Larry
It was a pleasure meeting you. And congrats on the quick fix on the clutch.
Is it working 100% now with the smaller slave cylinder? This is something I
may want to try on mine as it is not fully disengaging. I installed the
exhaust manifold I found at the swap meet, and the 78 is finally cured of
its chronic exhaust leak. However, in ignoring the car for a few weeks,
water has leaked into the interior and mildewed the top and seatbelts.
Always something to do.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls at ado13.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:11 PM
Subject: Mini Mania Swap Meet
> Started off in the Bugeye at about 7 AM heading for the rendezvous at Mini
> Mania with some fellow list members. Stopped for gas at a station about 5
> miles from home. Filled up and was ready to head for the hiway, no way.
> Clutch would not fully engage, slipping like mad.Nursed it home at the
> maximum allowable speed without slipping too much(about 40 MPH). Parked
it
> in the garage and left in my pickup. Found Bryan right away, just followed
> the crowd to his beautiful Bugeye. Met Bill (herbytoy), Glen Byrns(Mr.
> Turbo), and Dave Riker. Bill picked up a 4.22 diff and every time I saw
> Bryan he had purchased something new. Somehow missed Gerard. We were up
> front at 11:00 (where he mentioned in his email) but did not see him. Ran
> into Dave and he said that Gerard had left. Did not buy anything myself
but
> did spread a lot of BS around.
>
> Took about 10 minutes to diagnose and fix the Bugeye when I got home.
Seems
> the last time I was messing with the clutch (put a different type slave on
> it), I also adjusted the pushrod in the master cylinder. Well apparently I
> forgot to tighten the lock nut when I finished. It had screwed itself in
so
> far that it was keeping the fluid from flowing back to the MC.
>
> Works a whole lot better now.
>
> Larry Miller
>
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