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141. Re: [Spridgets] Originality? (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:03:51 -0700
That sounds like the night I was in New Hampshire, on the way to Concord, in the rain, in the Cosworth Vega. It had the original AC Delco sealed beams, and I couldn't see the road. The next day we pa
/html/spridgets/2007-09/msg00190.html (7,779 bytes)

142. Re: [Spridgets] Parts you never knew about (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:09:43 -0700
So get a set of badging from a '70 or '71 BL facelifted UK Sprite. The ones that had "SPRITE" in big block letters where the "MIDGET" letters go. Slap them on a '79 RB Midget and presto! '79 Sprite!
/html/spridgets/2007-09/msg00191.html (7,674 bytes)

143. Re: [Spridgets] Brake Proportioning Valve Connections (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:49:29 -0700
If you look at your PDWA (Pressure Differential Warning Activator) like this: The left hand connections go to the rear brakes, and the right hand connections (all 3) go to the front brakes. Top Left
/html/spridgets/2007-09/msg00339.html (8,494 bytes)

144. Re: [Spridgets] 50 Worst Cars (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:01:52 -0700
Jeez, touchy send key! Anyway, I didn't see the Vega - the third entry into the American bad economy car trifecta of the 70's, and usually on lists such as these! :) But I guess since it doesn't blow
/html/spridgets/2007-09/msg00340.html (9,379 bytes)

145. Re: [Spridgets] Nova Scotia, some LBC (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:32:36 -0700
We took the Cat (catamarand) when we visited a few years ago. The trip from Bar Harbor to Yarmouth takes about 3 hours. I didn't get up to Cape Breton, but visiting that distillery is on my list of
/html/spridgets/2007-09/msg00404.html (10,021 bytes)

146. Re: [Spridgets] heater valve (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:44:56 -0800
I think the lever types are the 1500 types. My 1500 has a lever. -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> The heater valve on my 1098 CG motor has a lever rather than
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg00453.html (7,292 bytes)

147. Re: [Spridgets] What is still there? (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:33:28 -0800
How about... inner sills? parts of the front inner wheel arches, toe board? front chassis rails and crossmember prop shaft diff housing, axle banjo rear drums? Of course, the list gets even shorter w
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg00564.html (9,197 bytes)

148. Re: [Spridgets] Oil Filter xrefs? (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:58:19 -0800
Your Crossland probably has the original 5/8 thread (IIRC. You have a couple of options: 1. NAPA Gold 1312. It should come with it's own adapter, which will fit most of the modern oil filters as well
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg00788.html (8,107 bytes)

149. Re: [Spridgets] Happy Thansgiving (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:54:31 -0800
No Spridgeting for me for a while. The Midget and the Cosworth Vega are both tucked in for winter storage. Instead, we had a bunch of family over (15 people), and deep-fried a turkey for the first ti
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg01086.html (8,293 bytes)

150. Re: [Spridgets] Emergency brake on 1/2 elliptic cars (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:58:40 -0800
Early 1500's are like the early cars with the rods. Late 1500's ('78 and '79) did away with the rods and just used a cable. I think that change may have coincided with the introduction of the 3.7 dif
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg01223.html (8,300 bytes)

151. Re: [Spridgets] [midgetsprite] Brake fluid (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:15 -0800
I bought ATE blue for exactly that reason. Available from www.bavauto.com <http://www.bavauto.com/> , among other places. Ironically, I put it in the Cosworth Vega and my old Tercel, and not our BMW.
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg01224.html (7,805 bytes)

152. Re: [Spridgets] 67 Progress if anybody cares (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:17:28 -0800
So we can abbreviate the name of one of our listers as chuck X? :) Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> But, the word "Christ" is actually Greek and starts with the lette
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg01252.html (8,527 bytes)

153. Re: [Spridgets] widows car (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:31:06 -0800
FWIW, I have a set of the Khumo Power Stars on my Tercel, and they're a pretty decent tire. -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> Tire Rack lists nothing for 145/a
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00013.html (8,001 bytes)

154. Re: [Spridgets] No LBC - Affordable Ferrari on CraigsList (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:18:41 -0800
That's rather like the situation I find myself in with the Cosworth Vega. Even some simple things, sich as rear brake hardware, drums, or a lower radiator hose, are hard to find or aren't made anymor
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00088.html (9,625 bytes)

155. Re: [Spridgets] No LBC - Affordable Ferrari on CraigsList (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:57:15 -0800
I replaced one on our Tercel several years ago because it had a hole rusted in it and it was leaking. Now it just leaks. -=Chris. Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> My
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00128.html (8,817 bytes)

156. Re: [Spridgets] Vaccum Advance.. (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:27:54 -0800
Haynes is OK for most stuff, but for this emissions detail, I find it falls short. You really need to get the Bentley reprint of the factory manual. Moss, VB, and several vendors on this list can ho
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00131.html (9,106 bytes)

157. Re: [Spridgets] I want this car... (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:50:27 -0800
Same here. :) Especially since my Midget was my birthday present! It helps that she's become even more of a driving enthusiast with the BMW she drives. -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvc
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00165.html (8,454 bytes)

158. Re: [Spridgets] I want this car... (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:54:38 -0800
True, that. 4out of the 5 vehicles in the fleet were bought on ebay. :) (The other one she bought new in 1991, and it's still going with 230K on the clock). -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00210.html (8,487 bytes)

159. Re: [Spridgets] I want this car... (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:49:18 -0800
No, actually. I replaced the valve stem seals after the rally. No more blue smoke, passed emmisions easily. I've put 35K miles on it since then. I just replaced the rear brake shoes for the first tim
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00239.html (8,832 bytes)

160. Re: [Spridgets] d shaft universal (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:00:17 -0800
John Twist does 'em in 5 minutes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDX17xf9grA -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> Phil, To the best of my knowledge once the shaft
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00374.html (8,372 bytes)

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