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1. Newbie (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:25:55 -0500
Hi all, I'm the new kid on the block, having recently obtained a 1959 Bugeye, about which I know almost nothing. So I have lots of questions. I've belonged to the Sunbeam Tiger e-mail list for 10 yea
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00161.html (7,175 bytes)

2. RE: [midgetsprite] Re: Parts Cleaner Liquid - info needed (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 22:42:59 -0500
Geologist in upstate NY? Did he go to RPI? Jim Pickard --Original Message-- From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jim Johnson Sent: Sunday, July 09,
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00272.html (7,864 bytes)

3. Carpet kits (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:24:29 -0500
Who has the best price on a decent carpet kit for a bug-eye Sprite? Victoria British is the least expensive I've found so far, but they have a crap reputation on the Tiger list. Opinions? Let the fir
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00334.html (6,578 bytes)

4. Another dumb question (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:55:59 -0500
Sorry for asking such dumb questions, but without another bug-eye around to compare, this list is my best resource. On which side of the steering column does the tach belong on a Mk I? I thought it l
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00493.html (6,727 bytes)

5. Which hose? (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:44:48 -0500
I've got a busted lower radiator hose on my bug-eye. Problem is, it has a 1275 engine. I don't know if I need the 470-380 hose (Moss number) for the 948, since it is a bug-eye , or the 470-385 for th
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00560.html (6,587 bytes)

6. mechanical tach - I need your opinion (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:53:36 -0500
I need the tach drive gearbox to hook up the mechanical tach. Unless I can find a working used one cheap, a new one from Mo$$ will cost $80 plus shipping. I can have the tach converted to electronic
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00889.html (6,871 bytes)

7. instrument light bulbs (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:57:11 -0500
Most of the light bulbs for my instruments and warning lights are missing. What size bulbs do I need? Is there a list of the bulbs somewhere? Recommended source? Thanks. Jim Pickard B9473298 ('65 Tig
/html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00890.html (6,443 bytes)

8. Clueless in LA (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 21:27:27 -0500
I'm recovering the seats in my bug-eye. Has this process been documented anywhere? The seat backs aren't too big a deal, as I have the old covers to use as a guide and I learned a lot when I took the
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00333.html (7,119 bytes)

9. RE: Whew!!!! What a relief! (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:43:38 -0500
OK, against my better judgment, I'm going to chime in. We have a global economy. If China or anybody else is competing for the same resource, any disruption in the supply effects the price. Oil compa
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00366.html (9,615 bytes)

10. RE: Whew!!!! What a relief! (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 23:14:47 -0500
According to the latest issue of National Geographic, you have a 1 in 1 chance of dying. No surprise there - nobody gets out alive. You have a 1 in 1020 chance of dying in a motorcycle accident, but
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00376.html (8,739 bytes)

11. RE: Whew!!!! What a relief! (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 06:48:38 -0500
And that is just a fraction of what they used to get annually. Which is why most Alaskans favor drilling in ANWR. And by most I don't mean 51%. If you don't believe that, go to Alaska and conduct you
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00380.html (8,533 bytes)

12. Headlight ground? (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:04:15 -0500
The headlights in my bug-eye aren't working. The previous owner says the headlights probably need a new ground. Where might I find the headlight ground? Clueless in LA Jim Pickard B9473298 ('65 Tiger
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00827.html (6,538 bytes)

13. Clueless again (or still?) (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:43:32 -0500
While removing nearly 40 years worth of oily dirt from under the bug-eye, I found four green wires with nice factory plug-in connections hanging by the transmission, attached to absolutely nothing, w
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00064.html (7,282 bytes)

14. gearbox oil (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 06:12:32 -0500
The manual says 20W-50 oil for the gearbox. But what do you recommend for a 40 year old tranny? I've got a ribbed cased tranny behind a 1275 in the bug-eye. Thanks. Jim Pickard B9473298 ('65 Tiger) A
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00134.html (6,465 bytes)

15. Yet another dumb question from "Clueless" (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 18:14:00 -0500
Now that I've drained the gearbox and have decided to refill it with the manual's recommended 20W-50, can someone tell me where the fill plug lives and how the h*ll to get to it? Thanks. Jim Pickard
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00148.html (7,186 bytes)

16. Not quite clueless - temperature gauge (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 12:51:50 -0500
I'm removing the dash in my bug-eye to recover it. (Nothing like dealing with 47 year old dirt.) I've got it all out with the exception of the temperature/oil pressure gauge. It looks like I have to
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00207.html (7,915 bytes)

17. Dash photo (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:03:24 -0500
My recovered dash is finished and it looks great. Unfortunately, dum-dum failed to take a photo of the dash before I removed it, and I'm not 100% sure where everything goes (I suffer from CRS - can't
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00355.html (6,606 bytes)

18. instrument panel bulbs (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:28:36 -0500
Are these something I can expect to find at my local auto parts store, or am I going to have to order them from one of the LBC suppliers?
/html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00410.html (6,441 bytes)

19. Bug-eye headlight woes (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:34:10 -0500
I'm working on the headlights now. I get a dim glow on the high beams, and zip on the lows. Plenty of voltage at the ignition switch, but little at the headlights (zilch on the low beams). I'm beginn
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00371.html (7,024 bytes)

20. Horn - last electrical problem (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:00:43 -0500
With the help of this list I've sorted out all the electrical problems (that I know of) in the Bug-eye, with a lone exception - the non-stock horn. The horn works when I ground it to the chassis, but
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00476.html (7,402 bytes)

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