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101. Re: More little questions (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 18:01:55 -0800; Answer is Yes to both questions. Obviously the pipe clips/flanges that are involved go between the bolt head and the steering rack (in one case), and between the stud nut and inlet manifold (in the; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00058.html (8,214 bytes)
102. Re: Help (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 18:23:28 -0800; If you get these results as an expert, what lies ahead for us beginners? (My 1960 Sprite with 5-speed is just starting its rebuild.) Tell us you woke up and it wasn't true. Daryl -- to buy PCV, it b; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00087.html (9,374 bytes)
103. GASKET SET WARNING (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 23:09:12 -0800; Moss part 296-680 is a $34 gasket set for the lower half of a 1275 cc You might like to avoid ordering this part. The timing cover gasket does not remotely fit. The pan gaskets do not fit (and, worse; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00092.html (7,995 bytes)
104. Re: GASKET SET WARNING (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 08:29:44 -0800; The car is a 1275 cc (just checked the cylinder diameter during my recent re-bore). It came right out of a donor Midget, so the engine IS a 1275 cc that fits a Spridget and not a related British veh; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00100.html (8,966 bytes)
105. OIL PAN REMOVAL (score: 1): Author: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 20:37:49 -0800; Could someone please tell me whether it is possible, if necessary, to drop the oil pan with the engine in the car? Daryl; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00117.html (6,771 bytes)
106. Bug Eye Dashboard Shape (score: 1): Author: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 20:47:12 -0800; Forgot who was requesting a plan of the dashboard to make one out of wood . . . but, if you have the Lindsay Porter book on MG Midget and A-H Sprite restoration, page 192 contains a picture which I t; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00118.html (6,819 bytes)
107. Bug Eye Falsies (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 17:44:25 -0800; One of the classic car mags this month supplied two phone numbers for people who sell pseudo Bug Eyes, or hoods (bonnets) for them. Since people have been asking, let me share the data: Island Plasti; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00146.html (6,819 bytes)
108. RUST (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 18:21:41 -0800; I can confirm that Marine-Tex is a very, very strong bonding agent and filler. You mix it, same as Bondo. You can tap it. It is so hard that sanding it is a tough job. It's expensive, but not ultra-e; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00283.html (6,718 bytes)
109. Re: The Ghosts are Haunting Me (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 07:57:17 -0800; The A+ oil pan gasket does not fit. It comes close enough to either deceive you (fail to notice the misfit), or to tempt you to use it with a little fudging. The misfit is at the rear of the engine,; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00329.html (9,154 bytes)
110. 5-Speed Clearances (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 08:02:20 -0800; Does anyone know how MUCH the heater duct needs to be hammered up so that the 5-speed tranny conversion installs OK? Is it SO much that you would rather do something more elegant than hammering, like; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00330.html (7,016 bytes)
111. Re: 948/Datsun 5-Speed (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:21:39 -0800; Easy for me to say, but how about dropping in a 1275 cc? You have probably invested as much in the 5 speed at this point as getting a used 1275. So, if you have to dump the tranny or the engine, per; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00429.html (8,996 bytes)
112. Re: 948 vs 1275 and the DMV (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:49:31 -0800; The Calif smog checkers always check the VIN number, and never note the engine number (and, moreover, since it's not on the registration they have nothing to verify it against). Their computers do, h; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00430.html (10,147 bytes)
113. 5-speed Speedo Cable (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 14:34:13 -0800; This is a request for help in knowing how to fit the SPEEDO cable involved in the Rivergate 5 speed conversion. Have read the instructions and am still struggling on basics. 1. Which cable do I use:; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00620.html (7,331 bytes)
114. Re: Fuel pump (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 14:37:41 -0800; At least does it put out the same pressure? (So, if you can fit it, you can use it?) Daryl -- spridget?; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00621.html (7,887 bytes)
115. Re: radio (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 05:52:41 -0800; You just hook the L&R speaker wires together (one set) and attach to one pole of the single speaker, and the other L&R speaker wires together also (hopefully these are a single color to identify tha; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00660.html (8,008 bytes)
116. Re: hazardous (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 05:56:50 -0800; Plus 12 volts (hot or ignition, your choice) to fuse to dash switch to flasher unit to hazard light to ground. Daryl; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00696.html (7,154 bytes)
117. MASTER CYLINDER (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 15:37:20 -0800; I am rebuilding the combined brake/clutch master cylinder on a Bug Eye. Need help, please, on where one part goes. The brake and clutch bores and piston assemblies differ ONLY in regard to a small gi; /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00763.html (7,346 bytes)
118. MOSS RINGS and BEARINGS (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 02:23:06 -0800; Does anyone have an opinion on the quality of Moss piston rings and crankshaft bearings? If not good, who would offer good quality at a reasonable price? We're talking about a 1275 cc. Thanks, Daryl; /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00078.html (7,073 bytes)
119. MACHINE SHOP WORK (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 02:28:22 -0800; Can anyone give me a typical OK price in a U.S. city for having the following done on a 1275 cc? (a) Cylinder honing (assuming I did not need reboring) (b) Cylinder reboring by 0.20" (c) Crankshaft t; /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00079.html (7,061 bytes)
120. Re: 3 point belts (score: 1): Author: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 08:23:24 -0800; I had the same question for the same BugEye model. But for some reason, I refuse to pay real money for seat belts, and so I hit the junkyards instead. Orientation is vital for the inertia reel side,; /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00161.html (9,223 bytes)

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