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261. Re: LONG: Chain of events: Dont let this happen to you! (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 18:14:12 -0500
If it's any consolation (and it should be), I did it with my Lotus Esprit, going from sparkplug wire to engine hoist in no time flat (where were the Thicko boys when you REALLY need them?), which wit
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00165.html (10,930 bytes)

262. Z3 Hoax? (One Bugeye's opinion) (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 09:59:32 -0500
While out in the Bugeye (top down/off, of course) this beautiful 55 degree Florida morning, I passed no less than 3 BMW Z3's. While I've admired them since they've come out, I think the brochures and
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00207.html (7,347 bytes)

263. RE: Sometimes it pays to be half Irish (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:35:49 -0500
Been there, done that. It wears off incredibly fast, and in a few months you wonder what you were ever thinking as you cruise the Austin Healey, MG, Triumph, Lotus, and Alfa sections of the Auto Tra
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00244.html (7,674 bytes)

264. Re: castrol vs. valvoline (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 05:07:44 -0500
don't It looks, smells, feels, and has the detergent properties of automatic transmission fluid. The detergent aspect could clean out "orifices" to help oil pressure, but it does seem to have a more
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00365.html (7,757 bytes)

265. Re: Chills and Helicopters (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 09:30:10 -0500
Yeah, that would really Bug me.
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00428.html (7,498 bytes)

266. RPM drop (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 22:19:34 -0500
Strange effect on the Bugeye when the clutch is depressed from neutral - the engine revs drop about 100 RPM, as opposed to the typical rise. While I'd like to think this is an invisible interlock tha
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00493.html (7,777 bytes)

267. Re: RPM drop (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 20:10:53 -0500
Never saw that in my B or in any other car with more than 50 hp and a decent ball bearing throwout. Ron Soave '61 Bugeye -- <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net> neutral -
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00524.html (9,228 bytes)

268. Re: Fuel line diameter (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 21:38:13 -0500
Hi Jim, Don't know the "stock answer to your question, but would recommend the second method, known as MS33660 beaded end to aerospace engineering types. The first type you've shown is an MS flare ty
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00549.html (7,849 bytes)

269. Re: Sprite Books (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:24:38 -0500
Try www.barnesandnoble.com as well. They're usually cheaper than Amazon, and at least as good a selection.
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00575.html (7,732 bytes)

270. Re: oil filter (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 18:27:58 -0500
I'm sure you'll get the full answer from the list, but my car was converted to a spin on by the P.O., and it uses a Fram PH3614.
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00631.html (7,155 bytes)

271. Re: 12V848E engine questions and speedcalc. (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 18:52:16 -0500
Rather than bore you with the math, check out the Texas Healey's http://web2.airmail.net/oldwolf/hlycalc.htm
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00632.html (7,798 bytes)

272. Re: Knob paint? (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 21:39:09 -0500
Very timely question/answer. I stole white-out from work to try today,but nail polish sounds better. Another LBC accessory my wife will have to buy for me ("feminine hygiene products" work great to
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00671.html (7,971 bytes)

273. Dreamers? (score: 1)
Author: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 22:56:00 -0500
The below was a response to an ad for a '62 Midget (turns out it's a '65). Seems like a helluva lot for some wheels and brakes, doesn't it? -- I do not have a title for this car. It has a quite solid
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00673.html (7,303 bytes)

274. Re: Fw: RPM's too high? (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 20:21:53 -0500
Ran mine for 1100 miles at 4000 RPM (3.90 rear) for 3 days to drive it home from Kentucky to FL when I bought it 3 months ago. I swear that's why it runs so well now. Just don't be stupid - your car
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00725.html (10,422 bytes)

275. Re: Safety issues (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 20:33:02 -0500
It's got to be done right, and I don't think the doors as they exist "stock" provide the means to do it right. Any impact or shock follows a load path somewhere, and it will find a structural "groun
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00726.html (8,911 bytes)

276. Re: Engine RPM "Redline" - How to determine? (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 06:30:16 -0500
Float?
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00740.html (7,730 bytes)

277. Re: Emissions stuff + DGV (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 15:20:12 -0500
Try British Parts NW @ 503-864-2001. He was advt $320 last month for DGV kit. If he has the part you're looking for, it's usually MUCH cheaper than Moss, Vicky Brit, etc. He's 90% Triumph parts, but
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00759.html (6,933 bytes)

278. Re: PCV valve/breather (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 11:45:27 -0500
The breather tube on mine just runs to the fitting on the fwd carb air cleaner (it's using the carb air cleaner as its filter for the breather air). No valve in-line. I can e-mail you a photo if you
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00768.html (8,857 bytes)

279. Re: PCV valve/breather (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 19:03:04 -0500
It's off a little 90 degree tube coming from the cover, maybe 2 / 3 inches high total/ I'd guesstimate 3/8" diam. tubing, but I can't get to the car right now (wife would kill me if I played with the
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00781.html (8,390 bytes)

280. Re: PCV valve/breather (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 19:14:07 -0500
Hi Rick, Actually, it didn't leak at all when I first got it, but I'm getting some now (enough to piss me off). As I understand it (and the way it looks) the only crankcase venting is by means of th
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00782.html (8,485 bytes)

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