If you but a big monkey wrench on the nut, rest the
handle end on the left-side frame, and hit the
starter,
the nut will unscrew.
That has always been my technique. Maybe someday
i will invest in the correct-size socket...
Doug
--- Michael ONeill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Would someone on t
I concur. Righty-Tighty, Lefty-Loosey
Joe
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To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Crank Shaft Pulley Removal
On 17 Dec 2006 at 21:44, Michael ONeill wro
On 17 Dec 2006 at 21:44, Michael ONeill wrote:
> Would someone on the list confirm for me which direction you turn the nut
> that holds the crank shaft pulley on the Spitfire engine.
Um, I pulled mine off a few years ago to check if the chain
tensioner was broken. (It wasn't.) IIRC, it was
Would someone on the list confirm for me which direction you turn the nut
that holds the crank shaft pulley on the Spitfire engine. Mine is frozen and
before I do any damage I want to make sure I know which direction it comes
off. The manual is no help. It just says to remove the nut. If it was a
Yes, add a few more pixels to that period, extending
in a line up and to the right, and it will correctly
convey what I meant.
Doug
--- Jim Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 17 Dec 2006 at 10:43, Doug Braun wrote:
>
> > Disconnect a wire from a spark plug and fix it
> > about 1.4" from som
On 17 Dec 2006 at 10:43, Doug Braun wrote:
> Disconnect a wire from a spark plug and fix it
> about 1.4" from some metal part,
Noo! If you have enough voltage to jump 1.4" then you don't want
to get anywhere near it Now, 1/4" on the other hand, that's a
horse of a different feather.
At 01:04 PM 12/17/2006 -0500, The Family Jefferson wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>... then began backing into the garage.
>
>Then she just stopped running.
>
>I have electrical power, the engine will crack, and fuel is getting to the
>single carb.
>
>Just no Bang.
Howard,
Like Doug Braun said, check for
Has anyone on the list purchased "Magnificent Obsession" by Jeff McNeal?
If so is it a good book to have?
Thanks,
Roger
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Disconnect a wire from a spark plug and fix it
about 1.4" from some metal part, and crank.
Look for a regular sparking. Then check from
the spark coil the same way, but you should see
4 times as many sparks.
Once my sister's Volvo simply refused to start.
it turned out to be that the distributor
I find it hard to believe that a Taurus could be old
enough to get tis cooling system clogged with rust,
unless maybe it ran its entire life on straight water.
But maybe some chunk of foreign material
got in the system somehow. Maybe some bit of plastic
that used to seal the top of an antifreeze j
Hi all,
Last weekend I had to move my 75 Spitfire out of the garage so my sons
Scouts could use the space for a project. When it came time to put her back
in I first took her down the street and around the block, then began backing
into the garage.
Then she just stopped running.
I have electr
At 10:14 AM 12/17/2006 -0600, John Chemers wrote:
>Please help, I have trouble with my ford taurus
>I have no heat in the car.
>I performed the following work:
> - flushed the colling system with a garden hose
> - replaced the themostat
>i suspect the heater core valve may be stuck closed or
Please help, I have trouble with my ford taurus
I have no heat in the car.
I performed the following work:
- flushed the colling system with a garden hose
- replaced the themostat
- confirmed the heater fan works at all speeds
- flushed the heater core with: liquid plumber, the works, oven off and
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