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21. Re: transmission oil (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Fri, 11 May 90 15:57 EDT; Does this discussion of transmission oil apply to AH Sprites, which, if memory serves, expect standard weight engine oil rather than heavier gear oil? Of course, by "standard weight" I mean something; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00257.html (12,200 bytes)
22. Line and Smoothness (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Fri, 18 May 90 15:32 EDT; I remember a video by, I think, Mario Andretti (sp?), and he said (in a voice-over of a video shot of him flying around some corner, hands constantly "twitching to and fro") something to the effect t; /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00425.html (8,227 bytes)
23. parts source (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Sun, 22 Apr 90 16:14 EDT; allison just gave me a flyer for this place; i thought the SOL list ought to know about it: Very British! Locust Avenue Extension Amsterdam, New York 12010 Dave Furiani 518-384-1028 Very British! cla; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00211.html (6,724 bytes)
24. Grandfather Growls! (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 90 13:49 EDT; Keep those names coming! I love it. It's (once again) great to be back! well, these names aren't for british cars, but they are names of cars i have owned: Fenway -- my green 1972 Pontiac Firebird, n; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00265.html (7,156 bytes)
25. Cheap Octane Booster?? (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Thu, 26 Apr 90 20:04 EDT; I copied the following from one of the car news groups a few months back. I haven't tried it yet so can't really say whether or not it works. ... 33% Methanol (2) Methanol is poisonous, as are its va; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00320.html (7,248 bytes)
26. Re: UNFAIR! (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 90 15:36 EDT; Well it wasn't when I started it! Where are Roger G and Scott F when I need them! well, i think that Roger is somewhere between Kingston NY and Ithaca NY, trying to get the exhaust system back into; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00377.html (6,812 bytes)
27. Re: miscellany (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Thu, 1 Mar 90 12:58 EST; At the risk of starting a flame-war, I must beg to differ with the response. We have tried snap-on, s&k, and (of course) craftsman, and I would recommend snap-on every time, if you can possibly affor; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00006.html (8,014 bytes)
28. Re: miscellany (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Fri, 2 Mar 90 15:55 EST; There's no doubt that I'm a beginning mechanic, so I be embarrassing myself by asking this: why do people get dissatisfied with Craftsman tools? Why are Snap-On better? well, let's see ... a cultural; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00019.html (7,965 bytes)
29. brakes (and lack thereof, as applied to road rallys) (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 90 19:04 EST; I was very surprised that the brakes did manage to fade, especially since I have had the car for almost 3 years now, it has never happened to me before. I was very happy the way the Midget behalved a; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00100.html (7,390 bytes)
30. more outback ... (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Tue, 13 Mar 90 17:48 EST; To Richard ::: Thanks for the warning about the downhill section on the Outback !!! Is there going to be a warning is the route instructions ? oh probably. also, i'd recommend against bringing a car; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00116.html (7,506 bytes)
31. Eastern Meet (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Mon, 19 Feb 90 14:02 EST; We are considering Riches Rallie in (April?) in the Albany Area. But that would probably involve driving the Civic Si. i haven't told the british-cars list about this one yet; here's soem quick infor; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00161.html (6,979 bytes)
32. Re: engine swaps (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Mon, 19 Feb 90 14:21 EST; The Offy-Midgets you see advertized refer to Offenhauser powered race cars, you know the type, they go in a counterclockwise direction around this itty-bitty circle and they bump into walls and thing; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00162.html (7,546 bytes)
33. Re: engine swaps (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 12:06 EST; They [Offy Midgets] are definitly not british, but they can turn right if provoked. One keeps winning the vintage races at Lime Rock, seems like every year. I've seen the ESPN shows which has this ca; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00210.html (8,618 bytes)
34. `autobook' manuals (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Tue, 27 Feb 90 13:56 EST; From: garnett@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett) On 'Autobook' repair manuals: Does anyone know of a bookseller/autoplace in this country that sells/mailorders repair books from the British 'Auto; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00255.html (7,790 bytes)
35. Re: Let's meet! (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Tue, 27 Feb 90 18:34 EST; I just talked to Vicki Schlierer of Empire Motor Sports Club (and the proud owner of a 77 Spit) and she said "If ya'll come out, we'll give a troophy to the best placing British Car". So you all had; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00261.html (7,226 bytes)
36. `autobook' manuals (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Wed, 28 Feb 90 14:37 EST; they're still in print in England, under the `Motorbook' label; i just got a copy of their current 105/115 series book for Alfa Romeos, i may be wrong here; i looked more closely at my `motorbook' co; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00274.html (6,825 bytes)
37. Re: miscellany (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Wed, 28 Feb 90 14:54 EST; Has anyone bought Snap-On spanners recently? What might I expect to spend for this brand of tool? entirely too much. i've a current price book, and have bought one new Snap-On tool (a slide gear pull; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00275.html (7,596 bytes)
38. Re: miscellany (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Wed, 28 Feb 90 17:18 EST; to amplify and clarify, and generally expand upon my earlier comments ... Has anyone bought Snap-On spanners recently? What might I expect to spend for this brand of tool? entirely too much. i've a c; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00279.html (7,794 bytes)
39. miscellany (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Wed, 28 Feb 90 13:59 EST; Sizes named by diameter of shaft: SAE (some acronoym about american "standards", which lists the various systems of pitch, hardness, etc.) hmmm. SAE stands for `Society of Automotive Engineers', the; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00283.html (7,126 bytes)
40. Re: Elan OEM Rims and 1990 Elan (score: 1): Author: richard welty <mit-eddie!lewis.crd.ge.com!welty@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>; Date: Wed, 6 Dec 89 17:00 EST; Since buying my 4A, I've rediscovered what driving is about. It's about experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of my car, the road and world around me. It's not about isolating myself from the wo; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00042.html (7,691 bytes)

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