[Spridgets] midget car, mountain of work

[Paul Asgeirsson]

Short piece of heater hose is best.  The bellows type hose currently being
sold for that head to water pump bypass are just junk.  DON'T use them!!

Cast iron or aluminum, there is not one better than the other.  The slop in
the bearing is unrelated to the cast material.  Shot bearings!!  These pumps
are inexpensive.

Paul A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Laird" <jlaird237 at cox.net>
To: "Marc" <smarc at smarc.net>; "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] midget car, mountain of work


> As I remember a peice of fuel line works fine.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marc" <smarc at smarc.net>
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 5:22 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] midget car, mountain of work
>
>
> > Still toiling away on this little car...
> >
> > Took some time to work with the steering rack. I worked some 90wt gear
> > oil in there, and it is definitely loosened up quite a bit.  ran it back
> > and forth a while, and it's pretty smooth now. Got boots on, and have
> > about 4 oz of 90wt in there now. How much should be in there? I looked
> > in my books, but was unable to find that info...
> >
> > Since it's all apart, radiator out and all, it's getting a new belt and
> > hoses, thermostat, etc. While removing the belt, we noticed there was a
> > _lot_ of slop in the water pump shaft, so I pulled it out for
> > replacement. Looks like an aluminum housing with a rubber impeller, so
> > sure thats not original. Are there any cast iron replacement pumps out
> > there?
> >
> > If I hadn't pulled the pump, I would never have noticed the little 3
> > inch long hose from the bottom of the head to the pump. It was a really
> > nasty old piece too! What size hose is that? And is it the same as to
> > the heater core?
> >
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