- 21. Bugeye Speedo Calibration? (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 20:55:06 -0800
- Now that I can actually drive my bugeye, I had my wife pace me, since the speedometer was obviously WAY off. It reads about 45mph (not real steady, so that's approximate) when I'm actually doing abou
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00014.html (6,958 bytes)
- 22. Hot Bearings (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 22:54:38 -0800
- Went out for a test drive, and it was great! Even had to stop and take the soft top off -- yahoo! Unfortunately, developed a chirp in the left front. At first it was only when the car was going stra
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00107.html (6,994 bytes)
- 23. Gen/Tach Connector (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 13:38:12 -0800
- When I got my bugeye the tach connection to the generator had been stripped at the gearbox -- the whole thing was wired on with coat-hanger wire! I got a new gearbox, and by the time I got it tighten
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00610.html (7,156 bytes)
- 24. Re: heater and gas lines (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:53:37 -0800
- I have a Midget Mark I engine/carb setup on my bugeye, but the line between the carbs is flexible. I just replaced it with a nice one from MiniMania. The two clips for it are mounted to the upper car
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00679.html (7,927 bytes)
- 25. Bugeye Tire Sizes (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 08:33:31 -0800
- Having pulled the front wheels to work on the brakes, I notice that the front tires have rubbed slightly on the frame (near the triangular body cutout at the inside rear part of the tire). The car ha
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00744.html (7,020 bytes)
- 26. Tie Rod Gaiters (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:13:17 -0800
- Working on the front brakes I've also discovered a leaking tie rod gaiter is responsible for ONE of those puddles on the garage floor. Already got the replacement from Moss, but now I realize I will
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00824.html (7,153 bytes)
- 27. Steering Rack Lube (score: 1)
- Author: chasdoug@gte.net
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 08:50:05 -0800
- I asked on the spridget list about getting hypoid oil into the steering rack of a '60 bugeye, and a couple of responses were from people that used grease. It looks to me like the PO used grease. What
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00844.html (7,492 bytes)
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