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21. Re: Midget wheel bearings (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 8:16:49 CDT
tapered bearings on midgets and I seem to remember some sort of spacer being required. No. The spacer is required for the BALL bearings that came stock. Leave this part out when using tapered roller
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00262.html (6,595 bytes)

22. Re: couple of queries (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 8:57:43 CDT
Send mail to exotic-cars-request@sol.asl.hitachi.com They cover both Maser and DeLorean
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00263.html (6,327 bytes)

23. Re: now a stuck bearing (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 93 10:29:30 CDT
setup, you can probably get suitable results with one of those little propane torches. A Berzamatic oxy-propane setup, about $40 at home-handyman outfits, using MAPP gas instead of propane can get a
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00288.html (7,130 bytes)

24. Europa progress (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 93 15:42:18 CDT
I started the weekend with some serious sworking on the Lotus. I think I will have the engine and rear suspension back in the frame this week. Then a bit of brake line work and I can prep the chassis
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00290.html (10,437 bytes)

25. Re: New '93 Esprit Impressions (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 93 12:55:39 CDT
Send mail to: exotic-cars-request@sol.asl.hitachi.com and lotus-adm@netcom.com Phil Ethier, THE RIGHT LINE, 672 Orleans Street, Saint Paul, MN 55107-2676 h (612) 224-3105 w (612) 298-5324 phile@pwcs.
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00309.html (6,909 bytes)

26. Re: Composite Leaf Springs For MGB (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 93 8:14:06 CDT
If it was perfectly rigid, it would also turn your rear axle housing into the world's biggest sway bar. I discovered this effect when I put lowering blocks in a Cortina GT and thus took the traction
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00357.html (8,023 bytes)

27. Re: Moss-triumph tune (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 93 7:55:36 CDT
-- Triumph Tune 22-28 Manor Road Richmond, Surrey England TW9 1YB A nice catalog of performance oriented parts for Triumphs. Recently purchased by Moss Motors, some of their stuff may become more wid
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00361.html (6,607 bytes)

28. Re: Running-On, Etc. (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 93 10:29:12 CDT
you are progably running too rich. When my Midget was prettified for sale, the guy took off the Monza muffler and put on something cheap and quiet (therefore restrictive). This made the car run too r
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00364.html (6,600 bytes)

29. Europa coilovers (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 93 15:09:02 CDT
NOTE to those on both the lotus-cars list and the british-cars list: I'm having major trouble getting to the lotus-cars list again, presumably due this time to the failure of machine "unislc" whose l
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00374.html (11,375 bytes)

30. Re: The saga continues [or "Wow! Is it supposed to do that? (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1993 09:05:29 -0500 (CDT)
Take the car to a decent locksmith. (S)he can make a key from the lock. I even know how they do it. Put a lump of camphor in a dish. Light fire to it. It burns with a sooty flame. Hold the key blank
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00437.html (7,584 bytes)

31. Re: Composite Leaf Springs For MGB (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1993 12:21:31 -0500 (CDT)
I wrote\|> OK, here is what we are talking about. Scott suggested that if the front half of an MGB leaf spring were inflexible, but properly jointed at only its forward end, this section would preven
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00466.html (11,529 bytes)

32. Europa locked differential, or not? (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1993 15:20:46 -0500 (CDT)
Pardon me for shotgunning the lists with this one, but I figure this gives me the best odds of finding something out. I was playing with the gearshift linkage I have designed for the pushrod Europa c
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00487.html (9,183 bytes)

33. Re: Composite Leaf Springs For MGB (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 08:09:09 -0500 (CDT)
That's what I meant when I said the stole "much" of it from the Mini. The trailing arm setup. VW just added the idea of the sway bar concentric with the trailing arm mounts.
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00488.html (7,595 bytes)

34. Re: Help, I blew up my midget gearbox (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 16:15:07 -0500 (CDT)
Did you call Redline and ask them about what stuff to use in your gearbox? If they told you to use this stuff, call them up and ask them again. If they tell you the same, tell them thats what you th
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00505.html (10,074 bytes)

35. Re: A little I&I (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 14:46:24 -0500 (CDT)
Lotus, LTD has a good package for its chapters. It is from Parrish! Gee, in the sewer business, we use I&I to mean "inflow and infiltration", two nasty little things that put unnecessary load on sew
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00514.html (7,665 bytes)

36. Re: Europa locked differential, or not? (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 15:29:30 -0500 (CDT)
Since I shotgunned the lists with this, I figure the resolution should go out to you all. I thought someone had welded the differential spider gears on the Lotus. This might have been a bit dicy for
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00521.html (8,218 bytes)

37. STOLEN LOTUS EUROPA (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1993 11:12:12 -0500 (CDT)
Forwarded message: From: phile (Philip J Ethier) Message-Id: <9308051608.AA19539@pwcs.stpaul.gov> Subject: STOLEN LOTUS EUROPA To: phile (Philip J Ethier) Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1993 11:08:30 -0500 (CDT) X
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00531.html (9,054 bytes)

38. Re: Response and Responsibility (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1993 09:57:56 -0500 (CDT)
No kidding? The Prince of Darkness and the Patron Saint of Tow-truck Drivers have joined forces?
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00558.html (7,109 bytes)

39. (fwd) Factory Hardtop (Spitfire) for sale (fwd) (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 15:05:07 -0500 (CDT)
NOTE FROM PHIL ETHIER: Do not respond to this list, reply to
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00589.html (7,662 bytes)

40. STOLEN LOTUS EUROPA FOUND (score: 1)
Author: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1993 11:38:04 -0500 (CDT)
This car was taken from a garage in Shoreview, Minnesota on 8-4-93. UPDATE: Car was located in the Minneapolis police impound lot. They have had it since 8-5-93, the day after it was stolen. The Rams
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00650.html (7,294 bytes)


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