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181. Healey 3000 mk III (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Tue, 2 Jun 92 15:25:18 -0400; Well its finally happened. Long time ago I fell for those Healey 3000's. I found a 67 BJ8. The car is complete, but rusted. It can all be repaired. The worst part is the rear sheet metal, but the sel; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00040.html (7,102 bytes)
182. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 11:57:31 -0400; I don't why I missed it, but... You should be able to get a source for the beads by calling a machine shop. They use em' to blast cylinder heads clean etc. Come to think of it I have a bag in my gara; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00203.html (8,574 bytes)
183. cobra stuff (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 15:51:45 -0400; The tale I heard is that the chassis have VIN numbers. As a result he only has to meet 196- emission standards. He plans to put them together and sell 'original' cobras. Seems sort of fishy to me, bu; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00223.html (6,638 bytes)
184. horns 'n' stuff (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 11:33:31 -0400; About a week ago I was in the drive up teller line at a bank. All of the sudden this geo tracker in front of me just starts backing up. I didn't have enough time to get it in reverse, but I started s; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00393.html (7,073 bytes)
185. TR7 - perhaps a good deal (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 May 92 13:24:03 -0400; I saw a red TR7 pushed back into the weeds near my girlfriend's house. Apparently the car has been for sale for some time. It used to be mustard yellow and looks complete. The body, while pretty good; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00215.html (6,981 bytes)
186. 1500/1300 head swap (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 May 92 13:33:31 -0400; Does anyone know if I can swap the cylinder head from a 1500 spitfire engine to the 1296 engine? The reason I ask is that I have recently come into a 'spare' 1500 head. I know the head on my 1296 nee; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00268.html (6,952 bytes)
187. Ann Arbor (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Wed, 20 May 92 12:37:06 -0400; I live in Ann Arbor. I didn't think anyone would ever look for a car out here! What can I do for you? Woodruff@caen.engin.umich.edu; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00400.html (6,279 bytes)
188. ain't broke, I'm just fixin' it (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Wed, 20 May 92 12:55:58 -0400; This whole discussion (it isn't broken, I'm just doing some fine tuning/major tuning) reminds me of another issue. I have never been lost in my life. I have this un-erring sense of direction (can you; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00403.html (6,818 bytes)
189. cleaning body seams (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 May 92 21:25:11 -0400; I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about cleaning the seams of the body panels on my Spitfire. When I stick my hand down into the rear fender area and inside rocker panels, I'm findi; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00517.html (6,889 bytes)
190. VIN plates (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Fri, 29 May 92 15:39:16 -0400; Just my 0.02 worth on the I.D. plate. I had left my car on the interstate shoulder when it had broken down. A police officer stopped and looked it over. He couldn't find the VIN numbers and had the c; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00666.html (7,738 bytes)
191. rust prevention (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Fri, 29 May 92 15:58:24 -0400; don't they do something similar on steel hull ships? I think they use a sacrificial piece of metal which they let rust and therefore remove/ use up/involve some critical component of the oxidation p; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00669.html (7,180 bytes)
192. Spitfire fuel pumps. . . (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 14:01:17 -0400; I also have the 'boy its running too rich, I hope the EPA dosen't have a branch office near here' syndrome. I have 1296 engine and carb set up from a MK IV spit. I am using the fuel pump which was in; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00102.html (6,712 bytes)
193. Re: Weber and Oil Cooler, MGB (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 09:58:09 -0400; A bad oil pressure relief valve is a fairly serious problem. I think it is worth your effort to fix it. Generally they can be removed from the engine w/o difficulty. A good cleaning is usually all th; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00123.html (7,625 bytes)
194. misc. replies (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 11:33:11 -0400; A couple of things. First, i'm sorry if I haven't replied to many of questions sent my way recently. It seems I have to work every now and then. 1) I tried to put a spit 1500 gear box on a mk IV engi; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00316.html (8,366 bytes)
195. oils and break-in (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 22:42:38 -0500; I rebuilt a beetle engine once and put synthetic oil in. The rings never seated, and the engine used oil like crazy. In the end all I did was run quaker state 10w-40 and the problem cleared right up.; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00112.html (6,444 bytes)
196. Spit/GT6 conversion and s/n ratio (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 92 14:26:43 -0500; As you may recall I'm trying to convert my spitfire 1500 from the factory 4 cyl. to the GT6 6 cyl. engine. (which I then hope to stroke to 2.5 liters :-), some of us are never satisfied!). Apparently; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00195.html (7,456 bytes)
197. Spit/Gt6 conversion, 1500 engines (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 Mar 92 10:34:13 -0500; As a matter of fact, yes. The Tub will bolt on. You need to modifify the rear shcok mounts some. I have spoken with a few people who have done this conversion (GT6 to a Spit tub) and they seemed ple; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00212.html (7,585 bytes)
198. Spit/GT6 conversion (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 Mar 92 13:11:04 -0500; The problem is the increase in torque. Personally, I don't think the change from a 1.5 liter to a 2.0 liter 6 is going to cause that much trouble. I am further considering stroking the GT6 2 liter to; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00216.html (7,719 bytes)
199. GT6 parts wanted/Spit parts to unload (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 19 Mar 92 14:52:51 -0500; This is sort of a plea for help and/or generosity on the part of fellow sol'ers. I need a hood from a GT6 mark III. I have searched around Michigan for a good one, but I live in the rust belt. Most o; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00385.html (8,921 bytes)
200. Spitfire Differential/axle bearings (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Sun, 29 Mar 92 18:24:20 -0500; In the Spitfire trunnion housing there are two bearings. One is a large ball bearing that is immediately obvious when disassembled. The other a much smaller needle bearing. I think the premise is the; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00523.html (7,651 bytes)

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