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21. Re: PCV Valve/Drippy 1275 (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 14:46:01 -0700
For those of us who only 'kinda' paid attention to the other posts, would you mid sharing in some detail how you hooked this up to your 1275? For instance - the valve was mounted how, in what? The ho
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00466.html (9,403 bytes)

22. Re: Off Subject, Rotary...how about MOTORCYCLE? (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:04:02 -0700
** BIG POINT HERE ** No useable torque until 4000rpm puts it into the "Type R" Acura Integra category. Shifting so much you feel like you're rowing a boat! Possibly great on the track, but for daily
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00530.html (8,945 bytes)

23. Re: Toe out in rear of Sprite? Really? (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:09:39 -0700
I've heard of mixing metaphors, but.........hey, did this guy mount the 356 rear end in the Sprite? Wow. If not, I can only imagine how toe out in the *rear* would be accomplished (I have heard tall
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00545.html (10,074 bytes)

24. Re: Shock absorber fluid? (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 13:46:31 -0700
Doesn't regualr oil attack the seals in the shocks, also? I thought anything used in British lever shocks had to be a mineral-based oil. I use 50w when I can find it. Scott Meyers 60 Bugeye 1275
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00570.html (8,815 bytes)

25. Rear Axle Socket (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 16:25:31 -0700
OK, we have the front pulley nailed down, now the rear axle nut. I know it is 1 7/8". Why oh why did the British, in their infinite wisdom, make that nut with the corners cut off? It seems to me that
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00713.html (8,522 bytes)

26. Alternator Wiring - Help (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 07:43:43 -0700
I have a 1960 Bugeye with (I believe) a Lucas alternator installed by a DPO. The alternator was a smart move, but I just spent 10 hours tracking and reconnecting all of the wiring he misconnected. An
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00801.html (8,255 bytes)

27. Re: More Alternator hookup + assorted wiring (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 09:46:21 -0700
OK - it probably is not be a Lucas Alternator, as I looked at the explanation in the PDLJMPR site - mine closely resembles that Japanese alternator. It is *internally* regulated. It has one large ter
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00804.html (10,150 bytes)

28. Re: Alternator Wiring - Help Received! (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:31:09 -0700
As usual, there has been some very information shared regarding my request for help. Heck, with resources this good, who would ever need to buy a book? It appears that the wiring, as far as the alter
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00811.html (8,483 bytes)

29. Bugeye Brake Conversion (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 08:43:45 -0700
I am about to attempt a conversion of a stock Bugeye setup to the later model master cylinders. (I have front disc brakes already, but will be adding the later rear brakes and backing plates). I have
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00078.html (7,807 bytes)

30. Re: Corrections Bugeye Brake Convesion (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 16:35:22 -0700
Upon inspection of the 1972 pedal box I have, it appears that the master cylinders also sit *ON TOP OF* the bodywork, and not down in as I incorrectly assumed. It may be that the later model and the
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00237.html (8,428 bytes)

31. Re: 1.5" SUs (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 09:19:25 -0700
FWIW, there are intrinsic performance characteristics to each setup that must be considered for each application. My perspective is SCCA Solo II (or autocross, etc.). This hobby closely approximates
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00278.html (9,639 bytes)

32. Re: Rear axle ratios, 5.375:1 (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 20:29:57 -0700
I just *removed* a 4.55 ring and pinion in my 60 Bugeye because it was too low for autocross. I found that I needed to shift into third at awkward times on many courses. I could legally go to a 4.22
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00322.html (8,432 bytes)

33. Re: Best Carburetion for Performance (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:02:12 -0700
Aha! I had forgotten about the variable venturi effect. Very good point. I wonder if the dual smaller SU's would improve on the torque - say 2 slightly improved 1.5" SU's? Or would the 1.25's be best
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00325.html (10,517 bytes)

34. Re: Tell me what you think????? PLEASE (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 07:44:50 -0700
Nope - Do NOT buy this car. However, I think I should buy it. Please send me the information necessary. ;-) Scott Meyers 60 Bugeye, but short a few parts......
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00352.html (8,490 bytes)

35. Re: Ideas for quicker engine starting? (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 15:12:01 -0700
I hope you mean....."fires". The engine is rotating but just not igniting, right? If you are turning the key and *nothing* is happening, you look to the switch, battery, and starter. If the engine tu
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00395.html (9,892 bytes)

36. Re: thanks, engine pull, now clutch (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 14:44:03 -0700
Moss, Mini Mania, Motorhead. Get the 'real' throwout bearing. Any button (or similar solid disc clutch) will be equally hard on you. The 'spring-loaded' center is far better for any application other
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00836.html (8,702 bytes)

37. Re: '74 Midget Reverse Lamp Switch continued (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 06:40:41 -0700
This happened to me with an older Chrysler product once, and someone in an auot parts store told me to spray the inside of the sensor with WD-40 (the part was somewhat hollow, with the workings insid
/html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00012.html (9,614 bytes)

38. Re: Reverse Lamp Switch progress (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 20:51:35 -0700
Bypass the switch - if the lights work WITHOUT the switch (connecting the wires), then it must be the either the switch, or whatever is within the transmission that is supposed to activate the switch
/html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00065.html (8,204 bytes)

39. Bugeye Brake Update (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 17:31:55 -0700
Question #1 - I have a 1960 Bugeye, and it appears to have the original single piston (?) rear brake cylinders. I want to update to the later dual piston rear brake cylingers (available many places).
/html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00132.html (7,280 bytes)

40. Re: Dual circuit master cylinder interchangeability (score: 1)
Author: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 07:34:26 -0700
I'd compare part numbers from a catlogue - if the same, then no differences, and should be OK to use. If the number varies at all, then many factors come into play - dimensions, size of the internal
/html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00191.html (8,352 bytes)

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