Welcome to the list Bob!!!
I can answer #1 - Yes, this is the correct list for the oft maligned (by me
usually <g>) RB Spitfidget.
#4 - All these cars usually take a list to the left. General consensus has been
that it may be due to the unibody construction. If so inclined, you may want to
try swapping the front and rear springs, but I fear the problem will still
exist. I personally have found a different way to address this issue on my
Bugeye, I am switching it to right hand drive.
As for #3 and #4, we have a few other RB owners on the list, I just suspect they
are out enjoying the day off. Perhaps drinking beer, listening to Frank Zappa,
whilst discussing the proper caliber of gun to use when shooting cats.
Then again, I really don't know.
Again, WELCOME!!
Brad Fornal
'60 Sprite
'65 Sprite
'65 Midget
'68 Sprite
'68 GTO
'70 Impala
and the family cars......
Bob wrote:
> I'm new to the list, having just purchased a '75 Midget a few months back.
> I've putzed with the car for a bit and have a few questions:
>
> 1. Is this the right list for rubber bumper Midget 1500's ?
>
> 2. The car came with a Lucas 25D distributor mounted on it. Is this
> standard for the '75 Midgets brought into Canada? (I have a '76 BL Manual
> and it makes no mention of anything but electronic ignition.). Would the
> point gap and plugs be the same as the '74?
>
> 3. I have had trouble getting the car to idle slow enough. I rerouted the
> piping on the carbon canister as shown in the '76 manual, but still idles
> fast. Checked the choke and no change. I think I have it narrowed down to
> lack of orifices at the carburetor purge pipe and the carbon canister (too
> much air bypassing the carb damper) - anyone know the diameter of the
> orifices so I can make a couple? Also, where does the pipe into the back of
> the filter housing go to (no mention of a connection to there in the '76
> Manual).
>
> 4. The car leans ever so slightly to the left - how best to check if I need
> to replace the front springs or the rear springs?
>
> That's about it for now (more to come I am sure!).
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob
> '75 Midget
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