- 1. Engine Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:13:26 -0400
- Hi Folks, Oil consumption is now 80 miles/quart. I can now see smoke from the back when driving - not like a big plume of smoke, sort of like a haze. I imagine I'm dripping a fair amount out as well.
- /html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01303.html (7,337 bytes)
- 2. WTB:Vac. Unit (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:16:34 -0400
- Hi Folks, Anybody got for sale a vacuum unit for a 1500 Midget from a #41593 or 41656 distributor (45DE) TIA, Adrian
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00235.html (6,731 bytes)
- 3. Consumer Guide (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 06:39:59 -0400
- Looking through the "Consumer Guide Complete Book of Collectible Cars" by Richard M. Langworth and the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, 1996, they rate our Midget as giving a "oxcart ride"! On a brigh
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00305.html (6,998 bytes)
- 4. Bad Clunk (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:35:33 -0400
- Well, folks, its up to you now. I had posted this on the main MG list, but with no luck. This is on a MG Midget with wire wheels. Go very slow and then take the foot off the gas pedal and there is an
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00658.html (8,015 bytes)
- 5. Bad Clunk - more news (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 21:02:10 -0400
- Hi Folks, First off, many thanks for the suggestions and encouragement. To recap: Big clunking noise from the back when taking foot off the gas. The suggestions: 1. Wire wheels not tightened down eno
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00782.html (8,010 bytes)
- 6. re: Am I in need of a fuel pump rebuild or replacement? (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 07:36:07 -0400
- Message text written by Sean said I needed +shipping. At Advance Auto, I paid $39 with a lifetime guarantee.< Sean, Have you checked the pressure of your new mechanical fuel pump? I recently bought o
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00790.html (7,606 bytes)
- 7. 1500 Thermo Plug (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 07:11:14 -0400
- Well the good news is that the replacement plug has arrived... the bad news is I can't get the remnants of the old plastic plug out of the thermostat housing! I had taken a big screwdriver to it and
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00117.html (7,119 bytes)
- 8. Re: 1500 Thermo Plug _The End. (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 20:54:59 -0400
- Thanks to Ulix and Chris for suggesting a propane torch. I ended up taking the housing to the BBQ and grilling the sucker. The plastic charred and hardened and I was able to unscrew it while hot with
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00129.html (7,199 bytes)
- 9. Horn Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 21:54:05 -0400
- Well, things are looking up. The gas leak, oil leak, and thermo plug are now fixed on my 1500 Midget, thanks to all your help. Time to turn my attention to the horn. It works fine, but also works whe
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00153.html (7,572 bytes)
- 10. MG MIDGET MKIII (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:41:33 -0500
- Hi Folks, Can anybody help this dude out? Thanks, Adrian (Please cc me, so I know someone is contacting him) Message text written by INTERNET:Jose_Lomba@TecniData.pt I am from Portugal and I have a r
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00121.html (7,277 bytes)
- 11. Re: New Midget in the Neighborhood (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:47:27 -0500
- Message text written by Frank Clarici cross between army drab soiled diapers. Frank< Wow! When I took the door panel off my 1975 Midget, the paint color was this horrible army type green color. I was
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00149.html (9,654 bytes)
- 12. '79 Midget Engine Stumbling (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:30:39 -0400
- Message text written by Richard D. Arnold began to stumble under acceleration:< Rich, Just a thought, but next time you are under the hood with the engine running, spray some WD 40 around the manifol
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00191.html (7,182 bytes)
- 13. Wanted: Heat Shield (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:52:37 -0400
- Hi Folks, Not sure if this is the right place to ask. I'm pretty sure I subscribed to some sort of trading list a while back but haven't received squat. (or is that, have received squat?) Anyway, has
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00277.html (7,272 bytes)
- 14. Re: Wanted: Heat Shield (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:05:00 -0400
- Message text written by INTERNET:b-evans@ix.netcom.com probably know if the extra one I have can be modified to use. If so, you are welcome to it as an early Christmas present (it does need a couple
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00286.html (7,589 bytes)
- 15. Miss at Idle (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:03:47 -0400
- If you have one of those multimeters (a $10 investment) check the resistance of those plugs wires. You may be surprised. From experience, I can tell you that for, some reason, they do not seem to la
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00386.html (7,109 bytes)
- 16. Re: Miss at Idle (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:21:17 -0400
- and for the coil wire? -- Matt Liggett << I was thinking along the lines that if, like what hapened to me, you got about 7K ohms in 3 wires and almost infinity ohms in the 4th, then you know where y
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00475.html (7,638 bytes)
- 17. Early 1500 Emissions (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:42:01 -0400
- Hi All, Well, it's Spring here in North Carolina, and , naturally, a man's thoughts turns to tuning up his carburetor. These two questions relate to a 1975 Midget and what Haynes refers to as the "ea
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00511.html (7,710 bytes)
- 18. Oil Filter adapters (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:21:43 -0400
- Message text written by "Elliott, Patrick" buy an Oil filter adapter. I've seen what Moss , VB, and Mini Mania have to offer and would like to hear the pros and cons from anybody who's " been there,
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00650.html (8,686 bytes)
- 19. Fram Oil Filter (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:26:07 -0400
- Hi Loonies, Does anybody know, offhand, the Fram (or better) oil filter number for a 1500 Midget? I've traced an oil leak to the bolt that holds the filter head on and today the new o-rings arrived f
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00718.html (7,694 bytes)
- 20. 1500 Thermostat Plug (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 21:55:48 -0400
- Hi Folks, Today it was noticed that my 1500 Midget had decided to leave more than it's usual amount of bodily fluids in the parking lot. Further inspection revealed that the plastic plug on the therm
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00915.html (7,682 bytes)
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