Mine only occasionally sees 100 MPH because the speedo only registers 2/3 of the actual speed. When I'm doing 150 MPH (completely stock '63 Sprite), it shows 100 on the speedo. RBHouston
Hello Wiedemeyer, I wouldn't think the speedo would register at all when the car is falling from sufficient altitude to gain 150 mph..... ;) Best regards, fooshst mailto:fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us
Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 20:55:53 -0400
Dear List: Thanks for the numerous responses about my problem with starting the Midget while warm. Since the temperature cooled off slightly, it hasn't recurred, but someone also suggested that the p
Charles Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't but it's a quick, cheap fix (remember, we tight) It worked on a friends MGA last week too. Unscrew the speedo cable a bit, not all the way out but a
You can do that to the Pontiac! There are 'at least' 2 sources for new Smiths gauges. http://www.xks.com/ and http://www.caiinstruments.com/index.html (maybe AHSpares also?) These are 'not quite ava
Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 08:36:13 -0400
Dear List: For those who are interested in the continuing saga with my '74 Midget, the following problem has been coming up since the weather has been above 95 degrees: When cruising along in stop-st
The most confusing thing to me is the condition that, whereas the starter turns the engine, you need a push to start. A push only does what a working starter does, which is turn the engine. Possibly
The only difference is that a push start will spin the engine much faster then the starter will. I had a motor with burnt valves and no compression. I couldn't start it with the starter, but it would
Burnt Valves are a common cause for a car that will not start when hot. Larry Miller http://www.ado13.com Ever Wonder How Much Deeper The Ocean Would Be Without Sponges? compression. working runing p
Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 16:14:59 -0400
Burnt valves could be a problem. How can I diagnose it? Will valve damage be evident by removing the valve cover? I assume I would then need to replace the gasket (and possible the grommet) when refi
...A push start also allows all available battery voltage to go to the ignition system thus providing a good hot spark... while cranking, the battery voltage can drop several volts resulting in a muc
Your first step would be to adjust all the valves to insure that all are closing properly. Your next step would be a compression check. If that checks out ok, you don't have any burnt valves. If you
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It may be a case of vapor lock in this heat. Next time it happens, remove the gas cap. If you hear a rapid rush of air, the vented cap is clogged. If you do not get a rush of air or vacuum, Maybe ju
Jeff and Biff, Thanks for the info. I'm going to give them a try. Bob --Original Message-- From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu> To: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>; spridgets@autox.team.net <spr
<< Is it simply a matter of setting my idle higher (to adress stalling out)? Should I understand that LBCs just don't do well in near-100 degree weather? I don't think idle speed per se is the proble
<< Burnt valves could be a problem. How can I diagnose it? >> Charles: I bet you get good advice from those who know more about it than I but the way I understand it, you do a compression check on yo
the ...Pushing to over a hundred!?!!...the Midget or the temperature...bravo if you mean cruising speed...you must have hair all over your body.......... Robert Houston
<< .Pushing to over a hundred!?!!...the Midget or the temperature. >> Haha--The temperature!!! The temperature!!! My Midget will never see a hundred on the Speedo!! --David