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121. just curious...Sprite content (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:00:28 -0500; At a breakfast meeting w/my local 356 group, this morning, I asked one of the guys about his old Sprite (a box Sprite, of undetermined vintage). Actually, I asked him if he planned to get it up and r; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00718.html (7,208 bytes)
122. RE: A more important anniversary (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:30:10 -0500; I've just now booked our reservations (2 rooms, for 2 Spridget crews) and am really looking forward to it. One thought has occurred: Although I know my wife and I will be attending, and, at least on; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00770.html (11,899 bytes)
123. FW: 50th reservations (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:48:21 -0500; Oops! Forgot to edit. Let's see if this one gets through. About 24 years ago, my newly pregnant wife and I took our '72 Midget on a 10 day, 1700 mile camping trip, with the following accoutrements: F; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00807.html (8,761 bytes)
124. FW: [356Talk] RE: Transport help, Vancouver BC to Salt Lake (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:43:17 -0500; I'm forwarding this request, from Bill Beechler, who didn't say how many guns & cats he has, but he claims to have some goats and donkeys. He's also looking for a "nice 356 Roadster", but he's looki; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg01005.html (7,364 bytes)
125. RE: moss show / hershey vintage hillclimb (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:26:09 -0400; When they revived that event, several years ago, it was the same weekend as the Porsche C of A's Hershey swap meet. It was a good way to finish off my Hershey Saturday, with some of my Triumph club; /html/spridgets/2007-04/msg01120.html (8,230 bytes)
126. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 16:16:40 -0400; Just for clarification, here, from one who is professionally involved with welding (but not a welder by profession): Lincoln welders are every bit as good as Miller. I see both used, equally, every d; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00022.html (8,928 bytes)
127. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 16:29:46 -0400; The 110v units are fine for autobody steel, and up to maybe 1/4" can be single-pass welded. Stay away from the flux core wire. It just doesn't work well on light sheet steel, unless there have been; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00023.html (7,566 bytes)
128. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 07:58:40 -0400; Yeah, maybe. But, try to get that little Italian sucker serviced by your friendly, local welding supply house. Just stick to the Lincolns and Millers (some also like the Hobarts), and you will have d; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00044.html (8,714 bytes)
129. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 13:27:47 -0400; You did what EVERYONE should do, before buying a welder: take local vocational/technical school. It'll be the best money you've spent on welding, and you'll burn-up more steel & consumables in class; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00067.html (9,510 bytes)
130. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 22:35:39 -0400; Gee. How have I managed to weld for the last 30+ years without an auto-darkening "helmet"? True, it was difficult, at first (understatement). But, with practice, I find that I can do just fine with m; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00083.html (9,497 bytes)
131. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 07:40:20 -0400; No question about it; visibility is a big part of welding. If you can't see what you are doing, you're not going to lay down a good weld. I think that there's a tendency for novice welders to attempt; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00091.html (10,121 bytes)
132. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 07:40:20 -0400; Maybe, but, I think it's just a matter of practice. That split second between the time you strike the arc/pull the trigger, and the time you must start moving the electrode along the seam, demands th; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00092.html (9,867 bytes)
133. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 08:09:02 -0400; Sorry, Billy. I missed this one, yesterday. I confess I've never heard anyone complain about the Italian-built MIG you speak of. However, if you aren't ahhh, knowledgeable of electrical wizardry (lik; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00094.html (9,977 bytes)
134. RE: Horrible Freight Arc Welder question. (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 08:20:51 -0400; Yeah, I don't doubt for a minute that an auto-darkening lens would make life a bit easier. But, since I'm having no real problems welding with what I've been using just about forever, I have difficul; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00095.html (10,025 bytes)
135. RE: Welders MIG or TIG? (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 14:39:39 -0400; I elected to go with a MIG welder, for my home shop, for the simple reason that, given some of the contortionist positions I ve had to get into, to weld this or that on one of my cars; I didn t want; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00143.html (9,689 bytes)
136. RE: Which Sprite Celebration? (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 07:26:47 -0400; While I may attend the one in PA (probably will, actually), I'm eagerly looking forward to the one in Missouri, and have already (about a month ago) made my hotel reservations for it. While the PA e; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00228.html (8,345 bytes)
137. RE: MIG Welder & Sprinzel front end info (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 07:57:37 -0400; Best bet is to lease a gas cylinder, from your local welding supply house. Then, when you need a refill, just take the empty to them and exchange it for a full one, for whatever the cost of the type; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00268.html (8,862 bytes)
138. RE: Overheating woes (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 23:23:17 -0400; I had a head gasket fail, several years ago. There was no oil in the water, no water in the oil, and the thing ran GREAT. The hint was that, every time I checked the coolant level, the system was pr; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00796.html (8,687 bytes)
139. RE: Overheating woes > Water Wetter (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 21:24:43 -0400; The guy that built the radiator for my MGB race car told me the best thing to run was DISTILLED water, and (as I recall....it's been over 25 years ago) 25% to 50% GOOD quality anti-freeze. The anti-; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00823.html (9,773 bytes)
140. RE: Overheating woes > Water Wetter (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 07:31:18 -0400; Just to clarify: What I did was simply to find out what water temp, in degrees F, I was running when my temp gauge read just below N, right on N, and just above N. I did the same thing with my MGB-G; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00883.html (11,153 bytes)

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