Michael,
Speaking of your Italian "source"... MiniMania sells wheel slave
cylinders and clutch slave cylinders from an Italian manufacturer. They are
cheaper than the original Lockheed parts. The only problem was I asked
about rebuilding kits. They didn't know of any! I recently ordered a
clutch slave cylinder from VB on one of their sales and when it arrived
it was the same Italian manufacturer as Minimania sources from. It seems
these are cheap replacement brake and clutch parts for our cars, but how
about some rebuilding kits. That makes it more expensive if you have to
replace it instead of rebuilding it.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Michael Dietsche wrote:
> Nothing wrong with that at all, in my book. I just like finding out
> the little mysteries of these cars compared to the American ones I've
> always had before. Someone knows the answer, at least at Moss & VB we
> hope, and I want to know too! This sort of excessive search for
> knowledge adds to my entertainment, and has led to exciting (for me
> anyway) little adventures, like finding an Italian source for my
> 1500's fuel pump, and other goofy nonsense I enjoy. I know pipe
> threads aren't really important in the big scheme of things, but
> neither is anything else to do with these cars either! It's all about
> finding your own fun with them, I guess.....
>
> MD
>
> ---Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > Michael,
> > What's wrong with ordering a drain plug for Moss or VB? They
> can't
> > be that expensive. Minimania has a drain plug with a magnet in it
> to pull
> > out metal shavings when you change oil. I have one and think it's a
> good
> > idea.
> > Mike macLean-60 Sprite
> >
> > Michael Dietsche wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, seems like I've seen those inserts somewhere myself. In the
> past
> > > I had to just tap out the stripped hole to a larger size to save the
> > > pan, and this was on an American engine with a cross-threaded plug
> of
> > > correct thread type! To avoid dropping steel shavings into the sump
> > > that meant removing the pan first and cleaning it good after the
> fix.
> > > All that added up to a major headache -- the alternative was to
> endure
> > > a leak (which I've also done on other cars with a mangled drain).
> > >
> > > My whole point in asking the thread type for Midgets was to avoid
> this
> > > kind of nonsense by using the right plug to begin with. I have some
> > > reason to suspect that the drain threads might be British plumbing
> > > standard, and if so then screwing in something from the local
> American
> > > hardware store might cause the above-mentioned nightmare. I don't
> > > know that for sure, but I'd like to know before experimenting on my
> > > pan, tranny case or axle -- that's why I asked the question. If
> > > someone can tell me that American threads are compatible here I'll
> > > happily use American drain plugs! Till then I remain
> > > suspicious......just because you can wrestle a part in place doesn't
> > > mean everything's ok.
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > ---Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 3/15/99 12:26:46 PM EST, mdietsche@yahoo.com
> > > writes:
> > > >
> > > > << anyone who has ever stripped the threads
> > > > on an oil pan will agree with me. >>
> > > >
> > > > Michael--
> > > >
> > > > There is some sort of insert you can buy that screws into stripped
> > > oil pan
> > > > threads--it has its own plug/bolt for draining the oil. I can't
> > > remember
> > > > where I saw it--coulda been JC Whitney or perhaps someplace like
> > > NAPA or
> > > > Advance. I am thinking it was Whitney.
> > > >
> > > > ---David
> > > >
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > Michael B. Dietsche, P.E.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ==
>
> Michael B. Dietsche, P.E.
> _________________________________________________________
> DO YOU YAHOO!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
|