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161. Re: Intermittant stalling (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:10:13 -0400; I recommend chucking that trouble-prone electronic pump and getting a nice reliable stock mechanical one. :-) Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00728.html (8,510 bytes)
162. Hardtop Headliners (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 10:42:00 -0400; I am planning to replace the ripped-up headliner in the (non-original) hardtop I have on my '72. The car's interior is all black (and the body is Pimento). Does anyone have any idea what color the h; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00730.html (6,698 bytes)
163. More arcane hardtop headliner questions (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:23:58 -0400; My MK Iv parts book shows two styles of headliner for the hardtop: A cloth one that has three metal ribs, and some sort of more rigid one that does not use ribs. The footnotes say that the second on; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00757.html (6,939 bytes)
164. Re: Choke conversion (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:43:12 -0400; IU think the word you are looking for is "carburetional" or maybe "carburetic". Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00760.html (7,588 bytes)
165. Re: Choke conversion (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:50:53 -0400; A tip: With the carb installed, remove the dashpot cover, piston, and needle. Shine a light and look straight down into the jet (the hole where the needle goes). You should be able to see the fuel le; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00762.html (10,137 bytes)
166. Re: Truing OE steel wheels (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 15:24:10 -0400; Many years ago, my '76 AMC Hornet had a bad shimmy at highway speeds that balancing would not cure. I eventually needed new front tires, and the guy at the tire place finally noticed the out-of-round; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00783.html (8,013 bytes)
167. Re: waist seals (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:53:53 -0400; Last winter I installed two new seals from TRF. They were not the same, though. They looked identical at first glance, but one had thicker and stiffer rubber than the other. I got the impression that; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00840.html (8,486 bytes)
168. Re: Crankcase pressure in 72 spit (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 16:54:28 -0400; On my '72 at least, the carb is supposed to suck in the fumes from the valve cover as well as suck air from the carbon canister. If there is too much gas being blown out of the valve cover, it will b; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg01002.html (8,268 bytes)
169. Re: Driveshafted, Part 2 (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 10:51:09 -0400; I've been following this thread, but I'm confused. Have we been talking about the "soup can" style of joint that was used on 1500's? I have a spare splined shaft, but it is very conventional and simp; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00268.html (8,402 bytes)
170. Re: Re: wire wheels (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 10:56:05 -0400; In my wire wheels, all the spokes attach to the rim at the outside edge, where the inner part of the tire bead seats. Is it possible to have these wheels de-tubed? If too much stuff were to be appli; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00269.html (10,626 bytes)
171. Water pump variations (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 11:31:41 -0400; I got a NOS aftermarket water pump on Ebay ($44, a good deal!). It was said to fit '71 to '74. It matches the one on my car (a '72), except that the pulley diameter is bigger. My current (non-origin; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00274.html (7,087 bytes)
172. Re: eBay funnies (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 13:57:57 -0400; It's that work that little girls shriek when a little boy waves some disgusting bug, worm, etc., in their face: AEIOU!!! AEIOU!!! Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00283.html (7,212 bytes)
173. Re: eBay funnies (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 14:03:11 -0400; grep "a.*e.*i.*o.*u" /usr/dict/words gives: adventitous facetious sacrilegous The last one may or may not fit your requirements... Doug Braun '72 Spit At 01:08 PM 6/9/00 -0400, SJagGo@aol.com wrote:; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00284.html (7,284 bytes)
174. Re: Diff, O/D and Gearbox Oil Leaks (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:33:52 -0400; I rebuilt my OD tranny, replacing the gaskets, etc., and it has leaked ever since. The oil seemed to be pretty much everywhere. Much later, when I had the cover off to fix a broken wire in the OD cir; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00309.html (7,539 bytes)
175. Re: Swingspring differences? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 23:26:22 -0400; Just because VB sells one part for both doesn't mean the factory did the same! The aftermarket spring manufacturer(s) may not have bothered to make two almost-identical spring models. TRF lists two d; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00324.html (8,096 bytes)
176. Re: Bumps a plenty (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 23:34:30 -0400; The hood, doors, etc. can make a lot of noise going over bumps if the hinges, latches, bumpers, etc., etc. are worn or out of adjustment. Also maybe some of your body-frame mountings are not right. T; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00327.html (8,136 bytes)
177. Re: t/r 3 fuel pump (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:48:44 -0400; There is just NO WAY the lobe for the fuel pump could have worn away. Compare the loading and forces of the fuel pump with one of the valves that the camshaft also drives! Personally, I think that re; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00354.html (8,285 bytes)
178. Re: Diff, O/D and Gearbox Oil Leaks, as well as loose cars (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 10:09:09 -0400; Buy a big assortment of Nyloc nuts, so you will be less tempted to re-use them instead of replacing them. Possibly a PO replaced some Nylocs with ordinary nuts (e.g. the hood latches)? Perhaps judici; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00372.html (9,443 bytes)
179. Re: Swing spring / camber compensator (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 11:28:12 -0400; This sounds sort of like how a roll bar works. Would a rear roll bar give the benefits of the camber compensator? Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00377.html (8,820 bytes)
180. 515,573 (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:15:12 -0400; I have a head with part number 515573 stamped on it. Can anyone look this up and tell me what model it is from, and hopefully the compression ratio? From the valve sizes, it appears to be a MK III o; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00551.html (6,480 bytes)

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