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1. Re: Selling cars (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Jan 95 12:10:09 EST; It's time for a reminder for our newer and/or forgetful members: If you're selling a car (or posting an ad), always indicate _where_ the vehicles are (include state, not just city!) E-mail addresses; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00709.html (7,076 bytes)
2. re: Midget engine pulling (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 1:08:12 EST; ... Midget engines are light, for a 4-cyl iron engine. In my younger days I pulled a sprite engine (sans head, trans, accessories) by hand. That's right, no pulleys, no rope, etc (though I did have; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00936.html (7,215 bytes)
3. copper blake lines, Spit idle/smoke (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Jan 95 13:36:10 EST; BTW, my understanding is that copper pipes are actually a coppernickel alloy, to avoid (or at least reduce) fatigue problems. I've also heard of steel lines with some sort of internal and external p; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg01060.html (8,232 bytes)
4. Kunifer brake lines (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Jan 95 14:00:52 EST; Kunifer = CuNiFe = copper nickel steel (iron). My guess is that the steel is in the middle, so it's protected from rusting on both sides. -- Randell Jesup, Scala US R&D Randell.Jesup@scala.com; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg01063.html (6,622 bytes)
5. spridget springs (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Jan 95 16:05:22 EST; Note: the way I remove Spridget springs is to put the (floor) jack under the outer A-arm, jack it up until the upper arm moves off the stop, unbolt the upper end of the kingpin, then lower the A-arm.; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg01120.html (7,254 bytes)
6. Re: Sterlings (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Dec 94 13:26:20 EST; My brother bought a used 827 several years ago (over a Mercur). He had one or two minor problems early on (battery died, minor electric issues) but since then it's been quite reliable. The car is VE; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00144.html (7,497 bytes)
7. Re: Jag Sedans (fwd) (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Dec 94 12:38:09 EST; Comments on the jag sedan thread here from a non-bc reader, Joe Augenbraum, former XKE owner and former professional Jag mechanic. He runs the exoticar mailing list and currently owns a Merak - if yo; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00425.html (9,827 bytes)
8. Re: Jag sedans (fwd) (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Dec 94 14:03:18 EST; More on XJ6's...; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00511.html (7,054 bytes)
9. MGB-GT song (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Dec 94 23:31:01 EST; This is a song from Richard Thompson's latest disc, Mirror Blue. (Note that these are words really sung; slightly different than the words in the notes.) Copied without permission. A must-have disc f; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00614.html (7,929 bytes)
10. Re: Stealing cars (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Aug 94 16:00:42 EDT; Don't joke about that! My original Sprite ('65 1098 with more bondo than steel, an engine that used 1 qt oil per hundred miles, no 4th gear, and a blown out front brake hose) was stolen from the par; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00048.html (7,194 bytes)
11. Re: engine oil in trans, songs (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Oct 94 15:45:50 EDT; Probably since the gears in Sprite/Midget gearboxes come from Mini transmissions, which run in the engine sump. I assume the gears, bearings, clearances, etc were designed and tested with motor oil; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01336.html (7,554 bytes)
12. Re: trans oil (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 6:15:58 EDT; Answers to various posts... The Spit-engined Midgets (yech... :-) use a Spit trans, not a Sprite trans. The Spit trans may well be stated as using gear oil. Many/most gear oils are multi-viscosity to; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01390.html (10,725 bytes)
13. Turn signals (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Sep 94 16:50:54 EDT; I finally gave up trying to find the cause for my slow turn signals on the left side (some combination of resistance in wires going to the ignition switch dropping the voltage by ~1-1.5V and more res; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00252.html (7,342 bytes)
14. Re: TR6 stalling (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Sep 94 11:26:10 EDT; I had this problem. It was caused by too much retard on the ignition. Every time the vacuum retard kicked in the engine tried to stall. Solution: advance the ignition. :-) May be a bad bypass valve.; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00412.html (7,063 bytes)
15. TR 3-point belts, electrics (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 15:48:00 EDT; BTW, for those that don't get the TRF newsletter thing, they (and other parts companies) are trying to get together enough orders for 3-point belts to remanufacture them (for the TR6 and maybe Spit/; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00115.html (8,520 bytes)
16. Re: Stealing cars (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Aug 94 16:00:42 EDT; Don't joke about that! My original Sprite ('65 1098 with more bondo than steel, an engine that used 1 qt oil per hundred miles, no 4th gear, and a blown out front brake hose) was stolen from the par; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00313.html (7,194 bytes)
17. Loti (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jul 94 16:14:24 EDT; A friend is interested either a '77 Lotus Esprit or a '91 Lotus Elan (the FWD Elan). What things should he look for? Reasonable prices? Common failures? Comments on handling/performance? HP? 0-60? Ra; /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00329.html (6,339 bytes)
18. TR6 electrics and carbs (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 14:43:06 EDT; I was working on my '70 TR6 this weekend, and found a few puzzlers. First, my turn signals (which had been causing problems if people remember) went away. I didn't seem to be getting reasonable volta; /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00416.html (8,710 bytes)
19. Spridget catalogs (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Jun 94 16:12:42 EDT; Correct. ... ... One more that I've used in the past and who seemed to be excellent for spridgets is Motorhead. I don't have the address here, but I think they advertise in British Car magazine. The; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00067.html (7,152 bytes)
20. clutch pins, rivet nuts, mice in your intake (score: 1): Author: "Randell Jesup" <jesup@scala.scala.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Jun 94 15:03:41 EDT; I was fiddling around on the '6 last night (at 3am), since I got my care package from TRF a day or two ago. One interesting thing I found when I went to change the air filters was that over the winte; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00376.html (9,002 bytes)

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