From bkitterer at me.com  Fri Mar  1 10:36:04 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:36:04 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum
Message-ID: <70F16BA3-68EF-4385-9EDB-AA1ED939E794@me.com>

Photos from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum have been added to my web site.
Photos from four other museums will be add in the near future.

http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/acd-museum-photos/

Enjoy


Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

From jfishbein at snet.net  Fri Mar  1 11:31:01 2013
From: jfishbein at snet.net (Jay)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:31:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum
In-Reply-To: <70F16BA3-68EF-4385-9EDB-AA1ED939E794@me.com>
References: <70F16BA3-68EF-4385-9EDB-AA1ED939E794@me.com>
Message-ID: <1362162661.61213.YahooMailRC@web181305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

HealeyRick and I visited the ACD Museum a few years ago and it is quite the 
museum. One of those places where it is hard to fathom the depth of the cars on 
display.

I recommend a visit to anyone.

 jay




________________________________
From: Bob Kitterer <bkitterer at me.com>
To: Spridgets <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, March 1, 2013 1:07:54 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum

Photos from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum have been added to my web site.
Photos from four other museums will be add in the near future.

http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/acd-museum-photos/

Enjoy

From khargreaves2 at gmail.com  Fri Mar  1 13:06:12 2013
From: khargreaves2 at gmail.com (Kirk Hargreaves)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:06:12 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Sudden Loss of Clutch
In-Reply-To: <CAEAAx7-x2KSNguGF_TURV-iVx-na62us0RB=HOfg9bib+72ChQ@mail.gmail.com>
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When the Moss part showed up . . the new clutch line. . a big difference in
wall thickness to say the least (even from a Moss part).  I replaced it as
soon as the new line came in.  Eventually the thin walled material I used
as a bypass measure replacing the area that had the whole burned into it .
.  . . the thin wall hardware store material could have swelled open and
burst apart.


On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds unsafe.  Epoxy and hydraulic pressure lines should not interact in
> such ways.

From thistle_3619 at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  1 14:04:32 2013
From: thistle_3619 at yahoo.com (James Gruber)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 13:04:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum - Auburn IN
Message-ID: <1362171872.712.YahooMailNeo@web162603.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

ACD Museum - Been there 3 times in the last 10 years. Never fails to amaze me
when this country managed to produce way, way, back when. Beautiful Auburns,
Cords, and the Duesenbergs plus a whole lot other very interesting period
cards plus things like a nice original 427 Cobra, oddities, brands produces in
Indiana. Lots of stuff that makes a visit worthwhile. An the Auburn Inn, nice
place to stay with lots of period pictures adorning the hallyways.  If you are
in the mid west definitely worth the trip.
 
PS around Labor Day they have an
ACD Museum Festival, parades where these cars get driven, and even stage a
Duesenberg Drag Race out at the airport. That I'd like to see.

From lmacy at mac.com  Fri Mar  1 15:35:59 2013
From: lmacy at mac.com (Larry Macy)
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:35:59 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum
In-Reply-To: <1362162661.61213.YahooMailRC@web181305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <70F16BA3-68EF-4385-9EDB-AA1ED939E794@me.com>
	<1362162661.61213.YahooMailRC@web181305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <39DF7A68-A942-41B9-A253-ED23B16F622E@mac.com>

I am pretty sure that is where we stopped on the way to the Midget 50th. Me
the Clarici clan and Phil Nase and Jane. Was a veddy cool place. I could
stayed for another day, but we were on our way to a PARTY!!

