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381. Re: Electronic Ignition (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 23:35:31 -0800 (PST)
Definitely! A friend of mine has a seriously hopped up Superbeetle Convertible with a Crane Ignition. Since she has one of those kits that lets the top of the engine lid stand way from the body ~3",
/html/mgs/1996-01/msg00650.html (8,728 bytes)

382. Re: Unleaded fuel and valves (was: F experiences, for some odd reason) (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 15:06:34 -0800 (PST)
Denise, I am wondering why you use premium. Does your car ping when you use regular? Ulix (still finding leaded, but getting rarer...) __/__,__ ________/____,,_______ ................... (_o____o_) .
/html/mgs/1996-01/msg00663.html (7,417 bytes)

383. Re: Tow Bar (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 19:55:08 -0800 (PST)
I haven't seen this before, so I think it did indeed get lost. I have not done this with a rubber bumper car, but with a chrome bumper Sprite. Since the bumper brackets on a rubber bumper car have to
/html/mgs/1996-01/msg00668.html (8,155 bytes)

384. RE: MG in the snow (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 15:14:52 -0800 (PST)
Len, you are not being very politically correct here today: what about MG-driving amputees out there? Last time I went skiing I was passed by two guys who had one leg amputated each. Their skiing ski
/html/mgs/1996-01/msg00748.html (7,366 bytes)

385. Re: temperature sending unit (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 23:39:47 -0800 (PST)
If I remember correctly, you can get at the sending unit from the inside if you remove the thermostat housing and thermostat. Ulix __/__,__ ________/____,,_______ ................... (_o____o_) .....
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00071.html (7,573 bytes)

386. Re: Packing for extended touring - Midgets (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 11:35:50 -0800 (PST)
It was like that originally. When the top (hood) design was changed to the fold-down design (67?), they moved that firewall to make space for the folded down top! Ulix __/__,__ ________/____,,_______
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00087.html (8,055 bytes)

387. Re: temperature sending unit (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 11:55:18 -0800 (PST)
Haha, now we're getting down to business! It took several hours and two people and 5 screwdrivers hammered under the bloody thing from all sides! It finally came off, but was of course nicked and bod
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00088.html (7,825 bytes)

388. Re: Impulse Tachometers (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 08:16:01 -0800 (PST)
I have a Sprite, but I think it's similar (could even be the same tach?). The wire has to actually LOOP, so it goes through the plastic block twice. It supposedly matters which way it goes through, b
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00102.html (7,103 bytes)

389. Midget with Continental Kit (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:09:21 -0800 (PST)
Look in a car book at a '57 Thunderbird. They were fitted with C-kits often and you should be able to find one in your generic classic car book ("Classic Cars". "100 years of the Automobile", or othe
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00107.html (7,345 bytes)

390. Spridget Trailer (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:21:36 -0800 (PST)
Beautiful Idea! Yes! We're finally on to a topic that I did not dare address myself before. Has anybody ever seen a trailer hitch setup for a Spridget? Chrome bumper only please! It would probably be
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00109.html (8,431 bytes)

391. Names for cars? (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 17:23:44 -0800 (PST)
In my street lived a lady who drove a red/white early Healey in original unrestored condition. She always had the top down, no matter what weather (OK, that was in Tucson, Arizona...). I pulled up ne
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00124.html (8,124 bytes)

392. Re: Spridget Trailer (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 20:03:29 -0800 (PST)
Nonono, I wouldn't have that problem, you see, my trailer would be fitted with lower and stiffer leaf springs, nylatron suspension bushings, spax telescopic shock conversion, panhard rod, 175/50-13s
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00129.html (8,054 bytes)

393. Re: Spridget Trailer (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 20:40:28 -0800 (PST)
DeniseThe reason why I think it would be easier on a rubber car is that the impact-bumpers were mounted to solid frame rails to which a hitch could also be mounted. The only thing solid on my rear en
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00130.html (8,996 bytes)

394. Re: bodywork or boneyard? (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 08:38:13 -0800 (PST)
I think a big question is: Can you FIND cars with little rust in your area? If yes, that's what I would do, buy a car with a good body, and transfer all the parts. Bodywork takes a lot of time = $$$
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00145.html (7,563 bytes)

395. Re: What engines for Sprite? (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:53:05 -0800 (PST)
Sprite and Midget are identical except for small changes in trim. '65 had a 1098cc engine, '67 had the same engine block bored to 1275cc. The latter is supposed to be stronger and has more power. It
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00215.html (7,829 bytes)

396. Re: allison electronic ignition? (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 18:42:06 -0800 (PST)
Hey Chet, you're not supposed to know what you are gonna get for x-mas yet!!! But don't let them spoil your holiday spirit! The system works fine, maybe others are better, but if you intstall it with
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00236.html (8,212 bytes)

397. Re: Windshield scratches (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 16:05:05 -0800 (PST)
Denise, I don't know what kind of restoration project it is (2 letters, then 4 digits?), but call Special Int. Car Parts first. I got a Spridget WS on sale for $59. Ulix, with a whole new (unscratche
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00294.html (7,897 bytes)

398. Re: Had a wreck,NEED PARTS BAD (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 21:39:16 -0800 (PST)
I don't know how bad your damages are, but check with your local british car restoration place if it can't be pounded back out! A lot of these guys are real artists. It might be cheaper and easier!
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00367.html (7,067 bytes)

399. Re: 300 miles 70 mph 30 mpg :) (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 09:33:18 -0800 (PST)
Every engine has a rpm range where it is most efficient. I don't know what that range is on a B engine, and I don't know the rpm that 45mph would correspond to. Especially if your test track involves
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00405.html (9,045 bytes)

400. Re: 300 miles 70 mph 30 mpg :) (score: 1)
Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 09:37:52 -0800 (PST)
Indeed he did ! Disregard my post then!! Sorry, Ulix "I need new glasses" __/__,__ ________/____,,_______ ................... (_o____o_) ..... (___ O _________ O ___/ .............. sprite caddy
/html/mgs/1995-12/msg00406.html (8,368 bytes)


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