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61. Re: Mystery switch (at least to me) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:48:02 -0700
I would guess it is the same reason there are dimmers on them now, to reduce eyestrain on a dark road at night. Not that spridget dash lights are all that bright to start with. Anybody know if maybe
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00764.html (9,949 bytes)

62. Re: Midget packing, camping, Ford Excursion, and NJ inspection (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:03:25 -0700
While it is pure speculation and jest, the Excursion is 80" wide and 80" high, according to the sales brochure. Our Spridgets are 54" wide, so, with a good set of ramps, you probably can drive a Spri
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00832.html (10,674 bytes)

63. Re: wire wheels (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:09:20 -0700
Saw a guy at the Dixon Ca Meet who had MGB Chrome wire wheels on his Midget. He had to grind a groove into the front disc caliper, as the back of the wheel hub rubbed on it, also, there was very lit
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00906.html (9,048 bytes)

64. Lawns (No LBC Content) Long, but humorous. (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:43:55 -0700
David Riker 74 Midget 78 Midget 63 Falcon
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00913.html (11,303 bytes)

65. Re: Honda 2000 - Saw it last night (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 13:13:21 -0700
I work at a Honda dealership and we got two of the S2000's last night also. I thought the car looks stunning. The owners manual says don't rev over 6000 rpm until there is over 600 miles on the engi
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01107.html (10,168 bytes)

66. Re: Honda 2000 - Saw it last night (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 10:11:18 -0700
I'll I've got to say is, after 8 Honda's, starting with a 600 Coupe-2cyl. air cooled Mini-type car, an 83 Civic that went 240k mi with poor maint, a Del Sol, an 85 Accord that with 150k mi had more r
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01130.html (11,305 bytes)

67. MSRP (no LBC content) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:05:42 -0700
In response to the price gouging lousy car salesman comment. MSRP stands for Manufacturers SUGGESTED Retail Price. What the market will bear determines actual cost. This is why a Lincoln Continental
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01134.html (8,658 bytes)

68. Re: MSRP (no LBC content) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 20:27:16 -0700
Last time I checked, the mark-up on parts for our LBC's was over 50%. Lawyers bill their Legal Assistant's time at full rate ($150 to $200 per hour) and pay them $20 per hour. McDonnalds pays under 1
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01147.html (10,274 bytes)

69. Re: MSRP (no LBC content) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:25:46 -0700
A foot note to what started all this. I have heard that Auto West Honda in Roseville, CA sold out of the 4 allocated S2000's in two days at.......$6000 over sticker. We had people wait two days to se
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01183.html (9,795 bytes)

70. R&R Catalist & Manifold Question (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 07:45:22 -0700
OK, enough about new fangled S2000's that I can't afford, and can't work on. As you all may remember, I recently aquired a 78 Midget. Catastrophic Meltdown was the diagnosis. Well, I got her running
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01365.html (7,795 bytes)

71. Re: I got married in an LBC. ;> (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:46:47 -0700
David Riker 74 Midget 78 Midget 63 Falcon -- Original Message -- From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> To: <e-type@jag-lovers.org>; <mgs@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <british-cars@au
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01485.html (9,095 bytes)

72. Re: Car show judging (Long Opinion) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:24:30 -0700
The way I see it, there are car meets, and car shows, and then there are concourse events. They are all very different in how things get judged. At meets, people choose cars they like. There really a
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01487.html (12,861 bytes)

73. Re: Fans (Re: More on the Heat thread) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:45:15 -0700
If your fresh air intake hose is intact, the fan boosts the airflow when the defrost dial is turned to on. At highway speeds there is very little difference in air flow, but when stopped, lots more a
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01510.html (9,082 bytes)

74. Re: The 1st Of Many (stupid) Questions/ flexible clutch hose (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:38:32 -0700
When I installed a Datsun B210 5speed ( a little tougher than the straight 210 Conversion) I grappled with what to do for a clutch line, and the plastic line for the 1500 Midgets was the solution. It
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01584.html (10,131 bytes)

75. Re: Another spridget hit! (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:46:15 -0700
And Bachman Turner Overdrive, and April Wine David Riker 74 Midget 78 Midget 63 Falcon -- Original Message -- From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net> To: <Lancer7676@aol.com> Cc: <racer45@bellsouth.net
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01593.html (9,011 bytes)

76. Re: Undercoating (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:03:10 -0700
Just yesterday I saw the bed of a truck that the owner had used "do it yourself" spray in bed liner. He got the stuff from Walmart at $7 a can. It actually didn't look bad where applied correctly, an
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01642.html (9,636 bytes)

77. Re: Timing the 1275 ? (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 20:04:00 -0700
This is kinda tough to explain, but I'll try. I have a 40DCOE Weber, and I used a very small drill bit to make a hole just to the aircleaner side of the throttle plate. I then used liquid solder to g
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00041.html (11,747 bytes)

78. Re: Timing the 1275 ? (vac. advance with a sidedraft) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:54:20 -0700
Just went out and took a good look at exactly where I drilled the hole. It took me two tries to get it right. The spot is at 11:00 on the front throat, and goes through the bore only a few thousanth
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00066.html (11,792 bytes)

79. Re: Timing the 1275 ? (vac. advance with a sidedraft) (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 22:16:32 -0700
Actually, the correct place on the SU for the vacuum advance is a throttle vacuum port on the carb. If you are drawing manifold vacuum you have the hose hooked up in the wrong place. On the SU, the
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00198.html (12,003 bytes)

80. Re: Water Temp Gauge Broke (score: 1)
Author: "David Riker" <davidr@sunset.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 22:30:12 -0700
On 79 Midgets, the dual temp/oil pressure gauge was replaced with an electric temp gauge and an oil idiot light. The sender and gauge are common to the MGB, Midget, and Sp*tfire. I built a custom woo
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00199.html (10,791 bytes)


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