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41. Re: Dizzy problems and now a gearbox (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 22:15:11 -0400; Glad the problem was fixed. The oil pressure topic had no consensus. I believe one manual said that the low limit was 10 psi at 850 rpm idle for the 948, but most people seem to use 20 as the cut off; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01448.html (10,817 bytes)
42. Re: My Midget Leans (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 08:18:56 -0400; I've been told that there are spring shops that will re-arc your spring, though you have to provide the specs. I don't know where those specs would come from. Another option is to buy new ones. Howe; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01457.html (8,979 bytes)
43. Re: Oil Pressure-Cause for concern??? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:17:42 -0400; I would say that you are OK. Try 20w50 and see what happens.; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01478.html (9,465 bytes)
44. Re: Caliper Rebuild (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:29:15 -0400; I have done this task. Check the manual (either the BL workshop manual or Haynes) as I don't think there are any special tricks. The one difficult part is getting the metal ring dust seal/retainer d; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01521.html (8,314 bytes)
45. Re: Oil Pressure-Cause for concern??? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:42:15 -0400; Now this makes me wonder - What are we measuring when we measure oil pressure? Why does measured pressure drop with wear? And, possibly most importantly, given decreasing pressure with wear, is using; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01523.html (10,367 bytes)
46. Re: puddle jumper (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:52:04 -0400; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01525.html (6,959 bytes)
47. Re: Oil Pressure-Cause for concern??? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 15:53:54 -0400; I guess the other side of this is, what is necessarily wrong with using lower weight oil, even if pressure drops, if the flow remains that same. That is, the bearings would still be lubricated, right; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01535.html (9,819 bytes)
48. Re: Elizabeth's GT (Get Together) (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:55:47 -0400; When is this soiree and where? Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01570.html (9,446 bytes)
49. Re: spridget axle shafts (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 14:43:39 -0400; The half shafts for steel wheels are longer than those for wire wheels (or is it the other way around?). As for compatibility, there may be a concern that fitting a shorter shaft to a longer axle hou; /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01694.html (8,471 bytes)
50. Re: Bob takes a bet (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 19:22:32 -0400; Back in '83, my rugby team toured Ireland. None of the host teams would ever let us pay for our drinks until one night. That was the night that I drank 18 Guinesses. The stuff just didn't affect me i; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00044.html (9,328 bytes)
51. Re: Getting Out The Vote (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 16:29:34 -0400; What the heck is going on?! Everytime I hit reload on the survey page, the Sprite number jumped 2 or 3 times. Is somebody cheating... :) It's up to 133 for Sprite, 79 for Model T. What's the quote? "; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00117.html (10,502 bytes)
52. Re: wooden steering wheel?? - $19,000 bugeye (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:39:57 -0400; This is the rotary-powered Sprite that attended the track day that Grassroots Motorsports set up (see this month's issue). It was wild, definitely a purposed-built racecar. The article says that the; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00138.html (9,162 bytes)
53. Re: Diagnosis (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:35:46 -0400; What would you expect for evidence of scraping, and having found none, why suspect the brakes versus maybe the tire or wheel or even the bearings? Is it a 'feel' sort of thing? (like most of my obse; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00142.html (9,644 bytes)
54. Re: Tubes (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:43:18 -0400; That's what I've been running for the last 2.5 years on the daily driver. Jeff Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD Senior Editor, Molecular Vision http://www.molvis.org/molvis "Seeing the Future in a Very Tin; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00246.html (7,532 bytes)
55. Re: You'alls thoughts on Audi's new TT? (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 14:12:09 -0400; Given the price, I'd take a Boxster. From what I've read, they cost about the same, but the Boxster wins on most if not all R&T tests. OTOH, the styling is different enough to appeal. Jeff -- Jeffrey; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00264.html (8,825 bytes)
56. Re: Temp Reading (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:47:22 -0400; A temp of 212 is a high. You should be running at 180-190 unless you're in stop-and-go traffic on a hot day. A couple of thoughts. Even if it's new, I'd check the thermostat. First, pull the thermos; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00304.html (9,043 bytes)
57. lowering kit (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:02:26 -0400; Has anyone tried the front lowering kit from Moss? This kit appears to lower the front by about 1/2 inch using long bolts with collars in the spring seat (witch's hat). I think it lowers the witch's; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00352.html (7,964 bytes)
58. Complete wast of time, Was: Getting Out The Vote (Update) (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:20:00 -0400; To really have some fun and waste time, poke around <http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2706/italjob.htm>, a site devoted to the film, "The Italian Job," starring Micheal Caine. Not a great movie, so; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00467.html (9,879 bytes)
59. Re: Mystery switch (at least to me) (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:05:22 -0400; On my '65: Top row: headlights | ignition | washer pump Middle row: - | - | cigar lighter Bottom row: wipers | fan | instrument lights -- Note that _just_ to the left of the fan control is the Sprite; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00552.html (10,918 bytes)
60. Re: Stereo question follow up (score: 1): Author: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:08:38 -0400; Atlanta Imported Auto Parts will sell you one, but no guarantees that it will work. They might let me hook one up to a battery to see if anything happens. Let me know, I'm going over there is aftern; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00554.html (8,128 bytes)

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