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181. Re: '74 Midget Electrical & Gas Tank Update (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 23:49:38 -0500; It should not matter which way the wire are connected. The switch when released closes the connection between the two wires. Eastwood makes a kit for lining old gas tanks. It includes cleaner and sea; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00177.html (9,958 bytes)
182. Removing a 77 Midgets exhaust manifold (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 22:13:19 -0500; In the few minutes of spare time that I have now and then I am trying to remove the exhaust manifold from my 77 Midget. The problem is the 2 nuts in the center, below the intake and above the exhaust; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00323.html (7,795 bytes)
183. Re: Connections (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 23:07:56 -0500; Reminds of doing the same years ago in a 67 VW Bug. I need to go somewhere but did not yet have the seats installed. So I used a rectangular milk crate as a seat. Stood the crate on end, hopped on an; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00440.html (9,719 bytes)
184. Got my manifolds off, but the head is stuck (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:55:20 -0500; I finally got a chance to get the intake and exhaust manifolds off my 77 Midget. The solution for the two bolts between the manifolds was to take a 9/16" open end wrench and bend it about 15-20 degre; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00585.html (10,225 bytes)
185. Re: Got my manifolds off, but the head is stuck (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:33:55 -0500; Almost everyone has suggested that I remove all of the studs then try to remove the head. So I headed home and gave it a try. I used two nuts screwed together to unscrew the studs. This worked fine o; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00631.html (9,512 bytes)
186. Stuck head, 77 Midget, the saga continues (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 23:43:09 -0500; Car: 77 Midget that refuse to come apart easily. I finally got all of the studs out of my head. The last three were removed with a Sears stud extractor. Worked like a champ. Thanks for all of the adv; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00720.html (11,474 bytes)
187. Re: Stuck head, 77 Midget, the saga continues (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 15:04:34 -0500; Hal, Fair question. Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious. Yes I am sure I have gotten all of the head bolts and stud out. There were 10 total. There is nothing else bolted to the head as far as I; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00740.html (11,047 bytes)
188. Re: Travel through NY City (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:20:27 -0500; It is hard to drive on the wrong side of the road with the stick shift on the wrong/left side. I drove from London to Bath and got lost in the process. The really hard part is to look both ways when; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00749.html (11,318 bytes)
189. For sale (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 18:14:58 -0500; I saw the following ad on ebay. Not an interested party, seller, friend of the seller, friend of a friend of the seller, etc.... I saw this item for sale at eBay, the world's largest personal trading; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00753.html (7,904 bytes)
190. Re: Stuck head, 77 Midget, the saga continues (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:26:16 -0500; Hurray! My head finally came off, well not mine but the cars. This is how it happened. Last night I left the car jacked up by the head and applied PB Blaster around where the head meets the block. Th; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00761.html (11,717 bytes)
191. Re: Stuck head, 77 Midget, the saga continues (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:57:42 -0500; Looking at the head gasket, head, and block I could not find any signs of gasket cement. The gasket itself appeared to be a metal sandwiched between a layer of paper (or something like paper). That s; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00773.html (10,702 bytes)
192. Heads off, what next (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 10:28:26 -0500; Now that I got the head off my 77 Midget (1500cc) I have more than a few questions about what I am seeing. Just a recap, I took the head off because I had very low compress cylinders 2 & 3 (something; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00795.html (11,030 bytes)
193. Heads off, what next (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 10:30:34 -0500; Now that I got the head off my 77 Midget (1500cc) I have more than a few questions about what I am seeing. Just a recap, I took the head off because I had very low compress cylinders 2 & 3 (something; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00796.html (11,733 bytes)
194. Re: Heads off, what next (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:07:04 -0500; I took Tevor's advice and gave it a try with the diesel fuel. I positioned the pistons 1/2 way up the bore and filled the rest with diesel fuel. The second cylinder drained in about 1.5 hours, follow; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00825.html (11,288 bytes)
195. Re: Heads off, what next (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:34:57 -0500; I have taken a look at my shop manuals and Tyler's book. While they supply the correct tolerances, I lack the measuring equipment and experience in using it. I would questions my abilities to decide; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00830.html (12,192 bytes)
196. Re: Heads off, what next (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:41:29 -0500; Howard, All this cost me was a buck in diesel, and some of my time. Not having much experience in this area I would like to understand the problem and the cause before I fix it. The investment was sm; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00831.html (10,511 bytes)
197. Re: Heads off, what next (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:57:36 -0500; None were that bad. The rate they drained did corresponding with their compression level. While the rate may not be bad, the difference in the rate cannot be good. I would like them all be like numbe; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00832.html (13,976 bytes)
198. Re: brake clunk (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 09:21:52 -0500; Jeff, This is just a guess, (SWAG) but I would check the back brakes for proper adjustment, loose components, loose wheel cylinder. Bill Gilroy 77 Midget; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00846.html (8,783 bytes)
199. Re: Low Oil Pressure (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 09:53:09 -0400; Could you explain what and why replacing the rocker shaft increased you oil pressure? I thought that some of the luburication comes from the oil spray around the top of the cylinder head. Is this cor; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00006.html (8,421 bytes)
200. Re: windshield replacement (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 14:29:53 -0400; I saw this posting on the mg list. I don't know if this could be applied to a spridget. It is worth a look and consideration. YMMV. My apologies to Lee for reproducing this without his permission. --; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00040.html (10,337 bytes)

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