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41. Re: [Spridgets] Installing engines (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:04:59 -0500; Who could possibly be silly enough to do that? Especially since this places one bolt on each side in a completely impossible location. It does not help when you ask about the dumb position of that b; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00167.html (7,906 bytes)
42. [Spridgets] Steering column (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:25:12 -0500; The top of the outer steering column (??with an angled tightening slot??) is splayed out and loose from jerking the wheel up and down, probably from running into things without a seatbelt. (The botto; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00168.html (7,026 bytes)
43. [Spridgets] Soft top (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:04 -0500; There appear to be several options for inexpensive soft tops ('74 Midget). Any recommendations for or against specific brands or vendors? Michael Rowe Long Island, NY ________________________________; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00171.html (6,263 bytes)
44. [Spridgets] Steering column (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:12:43 -0500; I can now report on what is under the plastic surround on my steering column - a crash box, nothing that comes apart. I can also report that, if you are really stupid about how you cut the plastic, y; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00345.html (7,117 bytes)
45. [Spridgets] Distributors (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:12:55 -0500; I have the guts of three Midget distributors lying on my table. Two of the three guts are different. Only one has a working vacuum advance, but that one has a 1/8" hole punched out of the side. I wil; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00441.html (7,455 bytes)
46. Re: [Spridgets] Distributors (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:21:25 -0500; This is undoubtedly true, but all I will learn as a result is that Spridgets are expensive. I already learned that. Meanwhile, I am trying to figure out how this machine works. I am not a mechanic,; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00449.html (8,354 bytes)
47. [Spridgets] More Steering Column (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:04:50 -0500; No one has figured out my problem with taking apart a steering column. See the splayed column that I need to reshape at http://tinyurl.com/6hhquw Entire front end is redone except for brake pads. Eng; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00490.html (6,545 bytes)
48. Re: [Spridgets] POR15 for the undercarriage (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:10:28 -0500; So what is the consensus on paint for the undercarriage? It makes sense that we do not want something that is so waterproof that it retains water leaking from above. How about an annual treatment wi; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00630.html (7,790 bytes)
49. [Spridgets] Oil Cooler (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:23:54 -0500; My oil cooler has a hole in it at the base one of the fittings, probably from twisting a frozen nut. It may be weldable if it could be gotten clean enough. Any thoughts? Also, the hoses that came on; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00635.html (7,142 bytes)
50. [Spridgets] Rear spring hanger (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:36:06 -0500; I took the rear end out today, and on one side, the captive bolt holding the front of the spring hanger was rusted/torn out. Many of the bolts sheared off. Also, the back of the floor panel is rusted; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00708.html (7,475 bytes)
51. Re: [Spridgets] Rear spring hanger (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:38:59 -0500; Maxime's pictures are far better than mine, as they show the interior of the problem area. The first of his sequence shows a captive nut just to the left of an oval hole. That nut is also welded to; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00743.html (8,225 bytes)
52. [Spridgets] Arching Distributor (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:12:47 -0500; Removal of the plug wire to cylinder 1 causes arching from the base of the wire in the distributor to the nearest ground (cap holder). The wires and cap are new, and the same arching occurs using an; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00776.html (6,496 bytes)
53. Re: [Spridgets] Arcing Distributor (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:42:35 -0500; Alright, already. It's arcing. It occurs when the wire is removed from the plug, but only on cylinder 1, from the distributor end to ground, not plug end to ground. The plug is fine. What condition n; /html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00779.html (7,263 bytes)
54. [Spridgets] Spring Hanger (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 20:00:37 -0500; I have finally bowed to the inevitable and must deal with a spring hanger. The guy who came to look at the repair wanted to replace the entire rear bulkhead assembly for $$$. Pictures at http://s252.; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00036.html (7,772 bytes)
55. Re: [Spridgets] Sprite MKII 5 speed question (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 13:29:21 -0500; I plan to hug my never-installed Rivergate rebuilt and converted 5-speed when it arrives next week, and I am not ashamed of that. Michael Rowe 74' Midget Long Island, NY _____________________________; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00058.html (7,813 bytes)
56. [Spridgets] Two perfect cylinders? (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 08:52:05 -0500; All right all you mystery lovers. My "new" engine starts perfectly and runs easily - on two cylinders, 3 and 4. Cylinders 1 and 2 are flooded out and will not fire. At one point, cylinder 2 was firin; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00150.html (8,559 bytes)
57. [Spridgets] Spring Hangers (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 07:51:35 -0500; Are bought interior patches like the spring hanger patch and associated rear panel patch normally butted in or lapped? I am wondering about the effect on the allignment of the spring bracket, if any; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00237.html (6,953 bytes)
58. [Spridgets] Spring Hangers (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:53:41 -0500; I am advised by this group to scrap my tub and start over. Any RWA tubs out there in good condition? Bonnet and front fenders not required, as I have ordered a fiberglass BE bonnet. As an alternative; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00250.html (7,388 bytes)
59. Re: [Spridgets] Tie Rod End removal? (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:25:25 -0500; --==0559186473== Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=windows-1250; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Use care. We struggled a long time and ruined some threads trying t; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00283.html (8,512 bytes)
60. [Spridgets] metal joint (score: 1): Author: Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 18:54:33 -0500; Somewhere on one of the restoration sites was a description of a metal lap joint in which one side is bent in a Z shape so that the resulting joint is flat on one side. That guy crimped them by hand; /html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00439.html (7,009 bytes)

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