Hello all, Yesterday was such a beautiful day, that I had to take the time to check out and start the Spit and the Stag for the first time since last November.
First, I had to take care of the flat tires. The Spit left rear was actually pulled away from the inside of the rim, so it had to come off the car to be inflated. The Stag was easier, it just had to have air in the left front. (I think that they are leaking in sympathy for each other). I then checked the fluids on the Stag as there is a fresh pool of some kind of fluid under the car. Everything was fine except the power steering, so I added fluid. Tightened the knob for the battery disconnect, and tried to hop in. Forgot the fine art of gracefully getting into and out of sports car over the winter. Finally climbed in and pulled on the choke. Turned over with no problems, and caught quite quickly. Cleared the stuff from in front of the car and pulled the Stag out to let it warm up. I then turned my attention to the Spit. After removing the tire and getting it filled and replaced, I tried to start it. No joy. The battery was low. After about 2 minutes on the charger, the Spit started right up. Let it warm up. Took the Stag for a quick spin, and everything seems to be working. I need to adjust the choke idle as it is set quite high, and the normal idle seems to be a little low as the car wants to stall when accelerating in second gear. Cheers, Doug -- Doug Mitchell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1973 Spitfire 1500 1973 Stag /// [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.