Larry

On Mar 1, 2013, at 13:31 PM, Jay <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:

> HealeyRick and I visited the ACD Museum a few years ago and it is quite the
> museum. One of those places where it is hard to fathom the depth of the cars
on
> display.
>
> I recommend a visit to anyone.
>
> jay
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Bob Kitterer <bkitterer at me.com>
> To: Spridgets <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, March 1, 2013 1:07:54 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum
>
> Photos from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum have been added to my web
site.
> Photos from four other museums will be add in the near future.
>
> http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/acd-museum-photos/
>
> Enjoy
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
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From lists at dinospider.com  Fri Mar  1 16:22:46 2013
From: lists at dinospider.com (Mike Rambour)
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:22:46 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] ACD Museum
In-Reply-To: <70F16BA3-68EF-4385-9EDB-AA1ED939E794@me.com>
References: <70F16BA3-68EF-4385-9EDB-AA1ED939E794@me.com>
Message-ID: <51313846.40906@dinospider.com>

  I went there about 18-20 years ago, I was sent to South Bend for 2 
weeks and on the weekend I was bored and drove up to the ACD, I really 
loved it but I had not planned on going there so  I got there near 
closing time, luckily they let me be the last out of the building so I 
got about an hour to look around.  I was really impressed, especially 
with the full size (or was it 3/4 size?) clay model and all the offices 
showing how they worked, etc. I hope that is still there and did not get 
removed to add more cars.

   Then by pure luck a month later I was sent back to South Bend, this 
time I planned on being at the ACD at opening time on Saturday AND I was 
still there at closing time!  One of the curators came by mid-afternoon 
and asked me how I was doing because he had noticed I had been there all 
day, I ended up with a tour of non-public areas and saw some of their 
stuff that they don't exhibit, I really loved it.  GREAT auto museum and 
one that should be on everyones bucket list.

     mike

On 03/01/2013 09:36 AM, Bob Kitterer wrote:
> Photos from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum have been added to my web site.
> Photos from four other museums will be add in the near future.
>
> http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/acd-museum-photos/
>
> Enjoy
>
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> ------------------------

From bkitterer at me.com  Sat Mar  2 00:50:09 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:50:09 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] More Auto Museums
Message-ID: <5067C7A9-9219-4E49-9077-C17DC70CB476@me.com>

The Lane, Shelby and Tallahassee Auto Museums have been added to the web
site.

http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/


Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Sat Mar  2 07:09:42 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 09:09:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Midget and Arden 8 port head
Message-ID: <d9bd.44b4d146.3e636226@aol.com>

It must have been 20 years since a saw a Midget with an Arden 8 port head  
will today I saw the same car and go to hear it as well.  Very different  
exhaust not compared to a 5 port head.
 
Weslake-Monza 1330

From grunthaner at gmail.com  Mon Mar  4 03:48:01 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 05:48:01 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] New Web Site - some LBC
In-Reply-To: <74613D65-C781-4D1F-9C6A-24DCB246BC2A@me.com>
References: <4087FBA26B9E4496A4CD0A6C8A578E5D@HomeComputer>
	<74613D65-C781-4D1F-9C6A-24DCB246BC2A@me.com>
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVc7nmRV-+FjqSF=z_1zX4WNBD5YM5FmZojSLzW6t8jG3w@mail.gmail.com>

I love this photo Bob, but where did you put the 2 blue luggage cases in
your Bugeye?
Lin
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/1960-austin-healey-sprite/photos-1960-sprite/1960-austin-healey-sprite08.html#previous-photo


On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Bob Kitterer <bkitterer at me.com> wrote:

> Hello Folks,
>
> The preliminary version of our new web site is up.  The site is about our
> hobbies which of course includes the Sprite, other cars that I have owned
> and
> soon some of our other activities in addition to our travels. This site
> also
> contains the log pages from our 2009 to 2011 travels along with a little
> additional information.  This is just the early version of the site but we
> would appreciate any comments - how does the site look, how easy is it to
> navigate, does it sound interesting or any other comments, positive or
> negative.  Also let me know if you would like to be notified when new
> information has been added.  Like the old sites I will have a notify list.
>
> The site is at:
>
> http://www.gpsztwo.net
>
> pronounced gypsy two
>
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
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From bkitterer at me.com  Mon Mar  4 08:00:13 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Kitterer Bob)
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:00:13 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] New Web Site - some LBC
In-Reply-To: <CAL0QtVc7nmRV-+FjqSF=z_1zX4WNBD5YM5FmZojSLzW6t8jG3w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <4087FBA26B9E4496A4CD0A6C8A578E5D@HomeComputer>
	<74613D65-C781-4D1F-9C6A-24DCB246BC2A@me.com>
	<CAL0QtVc7nmRV-+FjqSF=z_1zX4WNBD5YM5FmZojSLzW6t8jG3w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <A8629AA0-CEFF-4ED3-B32A-B8A9857A4DBB@me.com>

