[Spridgets] Second cool drive

Jack Laird jlaird237 at cox.net
Mon Nov 24 07:35:47 MST 2008


Cash, credit card, and cell phone. Oh a few small tools but they hardly 
count.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill L" <pythias at pacifier.com>
To: "Leo" <60bugeye at cebridge.net>
Cc: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Second cool drive


> 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)
>
>
> -- 
> 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.
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