[Spridgets] April 11th

Paul Van Wig pvanwig at mac.com
Sun Apr 19 17:13:02 MDT 2020


Just finished adding brake/tail light with 60 LEDs to the Bugeye. Looks
great in daylight.

Paul Van Wig

Big Bear/Lakewood, CA


On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 2:26 PM David Woerpel via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi all, Good to hear from you folks!  Enjoyed the videos Linda!  Rick is
> correct but no, I'm not done with it yet.  Had to sort out a bit of play in
> the MGA left front wheel.  I removed the hub but not the bearings,
> reinstalled and tightened it down past the castellated slot and still had
> had some play.  Grabbing the wheel at the top doesn't give me clunking
> sound but shaking it with hands at 9 and 3 positions gives me the slight
> play. I'm starting to suspect inner tie rod at the rack.  It's not that bad
> so will keep an eye on it. Would not have noticed it if I hadn't played
> with it to start with.  So, NOW on to the Sprite clutch slave remote
> bleeder.  Thanks Rick;  I'm an old guy and cellophane came from somewhere
> in my brain (lucky anything gets out of there!)  Plastic baggie it is.
> Thanks for confirming.
>
> Dave W.
>
> Please stay at home and give our health care workers a break!
>
>
>
> On 4/18/2020 11:06 AM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets wrote:
>
> Thanks for the tip Rick.
> Linda
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 10:37 AM Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Linda,
>>
>> Yes, the cap has to be vented for normal use.  But Dave wanted to know if
>> a piece of plastic bag or similar (not cellophane) under the cap would keep
>> the master from draining while he replaced the line on his slave.  Yes, it
>> will work Dave.  But you're probably all done by now.  :-)
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> Sent from my keyboard
>>
>> On Apr 18, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <
>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi Dave,
>> Yes heavy heart every April RIP Frank.
>> I thought the cap needed the hole open to breath and keep the fluid at
>> proper pressure/nopressure on the master cylinder.
>>
>> Will someone please explain?
>> Linda
>> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
>> (California because Pinky came from LA and so did I)
>>
>> PS found this fun video from 2015, enjoy.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzeIVufyRMA
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX8UEsHZzYo
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:30 PM David Woerpel via Spridgets <
>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Howdy folks,
>>>
>>> Hope all is well with list members, that's you too Mark!  Assume people
>>> have been getting a lot of work done on their cars during this period of
>>> "house arrest".  I'm finally getting around to installing a remote
>>> clutch bleeder in the Bugeye.  Too many joints creaking and complaining
>>> contorting myself into the footwell. Does the cellophane under the M/C
>>> screw top work to prevent all the fluid draining out of the M/C?  I
>>> forgot the slave is supplied by a hard line.
>>>
>>> Also, I pause today to remember our friend and mentor, Frank. Still have
>>> (always will) the WWFD sticker on my car and tool box. By extension we
>>> remember Paul A.; another mentor and guru in his own right.  Miss you
>>> guys.  You taught us well.
>>>
>>> Stay safe, stay home and work on your cars and the endless Honey Do list
>>> our wives keep dreaming up.  Be well friends.
>>>
>>> "Pay It Forward"
>>>
>>> "It only goes one way"
>>>
>>> Dave W
>>> '59 :{)
>>> '59 MGA 1550
>>> Burlington WI
>>> ------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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