Now that makes the most sense, as my question arose from the fact that it
looks physically impossible to just lift up the elbow joint, the way I
expected. Since it looks like rain tonight in New Jersey, I'll probably
tackle the issue now. One important question though... should I drain any
coolant? The fixture looks like its at the top of the system, and I would
be surprised if any fluid is sitting up there.
Secondly, (off subject) several folks on this list use their Mark I - Mark
III Midgets as daily drivers. How does one keep the interior dry in a
rainstorm? One the one occaison when a thunderstorm came up in my '74 Mark
III, I noticed water coming in between the top of the side windows and the
canvas top, and between the windshield and canvas top. How do you folks
cope with this problem, short of investing in a hardtop?
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
To: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: The truth about 'stats
>Charles,
>
>Later model Spridgets had a bolt hole like the one you describe for smog
>air pump. Maybe your smog equipment is removed or perhaps someone swapped
>that part from a different model.
>
>Gerard
>
>>Well, I ran out of time over the weekend, but the Thermostat issue has
been
>>bugging me because my "elbow joint" (I've actually thought it was called a
>>gooseneck) just doesn't look like the one in the Hayne's book, as there
>>seems to be a bolt that runs parallel to the ground which would prevent
the
>>housing from being lifted straight up. Perhaps the PO modified the
colling
>>system somehow?
>>
>>Anyway, I will experiment further. In any case, the Thermostat is the 165
>>degree (I guess its about time for the 180 degree, at this point) which I
>>ordered from Northwest Import. It was packaged by Unipart (I think), made
>>in the UK. Does that imply high quality?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>
>>Charles
>>'74 Midget
>>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>>Bloomfield, NJ
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