They went in the center on top of the spare.  Some of the smaller bags/boxes
went in the very rear and around the sides.  This left room for the garment
bag to go cross wise on top of the two small suitcases filling that area.
Things were packed in the revers order that they would be needed.  For
instance there is a small tool box, it went at the very back since I hoped it
would not be needed, as was the case.  By using lots of small containers we
were able to take advantage of the areas around the spare as well as the
corners at the very rear.  I seriously doubt that I am still agile enough to
do that type of packing now!

Bob and Dolores

On Mar 4, 2013, at 2:48 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com> wrote:

> I love this photo Bob, but where did you put the 2 blue luggage cases in
your Bugeye?
> Lin
>
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/1960-austin-healey-sprite/photos-1960-sprit
e/1960-austin-healey-sprite08.html#previous-photo
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Bob Kitterer <bkitterer at me.com> wrote:
>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> The preliminary version of our new web site is up.  The site is about our
>> hobbies which of course includes the Sprite, other cars that I have owned
and
>> soon some of our other activities in addition to our travels. This site
also
>> contains the log pages from our 2009 to 2011 travels along with a little
>> additional information.  This is just the early version of the site but we
>> would appreciate any comments - how does the site look, how easy is it to
>> navigate, does it sound interesting or any other comments, positive or
>> negative.  Also let me know if you would like to be notified when new
>> information has been added.  Like the old sites I will have a notify list.
>>
>> The site is at:
>>
>> http://www.gpsztwo.net
>>
>> pronounced gypsy two
>>
>>
>> Bob and Dolores
>>
>> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
>> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
>> ------------------------
>>
>> spridgets at autox.team.net
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Suggested annual donation: $12.75
>>
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
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From bkitterer at me.com  Tue Mar  5 13:05:13 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:05:13 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
Message-ID: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>

A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but the
picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to find
any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
car?

TIA

Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

From mgmaven at bellsouth.net  Tue Mar  5 13:56:07 2013
From: mgmaven at bellsouth.net (Bob Spruck)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:56:07 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
In-Reply-To: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>
References: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>
Message-ID: <51365BE7.7030309@bellsouth.net>

Sounds like an uninformed statement. Minis came in Morris and Austin 
flavors. Perhaps the friend just saw "Austin" or some joker added a 
"Healey" label?

Bob



  3/5/2013 3:05 PM, Bob Kitterer wrote:
> A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but the
> picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to find
> any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
> car?
>
> TIA
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
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From grday at btinternet.com  Tue Mar  5 15:09:10 2013
From: grday at btinternet.com (GUY DAY)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 22:09:10 -0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
References: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>
Message-ID: <4838040B94624E1DBAF788F43C578B3E@user8634b3d69b>

As a quick question - which way does the engine face - north-south or 
east-west?
All Minis had transverse (east-west) engines.
It could be an Austin Mini.

Guy R Day



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Kitterer" <
To: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:05 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question


>A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but 
>the
> picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to 
> find
> any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
> car?
>
> TIA
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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From swann-price at blueyonder.co.uk  Wed Mar  6 10:27:20 2013
From: swann-price at blueyonder.co.uk (G & J Swann-Price)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:27:20 -0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
In-Reply-To: <4838040B94624E1DBAF788F43C578B3E@user8634b3d69b>
References: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>
	<4838040B94624E1DBAF788F43C578B3E@user8634b3d69b>
Message-ID: <0FE9B79DD3DD4C02BFF84C81A896FF99@TINY2>

There was a limited edition mini called the 'Sprite'. But nothing to do with
Healey

Geri.

