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321. Out of power: One more tip (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:37:42 -0500
One more tip: If your car uses one of those common in-line fuel filters, try to find a translucent or clear plastic one instead of a metal one. Then you can see how much crud has accumulated inside i
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00106.html (6,800 bytes)

322. Re: odd happenings (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:27:38 -0500
I had a "bang" form the rear end once, and it turned out that one of the rear shocks had busted: The upper eye had broken off from the end of the rod. It took a while to figure out what the problem w
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00151.html (7,118 bytes)

323. Re: Two things... (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:32:35 -0500
Here is another symptom: If the horn works when the key is NOT in the ignition, but it has problems when you are actually driving, the cause is almost certainly that little grounding strap on the fle
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00178.html (7,796 bytes)

324. Re: propshaft (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:35:23 -0500
For the later-model Spits with the CV-joint propshafts, there was a service bulletin recommending that the shaft be re-installed with the joint in the back. The reason for this was simply that it was
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00179.html (8,159 bytes)

325. Re: Two things... (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:56:32 -0500
On my '72 there is not a single grounding strap to the rack, but an eye terminal connected to a bunch of about 4 black ground wires, that come out of a larger harness. To lube the rack, you have to t
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00184.html (7,888 bytes)

326. RE: propshaft (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:23:09 -0500
I bet it's the trunnion joint (the joint with the plastic sleeves). I had the symptoms once, and it disappeared after I rebuilt the joint on that side. Doug Braun '72 Spit /// spitfires@autox.team.ne
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00188.html (8,141 bytes)

327. Re: propshaft (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:33:17 -0500
Sometimes the moving parts can be partly seized up, and if you simply try to wiggle them by hand, they will appear to be tight, but the higher forces of acceleration, braking, etc., can cause them to
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00189.html (8,277 bytes)

328. Re: 1980 Spitfire Manifold Removal: Chapter 2 (and why you (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:53:52 -0500
Get SU's! The manifold is shaped differently, and the studs and nuts are much easier to reach. You can have the carbs and manifolds off the engine in 10 minutes. Doug Braun '72 Spit /// spitfires@aut
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00203.html (7,640 bytes)

329. Re: Replacing D204 dist w/ D200 (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:10:30 -0500
The older distributor may have a proper vacuum advance instead of the oddball "vacuum retard" that the '72 Spits have. If so, you should NOT try to connect it to the vacuum port on the Stromberg carb
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00221.html (8,385 bytes)

330. Re: Brake drag (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:28:13 -0500
Probably nothing is wrong with your system. It is normal to have a light drag on the front brakes. If the front hubs and lug nuts are not too hot to touch after driving, I would not worry too much. H
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00233.html (8,569 bytes)

331. Re: Pertronix and D200 dists (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:18:36 -0500
Good question. I was wondering myself. It is odd, because the distributor take the same type of points, but Pertronix lists different models of the Ignitor for them. It would be nice to know the EXAC
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00237.html (7,798 bytes)

332. Re: engine mounts? (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:31:22 -0500
The engine is definitely NOT intended to be exactly centered on chassis If you cannot get the bolts, etc to all line up, I would suspect that your car has taken a hit once upon a time, and the chassi
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00238.html (7,758 bytes)

333. Re: The goldarndest thing! (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 18:35:08 -0500
It looks like the ball bearing that holds the stub axle in the differential disintegrated. That bearing takes all the outward thrust loads. In theory, you can replace the bearing without taking the e
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00274.html (9,184 bytes)

334. Re: molded carpets - all same manufacturer? (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:27:09 -0500
You carpets look really good. I cannot see anything in the photo that appears to suffer from non-moldedness. Do you have a close-up of rear of the tranny tunnel cover piece? That, of course, is the
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00290.html (8,385 bytes)

335. Re: Spitfire - one carb too rich (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:31:53 -0500
Also try this: Make sure fuel is delivered to the carbs under pressure (i.e. run the car for a few seconds or work the little priming lever of the fuel pump), carefully remove the piston chamber, the
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00291.html (7,826 bytes)

336. molded carpets - another data point (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:42:50 -0500
I got a molded carpet set from TRF about a decade ago. The molding is well-done, but the actual material is a sort of thin and cheap fuzzy material that seems to be glued, instead of woven, to a toug
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00292.html (7,454 bytes)

337. Re: Differential problem, cont. (was goldarndest thing) (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:21:14 -0500
If the circlip was present, it might have left a circlip-shaped pattern on the the bearing. Can you see any evidence of that? If there are no such patterns, and the groove on the shaft does not appea
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00301.html (8,383 bytes)

338. Re: 1 carb too rich (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:26:04 -0800
The float/needle valve work just like the corresponding parts on a flush toilet, trying to keep the liquid level constant. The level of the fuel in the bowl is the same as the level in the jet (when
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00328.html (7,969 bytes)

339. RE: More U-joint Frustration (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 06:48:51 -0800
Whatever you do, make sure that you are applying force squarely along the axis the cups. If you are pushing at an angle, the cups can get jammed at an angle, and gouge up the sides of the holes. This
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00341.html (7,563 bytes)

340. Re: Exhaust questions: paste, wrap, needles (score: 1)
Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:48:46 -0800
Warning: If you assemble clean stainless steel nuts and bolts and they get red hot (like exhaust headers do), they will essentially weld themselves together, and you will wreck them trying to unscrew
/html/spitfires/2003-03/msg00353.html (9,043 bytes)

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