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61. Steering wheel removal secrets, Part 2 (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:47:32 -0700
OK, I must be doing something wrong. Here's my latest attempt: I have a harmonic balancer puller - the type that's got the slots for bolts that would thread into a pulley or steering wheel. None of t
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00843.html (8,053 bytes)

62. Re: FI Cleaner (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:01:31 -0700
Here's something I first heard of from Autoline Detroit on TV: I've been using Shell recenty in my FI cars ('91 BMW, 2000 Ford Ranger), based on the above. I've found that I get better mileage with t
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00890.html (8,133 bytes)

63. Re: flooding in Pa (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:25:28 -0700
6:30, and the latest stron rain cell just passed. The runoff coming down the hill has flooded my back yard and septic field and I've got 6" of water in my basement. My prayers are with the Valentines
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg00988.html (7,823 bytes)

64. Re: flooding in Pa (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:20:30 -0700
We're fine. The rain stopped around 7:30, and I had the basement more or less pumped out by 9. Then, off to work! :( When we got home, everything was OK. The basement floor is still damp (my dehumidi
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg01021.html (8,141 bytes)

65. Re: High mileage (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:20:24 -0700
They got big and heavy! The latest Civic is easy more that twice as big as one from 25 years ago, with the attendant crash structure, airbags, sensors, power windows, locks, nav system, and all the h
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg01044.html (7,443 bytes)

66. Re: 1500 gearbox standing by for a hypoid refresh (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:49:02 -0700
I've done the pump thing as well.Some auto parts stores sell them with the gear oil as a set. This spring, because the basement gnomes seem to have stolen my pump (read, I'm an idiot and can't rememb
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg01062.html (10,646 bytes)

67. Steering: 2 out of 3 aitn't bad (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:05:34 -0700
Well, I went out to play with my funky steering. If you remember, the car pulled a bit to the left, and the steering wheel needed to be turned right to go straight. First, the pulling. Probably due t
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg01065.html (8,501 bytes)

68. Re: 1500 gearbox standing by for a hypoid refresh (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:22:20 -0700
I think the reason it hasn't died yet is that I have a replacement in the basement. :) It's usually the things I don't have spares of that break... <--Original Message--> That would have been the sam
/html/spridgets/2006-06/msg01070.html (8,468 bytes)

69. Compact flash help, no LBC (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:38:02 -0700
Hey list, I need some computer geek help. I have a compact flash card in my (admittedly old) digital camera. I tried to read it in a USB card reader, and I got asked if I wanted to format the card. I
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00668.html (7,277 bytes)

70. Re: daily drivers (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 19:28:05 -0700
Well, I've taken my '77 Midget to work a couple of times, about a 150 mile round trip, at least half on crowded Jersey highways. I had no problem keeping up with traffic, and no problems stopping whe
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00105.html (8,408 bytes)

71. Re: Spridgets on TV (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:44:23 -0700
No more details from me, but I did see the commercial, and I also noticed the spridget was RHD. -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> Anyone catch the new PriceLin
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00999.html (7,630 bytes)

72. Re: What to do with Buster Cluster Pictures..... (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:11:34 -0700
"I don't care who you are, that's funny right there!" -=Chris <--Original Message--> OK, I coudn't resist. Some pictures from the Buster Cluster were posted shortly after the event. With the subject
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00188.html (7,398 bytes)

73. Re: Electric Temp Gauge Question (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:00:59 -0700
You may want to see how it works withouy the adapter collar. I know the late RB midgets came with an electric gauge, and you need the adapter to convert to the earlier mechanical gauge. Perhaps the
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00311.html (7,413 bytes)

74. Re: Temp Gauge Wiring (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:40:56 -0700
You need a +12V supply. Remember, the sending unit is just a variable resistor (the resistance changes with temperature), and the gauge is simply an ohmmeter in series. In other words, its: +12V -->
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00572.html (7,692 bytes)

75. Re: Decent looking RWA Midget for $1k in Bridgewater, NJ (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:12:22 -0700
I don't know what his definition is, but in those pictures I see bubbles in the driver's side wing, A-post, and door. No telling what condition the sills or floors are in... I'm about 40 minutes from
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00856.html (8,124 bytes)

76. Re: opinions on break-in (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:34:08 -0700
Hmm, so far my "Spitfidget" rebuild is holding up fine, and it's the first rebuild I've ever done! So far, it's done 9500 miles over the last 2 years, and hasn't missed a beat. I don't baby it either
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00860.html (8,725 bytes)

77. Re: Shimmy (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:24:07 -0700
Hi Lambert, I'm copying the list since this isn't unique to the 1500. :) Two things I can think of offhand. More likely is an out of balance wheel. Have you bought tires recently? It could be you los
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg01338.html (7,225 bytes)

78. 1500 Springs (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:55:19 -0700
Two years ago when I first got my '77 back on the road, I bought new, stock 1500 springs for the front of my Midget, to cure the usual driver's side lean. They were from either Moss or one of their
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00232.html (7,141 bytes)

79. Re: hood and drums (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:34:00 -0700
For the hood, I'd start with your second clue. See if you can loosen the three bolts on the hood latch and slide it over so the hood closes more centrally. If it doesn't, you may need to ovalize thes
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00291.html (9,790 bytes)

80. Re: 1500 Springs (score: 1)
Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:40:25 -0700
Exactly. I don't want to buy new, lower springs, and have them sag in a year or two so that my tires are constantly rubbing my wheel arches. :) So far, I've heard Winners Circle. Anyone else? Anyone
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00292.html (8,286 bytes)


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