- 1. Clock (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:13:38 -0800
- Scott, my score is 2 out of 3 Bricklin radios. Most old car clocks did not get much in the way of service, when they went dry enough the mechanism stopped. This is a big plus when you try to get one
- /html/bricklin/2005-11/msg00005.html (7,493 bytes)
- 2. Motorcraft Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:09:37 -0700
- David's writing reminded me that I never did get a rebuildable Motorcraft carb. I'm running two of them and think they do a great job for me. If you have one gathering dust I still need one to play w
- /html/bricklin/2005-09/msg00004.html (6,437 bytes)
- 3. Why a Bricklin? (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:35:38 -0700
- For me, it's pretty easy, we don't all purchase for the same reasons. First requirement is that the vehicle be unique, I have no interest in a late model hot car. Low production numbers help. If most
- /html/bricklin/2005-09/msg00028.html (8,458 bytes)
- 4. Re: why a Bricklin? (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:39:51 -0700
- I didn't mention the safety factor although that's a huge plus. I was broadsided by a pickup truck a little over a year ago while making a slow left turn on a foggy morning. One of the many fools ou
- /html/bricklin/2005-09/msg00032.html (8,062 bytes)
- 5. Car Covers (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:10:30 -0700
- What I don't like is the "Noah" fabric all the cover makers are pushing, it's made by Kimberly Clarke, the folks who make Kleenex, and it is really crap, readily disintegrates in bad weather, should
- /html/bricklin/2005-09/msg00034.html (6,970 bytes)
- 6. R-12 (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:09:12 -0700
- Here in CA you're in luck if you can get a can of Freon 12 for $30. In my experience old cans are just as good as new cans. I've heard a lot of horror stories about cans of R-12 that were actually so
- /html/bricklin/2005-08/msg00020.html (6,718 bytes)
- 7. Pedal Pads (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:33:50 -0700
- Call Jeff @ Kennedy American: 614 879 7283
- /html/bricklin/2005-06/msg00020.html (6,176 bytes)
- 8. Diff Cover? (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:25:29 -0700
- I'd like a differential cover with a filler plug, anyone have a source? Les
- /html/bricklin/2005-05/msg00069.html (6,245 bytes)
- 9. Seat Belts (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:17:41 -0800
- I've been seat belt hunting. Per Greg Schroder they are a VW item. I went to the junk yard and found a Karmann Ghia that had a belt that was about 95% of a Bricklin belt. The retractor appeared ident
- /html/bricklin/2005-04/msg00000.html (6,755 bytes)
- 10. Seat belt, anyone? (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:51:03 -0800
- Does anyone have a good seat belt for sale or know where to go to get Thanks, Les
- /html/bricklin/2005-03/msg00044.html (6,279 bytes)
- 11. Electric choke (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:26:31 -0800
- On eBay, Allstate Carburetor has new Holley chokes that fits the Motorcraft 2 and 4 bbl carbs exactly. Current listing as part of item 7947155486, go to their eBay store and get a 'buy it now' for $1
- /html/bricklin/2005-01/msg00035.html (6,622 bytes)
- 12. Replacing a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:37:31 -0800
- First off, the distributor is gear driven and doesn't care which way it faces. My own preference is wherever I can get the best access with the allen wrench that sets the points. The exact setting is
- /html/bricklin/2005-01/msg00047.html (7,791 bytes)
- 13. '74 carburetor wanted! (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:51:59 -0800
- I have a very good '75 (with choke stove attached) to trade, or I have a Holley that just came off of John Martin's car, 4 barrel with two gasoline inlets that I don't see how to hook up, or both, or
- /html/bricklin/2004-11/msg00011.html (6,517 bytes)
- 14. Kill switch (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:06:31 -0700
- I worked mostly in S.E. Los Angeles, a high crime area, had two cars stolen, one had a kill switch, it turns out the car thiefs were on to that. I worked out a little circuit using a relay which rese
- /html/bricklin/2004-08/msg00045.html (7,447 bytes)
- 15. Holley Carb (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:13:36 -0700
- If you've been looking for a Holley 600, I put mine on eBay yesterday, it's barely used (some 600 to 800 miles), comes with the book that shows you how to adjust it. Easy to set up, question is how d
- /html/bricklin/2004-07/msg00025.html (6,470 bytes)
- 16. I'm looking for a speedometer (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:16:05 -0800
- Any leads? Speedo not working when I got the car in December, today was the day to see why. Pulled the dash, pulled the speedometer to find that it' really not meant to be serviced in any regular way
- /html/bricklin/2004-03/msg00020.html (7,346 bytes)
- 17. Cable clip, anyone? (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:38:04 -0800
- Dash is out, hoping to solve the speedometer problem soon, meantime sanitizing the heater/air-cond. cables. One of the clips that holds the cable housings in place is missing, before I concoct one of
- /html/bricklin/2004-03/msg00027.html (7,116 bytes)
- 18. Speedometer repair (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:28:26 -0800
- Per previous, I cracked the glass on my speedo undoing the crimping with a screwdriver, the problem, when I got inside, was the helical needle spring in an impossible ball, no way to do anything with
- /html/bricklin/2004-03/msg00029.html (7,848 bytes)
- 19. Speedometer Repair II (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:05:45 -0800
- Palo Alto Speedometer repair gave a bid of $200. North Hollywood was $120 to $130. I'd really like an old speedometer to take another crack at it, the actual repair if you have the helical spring tha
- /html/bricklin/2004-03/msg00031.html (6,927 bytes)
- 20. Cable clips (score: 1)
- Author: Les Huckins <jhuckins@cybersurfers.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:41:45 -0800
- Turns out not to be a problem at all, TT stocks them for 50 cents each. Les
- /html/bricklin/2004-03/msg00045.html (6,213 bytes)
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