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41. Re: Driving in New Jersey (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 09:37:00 -0400; With a couple of geographically-specific exceptions, those rules could be posted for pretty much anyplace I've ever lived. They sure do apply to driving in North Carolina! But the NC list would also; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00463.html (7,710 bytes)
42. Re: Shocks. (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:32:56 -0400; Shortly after I got my Bugeye, a rear shock worked the arm off the shaft. It turned out that the shocks were VERY stiff, possibly from high-weight oil. Me, I'll stick with the normal weight. The Spri; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00584.html (10,450 bytes)
43. Re: Finally (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:33:48 -0400; One option on speedometer calibration is to take it to someone who does speedometer calibration checks. The local Chevy dealer here does them on a big roller gizmo for about 15 bucks. Last time I had; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00585.html (9,264 bytes)
44. Re: cape fear British Car Fest (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:33:57 -0400; There were about a half-dozen big Healeys at the show on Saturday in Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye Clemmons, NC; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00586.html (9,585 bytes)
45. side curtain glass (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 06:58:02 -0400; I need to replace my side curtain window glass. I can use my existing ones for patterns, but they are not originals and appear to be far too thin to fit the tracks properly. Could someone please supp; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00708.html (6,983 bytes)
46. Temperature gauge (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 09:08:19 -0500; Last outing, the temp gauge on my 1275 Bugeye with original-type radiator refused to go above 120 degrees, both on the highway and at rest. Is it possible for the temperature to stay that low if the; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00741.html (7,073 bytes)
47. Dual circuit master cylinder (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 08:01:08 -0400; My dual-circuit master cylinder is leaking slightly. I didn't want to pay the Big Bucks ($190!) to Moss, etc.. so I checked my local auto parts stores. I found that Advance Auto could supply me with; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00119.html (6,868 bytes)
48. side wings and console (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 18:28:05 -0400; I remember seeing something here about someone who is selling side wings for the windshield, and a console. I am interested in these items, but I can't seem to find the person's web page. I thought I; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00326.html (7,407 bytes)
49. brake failure switch assembly (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 06:47:10 -0400; My Bugeye has a late-model dual-brake system that I think came from a '67 Sprite Mk IV, or maybe a Midget. Last week I dismantled the brake failure junction to put new seals in it and to install a sw; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00423.html (7,187 bytes)
50. Re: clutch hydraulics (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 07:36:33 -0400; It's almost surely the slave cylinder. I think Frank has a really good suggestion that you rebuild both cylinders. I would add that you would be wise to replace the hose as well. They definitely go b; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00424.html (7,845 bytes)
51. Re: That time again... (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 07:37:35 -0400; It sounds like you are not going to be driving that car for quite a while. I would take all of the hydraulic cylinders out right now, disassemble and clean them, and store them disassembled and thoro; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00425.html (9,775 bytes)
52. Re: That time again... (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:20:02 -0400; Well, OK, it's not like I am an expert of any sort. But I do have to say that I've been storing parts soaked with WD40 for probably all of my adult life and never found a reason to think it was a bad; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00503.html (8,780 bytes)
53. Re: Clutch is NOT Bleeding (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:43:53 -0400; Dave, I went through three or four cans of brake fluid before I finally got a good pedal on the clutch. The problem I had (I think) was that the bubble was rising back up the downpipe faster than I c; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00569.html (9,180 bytes)
54. Re: A miss (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:43:47 -0400; Frank, I repair industrial electronics for a living, and there are all sorts of ways that an electronic gadget can fail short of quitting altogether. While electronic gizmos usually do just up and di; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00570.html (8,998 bytes)
55. Re: Parking brake. (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:29:52 -0400; Frank, how do you tell which parking brake rods (or axle) are on the car? The rods on my axle have been cut and a nut welded in for adjustment. It's really kludged up. I want to replace them with sol; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00924.html (8,696 bytes)
56. Re: Too Many Messages? (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 18:51:32 -0400; Speaking for myself, I would greatly regret seeing the list be converted to a newsgroup. I have never seen a newsgroup reach better than about 25% on-topic content, and they tend to be taken over by; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01025.html (10,837 bytes)
57. 1275 PCV valve (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 16:41:53 -0400; I have a Bugeye with a 1275 engine in it, installed by the PO. I believe that it is a 1966 or 1967 engine. The carbs have no hose fittings except the fuel hoses. The gulp valve is missing and the hol; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00328.html (6,930 bytes)
58. Re: Gas Fumes and Air Pumps (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 16:56:21 -0400; I had a very similar problem, and it turned out to be a leaky fuel hose; the hose just seeped a bit past the clamp, just enough to make the end of the hose damp with gas. I fixed it by replacing the; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00329.html (9,184 bytes)
59. Re: Bugeye Front-Hinging Hood (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:01:12 -0400; I've seen Peter's Bugeye latch pins, and they are pretty nifty. All he needs to come up with is some kind of snap-latch rather than locking pins, and he would have a VERY slick setup. Tom Zuchowski '; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00479.html (9,967 bytes)
60. Brake problems (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 14:29:49 -0400; I have a Bugeye with Mk IV dual-circuit master cylinder and brakes installed by the PO. Last outing the brake switch quit on me. I just got it all apart, and it turns out that the pedal box bracket h; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00694.html (7,997 bytes)

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