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21. Cam bearings for 1500 (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:24:42 -0600
I am now well into the rebuild of a 1500 for my brothers MG Midget and since the block will be hot-tanked I need to do something about the cam bearings. Does anyone out there know of a source for ca
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01528.html (7,788 bytes)

22. Another 1500 rebuild question (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 07:44:03 -0600
I was checking the specs for the 1500 engine in my Haynes manual last night, before I order the pistons. The bore on the block I'm rebuilding measured at 2.902", but the Haynes manual list two bores
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01550.html (7,062 bytes)

23. 1500 Cam - issue resolved! (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:11:44 -0600
I called the machine shop again this morning and found out that what we had was a 'failure to communicate'. They thought there was a babbeted or pressed-in bearing in the block, which would get ruine
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01562.html (6,810 bytes)

24. RE: Cams and bearings - again (sorry!) (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:57:42 -0600
The holes in all the block are all the same. You can use a early 1300 cam with your 1147 engine, but you may want to check the grind on the cam. If you are building a mild street engine, just choose
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01606.html (7,358 bytes)

25. RE: Oil pan sealant - permanent gaskets (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:45:41 -0600
I'd go for that! If we can come up with something like that you can put me in for a half dozen of each! (two cars with four engines and a couple for spare &:o) ) Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 150
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01629.html (6,668 bytes)

26. RE: Oil pan sealant (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 07:52:04 -0600
According to my Viky-Brit catalog all Spit engines use the same oil pan and valve cover gasket. Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle) 'Black holes, where God
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01660.html (7,686 bytes)

27. RE: Oil pan sealant>sorry about the commercial content following. (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:01:48 -0600
I'll second that! But if that is the case, there is a product made by Permatex that will work. I'll have to get home to my garage to get the name off the can. It comes in a aerosol can and comes out
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01666.html (7,599 bytes)

28. RE: Oil pan sealant Inquiring minds (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:38:34 -0600
If it would help, I could get a tracing and dimensions of the oil pan and valve cover gaskets and send them to you. I do not have the gasket set for the engine rebuild I am doing yet, but I should h
/html/spitfires/2000-03/msg01671.html (7,677 bytes)

29. RE: Humiliating Experience (on the lighter side of a dangerous incident) (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:15:18 -0600
In the years that I worked as a mechanic, there was more than one time that someone came into the shop complaining about 'clicking' or 'banging' noises coming from a wheel at slow speeds. What was fo
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00015.html (9,286 bytes)

30. RE: Hub nuts -- the debate rages on (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 15:33:30 -0600
The only thing I can suggest is a 'crow-foot' (don't know the technical name) of the appropriate size. These look like the open end of a combination wrench with a 1/2" square drive hole instead of a
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00045.html (10,075 bytes)

31. RE: Hub nuts -- the debate rages on (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 14:24:58 -0600
Excuse me sir. Can I be excused? My brain is full. Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle) 'Black holes, where God divided by zero......' At the risk of starting a fla
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00073.html (9,239 bytes)

32. Looking for a rebuildable 1500 (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 07:51:13 -0600
After tearing down my spare 1500 engine this past weekend, I find myself in need of a good block. The spare turns out to have been repaired after it threw #3 rod (welded just behind and below the di
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00142.html (7,439 bytes)

33. RE: disposables (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:47:55 -0600
Unfortunately when I try to use these they tell me the closest site is in Gainsville,GA. I'm in Des Moines IA. Must be something wrong with the Iowa site. Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 '80 F
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00158.html (7,040 bytes)

34. RE: brake Drum small Screws: How to get them loose ? (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:49:03 -0600
Check at you local auto parts or tool store for an 'Impact Driver'. This looks a little like a screw driver but you hit it with a hammer. Hitting it causes the bit to twist and it will loosen these
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00219.html (9,207 bytes)

35. Alternative oil pump for 1500 (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:09:53 -0600
I've heard that a GT-6 pump can be used in a 1500 engine. Does anyone out there know if this is true or has someone done this? Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 'Black holes, where God divided
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00230.html (6,667 bytes)

36. N.A. Spitfire Club (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:53:28 -0600
Count me in! A virtual club is about the only one I can attend. It's a long way to anywhere from central Iowa and the Iowa British Car Club seems to have fallen apart. Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfi
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00452.html (7,714 bytes)

37. 1500 block - Big Thanks! (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:37:24 -0600
A big thanks to all who responded to my call for a 1500 block last week. I literally received responses from "coast to coast and border to border". Although I had a lot to choose from I managed to fi
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00469.html (6,773 bytes)

38. RE: 1500 head modification questions and others (kinda long) and getting longer (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:55:02 -0600
Drilling out the oil gallery feeding the center main and rods #2 and #3 is documented in the Triumph Spitfire 1500 Competition prep manual. It is intended to increase the oil flow to rods #2 and #3,
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00969.html (8,848 bytes)

39. RE: 1500 head modification questions and others (kinda long) and getting longer (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 10:39:25 -0600
I don't know this for a fact, but I've heard that this engine design started as the 848 cc. Almost doubling the displacement without redesigning the engine is sure to cause problems down the road. (
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00974.html (7,528 bytes)

40. FW: 1500 oil pump (score: 1)
Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:54:59 -0600
My brother and I have been working on the 1500 oil pump issue, this is what he got from the MG Midget list. I will forward on info as I receive it. Thanks, Paul Mostrom '77 Spitfire 1500 'Black holes
/html/spitfires/2000-02/msg00977.html (7,232 bytes)

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