- 101. tenax & durable dots... (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 19:19:01 +0200
- How can I tell if my car uses Tenax or Durable Dot hood fasteners so I know which version to order? I have never seen a picture that says, look here, this is the tenax fastener and this is the durabl
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00183.html (7,023 bytes)
- 102. Re: Frontline REAR shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 13:11:59 +0200
- My 1966 Sprite has been converted to use rear gas shocks. It seems this was a handmade job. The shocks are quite long, almost vertical and, at their upper end, are bolted to thick plates that appear
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00215.html (8,705 bytes)
- 103. Re: Frontline REAR shocks/Mini handling (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 21:24:24 +0200
- I said it appears to be like wood. I am not sure. It's a really thick plate (about an inch) and it's light coloured. I'll make sure I know what it's made of if I ever get a chance to *safely* lie und
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00225.html (7,609 bytes)
- 104. Re: Frontline REAR shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 12:47:22 +0200
- Rosewood, pretty much like the fretboard on my 1957 Stratocaster. Evangelos
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00257.html (8,297 bytes)
- 105. A-Series engines (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 13:06:19 +0200
- Can an A-Series engine from a FWD car be used in a Sprite? (One that comes from a Mini, an Allegro, a Montego, etc) Evangelos
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00258.html (6,848 bytes)
- 106. final drive ratio webpage? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:06:51 +0200
- Some time ago, someone posted a URL where final drive ratio and speedometer related data and formulas could be found. What was that URL? It seems a local junkyard has two or three Spridget speedomete
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00389.html (7,211 bytes)
- 107. Longitudinal A-Series engines (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:12:07 +0200
- Thanks to all the people who told me I cannot use a Mini engine in a Sprite. Now, what other cars used longitudinal A-Series engines besides Spridgets and Marinas? I am not interested in very old mod
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00390.html (7,410 bytes)
- 108. single SU HS6 (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 14:29:52 +0200
- Converting to a single SU HS6 doesn't seem to be that expensive at UKP 240.00 for the kit including a brand new carb, intake manifold, gaskets, needle, instructions, etc. Is it worth it? It will appa
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00391.html (7,234 bytes)
- 109. speedo cable (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:19:35 +0200
- Can I renew the speedometer cable without removing the engine/gearbox ? Do I have to be an accomplished contortionist? Evangelos 66 Sprite
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00516.html (6,919 bytes)
- 110. gearbox (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 11:01:11 +0200
- Thanks to all the people who encouraged me about the speedometer cable. Now, can a 1275 Marina engine be directly coupled to a Mk3 1098 Sprite gearbox, or shall I have to modify anything? If so, what
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00578.html (6,795 bytes)
- 111. 2 questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 16:14:17 +0200
- Please answer these two questions I have: a. On a HAN8 MkIII Sprite what is the heater intake hose attached to behind the grille? It cannot be an air valve assembly because the air valve on this car
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00635.html (7,608 bytes)
- 112. radio (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 12:41:45 +0200
- What a great bunch of helpful people you are! Thank you for your tips! Don't know where I'd be without you, honestly. I cannot fully enjoy my Sprite without some music. I'm thinking of buying the rad
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00656.html (7,914 bytes)
- 113. hazardous (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:23:52 +0200
- Thank you all for giving me good ideas about music in the Sprite. Can anyone provide installation tips for a hazard circuit, i.e. toggle switch (I have an unoccupied aperture on the dash), second rel
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00691.html (7,321 bytes)
- 114. attaching the hardtop (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:33:11 +0200
- I have this odd problem when attaching the hardtop: If the rear locating brackets slide OK into their respective body retainers then the front fasteners fall a little bit "ahead" of their windscreen
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00720.html (8,608 bytes)
- 115. Re: attaching the hardtop [2] (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 10:28:01 +0200
- Ulix, this is how you can tell a MkIII hardtop from a MkIV one! The MkIV bodyshell has no rear brackets and is raised so a lower profile rear hardtop seal is needed. Aftermarket hardtops that have no
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00739.html (8,302 bytes)
- 116. Re: attaching the hardtop (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 10:43:14 +0200
- According to the Production Trace Certificate from BMIHT, the hardtop I have is the one the car was shipped with, back in 1966, to its original dealership destination. This is all I know about MkIII
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00740.html (9,215 bytes)
- 117. Re: attaching the hardtop (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 15:37:20 +0200
- Bruce, You may be right but mine is made of metal, weighs a ton, I cannot possibly lift it off the car alone, has a little label that says "Denis Ferranti Laminations Ltd" - firm extinct, and accordi
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00774.html (9,183 bytes)
- 118. heater is fixed !!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 15:45:27 +0200
- I finally managed to solve the heater puzzle. This weekend I removed the blower motor only to discover the flap inside the interconnecting metal tube was incorrectly adjusted. Fixed it in no time, in
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00775.html (7,049 bytes)
- 119. alternator question (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 15:30:25 +0200
- Is it possible for a 1275 Sprite to have both a 16ACR Lucas alternator *and* an external control box? My car is -ve, has a 1275 Marina engine, 16ACR alternator and a very peculiar black box with thre
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00834.html (7,076 bytes)
- 120. bleeding with servo (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 15:33:13 +0200
- Is bleeding the brakes/clutch (common master cylinder) any different for a Spridget that has a brake servo installed or should I just follow the instructions in the Eezibleed? Evangelos
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00835.html (6,701 bytes)
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