- 1. RE: alternator conversion (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:07:51 -0800
- I recently replaced my generator with an alternator. Unfortunately, I blew my cylinder head a week later so I have not done much driving... The alternator works great-- the lights don't dim at idle a
- /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg01040.html (8,781 bytes)
- 2. Help! 1275 head needed (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:43:04 -0700
- Does anybody have a 1275 head that they would sell to me? I'm looking for a used one that would make it for 3 or 4 months until I finish saving for an aluminum head, engine rebuild and Datsun 5-speed
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01693.html (6,694 bytes)
- 3. Score!! (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 11:21:05 -0700
- I spent the weekend at the ABFM in Oregon. If you were there, you may have seen my White SII XJ6 next to my camp with one of the wheels off as I replaced a brake hose that exploded on Saturday. I man
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00359.html (7,544 bytes)
- 4. Parts Wanted for 70 midget (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:05:34 -0700
- Commuting to work in my Jag is now costing me $160.00/mo. in gas. I need to get my MG running.. I am interested in buying the following parts, If you have any of the parts listed below send me an ema
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00790.html (7,048 bytes)
- 5. Home Dyno Software? (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:26:39 -0700
- This looks interesting... Basically, you hook an inductive probe up to your engine and make an audio recording of the impulses as you accelerate. Then you convert this into a wav file on your compute
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00802.html (7,057 bytes)
- 6. Pirelli Failures (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:17:13 -0700
- I put a brand new set of pirelli p4000's on my xj6 two years ago. Friday one of them went flat. The failure occured close to the sidewall between two treads. It appears that the rubber was very thin
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01193.html (7,212 bytes)
- 7. RE: Engine advice needed (kind of long) (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:24:02 -0700
- Exhaust Valves tend to wear faster because: 1) They get less lubrication because the pressure from the exhaust gas makes it harder for oil to make it's way down the valve stem. Since air is being su
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00656.html (9,909 bytes)
- 8. RE: Tire pressure& Ins. Card/Reg. Storage (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:29:03 -0700
- I keep mine sealed in a zip-lok freezer bag under the drivers seat. This keeps all of the documents clean and dry. The interior tends to get a little damp during the rainy season here in Oregon.....
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00657.html (8,683 bytes)
- 9. RE: S**T (score: 1)
- Author: "Onstott, Curtis" <curt.onstott@orst.edu>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:34:01 -0700
- A similar thing happened to me. Something whizzed past me. When I got home the trim ring around the drivers side headlight was missing. It turns out that someone had biffed the front of my fender and
- /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00024.html (8,014 bytes)
- 10. Source for 73.5mm pistons? (score: 1)
- Author: "Onstott, Curtis" <curt.onstott@orst.edu>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 09:37:21 -0700
- I'm about to rebuild the engine on my '70 Midget. I have also obtained a Datsun 210 tranny that I will be installing at the same time. I'm wondering whether I should bore it out and install 73.5mm pi
- /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg01141.html (7,785 bytes)
- 11. Smoking generator/alternator conversion... (score: 1)
- Author: "Onstott, Curtis" <curt.onstott@orst.edu>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 15:30:39 -0700
- Anybody have any ideas why my generator is overheating and smoking? Smells like burnt caramel... Also, could someone repost the instructions for how to replace with the mitsubishi alternator? Thanks!
- /html/spridgets/1999-07/msg01193.html (7,655 bytes)
- 12. RE: Judson Alternative, (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 14:36:48 -0700
- I believe the turbocharger is a Garret t3. This setup is used on the MG Metro turbo. I've been trying to find a wrecking yard in England that would be breaking a Metro Turbo so I could get the approp
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00065.html (8,289 bytes)
- 13. RE: Not a Spridget, but someone save it: (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 09:15:11 -0700
- If I lived there and had the money, I would snap up that Morgan. I used to have a +4 basket case. Three wheelers are pretty neat. You can see the +4 I had at: http://mr-hankey.baba-booey.com/onstottc
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01306.html (7,566 bytes)
- 14. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:44:04 -0800
- Two years ago the fuel pump on my Midget went south about 5 miles away from home. I hitched a ride home and gathered: 5 feet of plastic tubing 1 canning jar and lid 1 mityvac air pump with a fitting
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00455.html (11,349 bytes)
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