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241. Re: Flooded Carb (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 07:24:39 -0500
Hi Chas, I had a similar problem, and found the threads on the jet bearing stripped in a way that allowed me to think I was leaning the mixture when I wasn't. You probably would have seen it during y
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00409.html (7,447 bytes)

242. Re: "Tis the Season" (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 20:18:27 -0500
The hobby pervades all, doesn't it? Today we put up our tree. We got a monster - 12 feet tall (high ceilings are the norm in Florida). The helper at the charity where we bought it said he sold a 9 fo
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00418.html (9,194 bytes)

243. Re: YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL NUTS [was: Tis the Season] (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 22:22:14 -0500
As you and I discussed previously, the obsession doesn't go away. On the way in from unplugging the Christmas lights tonight, I had to sit in the Bugeye for a second - it's rained 10 inches here thi
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00422.html (9,482 bytes)

244. Use it or lose it (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 21:23:20 -0500
Pretty quiet on the list today. Little tidbit - Because of vicious rains all week last week, I went the longest without driving the Bugeye that I've gone since taking ownership in ealry September - 9
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00470.html (7,414 bytes)

245. Re: Use it or lose it (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:24:45 -0500
screw. Broken outer cable (I embellished a bit - it's been kluged for months. I have to break down and get a new one).
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00480.html (7,096 bytes)

246. Re: Re:Bought it! -Now what? (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 16:33:31 -0500
Actually had a similar dilemma with my Spitfire that someone gave me a few years ago (I've mentioned it before on this list ad nauseum). I was running out of time in the garage I was working in becau
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00511.html (10,058 bytes)

247. Same addiction, different drug (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 18:06:37 -0500
Not exactly Spridget related, but you all would understand: Leaving work tonight (heading to the Bugeye in the parking lot) something out of the corner of my eye hit me like a frying pan hitting Wile
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00514.html (7,356 bytes)

248. Re: Sprite movie sighting (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 08:52:28 -0500
BTW, Went to the website - It also stars Kyra Sedgwick, who drove a beautiful MGA in "Something to Talk About" with Julia Roberts, who of course drove Richard Gere's Lotus in Pretty Woman". Kyra, Que
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00529.html (7,205 bytes)

249. Season's Greetings (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 10:11:28 -0500
Best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas (or whatever you may celebrate) and a happy, healthy New Year. Oh what fun it is to ride.... Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good Sprite, Ron Soave and i
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00563.html (6,737 bytes)

250. Re: Cut The Tunnel? (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 08:01:19 -0500
Hope everyone had a good Christmas. Good point about the belly pan being in tension. Also try to leave as much edge distance from any drilled holes to the edge of the cutout - twice the hole diameter
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00576.html (8,915 bytes)

251. Re: Valvoline Synthetic gearlube ? (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 23:27:04 -0500
Hi Chuck, I've used Redline, Valvoline, and Amsoil, with Amsoil being my personal favorite, followed by Redline and then Valvoline. This is based on experiences (over 100,000 miles worth) with my BMW
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00588.html (8,781 bytes)

252. Re: Silicon switch-over DON'T DO IT!!! (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 17:52:00 -0500
I thought Mercedes used DOT5 as OE, but Joe made me look and it's Dot4+. What does the "plus" designate?
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00646.html (8,242 bytes)

253. Whitworths (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 18:05:24 -0500
**Happy New Year** Anyone know of a reasonable source for Whitworth wrenches? (not Moss / Vicky Brit) TIA, Ron
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00665.html (6,669 bytes)

254. SU dashpot (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 08:12:12 -0500
How much oil is correct in the HS2 dashpot? I think I over-did it causuing the piston to rise too slowly.
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00000.html (6,600 bytes)

255. Re: SU dashpot and crank venting (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 08:40:10 -0500
Found a little bit of crud in the chamber; Acetone and soft cloth buffing coupled with Marvel Mystery Oil (which looks, smells, and feels amazingly like automatic transmission fluid - hmmmm...) for t
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00004.html (8,677 bytes)

256. Re: SU dashpot and crank venting/More (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 09:25:25 -0500
As long winded as my last post was, I still managed to forget to mention that the car in question is a 61 Bugeye with a 948 engine.
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00005.html (7,064 bytes)

257. Re: SU dashpot and crank venting (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 18:31:02 -0500
I'm off to the Haynes manual. Both sections of the tube are in place, the aero effects seem send some of it backward to the tailpipe. This is the first time I've bought a car already restored, and, e
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00009.html (9,252 bytes)

258. Crank venting - Phew! (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 20:06:36 -0500
Lesson learned when I was 16, and re-learned this weekend - always look for something stupid. First off, I found the adjusting thread on the SU jet bearing scored, preventing me from leaning out the
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00040.html (7,730 bytes)

259. Re: Need LHD driver door mirror (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 21:22:03 -0500
Try Hayes Harris at Wire Wheel Classics in Fort Pierce Florida. Phone: E-mail: HHarris07@aol.com His parts are used, but sometimes as good as new. Ron Soave '61 Bugeye -- match their hole happy to
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00042.html (8,704 bytes)

260. Re: SU carb dashpot function (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 21:01:27 -0500
Yeah - what Brian said. Constant velocity of air as in v=w/(rho*a), where w is mass flow, rho is density (or, v=q/a, where w/rho = q, volumetric flow) and a is the area of air passage. As the q (or w
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00124.html (11,383 bytes)

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