I bought it, Saturday afternoon, went and looked at the 78 Spitfire, thanks everyone for responding on what to look for, it was a big help. Checked the car over, no rust...!!!! well actually there are two very, very light patches of surface rust on one of the fenders, some cracked paint, but that was it, thank California weather for that one. Hard top is in great condition, that will be great help for the Nevada winters. Car also has Overdrive, that works....woooo hoooo, shifts smoothly, the guy I bought it from also delivered it, this has to be the best $400 I've ever spent.
Problems I did find were as follows.... Car runs rich, it's not using the original fuel pump it has an electronic one installed, could this be the problem, could it be pushing too much fuel to the carb, or should I look at the carb first (adjustment, etc.)...??? Car needs three or four attempts before starting. One rear shock is bad, so I'm going to replace both rear shocks, no big problem there. The water pump has a small hole, It looks like a bleeder hole, after about 10 - 15 mins of running the car, some radiator fluid starts to leak from this hole, I take it this isn't normal, where do I start to trouble shoot this....?? Speedo and rev counter both don't work, I take it they run on the same cable, I haven't looked it up in the book yet, but that doesn't seem to be too much of a problem. Signal arm needs to be replaced, it's missing the end. And that's about it, a couple of cosmetic parts and I'm looking good and driving strong, then I have the hassle of registering it in a new state....hmmm Any advice, tips help etc. is greatly appreciated. Robert. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
