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81. re:Mech Fuel Injection (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:42:10 -0500
Ah yes, I remember the K Jet system on my '79 Rabbit. The car got to running poorly. The manual says to check the injector spray pattern by rigging a switch to the fuse block then placing the injecto
/html/spridgets/2006-11/msg00659.html (7,753 bytes)

82. Brit Parts Catalog (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:37:21 -0500
Quite frequently someone asks where to find some obscure part. I found a Brit parts catalog that probably has what you need. The catalog is online in pdf format. It's 15.3 megs so you folks on dial u
/html/spridgets/2006-11/msg00781.html (6,733 bytes)

83. Wire wheel spinner (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:07:47 -0500
Have any of you Gyro or Ratchet Gearloose guys from Duckville built a "wire wheel spinner?" A WW spinner is an axle and hub mounted to your workbench (for example) so that you can spin the wheel to c
/html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00011.html (6,663 bytes)

84. Re: Iceland RACING (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:46:00 -0500
They do that snowmobile over open water thing in Michigan's U.P. (I know - other places too.) Of course it helps it the driver is from WI, IL, or IA and if copious amounts of alcohol are involved. My
/html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00051.html (6,966 bytes)

85. Fulcrum Pin Replacement Tip (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:26:21 -0500
I followed Peter's instructions to work the fulcrum pin into the threaded portion of the A arms (while dry) to act as a tap to chase the threads. That worked well. After doing that several times, I t
/html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00099.html (7,150 bytes)

86. Re: Barbie Healey (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:02:25 -0500
PPP has some lovely "models" at his shop who would love to have that car!! And, they'd fit into it too. LOL Tim Collins Midland, MI 1966 AH Sprite
/html/spridgets/2006-11/msg00960.html (6,998 bytes)

87. Engine Stablizer (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:39:37 -0500
This is probably a question for Paul A, but here goes. Here's a Morris Minor engine compartment picture that shows an engine stabliizer - a link from a head bolt to the frame to keep torque roll to a
/html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00284.html (6,939 bytes)

88. Good paint / bad paint? (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:39:46 -0500
OK all you environmentally savvy folks. Since you have brought this up, I've been wondering. . . Lacquer paints were "banned" because they are so bad for the environment, but folks used them relative
/html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00432.html (7,467 bytes)

89. Grommet in Grill (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:15:00 -0500
The Moss & other catalogs show a grommet associated with the grill fixture (1961 - 1980). The Moss part number is 472-735. Four are required. Where is this installed? The diagrams show four bolts, 8
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00035.html (6,588 bytes)

90. Re: I learned sumptin'... (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:34:05 -0500
If the magnetic field around a wire is equal to the permeability of free space times the current all divided by 2 time Pi times the radius of the wire, how does changing to resistor wire increase th
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00037.html (7,239 bytes)

91. Re: Cotter pin / Taper Pin (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:09:47 -0500
I bought a Kingpin "kit" which included the taper pin. For some reason, I have long forgotten, I also bought some extra taper pins. The kit taper pin fits just fine. The other pins do not fit. Here's
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00366.html (7,660 bytes)

92. Re: Steering rack bracket (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:18:16 -0500
"That is an excellent point about the dissimilar metals and a separation Except that the steering rack is the only place on a Spridget with the "protective" paper. If the main reason was corrosion pr
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00588.html (8,099 bytes)

93. Re: No LBC---Health Insurance (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:55:29 -0500
So. . . after working on the Sprite you put your hands in people's mouths?? Hypoid tastes iccky! LOL My former dentist's assistant was a blonde, kinda high maintenance type of gal. I remember her dri
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00694.html (8,346 bytes)

94. Car for Frank (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:16:27 -0500
http://www.pbase.com/cpphotography/image/73179584 Tim Collins Midland, MI 1966 AH Sprite
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00871.html (6,371 bytes)

95. More Pics from Frank (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:17:16 -0500
You were a little more successful at putting pics on the web than just the three (well, two) you mentioned in your note. There are three more hiding there with the names listed below. Great job. I w
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg01007.html (6,869 bytes)

96. Re: Another buyer beware special (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:58:22 -0500
Familiar, YES. On 12/21/2006, I captured the pics of this car because my car is a MKIII too. I don't remember any of the details of that auction. I just wanted the pics to serve as reference for my r
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg01068.html (8,031 bytes)

97. Re: 58 wiring headhache (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:39:37 -0500
Is the rubber grommet available for the solenoid - the one that covers the manual push button? Tim Collins Midland, MI 1966 AH Sprite
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg01116.html (6,817 bytes)

98. Re: Steering wheel nut (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:27:46 -0500
I just checked my '66 steering column and the threads at the steering wheel end measure to be 28 TPI. The diameter appears to be 11/16". I checked in Machinery's Handbook and can't find any reference
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg01131.html (9,212 bytes)

99. Re: Anyone try this gas tank yet? (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:24:29 -0500
Larry, My original tank (not bugeye) with the plug has a "dimple or well" (low spot) in the tank where the plug is located. Does the replacement tank have the "well" like the original - just without
/html/spridgets/2007-01/msg01414.html (7,204 bytes)

100. Sway Bars (score: 1)
Author: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin@mtu.edu>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:15:19 -0500
The owner/author of this web site: http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com/Swabarra.html gives a chart to show the effect of moving from one size sway bar to larger/smaller sizes. For instance, in moving
/html/spridgets/2007-02/msg00033.html (6,951 bytes)


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