- 321. Spit Names (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:55:34 -0700
- How about 'Spittles' as we're always drooling over all that lovely sheet metal. :) -Vegaman Dan -66/69 Spitui! ________________________________________________________________________
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00973.html (7,328 bytes)
- 322. Re: ?new vacuum advance units for delco distributors on Mk3 ? (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:14:16 -0700
- Sounds like a good time to snag the unit off the distributor, copy down the numbers on the critter and take it all into a good auto parts store like NAPA or BAP/GEON. I remember from my time behind t
- /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg01124.html (8,832 bytes)
- 323. Re: Jacking Safety WAS: RE: Front Spoiler (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 16:25:11 -0700
- I no longer use ramps in any case due to another horror story. Back working on Vega's, my father was under the car positioning the transmission while I was inside the wagon's cabin helping to jockey
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00141.html (7,953 bytes)
- 324. Spits out on the town (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 20:07:49 -0700
- And on Wednesday, I parked my Freightliner in the median strip to make a delivery, but in order to do that I had to cross the street. Darn traffic... it's bad enough that I have to wait to make it ac
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00148.html (8,659 bytes)
- 325. Re: Hauling Service (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 22:08:40 -0700
- In order to make things easier, it's obvious you just need to leave all your spare parts behind locally so you can fit more cars in the trailer. Now who will you give all those surplus parts to in Se
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00208.html (8,048 bytes)
- 326. RE: Wooden dash refinishing (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 09:25:43 -0700
- One of the biggest reasons not to use a solid piece is moisture/warpage. A single piece has the grain in only one direction and is prone to warpage later on. Even if you seal it 100%, it will eventua
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00336.html (9,756 bytes)
- 327. RE: Wooden dash refinishing (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 09:28:24 -0700
- Wooden Chisel. That's the only way I know of. -Vegaman Dan -66/69 Spitui ________________________________________________________________________
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00338.html (8,872 bytes)
- 328. Re: new mg (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:04:31 -0700
- No no no... if you were rich, you could buy up more Spits! And build a huge hangar to hold them in. Heck you could start the Spitfire Parts Inventory Tech center, a mammoth center that picks up old S
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00412.html (9,178 bytes)
- 329. Re: new mg (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 10:23:56 -0700
- Well, if you could have all the Spits you could ever want in one spot, why would you even bother with a MG? :) -Vegaman Dan -66/69 Spitui! ____________________________________________________________
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00417.html (9,156 bytes)
- 330. Re: Your Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 17:12:34 -0700
- Folks REALLY get confused when they look at my railroad motorcar. I've got levers and buttons and knobs all over the cast aluminum control panel in the middle of the engine cover. One lever for the b
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00584.html (8,862 bytes)
- 331. RE: Crude Prices (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 09:08:52 -0700
- One thing I've never figured out is why gas costs more in the city versus out in outlying areas. It costs more to transport further away from the refinery so it should be cheaper in town, but it isn'
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00711.html (8,320 bytes)
- 332. Re: Strange charging issue... STILL Not Fixed! (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 18:59:00 -0700
- My best guess is that something is mis-wired either on the alternator or the voltage regulator and the field coils aren't being energized when the key is on. Could even be discharging the battery the
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00730.html (7,958 bytes)
- 333. Re: Mark II vs 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 09:52:00 -0700
- Well of course any sane person would take a free Miata. Just think how many Spits you could buy after you sell off the Mazda! ________________________________________________________________________
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00776.html (9,266 bytes)
- 334. RE: Strange charging issue... FINAL Analysis (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 09:59:57 -0700
- You didn't notice if the piping around the brim was falling off and the size adjuster in back didn't work, did you? *snicker* -Vegaman Dan -66/69 Spitui! _____________________________________________
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00829.html (7,829 bytes)
- 335. Re: Coil.... To Ballast or Not To Ballast.... (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 11:05:38 -0700
- Disconnect the current coil (which is probably gone anyways) and check the voltage from terminal to ground with the key on. It should be around 8-9 volts dc. When you crank the engine, it should read
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00888.html (8,416 bytes)
- 336. Re: Body filler (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:00:12 -0700
- Most of the glazing putties on the market today are lacquer based, both the red and grey types you see on the shelves. These are all finely ground particals suspended in the lacquer carrier. The deep
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg00981.html (9,476 bytes)
- 337. Re: One more reason to Love Spitfires (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 12:06:56 -0700
- My Lumina with the 3.1L V6 apparently must have spark plugs, but I'll be darned if I can find them. There are some plug wires coming out of one niche and disappearing into others. Everything is hidde
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg01031.html (8,376 bytes)
- 338. RE: other suppliers (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 09:11:25 -0700
- BINGO! It is indeed the Distributorless ignition system. However in the early models such as mine, there are two coils that each handle three of the six cylinders, but they are buried behind the engi
- /html/spitfires/1999-05/msg01061.html (8,230 bytes)
- 339. Re: GAS!! (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 19:58:03 -0700
- Fuel's hovering around $1.29-$1.42 in the Seattle area, but that's from low of $0.89 just a few weeks ago! I visited San Diego last weekend and the cheapest fuel I could find was $1.89. Bleah! ______
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00196.html (8,376 bytes)
- 340. Re: Air Cleaner Bolt Shearing (score: 1)
- Author: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:11:28 -0700
- One way to determine if the bonnet is indeed putting pressure on the air cleaner is to put a good coating of petroleum grease or other >different< colored grease on the air cleaner's surface and then
- /html/spitfires/1999-04/msg00425.html (8,154 bytes)
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