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161. Indianpolis Show (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 22:33:23 -0400; Hey, if anybody else from Central Ohio (or points west on I-70 or I-40) is going to Indy British Car Days (9/25-27) and wants to meet up on the way, give me a holler at ckotting@iwaynet.net, and let'; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00659.html (6,655 bytes)
162. RE: I found the Knock!!!--And A Question! (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 07:43:18 -0400; I think it's time to chalk another one up for the DSOB mechanic. There bearings both on the upper side, one on either side of the same main bearing journal. I'll say this for the mechanic, when he b; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00899.html (10,093 bytes)
163. RE: Sway bar mounting bolts (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:05:39 -0400; I don't know about the bolt size for the frame mounts, but I can tell you that Stainless Steel is NOT the strongest type of bolt, and probably wrong for the application. I'm sure some of the racer t; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00946.html (9,907 bytes)
164. RE: Sway bar mounting bolts (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:04:55 -0400; Hmmm. Good point. I've never stressed a Grade 8 that much, but you're right. Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg00954.html (9,796 bytes)
165. Re: 77 Midget Engine ID (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:58:48 -0400; The serial number checks out alright, but the description of things (like the valve cover bolts) sounds like your PO swapped in some Spitfire 1500 parts along the way. It's the same engine, so no ha; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01099.html (8,078 bytes)
166. Re: Starter Questions: Midget 1500 (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 07:49:23 -0400; It's supposed to move that easily. The pinion is actually pulled into contact with the ring gear by the fact that the starter is rotating rapidly, and held there as long as the starter is trying to; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01130.html (9,845 bytes)
167. RE: Midget->Sprite alternator? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:51:24 -0400; Probably Frank could comment with more certainty on this, but it seems to me that it would be an easier swap, assuming that you had the mounting brackets from the '73 as well. '67; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00174.html (7,364 bytes)
168. RE: Carburetor troubles (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 12:04:46 -0400; In terms of the "no choke when cold, choke when hot" part of your idea, I can't see how that's possible. The heat mass (the part that has the bimetallic spring) only goes on one way, so unless the s; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00271.html (10,487 bytes)
169. RE: music in a Sprite (64-on) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 12:09:24 -0400; Indeedy they do... http://www.radioshack.com/ <gratuitous effort at obtaining an obscene amount of wonderful Greek products; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00272.html (8,735 bytes)
170. RE: Taking a 67 Sprite out of deep storage... (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:42:14 -0400; Frank Clarici can (and hopefully will) give a more complete answer on the first part, but I'll summarize and answer both questions at once. Plan on: 1 New Battery (while you're at it, check for shor; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00278.html (11,324 bytes)
171. RE: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:40:52 -0400; Quick Summary: (This is a "list consensus", so individuals may disagree. I hope this formats OK) PRO: CON: DOT 3 Cheap Eats natural rubber seals Easily available Eats paint Lower boiling point Actual; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00353.html (10,174 bytes)
172. RE: Anybody know Midget values? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:43:21 -0400; Check the CatCon. On mine the engine could barely breathe until I replaced it (the matrix had crushed and collapsed into the bottom of the (vertically mounted) converter, effectively choking off the; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00354.html (10,037 bytes)
173. RE: Z-S leaking fuel from the underside (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:12:42 -0400; Make sure that it really is coming from the bottom plug. I thought my bottom plug was leaking, but it turned out that the float bowl to body seal had opened up on the manifold side of the carb. Fuel; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00502.html (9,122 bytes)
174. RE: Spark plug removal (77 Midget) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 10:41:55 -0400; You can't believe that #1 is the answer? Believe it. Actually, you don't need to >>remove<< the alternator. Just loosen it, take the belt off, disconnect it from the upper bracket, and swing it down; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00051.html (8,959 bytes)
175. RE: IT'S ALIVE! (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:33:18 -0400; Note to all who are moaning about how "Frank shouldn't have said.../Yes, he should have." Last I looked THIS is what the list is about!! Trevor, you've been known to overstate your case a few times,; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00078.html (8,200 bytes)
176. Re: Inferior Parts (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 01:54:35 -0400; Three words: Please don't go. You happened to walk into a "hornet's nest issue". We seem to have one of those about twice a year, where you just chill out (and delete messages from some folks) until; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00122.html (10,754 bytes)
177. Re: AW: Drivetrain Rattle (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 11:52:31 -0400; A guess about the "rattle": Check you engine & transmission mounts. If the rubber portion of one of them has sheared off, gotten soft, or been mashed out of shape it could cause the noise you describ; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00156.html (9,702 bytes)
178. Re: road noise (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 12:05:05 -0400; You got it backwards: Footbrake off rocking = something's loose Footbrake ON / NO rocking = It's the bearings Footbrake ON / STILL rocking = It's the kingpins, fulcrum pins, bushings, etc. (If there; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00158.html (9,811 bytes)
179. RE: HELP: strange brake behavior (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:35:04 -0400; What kind of brake fluid? Chris Kotting ckotting@iwaynet.net; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00253.html (8,896 bytes)
180. RE: Moving a Sprite (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 08:08:20 -0400; When we moved my Dad's '47 TC, we put it in the back of the truck. We went over to a local warehouse that had both a ramp leading into the warehouse, and a loading dock. We explained what we were do; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00269.html (8,240 bytes)

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