I think that that has to qualify as mental illness ...
So ... let it go unless they pay me? :)
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
To: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: December 18, 1999 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: small questions
>Robert Duquette wrote:
>>
>> Hey!
>>
>> Mini questions actually!
>>
>> I was looking at what's left of a mini that someone pointed me at, hoping
>> that it might be a 1275. Well, it's not. But observations and questions
>> have arisen.
>>
>> The thermostat housing looks like mine. ( check my web page ) Someone
else
>> commented that they had a non standard thermostat housing?
>>
>> Another observation is that there was a heat control device quite
different
>> from our 'turn the tap' valves, but which should bolt on. I didn't look
>> very closely as I was pressed for time. ( like I'm not always! )
>>
>> Wasn't there some reason that mini engines don't fit into a spridget?
For
>> some reason, I thought that the intake/exhaust was on the other side from
>> ours. This one wasn't.
>
>
>Minis have the same engine (A series) but starting at 850cc running up
>to modern 1300 A+ series.
>The engines are almost the same, they use a drop gear on the crankshaft
>to operate the transmission in the sump. The flywheel and clutch is very
>different as is the crankshaft. This is a sidewinder engine. All the
>parts are interchangable except the bare block, crankshaft, tranny
>gears, and exhaust manifold. The intake is offset a bit different but it
>works.
>The t/stat housings are just a bit different in the offset.
>The heater control fits right on a Spridget since I used one for the
>A40.
>If you use a Mini heater control and do some modifications to your
>heater cble, you can turn the valve on from inside the car, even set it
>1/2 way if you like.
>However, it does have to come off if you remove the engine since it will
>snag on the heater/battery shelf when the engine is tilted to be
>removed. (been there, done that)
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Too many Sprites (again)
>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
>
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