- 41. Re: Late model Midget/MGB horn? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:11:13 -0800
- The '78 & '79 steering column has the same wheel spline size and count as the 70-77 column. As three similar topics have been weaving around, here is what I have found from experience. Steering wheel
- /html/spridgets/2007-01/msg01265.html (11,142 bytes)
- 42. Re: Car Names Explained (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:22:16 -0800
- I can't help with all of these but Z71 is the actual line order code for a Chevrolet off road package. Every option has a code, and sooner or later, the popular options take on a life of their own. I
- /html/spridgets/2007-02/msg00212.html (8,659 bytes)
- 43. Re: Engine and gearbox removal questions (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:59:54 -0800
- You can not remove the front panel on a Midget/Sprite without removing the fenders (wings). It is welded to the grill surround, bolted to the wings with two screws & nuts at the top, three bolts and
- /html/spridgets/2007-02/msg00700.html (8,167 bytes)
- 44. Re: jack stands (China bashing) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:12:52 -0700
- America may not get one drop of oil from Iraq, but each drop of oil that France gets from Iraq is one less drop they have to get from Saudi Arabia, freeing that drop up for us... -- Original Message
- /html/spridgets/2007-04/msg00398.html (8,779 bytes)
- 45. Re: Weird Rear Brake Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:30:26 -0700
- Everyone seems to be focusing on the shoes here. There are now quite a few different manufactures of the slave cylinders. I have placed the cylinders from different mfgs side by side and they don't e
- /html/spridgets/2007-04/msg01015.html (9,121 bytes)
- 46. Re: SU woes continued (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:20:41 -0800
- Just a question, but is the cam a stock profile or a more radical grind? Did you dial it in, or just line up the dots? With the siamese intake ports, if there is cam overlap, the pulses produced by i
- /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00071.html (8,657 bytes)
- 47. Re: Modern rubber (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:11:58 -0700
- I'm having the same problem with reproduction rubber parts for my American Iron too, just not quite as fast. After one year, the reproduction stuff is in worse shape than the 35 year old stuff I took
- /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00354.html (8,001 bytes)
- 48. Re: OT-car model year (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:30:26 -0700
- It is common when there is a MAJOR redesign to introduce the new vehicle as the next year model. The earliest it can be released is January. The 2007 Tahoe was released in January 2006. The 1997 F150
- /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00732.html (8,859 bytes)
- 49. Re: Pierce head (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:28:02 -0700
- Hi Daniel I am running the Pierce head on my Midget. The spark plug I am running is a NGK DCPR6E. I went on the cheap with this rebuild and only have low compression pistons, 60 over, at 8.5:1. It se
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00318.html (8,530 bytes)
- 50. Re: Bug-eye hood on a Square body Spridget.. (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 19:33:03 -0700
- Bugeye, frogeye= obvious Square BODY = everything else RWA- a square body from 71-74 with, ROUND wheel arches ( the BODY is still square...) RB= Rubber Bumpered (the BODY is still square, and so are
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00358.html (8,926 bytes)
- 51. Re: Losing my mind or cursed car (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 19:29:56 -0700
- Also, earlier cars with metal fans have a metal spacer between the waterpump pulley and the fan. This should not be used between the two belt pulley and the plastic fan on a later 1275. David Riker d
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00478.html (8,116 bytes)
- 52. Re: LBC electrical question (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 19:41:00 -0700
- The electrical gauges in most classic cars opperate well below 12v. A voltage stabalizer contains a bimetalic strip and a heater coil. When 12v passes through the voltage stabalizer, the heater warms
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00481.html (8,380 bytes)
- 53. Re: Engine Break-in Advice (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 19:45:43 -0700
- Be sure to use suitable oil. As others have mentioned, cam/lifter break in is much more critical than ring break in. READ THIS FIRST about modern motor oil and flat tappet cams. http://www.ttalk.info
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00484.html (7,026 bytes)
- 54. Re: Losing my mind or cursed car (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 20:03:14 -0700
- Remove four bolts connecting rear driveshaft ujoint to differential and with a prybar try to push the driveshaft forward into the transmission. It should slide in and out smoothly, but without any sl
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00485.html (8,404 bytes)
- 55. Re: Well, it's not the water pump.../ Mission accomplished! (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 21:46:53 -0700
- Looks factory to me! Good job. I got home at the end of your saga, but your solution is a good one. I see your bottom hose reaches fine. I have a 1500 shroud on my 1275 Midget to add clearance to eve
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00697.html (8,129 bytes)
- 56. Re: Gas Tank Venting (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 16:43:58 -0700
- Vented gas caps are supposed to allow air to enter the tank as fuel is consumed, but are not supposed to exhaust fuel fumes to the atmosphere. The cap design, along with the location of the vent hole
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00760.html (8,481 bytes)
- 57. Re: [Spridgets] Ride height (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:35:12 -0700
- The location of the human butt is closer to the rear wheels than the front. The car sits level when occupied. -- Original Message -- From: <Daniel1312@aol.com> To: <spritenut@comcast.net> Cc: <spridg
- /html/spridgets/2007-06/msg00422.html (8,712 bytes)
- 58. Re: [Spridgets] Root cause found - timing issue (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:02:04 -0700
- Because it is easier (and less expensive) to replace a distributor gear than the camshaft if one of them fails, you want it to be the distributor gear. David Riker davriker@digitalpath.net http://com
- /html/spridgets/2007-06/msg00601.html (9,062 bytes)
- 59. Re: [Spridgets] Temp Senders (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:20:26 -0700
- Yes, the electric sender for the 1979 Midget or 1978/1979 MGB will fit in the stock 1275 head. You do not need the adapter that is used with the mechanical temp gauge. I have that sender in my 1275.
- /html/spridgets/2007-06/msg00805.html (8,064 bytes)
- 60. [Spridgets] Fw: Warning!! LBC Content!! Delete Now!! (score: 1)
- Author: "David Riker" <davriker@digitalpath.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:39:54 -0700
- Ah, I found the wiring diagram in the Bently manual, I was close to right. Yes it is the brake pressure circuit, as you had indicated. Yes you will be just fine without using a switch. The wire shoul
- /html/spridgets/2007-06/msg01320.html (11,147 bytes)
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