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101. Re: Tires: A Story (Long) (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:07:53 -0500
Wouldn't purchasing a RoadHazard warranty in effect cover for the manufacturer's warranty? A belt separating at speeds sure sounds like a road hazard to me! The only drawback was the shop said I'd ha
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00768.html (12,505 bytes)

102. Re: My Tires was Tires: A Story (Long) (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 12:46:15 -0500
My Michelin's were just $39 each with a 60,000 mile warranty (that I would have received had they installed the tires on the car). Wholesale clubs are beautiful things. I priced the same tires at Nat
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00781.html (10,081 bytes)

103. Re: Makes one wonder (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 22:29:40 -0500
One of the great things about this list is that we can talk about anything and somehow relate it back to Spridgets. Think of it as a big group of friends with a common passion. Every now and then we
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00831.html (9,342 bytes)

104. Re: The date? (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 07:28:12 -0500
The date went well. The problem with the LBC thing, which I thought about too late, is that I only have a parts car and a stack of purdy wheels in my garage. And some cool rubber bumpers. Which aren'
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00865.html (9,009 bytes)

105. Re: The date? (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:19:51 -0500
Fortunately there aren't any seats in it yet! heh heh She'll have to sit on the wheel arch. adrian -- -- J. Adrian Barnes http://user.icx.net/~adrian/midget http://www.ravineware.com "When there was
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00871.html (10,616 bytes)

106. Re: Stop the insanity (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:00:29 -0500
Anybody not learning anything from the list about these little cars must be deleting ALL the messages without reading, or already knows everything. I don't know where I'd be without it. All the "Me T
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00900.html (10,027 bytes)

107. Re: Da brown stuff (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 22:28:22 -0500
Yes this mechanic certainly likes white lithium grease. He had me coat my head and block in the stuff for storage, along with the same advice he gave David: use it for gasket sealant. I didn't hear t
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00976.html (8,444 bytes)

108. 1500 Temp Sender (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:23:30 -0500
Ok...I have been struggling to get the dash off my parts car. What a pain! Anyway, the Haynes manual says that the newer cars had a temperature transmitter connected by a wire to the gauge. It says t
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01071.html (7,500 bytes)

109. 1500 Fan Clutch (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 17:25:34 -0500
I was playing around with the water pump/thermostat stuff today and have another question or two. I bought a new waterpump. I didn't get a new fan clutch. 1. Given that I have to beat or pry the old
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01080.html (7,014 bytes)

110. Dash repair (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:56:47 -0500
Just curious what methods any of you used to repair your dashes. Mine has the customary cracks on top, but also some cracks other places, and a chunk out of the bottom. The vinyl covering is very fra
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01114.html (7,451 bytes)

111. Dash repair Pt II (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:36:04 -0500
When I wrote the first email I had been turned down at several upholstery shops and had about given up. Then I went by another shop and showed the dash to a guy, who although hesitant, decided to tak
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01116.html (8,952 bytes)

112. Re: Spridgets and Wo/Men (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 18:47:56 -0500
I wonder if I could get a government grant to finish up my car and study this phenomenon in-depth? adrian
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01133.html (10,292 bytes)

113. Re: Across the USA, wreches, big plans. (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:34:12 -0500
Boy...this is EXACTLY why I am building my car in the first place, and why I am renewing as many components as I can afford. I want to do road trips. I am envious, and can only hope that by this summ
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01165.html (9,957 bytes)

114. [Fwd: I want a bugeye] (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 07:28:58 -0500
I got this email and since I don't have any bugeyes laying around, thought I'd forward it to the list. If you can help, please let this person know. To my knowledge, they aren't on the list. adrian I
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01222.html (6,990 bytes)

115. Re: Paint Job Costs (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 07:33:59 -0500
My car had already been stripped to metal and primed, with all parts removed. I had the paintshop re-prime it and trim it, and now they are going to finish it, including spraying the door jambs, the
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01224.html (8,435 bytes)

116. Radiator/Electric Fan (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 15:48:11 -0500
Question 1: Should I take my radiator in while it's out of the car to get flushed/cleaned up, not knowing anything about it or its history, or is it safe to assume it's ok? (Just checking!) Question
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01291.html (8,349 bytes)

117. Hooray (sorta) (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:18:59 -0500
I just tightened the last bolt on the flywheel. Now, except for mounting the clutch, my engine is ready to go back in. I install it using two people, a chain, and a piece of lumber, so I don't build
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01305.html (7,492 bytes)

118. Fan Placement (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:24:52 -0500
I got a mechanical engineering friend of mine to ponder the fan placement theories and this is what he came up with: My thoughts as an engineer who believes in technology: 1. Fans work on volumes of
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01329.html (8,160 bytes)

119. Rads/fans/shrouds (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:13:00 -0500
Ok...this is getting more and more fun by the second! I got my radiator rodded, flushed, and painted today. They said it was in bad shape and had to do some internal repairs. Good thing I took it. $5
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01370.html (6,927 bytes)

120. Rusty parts (score: 1)
Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@icx.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:52:27 -0500
All this talk about rust has me curious...my radiator cowl and heater both were very rusty. I don't care much about that though, so I used a spinny-thing on the end of a drill and got the loose rust
/html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01452.html (7,052 bytes)


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