[Spridgets] Second cool drive

[Bill L]

Hello Leo,

     Fantastic you get to drive 'er.  I'm proud of ya Leo. .. and yes
     as someone has already said, the bias ply tires will make
     sprites..skittish. most especially if you are using that same old
     rubber you had on 'er at LotO. its way too hard. Save those for
     shows. Victoria British sells KEVLAR reinforced hoses, where Moss
     does not. they're only a couple a bucks more. Well worth the
     peace of mind.

     As to spares.. FRANK C. has a "bag-o-spares" list that he
     carries. He'll give you the best idea of what you may need on a
     longer trip. (but he even carries AXLES so you may want to prune
     down). When I drove back to LotO, I carried

     extra spark plugs
     2 extra plug wires
     front brake hose
     spare dizzy already adjusted with cap, rotor, condensor
           (i have crane unit-the dizzy in case the crane fails)
     Spare crank pulley
           (i've had two go bad on me! and this one is going!)
     1 gallon of gas
     1 gallon of coolant

     Bill M. had his trailer packed with more parts including a spare
     starter,  fuel pump and generator.

     I don't carry a spare fuel pump for the red thing because mine's
     electric and i have a fuel pressure regulator with gauge under
     the hood. I can use ANY pressure FACET pump from NAPA so there's
     no point carrying one around all the time.

     Wait for frank to weigh in. I had his list as definitive, but
     lost all my data about 6 months ago.. (computer crash)


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Best regards,
 Bill L.                           mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
 
 '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403   "the red thing"
 
      * "I won't tell you anything about my salivary glands," said Tom secretively.