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41. Re: Turning it over... (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 22:13:36 -0400; I use a chain strap wrench to turn my engine over. It looks like vise-grip pliers with a bicycle chain that loops around the crank damper. Just loop the chain around the damper and adjust the pliers; /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00933.html (9,323 bytes)
42. LOLTIMEPRDML (was: Re: UPS vs. USM (last time) ) (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:35:14 -0400; Oh, O.K. I had that last part as "Park, Reverse, Drive, Medium, and Low". Hey, it's all I could think of..... Steve Byers Havelock, NC USA '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" "It is better to remain s; /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01626.html (11,700 bytes)
43. Re: Spridget Screen Saver (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:23:29 -0400; O.K., I have two shots of my '73 Midget in there. The color is Damask (dark red). One is from head on, showing the Union Jack license plate, and the other is from the right side, looking down the str; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00119.html (8,506 bytes)
44. Happy Fourth! (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 10:59:15 -0400; A happy Fourth of July to all, and a happy 40th birthday to Ron in Ireland Steve Byers Havelock, NC USA '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" "It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool than t; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00148.html (6,738 bytes)
45. Re: brake press switch (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 08:45:25 -0400; The electrical switch part of the brake fail warning assembly (assuming that it's the same as the "brake differential pressure switch") is not designed to be leak proof. If the mechanical part of th; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00187.html (9,015 bytes)
46. Re: Temporary removal of bonnet release pull (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:50:41 -0400; You have to remove the bonnet release cable to remove the vinyl panel. To remove the cable, you have to remove the nut on the forward side of the firewall. As far as I've been able to figure out, yo; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00206.html (9,335 bytes)
47. Re: Painting Rostyles (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:36:50 -0400; I used Plastikote Aluminum #207 for the wheels and Plastikote Universal Black #203 for the inserts. Both of these are engine enamels and benefit from baking to cure the paint. The result is hard and; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00301.html (9,084 bytes)
48. Re: Wishbone Replacement? (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 13:07:45 -0400; You might want to mark it as a tool, and then put it away for the next time you need to replace the bushings instead of throwing it away. I like to keep special tools like this in a box of their own; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00562.html (7,907 bytes)
49. Re: Radiator fan (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 21:44:08 -0400; Well, John.... the six-blade plastic fan in my Midget has done 15 years and 40,000 happy miles without coming apart, and there's a good chance it is original to the car, which would mean it has 131,0; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00630.html (8,352 bytes)
50. Re: spridget down, help! (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:52:55 -0400; A cracked rotor can cause these symptoms. This happened to me once, just as suddenly. Steve Byers Havelock, NC USA '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" "It is better to remain silent, and be thought a; /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg01042.html (9,992 bytes)
51. Re: Vibration UPDATE (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:36:55 -0400; My method is to remove the cover plate from the bellypan under the front u-joint. Then, I can guide the front splines into place with my hand. The cover plate provides much more convenient access for; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00807.html (9,066 bytes)
52. Re: 72 Midget Exhaust (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 18:54:49 -0400; My '73 runs a single muffler, without the resonator at 90 degrees at the back. I ordered my exhaust system from Victoria British about 10 years ago, and that's what I got. I didn't know about the re; /html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00887.html (8,726 bytes)
53. Re: Isadora Duncan (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 19:17:44 -0400; Ungewollte Strangulation durch ein Fahrzeug: Der Tod von Isadora Duncan von Mark Benecke aus: Rechtsmedizin 7, pp. 28-29, 1996 Abstract Accidental Strangulation Caused by a Vehicle: The Death of Isad; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00147.html (8,530 bytes)
54. Isadora Duncan II (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 20:17:52 -0400; Sorry to answer a question that everybody already knew the answer to. I guess the lesson, when your e-mail server chokes on Monday and then spits out 180 messages on Tuesday, is to read from the bott; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00149.html (7,292 bytes)
55. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 17:02:12 -0400; The ball bearings used in the Spridget wheel are the type of bearings that can only take a thrust load in one direction. That is why the bearings are marked "thrust" on one side. If they are loaded; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00399.html (10,867 bytes)
56. Re: Squeaky Front Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 20:31:35 -0400; There are only the three grease nipples you found, none on the tie rod ends (permanently lubricated, until they wear out). The steering rack is lubricated normally with oil (I use 90W gear oil). The; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00414.html (10,288 bytes)
57. Re: Squeaky Front Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 23:01:54 -0400; The early Spridgets might have a grease nipple on the steering rack, but my '73 (and I imagine Philip's '74) do not. It's place is taken by a 1/2-inch hex bolt plug that has to be removed for adding; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00428.html (9,071 bytes)
58. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 17:36:41 -0400; Well, I'm not a GM automotive engineer, but I am an aircraft structural engineer with some experience in stress analysis of landing gears. My previous statement that the spacer adds no strength to th; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00466.html (11,126 bytes)
59. Re: Windshield replacement (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 20:42:58 -0400; My local glass shop did mine after I gave up. They told me never to bring another one of those back to them, and I think they were serious. Steve Byers Havelock, NC USA '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO N; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00566.html (8,362 bytes)
60. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... Explanation. (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 23:06:23 -0400; The discussion below is about 85% correct, but has a major flaw. If you look only at the section of axle covered by the bearings and spacer, yes, that portion would be more resistant to bending loads; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00577.html (11,279 bytes)

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