- 61. Re: Black Plastic Spitfire Dash (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:55:58 -0500
- The green light to the left of the speedo is your turn signal indicator
- /html/spitfires/2000-02/msg01151.html (7,543 bytes)
- 62. Re: What is it? (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:55:18 -0500
- I have never seen these. Do they fit on '79 Spits? Where exactly do they go and what do they look like. Patrick Bowen -- Original Message -- From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net> To: <wizardz@toad.ne
- /html/spitfires/2000-02/msg01152.html (7,641 bytes)
- 63. Re: Nitrous Oxide (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:12:39 -0500
- Dayton, the spit engine is actually a hardy engine that can take almost anything you throw at it. As long as you have a good strong engine to start with (which a good spit engine is) you sould be fin
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00075.html (11,764 bytes)
- 64. Re: Real Fear (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:02:45 -0500
- Fred, I have been there and done that. My heart goes out to you.. You should be glad that you could not open the hood. I made that mistake in a '88 Ford Escort to have it erupt in flames when the air
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00124.html (7,960 bytes)
- 65. Re: dash veneer (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 18:55:57 -0500
- The one thing to note here is make sure you get a waterproof contact cement, not all of them are. Patrick Bowen is the year for plywood?
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00167.html (8,854 bytes)
- 66. Re: Nitrous Oxide (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:43:51 -0500
- Joe, another neat feature on the S2000 that might cause concern is that most high rpm cars and race cars have short piston travel while the S2000 has a long piston travel. What this means is not only
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00214.html (11,261 bytes)
- 67. Bleeding Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:48:50 -0500
- Here is an idea, maybe someone has already done this. Why not make a remote bleed location? Have a line run from the clutch up somewhere on the firewall where you mate it to a fitting and put the ble
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00215.html (7,055 bytes)
- 68. Re: Can I afford a bead blaster? (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:14:36 -0500
- Jeff, I am not sure the difference between bead and sandblasting - other than the media. I do know that I paid $45 for my sandblaster (probably still paid to much). I have seen sand blasters that you
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00301.html (9,620 bytes)
- 69. Re: Spits on TV (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:20:43 -0500
- Actually, the Triumph home page on team.net (i think) has every known show with a Triumph in it. (that they know about anyhow) Pretty good site. Patrick Bowen working brother
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00302.html (7,600 bytes)
- 70. Re: Rear drum off! New problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:31:20 -0500
- jeff this one is easy, use a 1/4 inch extension from your ratchet set, backwards, put a socket on the other end and place the socket into your ratchet. It will work great, If you understood what I me
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00349.html (8,311 bytes)
- 71. generators vs alternators (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 22:33:24 -0500
- OK, all this talk of generators has me wondering (through my ignorance) exactly what is the difference between a generator and an alternator? Patrick Bowen
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00405.html (6,347 bytes)
- 72. Re: Electric fan (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 22:33:48 -0500
- I have not checked it out yet, but have been told that Volkswagens have a similar switch that will fit. If that is not an issue there are all types that attach to the fins of the fan. Patrick Bowen a
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00486.html (7,570 bytes)
- 73. Re: YOUR CARS (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 23:26:14 -0500
- Don't know if you meant all the cars I have ever owned, but here goes. 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlas LS 1981 Toyota Diesel Pickup - great truck till I rolled it 1973 GMC 1500 Pickup 1986 Pontiac Grand AM 19
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00566.html (8,011 bytes)
- 74. Project coming along!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 22:03:05 -0500
- Well, I don't have any questions to ask of the list, just a status report. My frame off restoration of my '79 Spit is coming along nicely and just reached a major step. After two weeks of heat guns,
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00619.html (7,570 bytes)
- 75. Rear Brakes Again :( (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 22:11:11 -0500
- Well I mentioned this about a month ago and let it go since I had bigger fish to fry. How ever I am tr ying to get the drums on my rear axles and am hating it. I think Ihave surmised the problem and
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00779.html (7,778 bytes)
- 76. Re: Rear Brakes Again :( (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:49:31 -0500
- I should of clarified these items to start with. Yes everything is adjusted all the way in and the E-brake is not even connected. Has anyone ever heard of them being overlined before? patrick Bowen -
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00792.html (7,738 bytes)
- 77. Re: Rear Brakes Again :( (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:38:27 -0500
- Yes, I am absolutely positive that everything is backed 100% out 'er in, well you know. I just completely rebuilt the entire suspension and brakes they look factory new and have no doubt that I have
- /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00853.html (9,393 bytes)
- 78. Re: Diff pinion nut removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:39:02 -0500
- Huw, that is only the case with later spit diffs starting around '78 or so when they switched to the collapsable spacer, on earier spits you can torque it down. On the collapsable spacer if you torqu
- /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00334.html (9,913 bytes)
- 79. front hub grease seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 11:51:08 -0500
- I am currently rebuilding my front axles and have one simple question. The felt front hub grease seal, can it be reused. it looks fine (just greasy). I am losing the desire quickly to replace every b
- /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00335.html (7,083 bytes)
- 80. help non lbc- but car related (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick Bowen" <pabowen@mediaone.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 18:48:44 -0500
- I am working on a GMC S-15 with a 4.3 liter v-6 for a friend and am having some trouble finding the exact problem. The engine runs awful (104,000 miles) makes clanging noises while starting up. It wa
- /html/spitfires/1999-12/msg00341.html (7,856 bytes)
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