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141. RE: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 08:27:25 -0400; The serial number matches (The FPxxxxxUE engines are the 1500 engines built for the Midget). It sounds like someone did a decent job of desmogging your machine. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net th; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00005.html (8,866 bytes)
142. RE: windshield replacement (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:02:29 -0400; Okay guys, what's the major hassle? I'm attempting this feat for the first time myself this winter. I'm assuming that the difficulty lies in compressing the glazing rubber enough to get the frame rea; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00014.html (9,876 bytes)
143. RE: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 15:57:58 -0400; I suppose it's possible, but I think that a desmogged US spec version is more likely (particularly since the air pumps and catalytic converters they used were unreliable and expensive).. Chris Kottin; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00026.html (9,813 bytes)
144. Re: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 16:52:41 -0400; Not all of the 1500 Midgets had air injection at the head. The '77s (at least) had it into the exhaust manifold. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00075.html (9,673 bytes)
145. Re: Vacuum Leak ? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 21:36:45 -0400; Could just be a carb whistle. It may never happen again unless the temperature and humidity are just right. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00112.html (8,368 bytes)
146. RE: mkii screen (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 07:21:52 -0400; Well, for one thing, those aren't Phillips screws, they're Posidriv, which looks like Phillips but is just enough different that a Phillips screwdriver will invariably trash them because the tip won'; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00117.html (8,508 bytes)
147. RE: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 10:35:14 -0400; So far as I know, the only 5-speed conversion for a 1500 Midget uses the 5-speed from a Ford Sierra / Merkur XR4TI. The kit is available from Frontline Spridget in England. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwa; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00126.html (11,435 bytes)
148. RE: Posidriv Screws (Was: mkii screen) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:27:40 -0400; As far as I know, if it looks like a Phillips and it's on a Spridget, it's actually a Posidriv. (If I'm wrong on this, someone correct me before I bodge up a real Phillips screw!) In essence, the tip; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00133.html (10,651 bytes)
149. RE: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 15:04:06 -0400; I've been considering a Sp*tf*r* overdrive unit. What's involved in the installation? Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00135.html (9,265 bytes)
150. RE: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:16:18 -0400; Frontline does offer a kit for the A-block engine only, which is based on the Datsun 210 transmission. They also offer a >different< kit for the 1500 Midgets based on the Ford Sierra (England) / Mer; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00155.html (9,371 bytes)
151. RE: More Info: Original 1500 Engine (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 07:45:41 -0400; Honest folks, a 5-speed conversion for the 1500 exists! Go to the following link: http://www.mgcars.org/frontline/pricelst.htm Scroll down about halfway, and you will find the following phrase (just; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00157.html (9,911 bytes)
152. Re: Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 17:43:46 -0400; 1 and 4 don't sound too bad. I'm betting that you've blown the head gasket around 2 and 3. You're going to pull the head anyway to assess the situation, so I'd just pull the head and see what you fi; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00205.html (10,829 bytes)
153. RE: Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 07:39:53 -0400; It depends on how the gasket has blown. If it just blows between cylinders 2 and 3, you won't see any symptoms except 2 and 3 not running right. If it blows between 2 and 3 and, say, a pushrod galle; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00217.html (9,228 bytes)
154. Test - Ignore (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 21:24:40 -0400; Test message - please ignore; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00260.html (6,497 bytes)
155. Re: Testing..................problems? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:19:58 -0400; Looks like it's just been a quiet day. (Maybe everybody's out enjoying the last of the top-down-able days!) Chris Kotting ckottign@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00265.html (8,138 bytes)
156. RE: Questions on Brakes. (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 08:25:27 -0400; Opinions abound on which brake fluid you >should< use, DOT 4 or DOT 5 (which is usually, but not always, silicone). One fact is constant: DON'T >>>EVER<<< USE DOT 3! DOT 3 fluids will eat the natural; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00368.html (8,188 bytes)
157. RE: Brake Fluid -- I gotta know (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 07:43:21 -0400; Here's my opinion: "Better safe than sorry" This leads to the following personal rules: 1) Use DOT 4 fluid (or DOT 5 under certain conditions), since SOME DOT 3 formulations eat natural rubber seals.; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00408.html (12,194 bytes)
158. Odd Vibration (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:20:13 -0400; I'm seeking the wisdom of the list in efficiently tracking down a new vibration in my '77 Midget. This weekend, we noticed an odd vibration with the following characteristics: 1) Only present when dr; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00502.html (7,365 bytes)
159. RE: starter motor alternative (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:10:45 -0400; Try Ted Schumacher at (800) 543-6648. He supplies them to some vendors and may beat out Winner's Circle's price. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net On Tuesday, October 20, 1998 9:02 PM, Mike Gigante; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00534.html (8,807 bytes)
160. RE: Towing (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 14:11:06 -0400; If you remove the driveshaft before towing, you shouldn't cause any damage. The damage happens when the transmission is turning for extended periods without being driven by the engine. The oil distr; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00541.html (8,516 bytes)

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