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1. Re: spridget transporting with a dolly, or... (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 16:37:08 -0500; What Larry meant to say was: No, you really shouldn't tow a wire-wheel car backwards. If you would like to know the specific reasons why, consult the list archives. Chris Kotting; /html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00299.html (10,914 bytes)
2. Re: Which Crane ignition unit? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 07:30:08 -0500; The only difference in the Crane units between the various applications is the mounting hardware and bits for the shutter and trigger. All else is the same. You should use the kit for the '75, becaus; /html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00323.html (8,441 bytes)
3. Re: ebay bidding (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 07:54:05 -0500; Indeed! My eBay ID is kotts. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00351.html (10,552 bytes)
4. Re: Manifold for a Fish Carb? Now e bay? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:50:49 -0500; You're right, except for one thing, whoever got the bid in >>first<< is the "high bidder", just like in real auctions. (Bid times are used as tie-breakers.) Chris K.; /html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00678.html (12,874 bytes)
5. Re: Haynes Manual (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:46:24 -0500; Shop around. I got mine at a good price by ordering it through a local parts house. The big ones do more volume with the publishers and get a price break that they may or may not pass along. Chris; /html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00709.html (7,494 bytes)
6. Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#220884468: Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite Rblt A-Arms Pair (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 11:04:28 -0500; The fulcrum pin fittings at the outer end of the A-arms. They wear with incredible rapidity if not greased every 1,500 feet (er, miles).; /html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00715.html (9,257 bytes)
7. Re: tattoos wasRe: found a mechanic (no lbc) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:42:05 -0500; At that rate, I know some folks who have more invested in tatoos that I do in MGs! Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00405.html (8,642 bytes)
8. Another MG in the household... (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:54:22 -0500; I was going to title this as "New MG in the household", but the "new" one is older than the "old" one, so it gets confusing pretty fast. My wife is now the happy owner of a '58 ZB Magnette! The car h; /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00406.html (8,006 bytes)
9. Re: oil filler cap: to vent or not to vent (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:55:57 -0500; Unvented cap, definitely. Having a vented cap would defeat one purpose of the PCV system, which is to keep the inside of the crankcase at a touch less than atmospheric pressure. Chris Kotting ckotti; /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00659.html (8,208 bytes)
10. Re: Distributor clamp (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:33:11 -0500; I think we now have either a Potentially Insane Thread Active or a Potentially Infuriating Topic Aborning; /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00669.html (9,636 bytes)
11. Re: Heater switch? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 12:36:00 -0500; Excuse me, but why would you carefully clean a set of contacts, then put an >>insulator<< on them? Dielectric grease is NON-conductive.; /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00796.html (11,419 bytes)
12. Re: Batteries and removal (was: Midget doesn't seem to like to cold) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:07:11 -0500; I put in a compact "dry" cell used by off-roaders. It's compact (about 7" by 7" by 5"), powerful (850 CCA), can withstand deep discharge, and can be easily removed form a 1500 Midget with the bonnet; /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00902.html (13,597 bytes)
13. A couple of questions: (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 13:52:32 -0400; Question 1: Is there anybody in the LA area that would be willing to (and have the time to) eyeball a car out there? I don't have all the details yet, and I'm still exploring options, so this is just; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00129.html (7,093 bytes)
14. Re: V8 Bugeye (and transport recommendation) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 09:37:30 -0400; The second bonnet you refer to sounds vaguely like a Speedwell Sprite Bonnet (probably a reproduction, but perhaps a good one). Check out the pictures on this link: http://www.toyshop-resto.com/brit; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00252.html (11,747 bytes)
15. Re: My sad story (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 16:34:57 -0400; So let's end the sadness! Mark, what specifically are you looking for (Year, condition, price, wires or disc)? I'd bet the lot of us could find a suitable palliative in short order. Chris K.; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00361.html (9,188 bytes)
16. Stainless-Steel pipe? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 17:05:50 -0400; Does anybody have any idea where one could locate 8' lengths of stainless steel 1-1/2" pipe, of the sort used for exhaust systems? None of the shops around here have it on hand. Thanks! Chris Kotting; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00366.html (6,969 bytes)
17. Re: On Marriage..... (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 08:14:39 -0400; I don't mind saying that I've got the most amazing wife in the world. Our first date was so bad that we didn't have a second date for 3 years (I talked about cars the whole time and bored her to deat; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00431.html (9,129 bytes)
18. Re: engine removal (score: 1): Author: Christopher Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 07:45:41 -0400; There SHOULD be a bracket at the back of the cylinder head, held down by the last 2 head studs on the intake/exhaust manifold side of the car. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00558.html (7,864 bytes)
19. Re: 1500 Tranny (score: 1): Author: Christopher Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 11:34:05 -0400; Search on the web for "Frontline Spridgets" and you'll find the Web Page of the place that makes the kit. There's not much detail on the web page, but there's contact information and pricing. Chris; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00618.html (9,932 bytes)
20. Re: 1500 Tranny (score: 1): Author: Christopher Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 11:35:15 -0400; The difficulty witht he Spitfire OD conversion is that you have to widen the transmission tunnel and (I think) manufacture a brace for underneath. It's not a bolt-in. Chris K. Triump; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00620.html (9,316 bytes)

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