- 1. Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Kaufman, Bob" <bkaufman@laquinta.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 07:44:48 -0500
- Folks - had a problem yesterday w/ my 76 spitfire that has me baffled. After degreasing the suspension components and spraying them off with water, I went for a ride and the temp. quickly shot up to
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00291.html (8,364 bytes)
- 2. Re: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:22:30 -0400
- Hi Bob, Two things come to mind. Perhaps you simply got the temp sender wet, causing its resistance to change, in turn causing the gauge to read differently. Second, 3/4 on the gauge is the normal re
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00292.html (9,356 bytes)
- 3. Re: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 07:26:26 -0700
- Check your thermostat. If it's closed -- and won't open -- you'll quickly overheat as you've described. Best wishes, Jeff in San Diego '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones" '68 LHD Spitfire Mk3 fram
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00301.html (9,464 bytes)
- 4. Re: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
- Date: 17 Oct 2000 05:07:53 -0500
- There are a number of things that could cause a high temperature reading - check each until you have a solution: Dodgy voltage stabiliser - this is a little box, that should be hanging off the back
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00325.html (9,693 bytes)
- 5. RE: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Kaufman, Bob" <bkaufman@laquinta.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 06:01:34 -0500
- This high temp reading the other day was very weird. No problem today. I did have to adjust my timing since it wasn't even close. All other areas you mentioned checked out except, I didn't check the
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00327.html (10,452 bytes)
- 6. RE: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
- Date: 17 Oct 2000 06:51:53 -0500
- Glad to hear your high temperature problem has disappeared! Could just be co-incidence, could be water reducing the resistance between the temperature sensor connector and earth, who can tell now? As
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00330.html (8,078 bytes)
- 7. RE: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:28:11 -0400
- I have a mechanical oil pressure gauge and a Smiths clock in my Spit.. Originally the oil pressure gauge was mounted to a little bracket hanging under the driver's side package shelf,next to the dash
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00334.html (8,218 bytes)
- 8. RE: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@pop.xs4all.nl>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 19:02:32 +0200
- I put my oil pressure gauge right in the middle of the dash. See http://www.xs4all.nl/~ekieboom/spit/spitrepair11.jpg Cheers, -- Eric Kieboom - The Netherlands 1976 Spit 1500 - Original Java Green ht
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00348.html (8,117 bytes)
- 9. Re: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 23:18:43 -0500
- Bob Kaufman asked: and/or I moved my headlight switch to the left of the steering wheel and installed a (matching) Smith's voltmeter in the center between the temp and fuel gages (same as the picture
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00366.html (8,725 bytes)
- 10. Re: Question from a new owner (score: 1)
- Author: "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 13:48:22 -0500
- Actually, Bob, to my own personal taste, it looks pretty cool, but I am admittedly kind of a gauge nut. To the purist, however, I suspect the gauges-in-the-ashtray might seem overly obtrusive. FYI, I
- /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00401.html (10,318 bytes)
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