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61. RE: 1300 small journal bearings (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 13:37:05 -0400; The Israel-made bearings are undoubtedly made by "King": www.king-bearings.com Doug Braun I assume "County" is an importer/distributor. BTW, I recently had a near-death experience with a County-brand; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00075.html (8,613 bytes)
62. RE: 1300 small journal bearings (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:04:51 -0400; I don't really know. They fact that the exist at all is somewhat of a good point... Doug; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00079.html (7,691 bytes)
63. Re: It's alive...sort of (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 21:48:39 -0400; It is normal for a SU or Stromberg carb to stop working when you lift the cylinder. Doing so makes the mixture real lean. The lack of response from the front carb suggests that maybe it isn't working; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00086.html (8,097 bytes)
64. Re: Electrical system - lights - low voltage (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 11:08:22 -0400; Those bullet connectors on the ends of the wires and the little junctions they plug into can be really flaky. You need to check all of them. The 4-way junctions tend to crack internally and lose cont; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00088.html (8,868 bytes)
65. Re: Colortune video (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 23:50:06 -0400; I could never get a Colortune to work worth a damn. But your engine sure makes some interesting sounds! Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00150.html (6,505 bytes)
66. Re: Interrior Question (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:23:39 -0400; I redid my seats a couple of years ago with new foams and covers from Rimmer Bros. The covers were nice, but the foam pieces were not so good. The problem was that the foam along the sides of the se; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00012.html (9,243 bytes)
67. Re: Exhaust Downpipe Gasket (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:04:49 -0400; Lock washers are not particularly effective. You can find all-metal self-locking nuts that would probably work OK. They have a tight, slightly springy top part that makes them hard to turn on the stu; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00019.html (8,409 bytes)
68. Re: Exhaust Downpipe Gasket (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:44:40 -0400; I think the twin-pipe is the exhaust of interest. I have the stock US spec MK IV manifold and single pipe with three studs, and that joint has never given me the least bit of trouble as long as I can; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00022.html (8,275 bytes)
69. Spitfire article sighting (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:25:14 -0400; I was passing through Bennington, Vermont last weekend, and I stopped at the Hemming's Motor News store to get a copy of their magazine. The May issue has an article describing a home restoration of; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00050.html (6,323 bytes)
70. Re: Carpet Installation (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:14:58 -0400; For the large main piece, the tranny cover piece, and the pieces in the front footwells, you naturally need no glue at all. For the other pieces, I used ordinary 3M auto-grade spray adhesive. I found; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00071.html (8,269 bytes)
71. Re: convertible top install (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:29:08 -0400; The Porter/Williams "Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration" book has a good photo guide to top installation. I've never seen anything on the web, though. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00108.html (7,119 bytes)
72. RE: redrilled rear vertical links (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:11:29 -0400; Lots of people have had to replace their rear spring because it was sagging. I'm sure one of them would have sold the old one cheap... Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00121.html (8,531 bytes)
73. Re: Spitfire Dual Valve Springs (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:59:37 -0500; Are the lower collars hat-shaped stampings, or something different? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00005.html (6,642 bytes)
74. Re: strange OD problem (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:46:49 -0500; Why does the OD supply wire go to the ignition coil? There should be an extra terminal on the ignition switch for it. But I doubt that it the cause of your problem. Unfortunately I can't suggest anyt; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00016.html (8,915 bytes)
75. RE: strange OD problem (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:36:02 -0500; Unless, of course, somebody gets confused and connects it to the wrong terminal on the coil... Doug; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00018.html (7,402 bytes)
76. More on: RE: strange OD problem (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:37:15 -0500; Just occurred to me: If you had a ballasted coil, connecting accessories to the coil would be a disaster. Doug; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00019.html (6,694 bytes)
77. RE: strange OD problem (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:41:52 -0500; If you had a high-resistance connection between the chassis and the engine block, it might be able to carry the ground current of the ignition circuit, but not the additional current of the OD circui; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00020.html (8,265 bytes)
78. RE: strange OD problem (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:32:20 -0500; Good point. The OD connection may be a red herring, and the problem may really have nothing to do with it. Doug; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00023.html (7,816 bytes)
79. Re: Failing emissions (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:08:38 -0500; I would expect a compression test to reveal any valve or ring problems. I guess there could be a valve timing problem, but I cannot imagine how that would "just happen", without something being assem; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00028.html (8,736 bytes)
80. Re: more bushing discussion.... (score: 1): Author: doug@dougbraun.com; Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:13:47 -0500; A word of warning: Not too long after I got my car, I decided to rebuild the front suspension. The 20-year-old original bushings were ratty looking, but not falling apart. A year after that, the car; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00029.html (7,943 bytes)

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