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121. RE: Coil confusion (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 06:25:38 -0500
Not all 12v coils are the same. They come in three distinct varieties. One runs on 12 volts, and that's it. One runs on 6 volts, and requires a ballast to do this (this is the common oem type). One r
/html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00058.html (9,107 bytes)

122. Re: Rubber Bushing Removal (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:47:07 -0500
Vice and two sockets. Use one socket that's larger then the bushing that the metal of the a-arm can rest against. Use a second socket that's smaller then the metal hole the bushing is in. Place it ag
/html/spitfires/2003-12/msg00080.html (8,523 bytes)

123. Re: Gearbox question (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 07:44:46 -0500
The gears are always engaged, what you're hearing grind are the teeth on the synchro. Most likely a worn 1st gear synchro or fork was used. You can remove the cover to look in and see. Regardless, re
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00021.html (8,896 bytes)

124. Re: Heavy Duty Spring (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:42:18 -0500
If you've already replaced the leaf spring a couple of times to no avail, replacing it yet again isn't going to suddenly fix the problem. You've got to find out why the car is sitting this way. Twist
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00024.html (7,866 bytes)

125. Re: Delco CS130 alternator operation (triumph application) (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:15:16 -0500
The CS130 does not wire up the same as a 10SI. While you can make it work that way, you are not fully utilizing it. The attached web page may help you some in your wiring, as may the links it contain
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00058.html (7,787 bytes)

126. Re: Stromberg Carb Question (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:16:07 -0500
Yes, ensure the vacuum ports are not blocked. -- The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally pri
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00059.html (7,154 bytes)

127. Re: Carb choices (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:33:05 -0500
On a stock street engine, the downdraft carburetor, complete with a nice operating choke circuit, is vastly superior from a driveability perspective over the performance oriented side draft Weber. In
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00060.html (7,699 bytes)

128. Re: Update on spitfire Gearbox (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:03:42 -0500
If you mix bell housings between a single rail and a three rail box there is a fouling of the actuator rod in at least one of the combinations. Don't remember off hand which way it is, but it sounds
/html/spitfires/2003-11/msg00126.html (7,345 bytes)

129. Re: Question about wheels (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 06:30:40 -0400
The MG wheels you are thinking of are the MG-F. This a currently manufactured car that is not available in the US. You are not going to find any wheels from them in a junkyard here. TR-7 wheels are t
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00000.html (7,766 bytes)

130. Re: Tach Repair (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 09:35:33 -0400
http://www.tractorforum.com/users/bg/proofmeter/proofmeterrepair1.htm This is a very good repair page on the Ford tractor "proofmeter", better known to the rest of the world as a mechanical tachomete
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00004.html (7,975 bytes)

131. Re: Fuel Pump pressure (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 08:02:32 -0400
If the diaphragm were to stiffen with age, that could result in higher pump pressures. Never seen that actually happen, but theoretically it's possible. Howsomeever, as I recall you initially started
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00028.html (9,217 bytes)

132. Re: Fuel Pump pressure (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 10:13:54 -0400
You're right, I had the actuation reversed when I wrote that. Thanks for catching it. higher it's I wonder how this is possible? The diaphram is driven by the spring, which in turn is loaded (compres
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00031.html (8,533 bytes)

133. Re: Which Bumper to use? (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:52:49 -0400
Any squaretail body bumpers are quite compatible with your car. The rears simply bolt on. The fronts can be simply bolted on, but with a little work can be more neatly fitted on, and even use any of
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00054.html (7,610 bytes)

134. Re: Spitfire GM Alternator woes - (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:21:01 -0400
Sounds like you've either got it wired up wrong, or you've got a problem with your ignition switch. Here's a wiring diagram of the 10Si Delco alternator http://mightymo.org/public_html/images/Project
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00086.html (7,726 bytes)

135. Re: Check Those Bolts! (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:05:16 -0400
That standard has been changed, at least in the aviation industry. Nylock nuts are safe for re-use, provided the plastic insert is present and in good shape. -- The information contained in this comm
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00094.html (7,474 bytes)

136. Re: too much fuel pressure? (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 06:02:55 -0500
A replacement pump is just as likely to have excessive pressure as your current replacement one does. It's a well known problem with replacement fuel pumps. Though over pressurizing a DGV is a little
/html/spitfires/2003-10/msg00171.html (7,745 bytes)

137. Re: GT 6 Drivers door glass needed!!! OOOPS!!!!!!! (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 05:51:33 -0400
I think it had to do with the US use of safety glass. I've got a number of sets of early to late GT6 doors and the glass is the same for all of them. As is the vent assembly. Got several hatches as w
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00020.html (8,801 bytes)

138. Re: Spitfire gas vapor line (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 06:03:59 -0400
Going from memory here on my 1980, as the valences are no longer The line has several clips on it, of the press through type. As in attaching by having the clips being pushed through holes in the val
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00134.html (7,938 bytes)

139. RE: Swing Spring? (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:28:20 -0400
Actually, a swing spring Spitfire is a dandy cone runner. Many use them, and do just fine with them. Mine has a stock slightly sagged rear spring, cut down GT-6 front coils. I've got nearly zero body
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00153.html (9,107 bytes)

140. Re: Fitting new shocks (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:30:33 -0400
Some of the shock bushings are just plain oversized for stuffing into the frame tabs of a Spitfire. I've had decent luck using liberal applications of spray silicone and putty knifes to get the bushi
/html/spitfires/2003-09/msg00154.html (8,690 bytes)

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