At the eleventh hour, I realize that I will be in Washington, DC most of next would welcome the opportunity to meet any SOLers in the vicinity of the Washington Sheraton Hotel. As the purpose of my t
My 1979 Midget (dont think this will work for all models) uses a double sided key blank marked "COLE, Cleveland, Ohio VL5" on one side and "VO73 X29 Fits VOLVO U.S.A." on the other side. Got it at a
(sorry if this thread has already been beaten to death; I'm still 9 days behind reading the postings)--on the subject of fishtailing trailers, He's right--and I think the best way to put it is to mak
..How much is the cheap Aston? Where can I get a trailer to carry it on? -- Name: Ray W. James Texas Transportation Institute Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University E-mail: Ray James <rw
I am not familiar with this carb problem (don't have those carbs and don't have weather cold enough to freeze 'em); however I'm interested. Surely you are not saying that the gasoline is frozen? As I
Chris (Blackcomet@aol.com) writes, " I have been having many A long shot, maybe, but I had exactly the same symptom with the 79 Midget after engine rebuild. Seems like I had reversed two leads to the
Augustin... Where is this extra switch without a function--on the steering column same vicinity as the turn indicator lever? On the housing of the turn signal indicator? Is this the 71 Midget? -- Na
"Alan Legerlotz 508.486-5744" <legerlotz@smaug.enet.dec.com> writes on Repairing holes in MGA inner frame rails.... One potential technical problem with option 2--this is in effect an abrupt change i
(apologies for being 4-5 issues behind) As a college student a few (well, too many) years ago I drove my first car (64 Midget) happily with a straight pipe for many months after my limited financial
Second attempt, replacing several lines (in ALL CAPS) which mysteriously time of transmission...sorry to waste time/bandwidth. --Original Message-- (apologies for being 4-5 issues behind) As a colleg
I bought a tube yesterday; my recollection is it is a Locktite product, and I think I noticed that Locktite is owned by Permatex (or vice-versa). It was recommended to me by knowledgable machinist/m
I double checked my tube--it is Loktite mfg. Permatex is in bed with Loktite, somehow. "ya can look it up." Maybe the acquisition of the Hylomar by Loktite is a recent event, I havent seen this labe
is to measure the amount of freeplay in the crank by >pushing full forward, measure, pull full back, measure and subtract the two. I finally figured that all out! As I pointed out to SOLer Lee Danie
I saw a interesting sight during a drive to Houston on Saturday--a westbound tractor-trailer carrying what appeared to be *three* Austin Healey 3000's (hard to identify with such a short time to see
Zahid writes... Zahid--sounds like to me we have the same problem. I rebuilt a 1500 cc Midget engine and did grind valves and seats, so I don't think that is a factor. At first reinstallation, I got
Definition of middle aged: 10 years older than you are. -- Name: Ray W. James Texas Transportation Institute Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University E-mail: Ray James <rwj4123@sigma.tamu.
If the concrete surface is not too rough, you can scrape most of it right off with a stiff scraper (sheetrock tool, etc.), But I would first tell my landlord that some folks pay good money to get th
I heard that education is what you get by reading the fine print. Experience is what you get by *not* reading the fine print. I guess we all feel pretty "experienced" sometimes. Actually, something a
That was my first thought, too, but...engine turns same direction, driveshaft turns opposite direction, and torque from driveshaft acting on engine is in opposite direction in reverse as opposed to
Maybe it just makes the squeaks and squawks quieter, so you think it is riding more smoothly? Actually, it might be that some oil penetrating between the springs will make the springs "softer", as th