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21. Temp gauge response (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:27:01 EDT; The Golden Globe Diagnostic excellence award goes to all of the geniuses who correctly pointed me to the "earth" circuit. Fortunately, I am bilingual and I went right to the ground circuit on the bac; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00154.html (6,432 bytes)
22. Leans to the left (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:33:10 EDT; While I am typing, I may as well visit this issue as well. Viewing my '71 from the rear, I can see a pronounced leaning to the port side of the HMS Spitfire. On recall, I seem to have seen a number o; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00155.html (7,117 bytes)
23. 1980 Spitfire frame (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:19:47 EDT; A local British roadster specialist has a straight, unrusted1980 Spitfire frame that he is about to send to the Spitfire heaven. It is just south of Boston. The body has quite a bit of the usual rust; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00487.html (6,817 bytes)
24. AMCO top (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:45:19 EDT; I bought a "new" AMCO top which had actually been in its box for about 20 years or so. The top is fine with the exception of the windows. They have a blue haze that does not seem to be on the surface; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00565.html (6,674 bytes)
25. Slowing down the rusting process (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:35:23 EDT; I have some rocker panel and misc. rust spots that I plan to have fixed next spring/summer. Is there anything that I can do to minimize the deterioration over the winter? I know the one about keeping; /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00885.html (6,556 bytes)
26. Testing horn. (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 09:44:57 EDT; The horn on my '71 spit stopped working a couple of months ago and I need to get it tooting for state inspection. The two horns now installed on the car are pretty old and nasty looking. I have two h; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00252.html (6,978 bytes)
27. Seat Foams (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 07:52:36 EDT; Everybody jumped on the Mega Tail Light issue and the seat foam question went nowhere. I am in the same boat re the seats. Every week, I vacuum large quantities of pulverized seat foam that has dribb; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00317.html (7,417 bytes)
28. Flunked my safety inspection (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 15:56:52 EDT; I just flunked my safety inspection on the "71 spitty. Unfortunately it is my driver and I cant be on the road til it is fixed. The crack inspection tech jacked up the front and found excessive movem; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00356.html (7,596 bytes)
29. Steve M and the magic Massachusetts Safety Inspection (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:09:33 EDT; Thanks for all of the comments and observations. I certainly agree that it is better to find out the faults before killing off a pack of nuns or school children or the like. I looked things over last; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00404.html (7,399 bytes)
30. autox re Alfa Romeo (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:12:44 EDT; I have no idea how I found this web site/news group or whatever it is. I am finding it very useful and wonder if there is a comparable entity for Alfa Romeos. My son just bought a 1983 Graduate Spide; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00543.html (6,656 bytes)
31. Ball Joint/Trunion and the Mass. Safety Inspection Fiasco (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:14:51 EDT; I put my new ball joints and trunion kit on the other night. It took about an hour and a half for the left side, about 35 minutes for the right side, and about 15 minutes to go back and fix the screw; /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00544.html (6,609 bytes)
32. Synthetic oil (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:58:29 EDT; When I first start up and when the engine is warm but not worked hard, oil pressure is 40 idle, 60 at 2500. When I come off the highway after 15 minutes of 3500 rpm in 4th, the pressure drops to abou; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00071.html (6,806 bytes)
33. Fwd: What the hell is going on? (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:08:12 EDT; --part1_fb.6f57e11.26780acc_boundary Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <SMatson802@aol.com> From: SMatson802@aol.com Full-name: SMatson802 Message-ID: <78.68912f1.2677fa33@aol.com> Date: Tue,; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00467.html (7,521 bytes)
34. What the hell is going on? (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:08:58 EDT; This morning my '71 is running along just fine. Not a ton of power, but runs up to 5000 rpm briskly. All of a sudden it will only go to 4000 rpm. It does not miss or sputter, just runs smoothly at 4k; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00468.html (7,155 bytes)
35. Regarding "what the hell" (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:21:49 EDT; Thanks for all of the good suggestions. All had at least a shred of I called the guy in VT from whom I buy most of my parts and he suggested looking at the carb diaphragm. Pulled the top off the carb; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00497.html (6,911 bytes)
36. What the hell is going on? epilogue (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 20:55:58 EDT; My crack parts supplier got the replacement diaphram to me overnight and I had it installed in less than 5 minutes. You all were right about the low degree of difficulty. Now, the really interesting; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00564.html (6,799 bytes)
37. irrational temperature gauge (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:20:02 EDT; My '71 spit has strange goings on with the temp gauge. It stays in the very lowest very small section of the coolest area most of the time. Occasionally, it goes higher but rarely and then only to ab; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg01057.html (7,139 bytes)
38. Waist seal installation. (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 09:06:30 EDT; When the inner and outer waist seals are installed, is it necessary to remove the windows and all of the crank paraphenalia? If not, how much do you have to remove if anything and do you need any spe; /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg01180.html (6,904 bytes)
39. Starter problem (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 08:47:46 EDT; My starter "releases" too early. Just as the engine starts to fire, the starter disengages. Not too much of a problem in warmer weather, but in winter, it was very difficult to get the thing going. I; /html/spitfires/2000-05/msg00575.html (6,517 bytes)
40. Re: clutch (score: 1): Author: SMatson802@aol.com; Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:25:11 EDT; I'm an old fart and not particularly strong, but I can pick up the trans with bell housing without herniating myself. Probably weighs less than 75 pounds. I took mine out of the car without pulling t; /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg00117.html (7,372 bytes)

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