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201. RE: Taking a 67 Sprite out of deep storage... (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:42:14 -0400
Frank Clarici can (and hopefully will) give a more complete answer on the first part, but I'll summarize and answer both questions at once. Plan on: 1 New Battery (while you're at it, check for shor
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00278.html (11,324 bytes)

202. Re: Taking a 67 Sprite out of deep storage... (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:48:45 -0500
$5000 is too steep..Offer a lot less and let him fight it back up. Apparently prices vary a lot regionally. I have found many MGs for 1500 to 3500 around here. All drivers is reasonable shape. Mostly
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00292.html (11,586 bytes)

203. RE: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:40:52 -0400
Quick Summary: (This is a "list consensus", so individuals may disagree. I hope this formats OK) PRO: CON: DOT 3 Cheap Eats natural rubber seals Easily available Eats paint Lower boiling point Actual
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00353.html (10,174 bytes)

204. RE: Anybody know Midget values? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:43:21 -0400
Check the CatCon. On mine the engine could barely breathe until I replaced it (the matrix had crushed and collapsed into the bottom of the (vertically mounted) converter, effectively choking off the
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00354.html (10,037 bytes)

205. Re: Fuel tank removal, 77 Midget (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 01:43:38 -0500
Have you tried (shudder!) metric wrenches?
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00395.html (8,425 bytes)

206. Re: Lucas joke, no LBC content (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 03:13:48 -0500
If Lucas made a vacuum cleaner I would certainly buy one. "If it is by Lucas...You know it sucks!!!"
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00396.html (7,712 bytes)

207. Re: Bugeye Front-Hinging Hood (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:16:16 -0500
I just happen to have a 70 Spit that will never see the road again. Still want a couple of latches? Bruce Lowry Hallsville, Tx 60 Bugeye "Cosmo" 70 Spit 67.5 Datsun 1600 Many other large piles of car
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00446.html (11,064 bytes)

208. Re: Bugeye Front-Hinging Hood (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:20:23 -0500
Has anyone tried the gas charges lift cylinders on a sprite frontend? My first reaction to this idea was that the constant pressure might warp something! Bruce Lowry
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00448.html (10,866 bytes)

209. Re: Painting the engine compartment (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:43:40 -0500
Had a biy of trouble with a Wagner. Seemed to put out a lot of paint at any Works good on the house but anything smaller than a door was a bit of an exersise in run prevention and overspray avoidance
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00449.html (8,898 bytes)

210. RE: Z-S leaking fuel from the underside (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:12:42 -0400
Make sure that it really is coming from the bottom plug. I thought my bottom plug was leaking, but it turned out that the float bowl to body seal had opened up on the manifold side of the carb. Fuel
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00502.html (9,122 bytes)

211. [Fwd: roll bars looks or safety] (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 00:54:26 -0500
Stole this from the Datsun Roadster list. This happened to my brother on His only crime seems to be that he was driving a small roadster near an a**le in a big truck. Truck was doing about 50 in the
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00569.html (8,787 bytes)

212. Re: 1974 Midget Alignment (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:38:09 -0500
It is always better to have your steering centered with the wheels straight ahead. Pulling the steering wheel to "center things can lead to uneven turn radius left to right. Bruce Lowry
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00689.html (10,987 bytes)

213. Re: Weekends(long) (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:22:52 -0500
Hooray for Starbug!!!!! (You did O.K. too!!!!) Bruce Lowry
/html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00729.html (9,468 bytes)

214. RE: Spark plug removal (77 Midget) (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 10:41:55 -0400
You can't believe that #1 is the answer? Believe it. Actually, you don't need to >>remove<< the alternator. Just loosen it, take the belt off, disconnect it from the upper bracket, and swing it down
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00051.html (8,959 bytes)

215. RE: IT'S ALIVE! (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:33:18 -0400
Note to all who are moaning about how "Frank shouldn't have said.../Yes, he should have." Last I looked THIS is what the list is about!! Trevor, you've been known to overstate your case a few times,
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00078.html (8,200 bytes)

216. Re: Inferior Parts (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 01:54:35 -0400
Three words: Please don't go. You happened to walk into a "hornet's nest issue". We seem to have one of those about twice a year, where you just chill out (and delete messages from some folks) until
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00122.html (10,754 bytes)

217. New owner (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 07:30:49 -0500
Hopefully I got this right this time. I am a brand new LBC owner and have been listening for a week or two. First..I need a brake adjuster! The previous owner (is that DPO?) was no mechanic and all t
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00134.html (7,529 bytes)

218. Re: AW: Drivetrain Rattle (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 11:52:31 -0400
A guess about the "rattle": Check you engine & transmission mounts. If the rubber portion of one of them has sheared off, gotten soft, or been mashed out of shape it could cause the noise you describ
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00156.html (9,702 bytes)

219. Re: road noise (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 12:05:05 -0400
You got it backwards: Footbrake off rocking = something's loose Footbrake ON / NO rocking = It's the bearings Footbrake ON / STILL rocking = It's the kingpins, fulcrum pins, bushings, etc. (If there
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00158.html (9,811 bytes)

220. Re: Moss, etc (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 21:00:14 -0500
Upon checking the files(2 huge binders) of records I got with my bugeye, the only things to go wrong with "Cosmo" in 73000 miles were maintienence items, 1 headlight switch, 1 dist cap and a headligh
/html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00180.html (8,640 bytes)


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