I recently purchased a '76 Spitfire 1500. I've slowly been "fixing" (or trying to fix) its most obvious problems, but 2 of them elude my repair attempts (and it's starting to get expensive, so I need some help before I enable the Victoria-British Ltd. folks to retire prematurely in style).
Anyhoo, here are my issues. 1) The speedometer doesn't work. I've replaced the upper cable, and it worked for a few miles, then stopped again. I've placed a copper washer between the upper cable and the right angle drive, as recommended by Vic-Brit, but that didn't help. The upper cable is too short to bypass the right angle drive and hook straight into the white service interval indicator box, which is what I'd really like to do. I think the lower cable is ok (since the speedo did work for a while after replacing upper cable). I've ordered a right angle drive, but a mechanic friend has told me that is rarely the culprit, and it was $$ and I'd like to return it if there's little chance it'll fix the problem. So, is there any way to bypass the service interval indicator and/or the right angle drive? That would require some sort of coupling unit because the ends of the lower and upper cables are both male. Or, I should probably ask, is there some other easy way to diagnose and fix this little bu! gger? 2) All 4 turn signals don't work. I have found in the catalogs 2 seemingly suspect parts: the "flasher unit," and the "relay-flasher" (Vic-Brit part names). What's the difference between the 2? The relay costs significantly more than the flasher unit so should I try to replace the latter first (if so, where the heck is it? I found its twin under the bonnet, but it is apparently the hazard flasher unit)? Am I even on the right track to fixing it? Thanks in advance for any and all help. *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
