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21. Re: Helium in Tires (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:15:46 -0500
Big-time aviation, not many of us puddle-jumpers. Karl Stearman PT-17
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00973.html (7,445 bytes)

22. Re: Helium in Tires (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:50:25 -0500
Cannibal Queen - Stephen Koontz Fun book, certainly many peoples' dream. However, some of his assertions about Stearman flying technique (he learned to fly a Stearman while taking the trip) have draw
/html/spridgets/2006-08/msg00985.html (7,972 bytes)

23. [Spridgets] 78 dual brake master cylinder (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 16:39:34 -0600
Hi - I'm back after many months off the list. I'm finally working on my wife's 78 Midget - the 14,000 mile Wheel of Fortune car. I need to redo all hydraulics, and have done the clutch cylinders, but
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00303.html (7,838 bytes)

24. Re: [Spridgets] First oil change & break in (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:37:24 -0600
The pressure in the cylinders gets behind the compression rings and expands them into the cylinder, wearing them in to a good fit. If that doesn't happen, oil will burn into the voids and prevent pro
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00045.html (10,503 bytes)

25. Re: [Spridgets] External coil ballast? (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:44:40 -0600
As for #2, it's because there isn't a voltage drop when there's no significant current (load), just your tiny meter, which doesn't provide much load. Once you connect the coil, current flows, and the
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00047.html (8,758 bytes)

26. Re: [Spridgets] First oil change & break in (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:52:33 -0600
Depends - redlines are typically much lower than high-preformance cars, anywhere from 2100 to 2800 RPM usually. But remember that the RPM is related to stroke length, and aircraft generally have long
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00054.html (8,299 bytes)

27. Re: [Spridgets] PDF files - NO LBC (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 15:37:14 -0600
David Scheidt on the Shop Talk list recommended Foxit a couple of days ago as an Acrobat replacement. It's free, small, and fast, and doesn't drag your computer down like Adobe software is prone to d
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00147.html (6,845 bytes)

28. Re: [Spridgets] Soda Blasting (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:41:39 -0600
As one who did his share of blasing with silica sand when he was young and immortal, I have one word for that -- Silicosis It's just not worth the risk. Sure, it won't happen soon and it probably tak
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00625.html (8,066 bytes)

29. Re: [Spridgets] [Shop-talk] Floor Jacks (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:44:52 -0500
The Hein-Werner looks like a somewhat updated model of the 2-1/2-ton 1954 Walker that I bought rebuilt in 1971. Can't tell from the pictures if it's as heavily made, but it weighs about the same as m
/html/spridgets/2008-03/msg00266.html (7,979 bytes)

30. [Spridgets] '67 and later Lockheed brake MC primary piston needed (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:40:22 -0500
Has anyone got a good primary (outer - the long smooth one that the outer spring goes over) piston for a Lockheed brake master cylinder from a '67 and later Spridget available for sale ? Thanks! Karl
/html/spridgets/2008-04/msg00803.html (6,823 bytes)

31. Re: [Spridgets] clutch/brake pedal question... (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:55:43 -0500
Later ones have bronze bushings too. Karl _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/li
/html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00225.html (7,470 bytes)

32. Re: [Spridgets] Exhaust sounds... (score: 1)
Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 16:09:42 -0500
So blind people can hate them too <rimshot> _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/
/html/spridgets/2008-05/msg00563.html (8,221 bytes)

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