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21. Starter Malfunction (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 11:28:16 -0700; Hello everybody, Today is an unusually warm (8 celcius) November day in Calgary so I decided to take the yellow snorting beast out and try to get the last 40 miles I need to make 500 on the rebuild.; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00663.html (7,335 bytes)
22. Re: IT IS ALIVE! (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 19:24:58 -0600; I understood that for the first 500 miles 4k was the target for max revs. I now have 240+ miles on my rebuild and will confess to running it to the 5k range a couple (well maybe 4 or 5) times. It "d; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00296.html (8,998 bytes)
23. Torqueing the Head (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 18:03:00 -0600; I now have 320 miles on my 1275 rebuild and have developed an oil leak from the left side of the block under the headers. I cannot be positive but the only place I can figure is the head gasket is l; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00453.html (7,746 bytes)
24. Part 2 - Torqueing the Head (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 14:24:34 -0600; Thanks for all the input on part 1 of this problem. I have now re-torqued the head with no improvement in the problem. I have other observations/guesses to add to this situation. I let the engine wa; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00475.html (8,473 bytes)
25. Re: It's Alive 2! (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:56:40 -0600; I swear my machinist has no pulse. Nicest guy you could ever meet, does great work, but almost killed me. Never lost my cool in his presence but the dog, cat, wife and garage walls all had a clear un; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00527.html (8,064 bytes)
26. Re: Roll Cage Imminent! (was RE: Towing) (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:19:03 -0600; Hi everybody, I have a bit of a towing story to tell that occurred in the mid 70s. The '65 Sprite race car that a friend owned (that really doubled as a daily transport with a quick change of dump pi; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00562.html (8,177 bytes)
27. Re: Ride Height ? (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 22:02:16 -0600; Hi Danny The center of the rear bumper on my '72 MkIII is 17". (When I sit in it it is too low to measure!!) Anybody come up with a good Spridget diet yet? dave (used to be 175lb and sculptured, now; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00704.html (9,111 bytes)
28. Re: a Very Sad thing (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 08:14:42 -0700; I could not agree more. When our son was first learning to drive I took him to a parking lot in an industrial area and set out the pylons. When he could accelerate, brake hard, turn, shift and contro; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00742.html (10,862 bytes)
29. Re: Electronic Ignition (score: 1): Author: dave hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:18:16 -0700; Curtis, I installed an Aldon modified Lucas dizzy with mechanical advance in my 1275 rebuild. Does this exclude me from using this kind of EI and/or all kinds of EI?? dave '72 MKIII; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00886.html (9,451 bytes)
30. Re: Clutch replace (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 18:18:08 -0600; My clutchectomy turned into an 8 month complete engine rebuild (that is very close to completion) just because it seemed unreasonable at the time to have the engine out and not just "fix" a few thing; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00098.html (8,413 bytes)
31. Re: Clutch replace (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 22:11:34 -0600; I say again .... How good is your will power? It is true that "things" have a chance of entering the snowball phase but the greatest test is whether or not you can resist the urge to make snowballs w; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00116.html (8,717 bytes)
32. Engine Mounts (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 14:13:31 -0600; The good news is I put my rebuilt engine back in the car today. A major milestone and it feels good. The bad new (maybe) is that I think I may have broken the single bolt on one of the front mounts.; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00431.html (7,155 bytes)
33. Clutch is NOT Bleeding (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 23:44:45 -0600; Well here I go again/still: :)) I used my new visibleed on the brakes and all is well. Next came the clutch. (which, of course, is why I took the engine out last September) I have a new slave cylinde; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00528.html (7,769 bytes)
34. Seat Back Lever (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:43:23 -0600; My '72 MkIII Midget has levers on the inside of the back rest of both driver and passenger seats. They don't seem to do anything. Maybe the mechanism is rusted? What was the original intent? TIA dav; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00661.html (6,838 bytes)
35. Much Joy (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 19:13:26 -0600; And a Happy Sunday to all: Fantastic, Unbelievable, Yo Baby, ....... It runs!! :)))) Seven months after the tear down began the moment of truth arrived today. And it was good, very damn good. After a; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00714.html (7,273 bytes)
36. Re: Low Oil Pressure (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 21:36:43 -0600; You've got my attention!! I have just 120 miles on my rebuild and SO FAR my oil pressure is good and my measured clearances were the same as yours. Did yours start out on the low end (I guess Zero i; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01126.html (7,695 bytes)
37. Oil Leak (or Big Surprise!) (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 21:56:26 -0600; So my new rebuild is not perfect. It leaks oil. OK y'all stop laughing now. I thought mine and only mine would be different than anybody elses. Yes, it is the rear "seal". About 3 tablespoons per ou; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01127.html (7,274 bytes)
38. Rocker Shaft Assembly (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 15:13:53 -0600; I am quite new to this list and have found it very comforting to know such a wealth of knowledge exists out "there". I am in the final assembly stages of a complete rebuild of my '72 Midget 1275. (I; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00472.html (7,947 bytes)
39. Re: Rocker Shaft Assembly (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 21:58:04 -0600; Steve: Thanks for the reassuring comments! Maybe my hamster cage is not unique. :)) My VIN is GAN5UC113937G 1/72 Engine # 12V/5872/L8969 dave; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00478.html (8,416 bytes)
40. Rocker Shaft Assembly - Recap (score: 1): Author: Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 23:10:44 -0600; Here's the outcome of my problem. I had a couple of knowledgable people tell me that it is not unusual for the rocker arms to not line up with the valve stems. Many engines have come from the factor; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00490.html (7,534 bytes)

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