Glenn is right,
I had it backwards, evidently it's a matter of
vaccum pressure over the bridge/venturi and not a
matter of needle taper recession that increases fuel
flow.
Disregard my bassackwards description.
But according to several searches I just did,
"racers use very light oil or none
While it's preferable to get the car running as soon as possible, I have
rebuilt several engines and at times it has taken some time to get them
started and I haven't seen any ill effects on the cam. PROVIDED:1) you
use a cam break-in/assembly lube 2) you prime the oil pump to build
pressure i
The purpose of the damper oil is to keep the pistom from rising too
quickly and leaning the mixture out. When the butterfly valve opens
under acceleration it causes a greater vacuun to be applied to the jet
causing more fuel to flow while the damper prevents the piston from
rising immediately
I forgot to add, ask anyone that knows John or has raced against him and the
answer will always be the same, he gives it his "all" "FT"
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I can think of none better than right here on this list Mr. R. John Lye, his
shop is located in Standardsville about 1 hour from Fburg., he is very
familar with Jags and has restored quite a few to concours condition, he and
his partner "Chip" are not good they are very good and the best part of i
Sorry, after I reread my post I realized that I forgot to mention the
pertinent details. The overdrive is a J Type from a 77 Spitfire. The
other parts are also from 1500's. I do have an ok rear bumper from a
mkIV.
Sean
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Everyone,
I'm inquiring on behalf of my father. He's looking for a body
shop that is comfortable dealing with an older British Car (Series three
XKE) to do some work repairing rust and straightening the bonnet. If
anyone in that area has any names, ideas, etc. I and he would appreciate
t
Anyone in the area (MD, DC, VA) that might be interested in a Spitfire
OD Transmission, driveshaft, and mounting plate, contact me off list for
info. This would need to be picked up. I also have a slew of other
parts available, e-mail me with inquiries (These I can ship). I figure
I would offer
SU's are a constant depression carburettor.
Not to be argumentative, but I believe that the higher
the viscosity, the leaner the mixture on
accelleration.
The dash pot piston creates less resistance (constant
down force) with a thinner liquid.
Racers tend to empty the dash pots, as an empty das
I am about to have my Spitfire motor rebuilt and I have a few questions that
may be nitpicky or not, but have me nervous.
I have read, several times and places, that, if you install a new cam, the
motor has to start right away or the new cam will not break in right.
When I get the motor rebuilt, I
I always use engine oil. The heavier the grade the richer the mixture
when you accelerate. Some folks use lighter oils. Normally I use 20W50
in my spitfire. Even when I used to own a Triumph in the UK and the car
was kept outside and the temperature dropped below freezing that was
what I used
Terry Thompson replied:
> TR2/3 parts, from what I understand are getting rare.
> But MOSS still has a catalog that encompasses them...
>
> http://www.mossmotors.com/
>
> Look for "TR2-4a" catalog. I believe it's online too.
>
> The Roadster factory has something called "The
> glovebox companion f
Hi all, I need a wiring diagram for the 70 GT6 I just picked up ASAP and
don't have the factory manual yet. Can someone that has the factory book for
the 70 scan just the wiring diagram to a jpeg and send it to me? Pretty
pleease?
:)
Thanks
Bill J
68 GT6 V8
70 GT6+ (stock)
67 Intern
those pins can be a real #%$! to get out...i think
i ended using a small nail to tap & drive out the
little pin..having to simultaneously hold in the
door panel made me feel like i was in the circus
for a few moments...
richard
colorado
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> From: "David Tem
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From: "David Templeton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: Window Winder pins removal
> Hi all,
>
> I just did this task last Sunday and forgot to respond. I had bought a
panel
> remova
Hi all,
I just did this task last Sunday and forgot to respond. I had bought a panel
removal tool for my truck, you know the kind, it looks like a screwdriver
with a forked tip. You are supposed to use it to put around the panel pins
to pull them out of the door.
Well, I thought this was going
Does anyone know what part to wire between the ind
lite term and the sense term. That way only have one
wire to battery?
Somewhere I heard it was a 10 ohm resistor.
Don
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Just a quick note, I got one door done today.
http://www.justdrive.ca/2002/04-06/
Used a screw driver to hold down the black plastic piece and pushed the pin
out. The question now is will I ever be able to reassemble the pieces :)
Also the door panel is a mess. I figure I will be rebuilding all
Unless you're going for originality (concourse), I
would ditch the mechanical fan. Not only do the
friction sleeves get worn and allow the fan to fly-off
into the radiator, but they rob a lot of valuable
horsepower from our measely engines. Mike Lewis just
wrote a very laborious (I mean detailed a
Luke, Joe et-all - thanks much for the info, it was a combination of things
actually. Joe sent a note off line and with his info I got a lot more
agressive with the carb and found two things. 1st there was a small bit of
what may have been carb body metal in the port (hose side) and 2nd, inside
t
You may find that an intensive degreasing/decarbonization will reveal the
port in the manifold.
When I was tuning up my father's Mercedes 350SL one year (he bought it after
a long period of neglect), I found the exact same problem, no vacuum
whatsoever at the port in the bottom of the throttle bod
TR2/3 parts, from what I understand are getting rare.
But MOSS still has a catalog that encompasses them...
http://www.mossmotors.com/
Look for "TR2-4a" catalog. I believe it's online too.
The Roadster factory has something called "The
glovebox companion for TR2-3". I'm not sure what it
has in
Great. One of the reasons I went to the electric was our fan clutch was
seized after sitting for 10 years. The electric option was much cheaper as
I went to local auto grave yard and found the prelude fan
Happy MK3 ing this summer.
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From: "Livia I. Haasper" <[
Hi Tim and Tami,
thanks for responding. Unfortunately we didn't have the original fan for the
Spit, but hoped to use the Hyundai fan instead.
We went with the easiest solution and decided not to have the fan clutch
installed, thus giving us the necessary clearance. We also wired for an
auxiliary e
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Scott A. Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>http://www.hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk/Spitfire%20Estate.jpg
>It looks like a Mini did something it shouldn't oughta done to that
>Spitfire's mother!
My wife has just come home, and seen what I
Hi All - on my '69 MK III, the Dual SU carbs have me scratching my head !
The vacuum port on the front carb (only vacuum port on the set-up) does not
have any vacuum what so ever when the engine is running.
I have had an ongoing problem of timing with the car ever since I bought it
and only just
I have a question regarding oil for the SU carbs. What oil is suitable for these
carbs. I live in Calgary and thus the driving temperatures will vary from 0C to ~
35C. The car is now equipped with twin 1 1/4 carbs. This is the last item I need to
address before start up. A winter of toil i
Anybody got one? I am gathering parts for a future
project. I need the one for the old style head with
the ports that are all in a row like on a 1600.
Thanks,
Dave
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On the other hand:
http://www.hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk/Spitfire%20Estate.jpg
I've certainly seen worse...
ATB
It looks like a Mini did something it shouldn't oughta done to that
Spitfire's mother!
Scott
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Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael
>Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, T. .R. Dafforn
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>>>Is your hard top for an estate?
>>
>> Now
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael
Hargreave Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, T. .R. Dafforn
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>>Is your hard top for an estate?
>
> Now there's a conversion that I really don't want to see!
On the other hand:
http://www.harger
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