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21. Fuel pressure question (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 13:19:50 -0600 (CST); A guy at work who has heard me talk at length about my Sprite and how I am putting it back together at the pace of 1 bolt per day finally spoke up and said what many of you have probably thought: "WI; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00058.html (7,506 bytes)
22. Re: Bolt count (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 15:34:57 -0600 (CST); WOW! 792!! If I spent as much time working on my Sprite as you do in the bathroom I'd be done by now! (Fixing the car that is ;-)) Jim; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00065.html (6,693 bytes)
23. SU carb dashpot function (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 08:47:41 -0600 (CST); Hello all, I just re-assembled the first of my two SU2s last night and am a bit confused as to how it functions. This is what I THINK I understand: There are two methods for getting more fuel into th; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00092.html (7,702 bytes)
24. Re: SU Dashpot question. THANKS PROFESSOR! (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 10:43:35 -0600 (CST); Thanks to Brian and Chris. It appears that I did assemble it properly (we'll just see won't we?) Thanks also to everyone who responded about the fuel pressure question. I guess I'll just finish the j; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00098.html (6,930 bytes)
25. Re: Engine bay paint (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 10:27:34 -0600 (CST); As it was mentioned before about black paint, "..only hurts originality I painted mine flat black simply because a gloss finish would highlight every nick, dent, grind-mark etc. I once saw a speckle; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00148.html (7,634 bytes)
26. 2nd Carb: Not so good (score: 1): Author: Jim Henderson <jphender@inav.net>; Date: Sat, 08 Nov 1997 09:08:07 -0800; My front SU2 cleaned up and went together without a hitch. The second is another story. The brass piece that keeps the piston from rotating is loose. That is bad. Right? The metering needle is a bit; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00191.html (7,195 bytes)
27. Re: Wiper Motor Removal (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 12:58:39 -0600 (CST); Hi Tyson, To remove the cable from the MOTOR, you have to remove the top from the gearbox assembly attached to the motor. The cable then lifts out of the assembly. You can't pull the cable out the en; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00222.html (7,892 bytes)
28. Re: 2nd Carb: Not so good (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:07:33 -0600 (CST); Thanks George! That is just the kind of "rub-some-dirt-in-that-compund-fracture-and-walk-it-off" pep talk I have grown to love (and expect!) from this group! At first I was kind of dismayed when I re; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00235.html (8,036 bytes)
29. Salvage yards (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 09:51:03 -0600 (CST); Hello all, I was looking to buy a bonnet, (rump prints, remember?) and was offered one for a reasonable price. The problem is that he is on the East coast and I am in Iowa. Shipping is terrible. Idea; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00370.html (8,162 bytes)
30. Re: Salvage yards (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 11:34:47 -0600 (CST); Ohio is pretty far away. Probably at least a 10 hour drive. (OK so now I sound like I'm whining :-)) I'm really hoping my next door neighbor reads my message and just happens to have a bonnet in is; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00375.html (8,402 bytes)
31. Shipping (Was: Salvage yards) (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 13:26:48 -0600 (CST); Just for fun, I measured my old bonnet and it could be packaged about 50" x 38" x 8". UPSs limitation is 130" length+girth so they won't take it. Even if they did, used their website to estimate the; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00381.html (6,781 bytes)
32. !10 hour drive! (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 14:17:40 -0600 (CST); To clarify: The ten hours only seems long because I would have to drive a Ford Tempo.; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00384.html (6,504 bytes)
33. Re: Spirit of Adventure!!! WAS: !10 hour drive! (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 15:44:13 -0600 (CST); ...... Get the Sprite running, and drive it over without a Now I LIKE that suggestion! Don't I need a bonnet to keep the oil drips from spattering my windsheild? I've had some other good suggestions:; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00389.html (7,960 bytes)
34. Electronic Ignition? (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 09:49:25 -0600 (CST); Can someone give me the Reader's Digest version tutorial on ignition? I understand how the spark is generated (v=l*di/dt right?) and I understand timing and that it changes under load. What I don't h; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00405.html (7,734 bytes)
35. Re: Electronic Ignition (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 14:07:53 -0600 (CST); How do I check for this? I have the distributor out now. Are we just taking about the short shaft with the offcenter key that came out with the distributor or are there bearings down in the engine th; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00407.html (7,200 bytes)
36. Fuel line diameter (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 16:38:25 -0600 (CST); I am starting fresh with my fuel line. Mainly because I can't find my old one but also for reliability purposes. What is the appropriate fuel line diameter? Also, where fuel pipe meets fuel hose, do; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00539.html (7,616 bytes)
37. Gloop on dizzy (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:36:40 -0600 (CST); Do I have that right? The distributor is a "dizzy"? Anyway mine had what appeared to be silicone caulk in and around the locking collar when I took it off. Should this be? If so, what should I use? T; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00574.html (6,753 bytes)
38. Boiled the Tank (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 08:00:45 -0600 (CST); Hello all, Per Frank's suggestion, I filled my old fuel tank with water and set it boiling on the gas grille on Saturday. I also added a quart of vinegar to the mix. Wow! when I poured it out after f; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00647.html (7,058 bytes)
39. Safety issues (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 16:21:18 -0600 (CST); Can anyone give me some advice on how to make my Sprite safer without making it ugly? I don't want to start a debate on the inherent safety of Spridgets but there must be some features that a majorit; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00661.html (7,962 bytes)
40. Why more expensive? (score: 1): Author: jphender@inav.net; Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:22:23 -0600 (CST); In my Fall 1997 VBL catalog, it shows #48 SPRING-LEVER-FRONT @ $1.38 and SPRING-LEVER-REAR @ $5.45. Can anyone here tell me why? I would call them, but they have this innane system where if you have; /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00708.html (7,564 bytes)

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