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21. Re: fluids (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:06:40 -0500
According to my Haynes manual, the oil sump plus filter change requires 9.6 US pints. Cooling system, oddly enough, is exactly the same - 9.6 US pints of water/antifreeze (50/50 mixture). Tony Childs
/html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00653.html (7,138 bytes)

22. Re: Brake Master Cylinders, the good, the bad, and the ugly (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:04:31 -0500
Nolan, I have just rebuilt my Brake master cylinder for the second time in 6 years. I have used a rebuilt kit from MOSS (via the British Parts Connection) both times. What brake fluid have you been u
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00011.html (7,923 bytes)

23. Re: HS4 hardware (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:52:53 -0500
I got mine from Spitfire Spares in the UK. You'll find their site at: www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~alecks I think I paid about $15 for the manifold bracket & bellcrank and linkage. Tony Childs 72 Spitf
/html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00684.html (7,919 bytes)

24. Re: Dual SU pictures (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 14:16:04 -0400
Hey Joe, I've got the same setup on my '72 and I picked up the throttle cable bracket assembly from John Graves at Spitfire Spares in the UK. I think I paid about $15 including shipping. Tony Childs
/html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00304.html (8,601 bytes)

25. Re: Rimmer (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:09:28 -0400
Most definitely! I think it mentions that fact inside the front cover of the price book. Tony Childs 72 Spitfire - FK38809U
/html/spitfires/1999-10/msg00432.html (7,271 bytes)

26. Re: oops oil? (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:54:42 -0400
RIGHT! Ask me how I know. Tony Childs 72 Spitfire - FK38809U of
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00095.html (7,348 bytes)

27. Re: New carb setup (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:11:36 -0400
My setup is the complete '69 Spit manifold and PCV valve. It is pictured on page 83 of the Vicky Brit catalog SG.28. The valve is a friction fit in to the hole toward the rear of the manifold. Tony
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00096.html (7,617 bytes)

28. Re: Bronte Creek British Car Rally (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:57:01 -0400
of the decals near the bottom left of the International Triumph Spitfire Database Homepage. Try it at http://home1.gte.net/spitlist/index/html Tony Childs 72 Spitfire - FK38809U
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00396.html (8,608 bytes)

29. Re: Bronte Creek British Car Rally (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:32:08 -0400
Maybe the address has changed. How about it, Joe. What's the correct site for the Spitfire Database? Where did I go wrong???? Tony Childs 72 Spitfire - FK38809U this
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00420.html (10,136 bytes)

30. Re: Bronte Creek British Car Rally (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:36:32 -0400
Okay, but the dot and the slash are side by side on the keyboard! I was close! Click on the "Centercap Decals" section near the bottom of the page. Tony Childs 72 Spitfire - FK38809U Spitfire this
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00422.html (10,960 bytes)

31. Re: Oil coolers and rocker feeders (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:37:29 -0400
Craig, I may be mistaken, but I believe these are the holes through which the oil feed galleys tot he cam bearings were drilled, and then, as you speculated, the outer holes were "tapped and capped"
/html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00809.html (11,993 bytes)

32. Re: Reverse light switch on '72? (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 15:28:39 -0400
The one on my 72 MKIV is mounted on the top cover of the tranny (non-OD) - right where it should be. Tony Childs 72 Spitfire - FK38809U MKIV. but
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00178.html (7,295 bytes)

33. Re: Haynes manual differences (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:02:14 -0400
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it sounds like you sprayed water in to one of the oil galleys in the engine block! The plug near the fuel pump is in the oil galley. The plug, bolt, or somet
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00438.html (9,100 bytes)

34. Re: Towing Massachusetts area (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 16:57:38 -0400
Oh, but I beg to differ, sir! A Spit will fit nicely on the Uhaul auto transport! I used one a couple of times before I bought my current trailer. The only drawback to the Uhaul unit is WEIGHT! The t
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00591.html (8,926 bytes)

35. Re: SU Carbs (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:09:56 -0400
I'm going to be doing the same thing to my 72 later this summer. As far as the linkage is concerned, you need to get in touch with someone in the UK to sell you the bracket that was used on the late
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00592.html (8,546 bytes)

36. Re: Spitfire body mounting question (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 18:31:28 -0400
They are in the UK. Check them out at www.rimmerbros.co.uk. I've used them many times for parts which I could not locate stateside. Tony Childs' 72 Spitfire - FK38809U
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg00773.html (10,278 bytes)

37. Re: Brake Problem (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:05:44 -0400
Sounds like air in the brake lines to me. As you use the brakes, heat is generated in the system, and in turn, the air expands as if you were applying the brake. Try a thorough bleeding of the system
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01326.html (9,068 bytes)

38. Re: pedal pads (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 21:39:56 -0400
NO, Jim, the pads for the Spitfire 4 (a.k.a. MKI), MKII and MKIII are rectangular in shape where the MKIV and 1500 pads are more triangular (or trapezoidal?). And it's not just the pads - the metal p
/html/spitfires/1999-08/msg01384.html (7,166 bytes)

39. Spit part needed (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 22:57:40 -0400
Listers to the rescue! Anyone on the list have a spare Brake Master Cylinder cap to fit the early tandem unit for a Spit? This is the large round screw-on cap used on the MkIII and up until about FM4
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00286.html (6,595 bytes)

40. Re: Oil Filters (score: 1)
Author: "Tony Childs" <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 14:23:23 -0400
I have used the Purolator Pure One filter mentioned and had good results. The only problem I had with it was when I went to change it, the gasket, which appears to be some kind of red rubber, stuck t
/html/spitfires/1999-07/msg00619.html (11,626 bytes)

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