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of GUY DAY
Sent: 05 March 2013 22:09
To: Bob Kitterer; Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Mini question

As a quick question - which way does the engine face - north-south or 
east-west?
All Minis had transverse (east-west) engines.
It could be an Austin Mini.

Guy R Day



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Kitterer" <
To: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:05 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question


>A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but 
>the
> picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to 
> find
> any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
> car?
>
> TIA
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation: $12.75
>
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From d.swanson at earthlink.net  Tue Mar  5 17:17:21 2013
From: d.swanson at earthlink.net (Dean Swanson)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 19:17:21 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
Message-ID: <0AB985848348438C9AAC51A279670B1F@HomeComputer>

There was a Sprite model of Mini.

http://www.cars-data.com/en/rover-mini-sprite-specs/41395#sthash.5reWQzCf.dp
bs



-----Original Message-----

Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question

A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but
the
picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to find
any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
car?

TIA

Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
------------------------

From mark at bradakis.com  Wed Mar  6 13:10:38 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:10:38 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Network outage
Message-ID: <5137A2BE.8030100@bradakis.com>

Had a network outage last night.  I took advantage of the downtime to do 
a bit
of work on the server, got the forums [ link below ] working once again.

mjb.

From miniac7 at aol.com  Wed Mar  6 13:58:30 2013
From: miniac7 at aol.com (miniac7 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:58:30 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
In-Reply-To: <0AB985848348438C9AAC51A279670B1F@HomeComputer>
References: <0AB985848348438C9AAC51A279670B1F@HomeComputer>
Message-ID: <8CFE8C47CEACC84-940-8491@webmail-m209.sysops.aol.com>

No Mini was ever labeled or branded as an Austin Healey. If it's a late model
classic Mini as you surmised, there's a chance that it might have been
re-vin'd using an AH vin and title to get it in into the country.

Howard Collins
'60 AH Bugeye Sprite
'68 Austin Mini




-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Swanson <d.swanson at earthlink.net>
To: spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Mar 6, 2013 2:59 pm
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Mini question


There was a Sprite model of Mini.
http://www.cars-data.com/en/rover-mini-sprite-specs/41395#sthash.5reWQzCf.dp
s

-----Original Message-----
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but
he
icture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to find
ny information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
ar?
TIA
Bob and Dolores
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
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From bkitterer at me.com  Tue Mar  5 22:03:56 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:03:56 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] More Museums
Message-ID: <C3084999-643C-4B2D-9770-23498D89F33B@me.com>

Photos from the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV and the Blackhawk
Museum in Danville, CA are now on my site.  The Blackhawk is a very special
museum and the National has the remains of the Harrah collection.  Both have
150 to 200 cars.

Also if you have been wondering what we are doing now that we are "off" the
road there are photos of Dolores Garden.

The museum index and write ups are at:
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/

The National Museum photos are at:
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/photos-nam/

The Blackhawk photos are at:
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/auto-museums/photos-blackhawk/

and

Dolores garden can be found at:
http://www.gpsztwo.net/hobbies/dolores-garden/

Enjoy


Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

From bkitterer at me.com  Wed Mar  6 17:40:07 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:40:07 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
In-Reply-To: <8CFE8C47CEACC84-940-8491@webmail-m209.sysops.aol.com>
References: <0AB985848348438C9AAC51A279670B1F@HomeComputer>
	<8CFE8C47CEACC84-940-8491@webmail-m209.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <CDC6895E-4FC1-438B-89C8-C1BEE3F3B8A6@me.com>

Thanks to everyone for the answers.  It is certain that it is an Austin Mini.
Some where there is a photo of the car that is labeled "Nice Austin Healy" but
I am not sure where.  It may be a photo from my non-car friend who fixit up a
bit.

Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

On Mar 6, 2013, at 12:58 PM, Miniac7 at aol.com wrote:

> No Mini was ever labeled or branded as an Austin Healey. If it's a late
model
> classic Mini as you surmised, there's a chance that it might have been
> re-vin'd using an AH vin and title to get it in into the country.
>
> Howard Collins
> '60 AH Bugeye Sprite
> '68 Austin Mini
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Swanson <d.swanson at earthlink.net>
> To: spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 6, 2013 2:59 pm
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Mini question
>
>
> There was a Sprite model of Mini.
>
http://www.cars-data.com/en/rover-mini-sprite-specs/41395#sthash.5reWQzCf.dp
> s
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
> A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but
> he
> icture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to find
> ny information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
> ar?
> TIA
> Bob and Dolores
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> -----------------------
> -----------------------
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From bkitterer at me.com  Tue Mar  5 16:59:42 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Kitterer Bob)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:59:42 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
In-Reply-To: <4838040B94624E1DBAF788F43C578B3E@user8634b3d69b>
References: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>
	<4838040B94624E1DBAF788F43C578B3E@user8634b3d69b>
Message-ID: <8A081F6F-4E5C-4C84-8C3D-3732F76EF495@me.com>

All I've seen is a photo from the front.  I'm fairly certain that it is a Mini
rather than a Austin Amercia, or was that MG?


Bob and Dolores

On Mar 5, 2013, at 2:09 PM, GUY DAY <grday at btinternet.com> wrote:

> As a quick question - which way does the engine face - north-south or
east-west?
> All Minis had transverse (east-west) engines.
> It could be an Austin Mini.
>
> Guy R Day
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kitterer" <
> To: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:05 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
>
>
>> A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but
the
>> picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to
find
>> any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
>> car?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Bob and Dolores
>>
>> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
>> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
>> ------------------------
>>
>> spridgets at autox.team.net
>>
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From trevor.jessie at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 09:40:10 2013
From: trevor.jessie at gmail.com (Trevor Jessie)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:40:10 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Interesting suspension (no spridget content)
Message-ID: <CAHkEVvSjkU4e5eXqj9+4QYQ5gvpbrjbaOOcWKrKnpGNM75ULKQ@mail.gmail.com>

Thinking outside the box and inside the wheel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w7_N9Aenn8

From trevor.jessie at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 09:56:11 2013
From: trevor.jessie at gmail.com (Trevor Jessie)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:56:11 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Air actuated engine valves (no spridget content)
Message-ID: <CAHkEVvTqxFdMpxS+0jGOGp89Rs1Fk63aK2c7zKgf=TMHa6EjZg@mail.gmail.com>

I guess I'm a bit distracted today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

From miniac7 at aol.com  Wed Mar  6 18:37:02 2013
From: miniac7 at aol.com (Howie)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 20:37:02 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
In-Reply-To: <8A081F6F-4E5C-4C84-8C3D-3732F76EF495@me.com>
References: <802E1738-38B8-46D1-832E-88737BB823D3@me.com>
	<4838040B94624E1DBAF788F43C578B3E@user8634b3d69b>
	<8A081F6F-4E5C-4C84-8C3D-3732F76EF495@me.com>
Message-ID: <D0F38560-89DD-4036-9C3A-4F9A66F0605A@aol.com>

MG 1100?

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 5, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Kitterer Bob <bkitterer at me.com> wrote:

> All I've seen is a photo from the front.  I'm fairly certain that it is a
Mini
> rather than a Austin Amercia, or was that MG?
>
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> On Mar 5, 2013, at 2:09 PM, GUY DAY <grday at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> As a quick question - which way does the engine face - north-south or
> east-west?
>> All Minis had transverse (east-west) engines.
>> It could be an Austin Mini.
>>
>> Guy R Day
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kitterer" <
>> To: "Spridgets" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:05 PM
>> Subject: [Spridgets] Mini question
>>
>>
>>> A friend meet a fellow in NV who had a car he called an Austin Healey but
> the
>>> picture looks like a late model original Mini.  I have not been able to
> find
>>> any information where Donald modified a Mini.  Does anyone know of such a
>>> car?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Bob and Dolores
>>>
>>> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
>>> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
>>> ------------------------
>>>
>>> spridgets at autox.team.net
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From shop at justbrits.com  Fri Mar  8 10:18:09 2013
From: shop at justbrits.com (" Just Brits " Shop)
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:18:09 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Same Co. butg no 'title' - gives it away <G>
 (sortof spridget content)
In-Reply-To: <CAHkEVvTqxFdMpxS+0jGOGp89Rs1Fk63aK2c7zKgf=TMHa6EjZg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAHkEVvTqxFdMpxS+0jGOGp89Rs1Fk63aK2c7zKgf=TMHa6EjZg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <513A1D51.2030706@justbrits.com>

