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Re: The truth about 'stats

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: The truth about 'stats
From: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:26:47 -0400
Reply-to: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Isn't someone going to tell him about how these things just fall off once
you take the nuts off?

( I failed.  I'll try again some day. )

Robert D.

-----Original Message-----


>Charles,
>
>You will need to drain at least a small amount of coolant if you don't want
>coolant to spill down the front of the engine when the housing is removed.
>
>It's been a long time since I've driven in the rain, or with the top on for
>that matter. Though I own two hardtops, a softop, and tonneau, none of them
>will fit over the rollbar of my current driver. That won't be the case on
>my other two... when they are drivable again.
>
>At 8:00 AM -0400 8/26/99, Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
>>Now that makes the most sense, as my question arose from the fact that it
>>looks physically impossible to just lift up the elbow joint, the way I
>>expected.  Since it looks like rain tonight in New Jersey, I'll probably
>>tackle the issue now. One important question though...  should I drain any
>>coolant?  The fixture looks like its at the top of the system, and I would
>>be surprised if any fluid is sitting up there.
>>
>>Secondly, (off subject) several folks on this list use their Mark I - Mark
>>III Midgets as daily drivers.  How does one keep the interior dry in a
>>rainstorm?  One the one occaison when a thunderstorm came up in my '74
Mark
>>III, I noticed water coming in between the top of the side windows and the
>>canvas top, and between the windshield and canvas top.  How do you folks
>>cope with this problem, short of investing in a hardtop?
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
>>To: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
>>Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 10:25 PM
>>Subject: Re: The truth about 'stats
>>
>>
>>>Charles,
>>>
>>>Later model Spridgets had a bolt hole like the one you describe for smog
>>>air pump. Maybe your smog equipment is removed or perhaps someone swapped
>>>that part from a different model.
>>>
>>>Gerard
>>>
>>>>Well, I ran out of time over the weekend, but the Thermostat issue has
>>been
>>>>bugging me because my "elbow joint" (I've actually thought it was called
a
>>>>gooseneck) just doesn't look like the one in the Hayne's book, as there
>>>>seems to be a bolt that runs parallel to the ground which would prevent
>>the
>>>>housing from being lifted straight up.  Perhaps the PO modified the
>>colling
>>>>system somehow?
>>>>
>>>>Anyway, I will experiment further.  In any case, the Thermostat is the
165
>>>>degree  (I guess its about time for the 180 degree, at this point) which
I
>>>>ordered from Northwest Import.  It was packaged by Unipart (I think),
made
>>>>in the UK.  Does that imply high quality?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Charles
>>>>'74 Midget
>>>>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>>>>Bloomfield, NJ
>>>
>>>
>>>G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
>>> E A
>>>  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>>>   A A
>>>    R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
>>>     D E
>>>      S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
>G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
> E A
>  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>   A A
>    R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
>     D E
>      S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com
>
>
>
>
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