 EDT
- One word: Rain-X! >> Yeah, I thought of that. Brian /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00575.html (6,966 bytes)
- 17. Cooling Question (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 21:26:33 EDT
- Hi folks; Recently, I found that the 6 psi radiator cap was not holding pressure. Went to the local NAPA store to get another, but wasn't sure if the 13 psi or 6 psi was right. He looked it up and hi
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00578.html (7,536 bytes)
- 18. Re: Cooling Question (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 19:08:36 EDT
- Thanks all. The leakage appears to come from the thermostat gasket, not the pump. I'm going to fit the 7 # cap and try it out and see where the water comes from. Thanks, Brian /// spitfires@autox.tea
- /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00589.html (6,959 bytes)
- 19. Re: Which is older? You or your car? (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 16:42:57 EST
- My Mk. 3 is a '67, I'm a '54. Brian Yarborough /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
- /html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00277.html (7,139 bytes)
- 20. Re: Spitfire tires, help (score: 1)
- Author: BrYarboro@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:59:20 EST
- Congrats! Its great to get it out on the road. What year is your Spit? The older cars, like my '67 Mk.3 had no synchro in first, the only way to engage the gear while moving is to double clutch, whe
- /html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00232.html (7,482 bytes)
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