- 21. Seeing the Timing Marks (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 11:58:58 +0800
- Is there something "wrong" with my car, or do you all have to lie on your back, at the front of the car, and peer underneath the radiator to see the timing marks? Puzzled ** Greg Mahney in Perth, Wes
- /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01170.html (7,199 bytes)
- 22. Healey Merchandise ideas (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 16:50:45 +0800
- Some innovative ideas needed here pleaseŠ I've been asked by my local Club to come up with some innovative ideas for Healey merchandise to sell during the Australian national Healey get together at E
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00170.html (7,517 bytes)
- 23. Filling Gearbox (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:41:09 +0800
- On the weekend I drained the oil from my gearbox, and remembering something I read on a Web site (I can't remember which one now) I refilled it by removing the gearshift stick and pouring it down tha
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00484.html (7,137 bytes)
- 24. No synchro in second (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:15:43 +0800
- Some of you may recall that I've never been able to accurately identify the smoothcase, MOWOG stamped, transmission in my Mk2 Sprite. Here's a question that I've had since I got the car, but never go
- /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00165.html (7,648 bytes)
- 25. Re: Door trim adhesive (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:21:03 +0800
- I'll be interested in what others say, but a few months ago I stuck mine down with some silicone sealant (I think it was a general purpose household one). So far it has worked fine, and I would expe
- /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00507.html (8,588 bytes)
- 26. Re: Updated light bulbs (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:55:44 +0800
- I don't know about most of the bulbs (stop/tail/indicators/parking) although I notice flashlights now tend to come with a different type of bulb which is brighter - I don't know if there is an autom
- /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00843.html (9,689 bytes)
- 27. "Funny" Leaf Springs (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:07:13 +0800
- I took part in my first motorkana on the weekend - great fun, but.. in between events a couple of club members noticed how high the rear of my car sits. Inspection below revealed that the quarter ell
- /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00846.html (7,953 bytes)
- 28. Rear Axel Oil Seal andBrakes (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:22:05 +0800
- The other thing we noticed when looking at my funny rear springs was an oil seal leak at one of the rear wheels. The local experts explained the half shaft removal procedure - it sounded easy enough.
- /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00848.html (8,014 bytes)
- 29. Interchangebility with Morrie Minors (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 13:23:24 +0800
- My local City Council is offering for sale by tender a bunch of abandoned cars. One is a 1954, split windscreen, 4 door Morris Minor (I think it would have been the side valve model but a PO has put
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00184.html (7,647 bytes)
- 30. Vacuum Guage Timing (was 1275 timing advance) (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 10:56:36 +0800
- I seem to recall that the "How to be a Home Mechanic" course I went to about 20 years ago recommended just using a vacuum guage to do your timing. Basically, you set the idle to about 4000rpm and the
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00547.html (9,819 bytes)
- 31. Re: su throttle shafts (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:01:30 +0800
- I was reading in Vizard's book on the weekend that one of the cheapest, and most beneficial mods you can do to the A-series engine is to REDUCE the size of the SU's shafts. He actually recommends red
- /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00562.html (10,197 bytes)
- 32. polishing Chrome (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 09:43:13 +0800
- I've been asked by my A-H Club to display my Sprite with others from the club at a big Classic Car day. I'm happy to obligue but it is no show piece. In particular, the chrome has seen better days. R
- /html/spridgets/1998-03/msg00015.html (7,464 bytes)
- 33. Instrument Lighting (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:47:14 +0800
- I've been spending a lot of time under my dashboard lately sorting out the wires under there and getting the instrumentation lighting to work.. There are a range of instruments of varying vintages an
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00265.html (7,542 bytes)
- 34. Troubles with Tacho (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:45:15 +0800
- I'm still trying to get the Tacho (it's an electronic one) on my Mk 2 Sprite to work. It never has worked in the months that I have had the car. Looking under the dash there is a spade connector on t
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00266.html (9,348 bytes)
- 35. Re: Troubles with Tacho (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 09:31:00 +0800
- Thanks to all those who have given me advice on this matter. I'll try them out over the weekend and let you know how I go. The car is Positive Earth so I can rule out that one, sorry I didn't mention
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00311.html (15,055 bytes)
- 36. Missed Messages Please (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 12:58:08 +0800
- It seems that I was removed from the list temporarilly. Could some kind soul please offer to send me all the messages sent to the Spridgets list since last Friday. Perhaps send a message offering the
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00365.html (7,246 bytes)
- 37. Re: Troubles with Tacho (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:03:14 +0800
- Brian and others who have all tried to help me with this one... Yes, I had considered that it was broken and that is why I have been trying to figure out a test procedure. My difficulties are exacerb
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00425.html (12,054 bytes)
- 38. WHAT'S A DATSUN 210? (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:40:40 +0800
- I guess my fellow Aussie listers may be most help here, but recognising the resourcefulness of the whole list here goes... The use of a 5 speed box from a Datsun 210 sounds great, but I don't think t
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00662.html (8,013 bytes)
- 39. Re: Lucas Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 14:16:41 +0800
- Jeff, I think you're onto something here. The first thing a mate said to me when I showed him the engine bay of my newly acquired Sprite was "OH! I see you have Lucas - Prince of Darkness, electrica
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00292.html (8,259 bytes)
- 40. Wrong Speedo? (score: 1)
- Author: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 11:31:10 +0800
- It just occurred to me that my Mk2 Sprite (1963) doesn't have a Sprite speedo. It is a couple of weeks until the next club meeting when I can look at the dash of other sprites to verify my theory, so
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00432.html (7,271 bytes)
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