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101. RE: 100,000 miles (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:44:39 +0100; 140,000 and counting on Daffy... and I'm assuming that she hadn't been round the clock already when I bought her. James, you've got some catching up to do, but now Daffy has eased off to part-time wo; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00422.html (7,677 bytes)
102. RE: Bump induced steering (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:59:59 +0100; My first approach would be to check steering alignment - both front and rear. Any decent tyre place can do this for you - many will check for free, then charge you for adjustment if it is necessary.; /html/spitfires/2002-08/msg00424.html (8,822 bytes)
103. RE: Tyre Pressure (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:43:23 +0100; You can be damned sure that if your tyre shop didn't ask what pressure you wanted in your tyres, they will be pumped up to 30psi a corner - if not more. They will also have pumped them all up to the; /html/spitfires/2002-07/msg00010.html (8,961 bytes)
104. Dash parts for sale (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:02:53 +0100; I have just finished dismantling the dash on a from an upper bulkhead I acquired (purely because I need the windscreen surround), so I have a bunch of parts from a late UK 1500 available cheap to any; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00068.html (7,544 bytes)
105. RE: Slow RPM with Lights On x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:32:44 +0100; Most older cars (pretty much anything before the advent of EFI) will slow their idle when switching the lights on - the lights are a significant electrical drain, so the alternator has to work harde; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00075.html (8,573 bytes)
106. RE: Slow RPM with Lights On x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:57:32 +0100; ...I don't think the presence or lack of EFI or electronic ignition is a key factor....cars with computerized EFI usually have some sort of electronic idle control that can adjust the throttle settin; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00078.html (8,448 bytes)
107. RE: electric fan (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:48:41 +0100; I would suggest rigging up a test in your kitcken. Suspend the switch over a saucepan of water so that the detector part is immersed. Hook up a multimeter to the switch to read resistance. Slowly he; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00100.html (7,569 bytes)
108. RE: bumpers (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:13:04 +0100; Not speaking from any sort of experience, but I have my doubts that a painted bumper will look even remotely similar to a shiny mirror-finish chromed one, it may look more like a sort of matt silver; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00153.html (8,725 bytes)
109. RE: RE: bumpers (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:50:21 +0100; One time I heard about re-chromed bumpers being better than new ones currently on sale was from TRGB, who replaced the front bumper and one of the over-rider boxes for me after a speeding driver bru; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00157.html (8,532 bytes)
110. RE: Paging thearthursmith? (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:00:11 +0100; Looking through the archives it seems his e-mail address was arthurhsmith@compuserve.com. He sent his final message letting us know that he was signing off (without explaination) on Feb 3rd 2000. Whe; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00181.html (7,776 bytes)
111. RE: prop/drive shaft (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:53:40 +0100; I have written up the procedure to do this job - find it at: http://www.totallytriumph.net/dcforum/DCForumID45/26.shtml Hope this helps!! Have fun, this is one of my least favorite jobs... Richard &; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00201.html (7,660 bytes)
112. RE: A picture...... x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:47:28 +0100; There are some days that are perfect, where driving your Spit is the greatest thing on earth. These days make all the trials and triubulations worthwhile, because they disappear totally. This looks l; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00217.html (7,841 bytes)
113. RE: Seats upholstery (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:37:25 +0100; Newton Commercial (www.newtoncomm.co.uk) manufacture new original-spec covers and leather alternatives - it is their stuff that is supplied by most of the other dealers (e.g Rimmers and Moss). Alter; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00221.html (8,695 bytes)
114. RE: prop/drive shaft (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:27:20 +0100; I guess it's possible that the stiff UJ is the problem, but it doesn't seem that likely to me. The propshaft is pretty well aligned with the gearbox and diff in a Spit, and (unlike cars with a live; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00251.html (9,134 bytes)
115. RE: NEW TOPIC - Why did you buy your Spit? (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 12:57:01 +0100; Oodly, my introduction to old sports cars came as a result of leaving my job at Lotus. Yes, I was an engineer at the company making some of the most fantastic sports cars in the world, and I drove...; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00255.html (12,370 bytes)
116. RE: Spitfire-won't (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:51:12 +0100; I've had the same problem, with a much more mundane solution: Poor connection onto the battery! There is enough power to throw the solonoid, but when the starter motor tries to drain the huge current; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00277.html (8,021 bytes)
117. RE: Hello from a new list member! (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:40:41 +0100; Welcome to the group! It's always nice to have a new member join us; I hope Bluebell brings you all the fun you could hope for! Richard & Daffy ('78 Inca Yellow Spit 1500) -- Important Notice: The i; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00298.html (7,647 bytes)
118. RE: Idle & cooling (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 08:55:16 +0100; Everyone's gauge seems to read something different! It seems there is a lot of inconsistancy with the temperature senders. You can buy a 'radiator clear' product at your local car parts store (at le; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00329.html (7,699 bytes)
119. RE: Concourse condition (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:48:18 +0100; I would take it to mean "of a good enough standard to enter a concours Obviously this is still pretty subjective, I could enter Daffy into a concours competition, but I'd be unlikely to win even if I; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00336.html (8,687 bytes)
120. RE: Steering wheel - front end question (score: 1): Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 15:34:56 +0100; The steering wheel could have been re-fitted incorrectly, or it is possible the tracking was re-set without the wheel being fixed in the straight-ahead position. You should be able to get the wheel; /html/spitfires/2002-06/msg00340.html (8,688 bytes)

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