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161. RE: messy startup - need advice (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:09:04 -0500
Of course not. The problem is that it's probably to far advanced and the hot cylinder is igniting the gas, that's why they call it Dieseling But once you turn the ignition off, there is nothing to b
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00634.html (7,565 bytes)

162. Dizzy Cap (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:03:20 -0500
Drove my 71 to the office this AM. Went out to show one of my coworkers my handiwork under the hood. I noticed some black looking stuff under the dizzy, wiped some of it with my finger. It was carbon
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00665.html (6,808 bytes)

163. Plugs (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:19:46 -0500
Just bought me some new Bosch Platinum I'm running the Mallory Chrome coil with ballast. I have had the head shaved .020 Running the original Stromberg carb. Have a long Flow header installed with Mo
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00673.html (7,187 bytes)

164. RE: Plugs (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 14:36:06 -0500
Thanks guys. I am going to go to about .042 They are set at .032 out of the box, but my old way of sticking the blade of a screwdriver in the gap and giving it a good twist is going to ruin these plu
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00676.html (8,644 bytes)

165. RE: Plugs (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:28:11 -0500
I gapped them to .042 and installed last night. Drove it to work this AM, seems to run much smoother than the old Deutsch plugs. Since I shaved the head I can't get the timing anywhere near 8 degrees
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00701.html (7,649 bytes)

166. Eruo Auto Festival (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:58:45 -0500
Thought I would post this to the list and see if I could get anyone to come down for some Southern Hospitality http://www.euroautofestival.com/ Craig Smith 36 Pelham Ridge Drive Greenville, SC 29615
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00704.html (6,398 bytes)

167. RE: waist seals (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:35:47 -0500
I bought a rubber "Kit" from Vicky-Brit. I installed the waist as well as the fuzzy's. I have had a major job of getting the glass back in the tracks after the rebuild. Is there a Right side vs left
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00842.html (9,021 bytes)

168. Master Cylinder (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:39:24 -0500
Man I am going to pull the little bit of hair that I have left out !!! I have had a problem with the pressure warning switch, I removed the guts and plugged the cross over piece. I did this due to th
/html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00989.html (7,065 bytes)

169. RE: Shocking shifting (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 08:44:42 -0500
Y'all try this... I speak from experience ! Short pants, sitting on a concrete floor, grab the "Hot" big brown wire under the dash, hold the connector in you hand, make contact with the inside of you
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00035.html (8,959 bytes)

170. RE: Engine setup Problems (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:39:30 -0500
It's counter clock wize Phil and Benjamin, Well, the three things necessary for an engine to run are fuel, ignition and compression. If you have fuel and spark, the only thing remaining is compressio
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00266.html (10,184 bytes)

171. Fuel (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:19:25 -0500
I was tooling around this weekend in my 71 and I was at a parking lot of a local adult beverage seller when a fellow came up in a custom crotch rocket. I think it used to be a Kawasaki, anyway, the e
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00396.html (7,693 bytes)

172. RE: Swing spring / camber compensator (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 08:24:48 -0500
Looks to me that we are talking about a street ride and a track ride on a car that standing back looking at it, isn't the smoothest riding thing on the road to start with . By the fact of putting one
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00440.html (9,928 bytes)

173. RE: Swing spring / camber compensator (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:36:28 -0500
The two are doing the same job. The Z-Bars we were working with in the 60's looked like a Z and had to be twisted to pre load them in the installed position. If they have since changed it's my mista
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00448.html (8,581 bytes)

174. Horn Relay (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:08:20 -0500
Could someone send me an e-mail version of a drawing for the purple wire attachments for the horn relay for my 71 Spit ? Orientation is important because the relay has an odd number of connections Cr
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00463.html (6,466 bytes)

175. Replacement Tops (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:37:29 -0500
Got a question for my 71 Spit What are the major differences in a Crown Top vs. a Robbins ? Craig Smith 36 Pelham Ridge Drive Greenville, SC 29615 800/692-2323 ext. 2105 864/234-1020 fax e-mail: crai
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00719.html (7,310 bytes)

176. RE: Replacement Tops (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 12:58:18 -0500
The Robbins are twice as much, they also have a Tickford for $300.00 It's one of those things, if it cost more it must be better ! WRONG most of the time But I don't know Can't comment on Robbins, bu
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00727.html (8,784 bytes)

177. RE: Replacement Tops (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 13:19:04 -0500
This car is not left outside, it is garaged all the time, I don't need one good enough to make it through a hard winter. I need on just for the summer showers and the semi cold in SC. There is always
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00730.html (10,373 bytes)

178. RE: How's this for anti-theft? (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:51:23 -0500
I like the Anti-Theft thing that James Bond had on that Lotus... The white one that also was a submarine. But the problem is you can only use it once. Spitfire at the back of a parking lot, under a s
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00868.html (11,926 bytes)

179. RE: How's this for anti-theft? (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 09:58:43 -0500
I might have a reason.. When I was young pup I would take my fathers 71 Pontiac down the road at 50 MPH and shut the ignition off for just a few seconds and then turn it back on.... Made a REAL nice
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00875.html (8,807 bytes)

180. Door Latch (score: 1)
Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:01:44 -0500
It was good weekend to drive. My son found out about black seats and the conductivity of 95 degree heat and direct sunlight on a 71 Spit seat. He said he won't wear shorts far a bit. I hope the scar
/html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00991.html (6,754 bytes)

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