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21. Re: Perma-fix for loose OD gearshift knob? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:17:03 -0400; Are you also tightening the truncated-inverted-cone-shaped chrome piece just the knob? Here is how I replace the knob: screw the chrome piece down as far as it will go. Then put on the knob, and scre; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00052.html (8,372 bytes)
22. Re: Spit shell wanted (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:02:42 -0400; Actually I read once, in something reasonably authoritative (a real hardcover book, not on the Internet), that the gas tank WAS meant to stiffen up the rear of the body. Otherwise, they probably wou; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00085.html (6,752 bytes)
23. Re: Today's stubborn car part: back of the ragtop (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:04:22 -0500; It sounds like some careless PO has buggered up the threads in those little net-plate things in the body. I hope you are not trying to use the wrong size bolt! Be sure that the PO has not accidentall; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00089.html (9,050 bytes)
24. Re: Today's stubborn car part: back of the ragtop (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:01:10 -0500; Unfortunately, the only thing the PO saw in the hardware store was coarse I got my top hardware a number of years ago from The Roadster Factory. I am in the process of going over a '31 Ford Model A s; /html/spitfires/2005-10/msg00092.html (8,202 bytes)
25. Re: Lost OD (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:01:10 -0400; Probably. I have learned one thing from experience: Since the O/D wiring is so hard to get to, it is very important that be of the highest quality. If it's made with any cheapo crimp-on connectors of; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00031.html (6,981 bytes)
26. Re: Lost OD (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:49:47 -0400; Trick question! I believe the later ODs do not have a relay at all. For the older models (like mine), it is mounted next to the horn relay, on the upper front of the firewall. Doug P.S.: If you are t; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00034.html (7,146 bytes)
27. Re: Lost OD (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:09:09 -0400; You might want to remove the solenoid, ground it, and make sure the plunger extends forcefully when activated. Also look at whatever it is supposed to be pushing in the case. Myself, I have an origin; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00036.html (7,649 bytes)
28. Re: Ignition problem solved - now new problem (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 23:48:41 -0400; I bet the coil is still good. Either one of the other new parts was defective, or you made a mistake installing them. You can check a coil fairly well by measuring the resistance of the primary and s; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00038.html (8,308 bytes)
29. Re: Triumphs in Movies (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:11:44 -0400; While we're on the subject, don't forget these: http://www.dougbraun.com/pix/greek_spit1.wmv http://www.dougbraun.com/pix/greek_spit2.wmv Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00069.html (7,390 bytes)
30. RE: Hose to nowhere on valve cover (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:42:36 -0400; The best solution would be to connect the hose to the intake manifold through a PCV valve, which regulates the flow of the "blow" into the manifold. Perhaps there is a flat spot on the manifold that; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00078.html (7,448 bytes)
31. Re: Browns Spitfire/ Electric Gremlins (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:21:04 -0400; I have a stump of a melted green wire in the harness going to the ignition switch that has been there since I bought the car 14 years ago. The funny thing is, everything electrical on the car works; /html/spitfires/2005-09/msg00080.html (7,007 bytes)
32. Re: Water temp gauge - reads hot (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:10:23 -0400; First of all, disconnect the wire at the sender, and see if the gauge reads Then go buy a $25 digital voltmeter that reads ohms, and measure the resistance between the sender terminal and the block.; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00009.html (8,194 bytes)
33. Re: Speedometer rebuild (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 09:18:50 -0400; Here is a place I have heard of for a long time (no experience with them, though): SMITH'S speedometers and tachometers rebuilt for British bikes, 1940s to latest, chronometrics our specialty, many a; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00024.html (6,845 bytes)
34. Re: Vacuum Advance (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:09:45 -0700 (PDT); That "low tech method" can be very useful at times. To diagnose a problem without lots of fancy test equipment, you have to be willing to use all your senses, and a surprisingly large number of body; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00039.html (6,849 bytes)
35. Re: The trunk that won't close (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:05:56 -0700 (PDT); Some random ideas: 1: Put little bits of modeling clay (play-doh) on the striker and close the lid, to see where things are contacting. 2: Or try using a white board marker on the plastic striker. (S; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00043.html (7,055 bytes)
36. Re: Pressure Differential Warning Activator (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 12:58:20 -0700 (PDT); The bore always gets pitted in these. Maybe a place that re-sleeves brake cylinders (Apple Hydraulics or White Post Restorations?) could re-build it, but it would not be cheap. Here is what I did a l; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00045.html (7,638 bytes)
37. Re: Spitfire Mk1 Question (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:24:23 -0700 (PDT); This book probably has more photos of the early Spits than any other: Triumph Spitfire and Gt6: A Guide to Originality by John Thomason You can see it listed at Amazon.com. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00047.html (7,101 bytes)
38. Re: Mk III Running Problems (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:41:34 -0700 (PDT); Is the car really overheating,or is the temp gauge a bit wacky? My advice: Fix any overheating problem before worrying about what is happening to the carbs. 1: Test the thermostat! Are you sure it is; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00051.html (7,614 bytes)
39. Re: Mk III Running Problems (score: 1): Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:30:00 -0700 (PDT); Do you mean the ones in front of the radiator, or behind? (or both?) But I am wondering: The worst case scenario for cooling seems to be when you are stuck in traffic, and only the fan is supplying t; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00056.html (7,285 bytes)
40. Anybody familiar with this transport company? (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:53:24 -0400; I'm considering having a car shipped with a company called "D&G Auto Transport". They advertise in Hemming's and ship cars cross-country from their base in Missouri. Has anybody heard of them or use; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00071.html (6,621 bytes)

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