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121. George Merryweather e-mail? (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:25:59 -0400; Hey Youse Guyz! I forgot to save George Merryweather's e-mail address (you know, the parts guy.) Anybody can help? Thanks, chuck -- == chuck ciaffone chuckc@ibm.net; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00963.html (6,651 bytes)
122. Re: Transmission Help (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:30:53 -0400; I also pulled a 210 tranny out of a junkyard and put it right into the Midget. Has been just great, and I have not done a rebuild. Some year I probably will (It's a tad noisy in 5th, but not too bad); /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00964.html (8,566 bytes)
123. Re: Accelerator cable (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 16:56:30 -0400; Bicycle cable is what I used. It's been in there for a couple of years now. As I remember, I used a derailleur cable rather than a brake cable 'cause of the shape of the cast end. Just take (bring ?); /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00014.html (7,708 bytes)
124. Anyone Know of a VW List? (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1998 18:28:49 -0400; Hey Youse Guyz, Have any of you run into a similar list for VW owners? I have a friend's '78 Type 1 convertible in my garage and I need some advice on the steering linkage. chuck -- == chuck ciaffone; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00040.html (6,696 bytes)
125. Re: Windshield rod and nut (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 13:10:30 -0400; On my '72, the top of the windshield rod is set in a large blob of black plastic that screws to the top of the windshield frame. The bottom end of the rod is threaded and screws into a socket that is; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00135.html (7,497 bytes)
126. Ideas for Trip to UK ? (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 21:41:12 -0400; Any suggestions as to where, especially in Yorkshire and Northumbria, one might go for MG-related things to do and see? We'll be in the north of England from Sept 7-22, mostly in York&Thirsk, then up; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00465.html (7,093 bytes)
127. UK Weather ? (No LBC content) (score: 1): Author: chuck ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:55:41 -0400; Can anyone tell me what kinda weather to expect in early-mid September up around York and Durham? chuckc@ibm.net; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00608.html (6,544 bytes)
128. Re: Occupation Survey (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 13:57:48 -0400; Occupation - Midget Age 55, retired (YESS!!) hardware/software technical writer -- == chuck ciaffone chuckc@ibm.net; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00571.html (7,958 bytes)
129. Re: strange one (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:38:23 -0400; Usually if the acid is boiling enuff to blow the caps, you gotta a severe over-charging problem. That's mostly due to an over-eager voltage reguator, I would guess. Check the battery often to make su; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00644.html (7,754 bytes)
130. Door check strap (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 16:11:32 -0400; Anybody replace a door check strap lately? On my '72 Midget, the driver-side strap broke. I was able to unscrew the end that fastens to the inside of the door frame. I had to fish out the part that w; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00772.html (7,423 bytes)
131. Re: Door check strap (score: 1): Author: chuck ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 18:41:46 -0400; Thanks for all the suggestions, answers, and offers. Curtis, I like the "make it yourself" solution the best. Kinda keeps me in touch with the car. I can tell that this must have been a Frank Clarici; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00779.html (8,162 bytes)
132. Re: 5-speed clutch (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 08:22:25 -0400; I had a sorta similar problem with the clutch on my Riverside (gate?) kit. If you have the slave with the adjustable pushrod, back of on the pushrod to leave a little slop. (You are probably overdriv; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00817.html (8,159 bytes)
133. Check Strap .. to Door Pulls (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:00:35 -0400; Hey Gang, One trip to ThriftWorld, and for a buck I got a great 1 1/2" black leather belt -- really thick. Punched the holes, attached the end piece, et Voila: a brand-new pair of matching check stra; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00819.html (7,281 bytes)
134. Timing the '72 (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:24:19 -0400; It happens every time I tune my '72. I set the timing, using a timing lite, to about 10 degrees advance with the vacuum advance disconnected and plugged. It runs OK. Then I start turning the dizzy fo; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00888.html (8,075 bytes)
135. Re: Timing the '72 (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:22:53 -0400; Mostly it runs better on the road "at (laugh) speed" if I set the advance further ahead than the 10 degrees mark. chuck -- == chuck ciaffone chuckc@ibm.net; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00894.html (8,934 bytes)
136. Re: Timing the '72 (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 13:13:09 -0400; Hi all, Let me clarify: 1. Even I DO know that it will not ping at idle. 2. I DO set the timing according to the MG spec using a pretty good timing light. 3. I DO NOT care much about the idle, but am; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00899.html (9,968 bytes)
137. Re: Vacuum Advance (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:18:01 -0400; How can you tell whether the vacuum advance unit is working, or whether it needs this treatment? Haynes suggests that you can suck on the manifold end of the hose and the base plate should move. I ha; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00952.html (8,021 bytes)
138. Re: Vacuum Advance (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:48:55 -0400; The vacuum advance on the original dizzy seems to work ... marginally. However, this beast came with an Auto-Zone rebuild dizzy that I wanted to install. I removed the entire vacuum unit from this di; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00959.html (7,937 bytes)
139. Re: water pump or dynamo? (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:18:19 -0400; To check the water pump bearing for close-ity (SIC!) to failure, grab the fan and wiggle it side to side (with the engine off, of course). If the shaft moves appreciably, the water pump is on its way; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00219.html (7,569 bytes)
140. Heater Removal? (score: 1): Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:31:53 -0400; OK, so it's really summer here in the South, and that means HOT! And, my heater control valve (on the back end of the block) won't close down without leaking. I know, I know, I'm gonna buy a new one.; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00397.html (7,265 bytes)

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