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1. Re: Electrolysis for Rust removal (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 19:24:34 -0500
There was a thread here on this list last year about this process. I played around with it a little and it does work amazingly well. I used "washing" soda instead of baking soda - don't know if there
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00071.html (8,866 bytes)

2. Re: spridget transporting with a dolly, or... (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 21:10:31 -0500
Hi Paul, I've moved my Bugeye several times in a box trailer. I rented a 5x12 open box trailer with a swing-down tailgate. Lower the tailgate, roll the car in, raise the tailgate, jam some old couch
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00272.html (9,929 bytes)

3. Re: Rare Sprite (useless) Info (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 21:50:59 -0500
Frank, you made me curious too so I had to go look at the jack in my '59 Bugeye. The jack, jack handle, and lug wrench I have are all stamped "King Dick". The jack also has a patent number and the ja
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00274.html (9,811 bytes)

4. Re: Rare Sprite (useless) Info (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 23:39:47 -0500
My "King Dick" jack has the same exact patent number. They evidently were made under license by several manufacturers. Rick
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00279.html (10,843 bytes)

5. Re: E-bay ID (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 23:18:47 -0500
On eBay I'm "wcfan" Rick '59 Bugeye '85 Fiero '90 Allant
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00391.html (6,809 bytes)

6. Re: Bonehead, dyslexic mechanic sees Dog (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 21:21:32 -0500
I believe the Messerschmitt microcars used this same configuration. To go backwards you shut off the engine, flipped a switch on the dash, restarted the engine - now running backwards. I'm still digg
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00758.html (9,586 bytes)

7. Re: Keys (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 11:54:54 -0500
Paul Schwartz 19 El Rincon Orinda, CA 94563 510-254-5001, fax 510-943-1736 Another one: Jamie Coobatis 34730 7 Mile Road Livonia, MI 48152-4032 248-888-1427 You can go to any good locksmith with the
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00776.html (8,480 bytes)

8. eBay Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite Rblt A-Arms Pair Item #220884468 (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 12:01:27 -0500
Rick '59 Sprite '85 Fiero Se '90 Allant
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg00777.html (7,170 bytes)

9. Re: Title/Plates Cost (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 12:12:35 -0500
I have a semi-related question for those of you that live in California (I live in Michigan). My brother in California has a Toyota Land Cruiser that I want to buy and bring to Michigan. He hasn't dr
/html/spridgets/1999-12/msg01196.html (8,506 bytes)

10. Re: Bonnet Repair Kit?? (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 14:00:29 -0500
First borrow Frank's MIG welder, then....oh yeah <g>. Nevermind. Rick
/html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00023.html (9,044 bytes)

11. Re: The Hunter Returns! (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 13:18:28 -0500
Here in Michigan we have the mighty "Bait Hunters". They feed the deer for six months and then on opening day they blow Bambi away when he comes to the bait pile to eat. About as "sporting" as shooti
/html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00867.html (9,461 bytes)

12. Re: All right, all bite (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:33:29 -0500
RWA = Round Wheel Arch. The Midgets started out with a "square" rear wheel opening, then in the early 70's went to a circular opening (RWA), and then for the last few years back to a square opening.
/html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00871.html (7,814 bytes)

13. Re: Sprite vs Midget (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 14:35:22 -0500
Sorry Allen - you've got it wrong <g>. Sprite - original and therefore better :-) Midget - copy Rick (also mindless - lol) '59 Sprite '85 Fiero SE '90 Allant
/html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00939.html (8,317 bytes)

14. Re: It's a sickness! (score: 1)
Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 18:28:11 -0400
I bought my '59 Sprite in January of 1968 for $500 at a used car lot called "Sir Lances Lot" - LOL. The lot (gone for many years now) was located on Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton, CA. I bought a s
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00502.html (12,630 bytes)

15. Re: Sports car, but not an LBC (score: 1)
Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 18:41:04 -0400
VW called it an "auto stick-shift" or something like that. I had a '68 Beetle with that trans and it wasn't bad once you got used to it. It was a 3 speed and worked great as long as you had a soft to
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00503.html (8,983 bytes)

16. Re: Fuel pump... and Altitude Sickness (score: 1)
Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:14:17 -0400
Enriching the mixture would add more gasoline and you already have to much at high altitudes because of the oxygen deficiency. The solution is to lean out the mixture (less gasoline) to bring the fue
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00823.html (9,292 bytes)

17. Re: Fuel pump... and Altitude Sickness (score: 1)
Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:43:01 -0400
Hi Charles, Actually it's the other way around - rich means enriching the air with fuel - lean means less fuel mixed with the air. Normally, the air is a constant. So we adjust the amount of fuel mix
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00830.html (9,377 bytes)

18. Re: duplicate messages (score: 1)
Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 09:30:12 -0400
I feel left out :-( I haven't gotten ANY duplicate messages. Rick
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00981.html (9,777 bytes)

19. Re: Not for Medical Use (score: 1)
Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:12:35 -0400
My favorite stupid lawsuit story is about Ruger, the gun manufacturer. Some moron up in Alaska bought a Ruger handgun, went home and shot himself in the foot. He sued Ruger because they didn't tell h
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00987.html (11,147 bytes)

20. Re: rear end noise - an interesting side note (score: 1)
Author: Rick Fisk <rickfisk@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:23:54 -0400
An interesting side note on teak - I have a few pieces of teak planking removed from the deck of the Queen Mary back when it was turned into a tourist attraction in the seventies. They had to cut hol
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01868.html (8,612 bytes)


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