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61. Re: eezibleed (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 07:55:19 -0500
I guess I'm confused. I've never had any problems bleeding either brake or clutch systems that I didn't cause myself. All I do is make sure that the MC is bled first, then use quite slow, steady stro
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00039.html (7,954 bytes)

62. Re: 1275 Cracked head (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:07:14 -0500
New take off heads are dead cheap from Mini Mania, last time I surfed that way. Why not start fresh? Brian
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00041.html (7,893 bytes)

63. Re: Christmas list (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:10:41 -0500
On all my cars, I take a small triangular file, or sometimes a hacksaw blade, and carve a series of small notches into the rim of the crankshaft pulley or the rim of the harmonic balancer if the car
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00089.html (9,699 bytes)

64. Re: Fire Extiguisher Location (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 08:01:23 -0500
Don't mount it in the passenger compartment - if you have an accident, they can be lethal! IMHO, one of the stupidest rules in club racing is that we have to have a fire extinguisher in the cockpit o
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00109.html (8,048 bytes)

65. Re: Upgrading Hydraulics (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:02:58 -0500
The dual box is about an inch wider that the single, so you need to cut the bulkhead and replace the angleiron braces than the box bolts to. It's also an inch or so shorter so that you have a gap to
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00386.html (8,651 bytes)

66. Re: Distributor and wires ? (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:23:10 -0500
Turn the engine over manually till #1 cylinder is firing (at TDC, rockers have clearance). Take the distributor cap off, and see which post the rotor arm is pointing at. that's number one. Firing ord
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00434.html (8,726 bytes)

67. Re: Cut The Tunnel? (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 10:18:11 -0500
The area of greatest stress in the tunnel is the upper curved section, and the bottom flat section. If you remove metal in those areas, the structure will be weakened far more than if you remove meta
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00562.html (9,290 bytes)

68. RE: Silicon switch-over DON'T DO IT!!! (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 08:22:42 -0500
As a racer, I don't know of anyone who uses silicon fluid. I use normal 550deg fuild from the local store - nothing special, and I change it every two seasons and bleed every couple of races. When I
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00657.html (8,760 bytes)

69. Re: Engine Reconditioning (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 08:38:14 -0500
The reaming is on the bearing material after the new bearings are pressed into the block. After doing the job myself once, primarily because I like to be able to say I've done every job on the car pe
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00658.html (9,909 bytes)

70. RE: SU dashpot (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 11:44:41 -0500
This is how the SU carb gets an accelerator pump action. When you accelerate, the dampers cause the mixture to go temporarily rich, same as an accelerator pump. It's not very critical as to viscosity
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00019.html (7,711 bytes)

71. Re: "Good old days" (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 13:21:10 -0500
about 6 years ago, the autowreckers down the street from my house had a Mini dumped off in the middle of the night. Since it was a sunday, and they sere closed, when I saw it I nipped on over with th
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00024.html (7,919 bytes)

72. Midget parts book (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 13:58:08 -0500
Someone was mentioning they were looking for a book that listed all the parts in a Midget. I just discovered that several years ago I bought a pair of Midget manuals, one is a Midget owners manual da
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00026.html (7,116 bytes)

73. Re: SU carb dashpot function (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 11:01:05 -0500
See comments interspersed below...Brian. Yes to both points. The SU is a 'variable jet', 'constant velocity' carbatooter. That means that the carb tries to keep the velocity of the air in the carb th
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00095.html (10,012 bytes)

74. Re: LONG: Chain of events: Dont let this happen to you! (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 14:38:08 -0500
Best between sessions repair we did was at Watkins Glenn one time where the pilot bushing in the end of the crank went. Pulled the motor/tranny, split them, diagnosed the problem, got the remains of
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00110.html (15,155 bytes)

75. Re: Distributors (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 07:36:21 -0500
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00135.html (7,761 bytes)

76. Re: Spark (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 07:57:59 -0500
resistor coils. I don't know when, I suspect around 1969. Both types give about 9 volts to the coil under normal operating conditions. Using an internal resistor with an external resistor as well (w
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00137.html (9,921 bytes)

77. Re: 1275 Water Pump Leaks (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 09:58:55 -0500
The two pumps are total equivalent replacements, except that the aluminium one is usually better! If buying one, get the one with the deeper impeller, even for small block engines - sometimes you nee
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00140.html (8,442 bytes)

78. RE: Spark (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:28:55 -0500
Should be fine, then - just double check that the infamous resistor wire isn't hidden in the wiring harness. Then you'd have double resistance, etc. This made me remember that my MGB (a 1979 LE) has
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00158.html (8,498 bytes)

79. Re: SU carb dashpot function (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:31:36 -0500
I thought of saying that, but decided it might be considered rude...something about fingering your pin ;)
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00159.html (7,898 bytes)

80. Re: LONG: Chain of events: Dont let this happen to you! (score: 1)
Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:43:44 -0500
year resto...too much time spent building race cars I guess. was a nice blue Mini Cooper. I rolled it into a tiny ball in my first ever practice session, and so went to a rebuild. I bought a used Co
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00160.html (10,980 bytes)

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