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1. Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:07:35 +0100 (BST); I took Saskia for her first MOT since I've owned her yesterday and she failed! Some of the things that she failed on seem somewhat suspect, although I think she was having a bit of an off day, which; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00329.html (9,786 bytes)
2. RE: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Chris De Wet <DeWetC1@sapo.co.za>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:02:18 +0200; My condolences John . Chin up old chap . Better luck next time . Kind regards . Chris de Wet . PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa . '56 TR 3 ( TS 10795 ) + '64 Spitfire 4 Mk 1 ( FC 25680 ) . Pr; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00331.html (8,452 bytes)
3. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:45:18 -0400; Hazards on Spitfires get easily fouled, so it's entirely possible they work intermittently. Repeated actuation of them helps. Headlights can certainly be adjusted by you easily enough, but they canno; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00338.html (9,270 bytes)
4. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Bill Gunshannon <bill@cs.scranton.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:43:47 -0400 (EDT); Sure they can. All it takes is a flat, level surface like a concrete garage floor or a driveway and a vertical surface like a wall. Used to be done all the time. Of course, if the testing place is p; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00339.html (8,622 bytes)
5. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:34:26 -0400; You can very well adjust headlights to throw light where you want them that way, sure. But you cannot get them aligned to the specific x and y axis locations that the testing facility will use to det; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00342.html (8,807 bytes)
6. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:25:52 +0100; Dear John, Sorry to hear about Saskia. MoT Testing Stations vary a lot, as do MoT Testers. Carly had a brand-new MoT when I bought her, and frankly should have failed on four major items (tyres, sill; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00347.html (13,014 bytes)
7. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:55:44 +0100; Nolan, I think you mean the driver-side wiper? For some reason I can't figure out, UK Spits have their wipers configured as for a LHD car, despite being RHD - so it's the RH (i.e. drivers side) wiper; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00349.html (8,785 bytes)
8. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:03:07 -0400; Yes, that's the side I meant. Perhaps I should call it starboard? :-) Though that could change the MOT inspectors opinion of having the starboard side wiper sitting up high, as it could then interfer; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00351.html (8,612 bytes)
9. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:49:30 -0400; Go get yourself a copy of the April 2001 edition of "Practical Classics" (There is a pretty red Herald coupe on the cover) Scott /// /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00356.html (11,197 bytes)
10. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:00:50 +0100; Hi John Bummer Not uncommon, can also be the indicators stop working after the hazards are used. Yep, unless the adjuster is siezed, or the pannel has been eaten by tin worms! Easy, slacken the lockn; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00364.html (12,905 bytes)
11. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Phillip <metaz76@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:58:27 -0400; Thanks to the help of the list I finally found my electrical problems, well most of them any way. With the tip that a list member gave about tightening the fuse holders I was able to get the lights t; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00365.html (8,932 bytes)
12. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:15:59 +0100 (BST); I did quite a bit of fiddling with Saskia yesterday and I think that I have solved most of the MOT failure problems. I managed to borrow my neighbour's ramps, so much easier than faffing with jacking; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00449.html (11,356 bytes)
13. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:11:53 -0400; I also got a colortune kit, so I am going to tune the With SU HS2's, you fill a little at a time, and test the depth by putting the damper rod in. You should meet resistance when the cap is roughly 1; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00451.html (11,264 bytes)
14. Re: Saskia fails her MOT! (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:56:55 -0400; If you put a bit too much oil in the carb dashpots, the excess will leak between the inner and outer cylinders that surround the damper piston, and make its way onto the carb throat and into the engi; /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00460.html (8,987 bytes)

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