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361. Greasy tires (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:54:52 -0400; I wash my tires but to have greasy crap dripping off or soak em in silicone just looks wrong. The best tires are on the beach bugys when they come off the beach. Thoey look beautiful! All sandblasted; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00064.html (6,704 bytes)
362. High RPM miss (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:04:49 -0400; I have this annoying miss, this time it's not at an idle, it is only at 5500 and up. It's not just a miss, the engine is breaking up, popping, spitting, and sputtering bad. I have reset the points an; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00072.html (7,771 bytes)
363. Re: High RPM miss (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 22:06:22 -0400; THAT'S IT! Owner/Driver too damn finicky. I could (and have) lived with minor misses on Diane's Sprite but this one is MINE! It has to be ready to go across country at any given time. -- Frank Claric; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00085.html (7,635 bytes)
364. Re: Goin' to a car show.... well, WENT (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 22:20:28 -0400; How did you come to that conclusion with a statement like winning over young womens hearts? I get that all the time, I just say "Go get your mother!" -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00086.html (7,231 bytes)
365. High R miss (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:46:35 -0400; It was the coil. Swapped it out with a circa 60s Lucas and all is well. But I saw that the screw inside the coil cone was rusty. So maybe this was the culprit? So why would a manufacturer use a steel; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00099.html (7,088 bytes)
366. Re: [midgetsprite] Re: Cluster parts (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:52:47 -0400; I don't like doing brakes, let me do the rest. Buster, buy some carpet from the local upholstry shop, a pack of razor blades and some 3M #74, we can carpet it too. A can of Weldwood formica glue, a s; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00100.html (7,207 bytes)
367. Re: High R miss (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:11:51 -0400; Dohnt U hav spel cheker on ur compuutar?; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00109.html (6,841 bytes)
368. What causes (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:14:13 -0400; A crankshaft to wipe out? Jr's Mini, 1274 A+ engine, .60 over. We had the crank turned because it was wiped out when he bought the engine. 5 psi oil pressure. So out with the crank and off to the mac; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00111.html (7,274 bytes)
369. Re: Dizzy help.. (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:21:23 -0400; You have to move the drive gear. Remove the dizzy, note where the rotor is pointing. Remove the dizzy clamp (2 bolts) Under the clamp is a collar, there is a bolt on one side of the collar, remove th; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00112.html (7,527 bytes)
370. Re: rear axle shafts (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:24:55 -0400; WW axles are 3/8" shorter than disc axles. No problem putting them in a disc banjo. I have done it a few times and never had a problem. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00136.html (6,520 bytes)
371. Re: Speedo Cleaning (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:02:15 -0400; Graphite, not oil. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00139.html (6,577 bytes)
372. Re: Reduction of un-sprung weight on FROG AYE (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:10:01 -0400; I have been using Superclean and a brush for years. Tooth brush for the tight spots. Works great on grimey engines, rear axles, trannys, and under bonnets. But now I have a powerwasher :) That works; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00159.html (7,250 bytes)
373. Re: Newbie (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:33:13 -0400; Welcome to our crazy world Jim. The speedo drive unscrews out of, or screws into the tranny. It's a big plastic drive. Best place for jack stands are under the leaf spring mounts where they come out; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00162.html (7,327 bytes)
374. Re: shift knob (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 22:16:58 -0400; There should be a thin 5/16-18 nut under the knob, it locks it in the straight position so the emblem is not crooked. You might have to grind a regular nut down, I have not found these at any hardwar; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00191.html (6,620 bytes)
375. Re: The Pickup Arrives - Part 2 (long) (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:28:28 -0400; Larry It sure looks like the body and cab are ONE, so it's NOT a truck. VW rabbit trucks were made this way to beat the US truck tarrif. Go get your money back. Nice open back car though :) -- Frank; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00193.html (6,914 bytes)
376. Re: clutch fluid DOT3 or DOT4 (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:32:28 -0400; It was true when the cars were new. Natural rubber parts or something like that. New seals (not nos seals) are probably made with modern rubbers and can hold up to DOT3 but I don't take a chance. DOT; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00194.html (7,488 bytes)
377. Home solution to Mini engine woes (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:52:43 -0400; Tonight after getting prices of $500-$1200 for a Mini core or beat used shortblock, My son and I decided to make out oun transverse engine out of a Sprite engine. A bit of internet research, a friend; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00195.html (7,975 bytes)
378. Re: clutch fluid DOT3 or DOT4 (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:44:56 -0400; From memory when I bought my new Spitfire in 1973 and from all the seal kits we sold when I worked ar a foreign car parts store in 1976. Castrol or Lockheed ONLY in ALL british cars back then. -- Fra; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00203.html (7,333 bytes)
379. Re: Help! Midget Transmission Noise, and New Rotor Install (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:49:05 -0400; That is because 1st gear is a straight cut gear as are most reverse gears in other cars. This is normal. As a matter of fact, I would be very worried if first gear made no noise ;) That would mean it; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00206.html (7,318 bytes)
380. Here's a Midget by BMW (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:19:04 -0400; /html/spridgets/2006-07/msg00220.html (7,132 bytes)

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