<< On 3/7/2013 10:56 AM, Trevor Jessie wrote:

I guess I'm a bit distracted today:  >>

Understatement, Trevor <G> ! ! !

HOW did you miss THIS one????:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzVc13UF2s8

Pay CLOSE attention to what he says (@ 1/2 - 2/3 thru) about 4 bangers <VBG> ! ! !

From redmidget72 at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  8 13:32:46 2013
From: redmidget72 at yahoo.com (Red Midget)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:32:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Engine, and parts##
Message-ID: <1362774766.60692.YahooMailNeo@web161302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Maryville Tennessee.  N.F.I.
 
http://knoxville.craigslist.org/pts/3556594607.html

From jfishbein at snet.net  Fri Mar  8 13:43:43 2013
From: jfishbein at snet.net (Jay)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:43:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Engine, and parts##
In-Reply-To: <1362774766.60692.YahooMailNeo@web161302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1362774766.60692.YahooMailNeo@web161302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1362775423.78810.YahooMailRC@web181306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Should I write to him and tell him I sold two of the same spec engines for $300 
less than he is asking?

 jay fishbein
wallingford, ct





________________________________
From: Red Midget <redmidget72 at yahoo.com>


Maryville Tennessee.  N.F.I.

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/pts/3556594607.html

From eap2140 at yahoo.com  Sat Mar  9 13:07:44 2013
From: eap2140 at yahoo.com (Edward Perez)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 12:07:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Spridgets] gone baby, gone....
Message-ID: <1362859664.37094.YahooMailNeo@web162005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Gone baby, gone...  Sold the car today to a guy in TN.  He's gonna Auto 
Cross
it.  Pretty cool, but kinda sad.  Thanks all you guys for all your help,
encouragement, and knowledge over the years.  I'll pop into the list every now
and then to check in. 

 
Edward Perez
Summerville, SC
78 Midget (1275)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lbc_newbie/

From mark at bradakis.com  Tue Mar 12 23:14:20 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:14:20 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Forums
Message-ID: <51400B2C.4060506@bradakis.com>

I have fixed the problem with new registrations for the forums [ link
below ] so those who are not already registered can sign up.

mjb.

From bmwwxman at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 15:12:43 2013
From: bmwwxman at gmail.com (Jim Johnson)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:12:43 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
In-Reply-To: <CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <a4d6.66c624d2.3e67c35d@aol.com>
	<CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJgjnuozquqkJ=H+5DTrmxpG0cnWt0D4bS8rYx7F-CavACBbbg@mail.gmail.com>

Can anyone here help this gentleman?

Cheers!!
Jim

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sprite Midget <spritemidgetclub at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 12:53 AM
Subject: Fwd: King Pin Reamer
To: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com>




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <GRAFPAP at aol.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 3:53 PM
Subject: King Pin Reamer
To: SpriteMidgetClub at gmail.com


**
I am restoring a 1972 MG Midget and am in need of a King Pin Reamer. New
sources appear to be out of stock with no dates of availability. If you
have one available or know who has one, please let me know.


