Glad the problem was fixed. The oil pressure topic had no consensus. I
believe one manual said that the low limit was 10 psi at 850 rpm idle for
the 948, but most people seem to use 20 as the cut off, which is correct
for a 1275. As to tranny, personally I'd go for the 5 speed, but I'm not
into originality for originality's sake. Would it be possible for you to
test drive a conversion? Ulix pointed out that there is a longish pull
between 2nd and 3rd, but not that noticeable. I drove his car and thought
it was _great_; the 5th gear should've been standard. OTOH, the Mk2 with
948 may be a pretty scarce item. I think you need two Sprites because this
is an unsolvable dilemma.
J
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On 10/21/99, Leigh Ellen Potter wrote:
>Ok, I picked her up from the mechanics this morning (and no Jeff, I won't
>make it a habit!), and it was just a matter of playing with the dizzy - new
>points, new rotor, new cap. Eighty odd dollars (most of it labour - damn
>that thesis deadline), and she's running like a dream! The short trip to
>Uni this morning showed a better oil pressure (but I still think it's a
>little too low at idle - was there ever a consensus on what was
>acceptable?), and higher running temp. The bad news? My need for a new
>gearbox is looming hard and fast. My new mechanic (great Irish bloke)
>recommends a re-build of a few of the gears. This is WAY beyond my current
>mechanical skills and I don't know anyone who could help me learn. Now
>here's my request for people's opinions - the car is a daily driver, but
>she's fairly original including mechanically: 948 motor, drum brakes, etc.
>The only mechanical mod (that I know of) is the alternator. So do I
>rebuild the bad gears, or do I think about a five speed? And if I do the 5
>speed, what's the appropriate donor car in Australia?
>
>Just a comment concerning apathy and clubs - I've joined the local Healey
>owners club. Mostly the club is big Healey's, but they welcome the little
>cars too, and at the last meet there was my muddy daily driver beside some
>real show pieces. They all thought it was great that I actually drove my
>car in the spirit it was made, and made me welcome. And the age range went
>from 20's to retired. Great people - same attitude as this list.
>
>Cheers
>Leigh Ellen
>'62 MkII Sprite
Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
http://www.molvis.org/molvis
"Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"
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