Overlooked the last part of your message. I find that using 3rd gear with
OD around town at speeds of around 40-45 mps is a good compromise and helps
keep the rpm in the right range.
Joe
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From: Greg Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
Sent: Monday,
Greg,
There are probably as many thoughts on the subject as there are people on
the list. My opinion is that you shuld not have to use the clutch when
endaging or disengaging the OD. However, I typically ease up on the gas
when doing so. That too is probably unnecessary as well, but it has
Greg,
I'd agree with Joe. There's no need to use the clutch when switching
the overdrive, but if nothing else, lifting the throttle slightly when
you engage overdrive will prevent you getting a slightly jerky thump in
the back!
Feel free to switch the O/D on and off as often as suits you, they
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, at around 21:44:56 local time, William Davies
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't see what all the
fuss is about with overdrives. Just another bloody thing to go wrong,
IMHO. Save your money
At 08:17 AM 2/6/03 +, Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without the feature either.
I switched from wire to regular wheels because they were looking rather tatty,
and I got
- Original Message -
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without the feature either.
Well you've met one now!
Wire wheels are an absolute maintenance
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, at around 14:06:24 local time, William Davies
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That is my experience too. Mind you, I've yet to meet an owner of a
wire-wheel-equipped car who would happily be without
Thanks everyone for the information on the overdrive.
Just got to weight up my options now, overdrive would be a great addition
to my Spit - but it all depends on timing and circumstances to wether or
not I can afford the time or money to fit it. Preferably I'd like to stick
the overdrive in when
As to wire wheels, you have to remember that they were used initially
(early part of the century) because steel wheels were unreliable as
welding techniques had not developed to a high enough standard. However
that situation ended in between the 2 wars and so after that they became
purely a
The conversion is not especially hard, IF you find all the pieces you need.
Some of the minor bits are:
1: A metal cover piece that goes right behind the cardboard tunnel cover.
(You need to trim away a few inches of the floorpan right behind the cover.)
Maybe this is not an issue for a
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, at around 14:44:51 local time, James Carruthers
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Hi listers,
I've got to think through a strategy to allow me to commute to work this
year. My engine went pop last year after 3 weeks of doing 90 miles a
day. Question is, should I try and drive my Spit
- Original Message -
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't see what all the
fuss is about with overdrives. Just another bloody thing to go wrong,
IMHO. Save your money for use when you need it.
Hi Mike,
The overdrive units are generally extremely reliable
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