[Spridgets] Ladybug Lives

[brian S]

Wow,

GREAT progress Frank, can't wait to see it. have Tiffany get some pics up for
ya.
Did you get a chance to measure the pumps side by side before installing
the second one?
Wonder what the height/thickness difference measurement is.
As Dave said, maybe a Mini pump is different?
Sorry I don't have a 6 blade fan for ya.
Anyone figured you how to put the wings on it yet?


Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!



> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:45:24 -0400
> From: spritenut at comcast.net
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Ladybug Lives
>
> I spent the morning adjusting valves, the pushrod issue is solved.
> Then some life blood, oil, tranny, diff, brakes, speedo cable, etc all
> received fluids.
> I quickly learned I do not have anymore dizzy caps, but I do have 3 new
> rotors, how did this happen?
> So I popped on a known good cap with wires, checked for spark at the
> points, grabbed Tiffany
> because she wanted to fire it up and I wanted to be under the bonnet.
> All was set, I told her to turn the key and let it crank a little, if it
> backfires, stop cranking.
> I mean a 50/50 shot at the dizzy drive and I get it wrong 99% of the time.
> But not this time, the engine went crank-crank-VROOM! It fired up after
> turning over twice, oil pressure came up fast but not as fast as it fired.
> Rebuilt engine, rebuilt carbs, rebuilt dizzy and all was dead nuts
> perfect. My only adjustment was the choke fast idle screws.
> So now that the engine doesn't have to come out, I went to install the
> radiator. I promtly brike a fan blade sliding the downflow in place.
> Bummer. But I had one left in the milk crate. I cleaned it up swapped it
> out bolted in the radiator, filled it with coolant and hit the ket only
> to wipe out 2 fan blades on my last 6 blade fan!
> WTF!
> The fan is under the top tank of the rad, correct fan, correct rad,
> never recored, but the fan is into the tank.
> So after some serious head scratching, I find out the new waterpump
> isn't quite right. It bolted on, looks like an A series pump, has all
> the right hose spots but the lower silicone
> hose was extremely tight to go on. I figured it was because it was
> silicone. And I did have a hell of a time getting the pulley over the
> w/p hub.
> Good thing I had a 2nd new pump on the shelf. It fit fine, the hose fit
> fine, and now sporting a metal fan, it works fine.
> I just wonder what that pump was for? The hub was too big and longer
> than normal.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites

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