- 21. Sleeper Collectables (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:32:57 EDT
- Printed from my sunday paper: Bennington VT, Remember the 1966-68 Ford Bronco? How about the 1962-64 Austin Healy Sprite and Mark I MG Midget? These are some of the top picks this year from Hemmings
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01346.html (7,292 bytes)
- 22. British Maddness, Bethlehem, CT (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 21:42:39 EDT
- Was at the show today and spotted one of you in a black "spridgets@autox.team.net" shirt. I tried looking for you later but no luck. Was your car on the field? Tom 78 Midget
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01661.html (6,702 bytes)
- 23. Valve cover leak (1500) (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 21:48:27 EDT
- My valve cover appears to leaking out some oil on one side, at the forward half of the engine. Should a new, $3.75 valve cover gasket do the trick? How do I remove the valve cover? Is there anything
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01663.html (6,688 bytes)
- 24. Spridget shoes (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 01:05:44 EDT
- Hello list You've all been so helpful so far, I am very appreciative of your support. I'm in a quandry over the tires on my car. To start, I'll remind you that the car in question is a '78 Midget wit
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01854.html (7,926 bytes)
- 25. 1st time Midget owner (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:50:32 EDT
- Hello list I bought my first Midget yesterday. It's a '78, BRG with black top, black interior. Body, top and interior is in great shape. 69k miles, Weber carb. Almost completely original, a real find
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00429.html (8,762 bytes)
- 26. 1500 Engine Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 14:26:38 EDT
- Sorry, I'm new to the list, and I'm sure this question gets asked every other What is the right kind of oil to use in my '78 Midget? I thought I once heard 20W-50, is this true? I want to change the
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00456.html (7,454 bytes)
- 27. Fuel Guage Question (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:04:00 EDT
- Whoever had the Midget before me only had the gas tank filled halfway when it rolled into an automobile showroom and sat for about eight months. Not wanting to test how low the needle can go until I
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00538.html (6,869 bytes)
- 28. Tire pressure& Ins. Card/Reg. Storage (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:47:17 EDT
- What the optimal tire pressure for my '78 1500 with Rostyles? I currently have all four tires at about 35psi and the car feels pretty good, I was wondering if there was an even better setting. One la
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00650.html (8,268 bytes)
- 29. Overwhelmed by Mechanic (Long) (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:30:47 EDT
- I have survived week one of Midget ownership. Some of you howled when you found out I took the car to the shop, but, let me be honest here, I am dumb as dirt when it comes to working on cars. I have
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00755.html (12,106 bytes)
- 30. Re: Retro new cars, was: BMW was: A Great (IMHO) Idea (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:13:52 EDT
- I'm already sensing the group's feelings on this subject, but I'd like to offer my own point of view. At 26, I'll make a wild guess here and assume I'm towards the younger end of the age spectrum her
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00942.html (10,356 bytes)
- 31. Insurance, wipers, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:07:14 EDT
- Silly me. Bought my MG and had it insured as a secondary car to my Jetta. Price wasn't bad, till I found out that my carrier would think the car to be worth no more than maybe $200, and they'd kill m
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01108.html (8,686 bytes)
- 32. Mechanic dents my Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:00:22 EDT
- I wasn't planning on writing about any of this, but I am between a rock and a hard place. I picked up my car tonight from my new mechanic. He did all he was asked to do, and did it right, was always
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01143.html (8,555 bytes)
- 33. Re: Mechanic dents my Midget: Epilogue (score: 1)
- Author: Tomsjetta@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 18:11:34 EDT
- Took the car to mechanic straight from work tonight. He pops the hood and it soon became clear to him what happened. No tools involved in the dent: the culprit was a clamp for a radiator hose that wa
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01193.html (7,714 bytes)
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