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81. Re: Dashpot oil, generator, clutch (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 21:35:27 +1000
I've had terrific results from ATF or an SAE10 oil in the dashpots. You don't want the oil too thick as it inhibits the piston from rising correctly, it's there to damp vibrations not control the pis
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00299.html (9,057 bytes)

82. Re: Floor Replacement (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 21:36:49 +1000
Whole floors are available, I bought one some years ago. In my opinion howver it's far easier to replace the floors side by side and you dont have to remove as much metal. Peter Westcott I thought th
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00300.html (8,470 bytes)

83. Re: [BOUNCE spridgets@Autox.Team.Net: Non-member submission from ["Scott Lewis" <ammeq@ibm.net>]] (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 21:52:59 +1000
Weak second gear synchros are a feature of the model, perhaps they were trying to emulate the XK120 gearbox. Use wheel bearing grease in the tach grease plug but don't put any on the cable or it wind
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00301.html (10,742 bytes)

84. Re: Alternator light (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 21:38:11 +1000
Is the globe in the warning light OK? Peter Westcott Last week I posed the question about rebuilding an alternator. This week I have a rebuilt lucas alternator ($65 at Advance) installed and putting
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00302.html (7,914 bytes)

85. Re: yute? (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:03:48 +1000
I must disagree with your disagreement. Utes (light utilities) or pickups to you were invented in Australia so I claim the ultimate high ground here. Besides, aren't they all TRUCKS, just some are m
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00303.html (8,427 bytes)

86. Re: Riddle me this..... (little LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 23:00:35 +1000
"How fast must you drive the 2nd mile to average 60MPH?" 60MPH n'est pa? Peter Westcott You are going to drive your LBC for 2 miles and you wish to average 60 MPH. The first mile you drive 30 MPH. H
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00466.html (9,983 bytes)

87. historic clothes pegs (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 23:14:43 +1000
Genuine historic pegs (not pins, we're British) for British cars should be made from seasoned ash sourced from the same Belgian forest that supplies wood for Morgan body frames. Extra points for WW1
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00467.html (7,349 bytes)

88. Re: Thanks (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 23:11:21 +1000
Beetle Eye was to be the star vehicle for Pierce Brosnan but it ran out of Beetlejuice so they made Golden Eye instead. Given the astral connotations of that film though Beetlejuice should be spelt B
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00468.html (8,108 bytes)

89. Re: Riddle me this..... (little LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 23:29:28 +1000
It's a white polar bear of course. But riddle me this, how many penguins must the polar bear eat to meet its basic energy requirements? Peter Westcott Yes and if your house faced South on all sides a
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00469.html (10,550 bytes)

90. Re: mirror (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 23:06:50 +1000
These mirrors are made by a mirror ball manufacturer based on a 70's design. They are known as the "Shakya" booties. Alternatively black rubber booties can be sourced from any scuba shop. Peter Westc
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00470.html (7,546 bytes)

91. Re: Riddle me this..... (little LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 19:54:02 +1000
Well done, you're the winner. How about this one? If a Macedonian airliner carrying Kosovar refugees crashes on the Yugoslav/ Albanian border, where do you bury the survivors? Petr Westlaube. Zero. W
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00507.html (9,768 bytes)

92. Re: Toe In Adjustment (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 19:50:55 +1000
Back in the old days cars used to have a drag link between the tie rods. Both had a different thread so that winding the link one way toed the wheels in an equal amount and vice versa. When the manua
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00508.html (8,276 bytes)

93. Re: Steering Racks (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:11:21 +1000
The minor rack is behind the wheels, the Sprite rack in front therefore if you install a MM rack in a Sprite and turn the steering wheel left the car will turn right. The rack is common, the pinion a
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00560.html (7,897 bytes)

94. Airliner (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:31:36 +1000
Nory has the correct answer, you don't bury survivors (straight away). Also there are no penguins at the North Pole and no Polar bears at the South Pole. Now, what's the answer to the average speed q
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00561.html (7,210 bytes)

95. Re: Airliner - some antics with semantics (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 20:04:09 +1000
That may be so depending on the question asked. The question as written is and as I read it was - "How fast must you drive the 2nd mile to average 60MPH?". You've already driven the first mile so tha
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00590.html (9,351 bytes)

96. Re: rear dampers question. (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:10:20 +1000
BMC were far ahead of their time. What they want you to do is get stuck and then write to the List for advice. You then follow the 'thread' for a solution. Peter Westcott (only some of this is made u
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00617.html (8,346 bytes)

97. Re: hat trick & 1312 (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:02:10 +1000
Not forgetting the gentlemen's game, cricket (at which we Australians happen to be the world's best), where three dismissals in consecutive balls by the same bowler constitutes a hat-trick. I suppose
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00900.html (8,346 bytes)

98. Re: Constant Speed Sputter (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 19:55:46 +1000
Best thing to do and cheaper in the long run is to book a dyno for a day and try to replicate the problem. If it's a good dyno you'll be hooked up to electrickery and mixture measurements and you'll
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00901.html (10,695 bytes)

99. Re: An easy one ... ? (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:12:49 +1000
Two words... bad earth PW Hey! This should be an easy one for you guys! Signal light behaviour: part way on my journey to the grocery store, my signal light indicator light (on the dash), flashed onc
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00934.html (9,219 bytes)

100. Re: Constant Speed Sputter (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:09:48 +1000
Is your fuel cap vented? Next time it happens kill the engine and coast to a stop. Run around and crack the fuel cap. If air hisses in your fuel tank isn't venting properly and the fuel pump won't p
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00935.html (11,022 bytes)


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