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81. Re: Terry Davey trivia (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 9 Feb 90 13:30:05 CDT; Either this is more difficult than I thought, none of you are familiar with the natural history of Spridgets :-) or the Haynes manuals are not as common as I supposed. A hint: all the parts are righ; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00060.html (8,253 bytes)
82. Re: I almost forgot, (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 9 Feb 90 16:30:47 CDT; Of course it was. The "bar" is really a horizontal cylinder behind the slot in the gage face. My dad's 1957 Pontiac Star Chief Safari had one like that. The cylinder is painted two different colors,; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00061.html (7,550 bytes)
83. Re: Terry Davey trivia (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 12 Feb 90 9:20:47 CDT; Larry Colen guessed that the radiator in the car was not a cross-flow and should be in a round arch Spridget. I think this is probably correct, but is not the FUNDAMENTAL MECHANICAL error I am lookin; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00080.html (6,973 bytes)
84. Re: Ron Hopkinson suspension kit? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 12 Feb 90 13:09:09 CDT; I think Sam should go for the Seven or check around for other sources. ADDCO bars use cheap rubber bushings, charge extra for urathane bushings, but the design, at least for my Spridget, is clunky,; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00084.html (8,353 bytes)
85. Re: Ron Hopkinson suspension kit?[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[Dspridget trivia update (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 13 Feb 90 10:00:41 CDT; Greg Nagy says that Spridget never had oil coolers a la MGB as shown in the picture. This may be true. Someone could easily put one in, I suppose. But the FUNDAMENTAL MECHANICAL situation shown could; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00092.html (8,061 bytes)
86. Re: '77 MGB (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 13 Feb 90 8:46:36 CDT; Mike, I can't see any reason not to go to a manual choke. It has to be more usable and reliable than any automatic. The manual on my '66 Midget seems to be semi-automatic: it slowly creeps back in w; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00093.html (8,488 bytes)
87. Re: '77 MGB and Spridget choke (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 14 Feb 90 8:37:16 CDT; Twist-to-lock, eh? Thanks, I'll try that! Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00140.html (6,497 bytes)
88. Re: '77 MGB and Spridget Trivia Winner (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 14 Feb 90 9:07:25 CDT; Larry Colen is the official winner of the Terry Davey Spridget Cutaway Drawing Trivia Contest. Oh, the answer? We aint tellin' yet. phile@pwcs.st.paul.gov In real life: Philip J Ethier (612) 298-5324; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00141.html (6,609 bytes)
89. Re: Smith speedos and TR250's (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 14 Feb 90 8:16:05 CDT; Tell me your gear ratios (is top gear 1:1? what is the rear axle ratio?) and I'll tell you your mph/1000rpm. phile@pwcs.stpayl.gov (612) 224-3105 or (612) 298-5324 oops, almost forgot, I need your t; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00142.html (7,887 bytes)
90. Re: midget problems on haynes manual & answer! (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 10:41:10 CDT; OK, here it is. Several folks sent good guesses on things that were not right for the car's apparent year of manufacture. Scott Fisher sent a whole laundry list. Larry Colen's got here first, though.; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00175.html (7,700 bytes)
91. Re: 1100's, New British Roadster? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 9:33:38 CDT; George, you say that a glycol mix is used in wet suspensions. I'm not sure it was always so. I remember a magazine ad for either the MG 1100, or more likely, Austin America, that spoke of alcohol. It; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00176.html (8,129 bytes)
92. Re: midget problems on haynes manual (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 10:21:51 CDT; John, part of the steering column is shown, right where it hits the steering rack. I think the body is not cut away to show the gas tank. Neither of these is the FUNDAMENTAL MECHANICAL error which c; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00177.html (7,566 bytes)
93. Re: First SOL experience (was Re: minimaniahotwaterandice) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 16:31:45 CDT; Sometime when you are really bored, ask me about my former Rover 2000TC phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00180.html (7,576 bytes)
94. Re: Sprite for sale (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 13:38:53 CDT; Derek, could you please send me your email address and what state you are in? I am sorry I didn't see this until after President's Day. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov 672 Orleans Street / Saint Paul, MN 5510; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00181.html (7,673 bytes)
95. Re: minimaniahotwaterandice (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 21 Feb 90 8:47:55 CDT; Don't tell me, let me guess: Datsun roadster? phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00187.html (7,329 bytes)
96. Re: engine swaps (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 21 Feb 90 8:51:28 CDT; There used to be a shop in California, I think, that made a specialty of 914 V8s. They used the stock transaxles and cautioned their customers to be gentle in first gear. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov -- Lo; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00192.html (7,587 bytes)
97. Re: Far Eastern clone (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 8:21:52 CDT; Congratulations, Chad. Was that an Oliver Hardy handshake? Maybe a Stan Laurel handshake would be more fitting. After all, Stan was British. I don't see the Miata as a real clone, though. There are; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00201.html (7,880 bytes)
98. Re: Speedo on TR6 (and E-Type) & Bugeye swaps (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 8:07:53 CDT; I am not really surprized by this. Bugeyes with 1275s and disk brakes are not that uncommon. The mechanical tachs were, I understand, troublesome, so i'm sure a lot of them have been replaced. Also,; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00202.html (8,602 bytes)
99. Re: Far Eastern clone (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 8:26:27 CDT; Actually, Scott, I have seen an Elan with its clothes off. The backbone frame is just that, the primary structural part of the car. It supports the largly unstressed body, the engine, transmission, s; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00213.html (8,197 bytes)
100. Re: First SOL experience (was Re: minimaniahotwaterandice) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 13:37:28 CDT; I don't know that it'd be all that libelous... It had the factory mags and header, was faster than the weight (3000 lb on the Donneybrooke scale) and power (factory said 125 bhp from 2 litres) would; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00216.html (8,306 bytes)

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