Thank you,

David Ventura





-- 
Jim Johnson
Sprite - Midget Club USA
1001 First Ave
Dodge City, KS 67801
SpriteMidgetClub at gmail.com



-- 
Cheers!!
Jim Johnson
Sprite-Midget Club USA <http://www.Sprite-MidgetClub.org>
High Plains Youth Hockey <http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org>
Dodge City Trail of Fame <http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org>
Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology <http://www.EJSSM.org>
Dodge City 300 <http://www.DodgeCity300.org>

From abcoz at hky.com  Wed Mar 13 15:36:33 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:36:33 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
In-Reply-To: <CAJgjnuozquqkJ=H+5DTrmxpG0cnWt0D4bS8rYx7F-CavACBbbg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <a4d6.66c624d2.3e67c35d@aol.com>
	<CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJgjnuozquqkJ=H+5DTrmxpG0cnWt0D4bS8rYx7F-CavACBbbg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <03e401ce2032$d5791920$806b4b60$@hky.com>

Scott Harper, at Team Triumph, in Warren, OH. offers a rebuilding service.
For a very reasonable price.  Just have your friend contact Scott at
330-392-7176 (he's not real good about email correspondence) and Scott can
give him the details.  Scott will probably have a reconditioned Spridget
king pin/stub axle assembly in stock and can send it out right away.
Scott is one of the finest people you can ever hope to encounter in the Brit
car world.

Bud Osbourne

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:13 PM
To: Spridgets; Yahoo Spridget list
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer

Can anyone here help this gentleman?

Cheers!!
Jim

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sprite Midget <spritemidgetclub at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 12:53 AM
Subject: Fwd: King Pin Reamer
To: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com>




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <GRAFPAP at aol.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 3:53 PM
Subject: King Pin Reamer
To: SpriteMidgetClub at gmail.com


**
I am restoring a 1972 MG Midget and am in need of a King Pin Reamer. New
sources appear to be out of stock with no dates of availability. If you have
one available or know who has one, please let me know.


Thank you,

David Ventura





--
Jim Johnson
Sprite - Midget Club USA
1001 First Ave
Dodge City, KS 67801
SpriteMidgetClub at gmail.com



-- 
Cheers!!
Jim Johnson
Sprite-Midget Club USA <http://www.Sprite-MidgetClub.org>
High Plains Youth Hockey <http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org>
Dodge City Trail of Fame <http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org>
Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology <http://www.EJSSM.org>
Dodge City 300 <http://www.DodgeCity300.org>
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From peter at nosimport.com  Wed Mar 13 15:44:02 2013
From: peter at nosimport.com (Peter Caldwell)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:44:02 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
In-Reply-To: <03e401ce2032$d5791920$806b4b60$@hky.com>
References: <a4d6.66c624d2.3e67c35d@aol.com>
	<CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJgjnuozquqkJ=H+5DTrmxpG0cnWt0D4bS8rYx7F-CavACBbbg@mail.gmail.com>
	<03e401ce2032$d5791920$806b4b60$@hky.com>
Message-ID: <20130313214402.2AD76F44072@mx2.netinteraction.com>

I agree about Scott. Nice guy.    Peter C
--
At 04:36 PM 3/13/2013, Bud Osbourne wrote:
>Scott Harper, at Team Triumph, in Warren, OH. offers a rebuilding service.
>For a very reasonable price.  Just have your friend contact Scott at
>330-392-7176 (he's not real good about email correspondence) and Scott can
>give him the details.  Scott will probably have a reconditioned Spridget
>king pin/stub axle assembly in stock and can send it out right away.
>Scott is one of the finest people you can ever hope to encounter in the Brit
>car world.
>
>Bud Osbourne
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
>Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:13 PM
>To: Spridgets; Yahoo Spridget list
>Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>
>Can anyone here help this gentleman?
>
>Cheers!!
>Jim

From george.brokaw at cox.net  Wed Mar 13 15:49:28 2013
From: george.brokaw at cox.net (Paul Herder)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:49:28 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
In-Reply-To: <20130313214402.2AD76F44072@mx2.netinteraction.com>
References: <a4d6.66c624d2.3e67c35d@aol.com>
	<CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJgjnuozquqkJ=H+5DTrmxpG0cnWt0D4bS8rYx7F-CavACBbbg@mail.gmail.com>
	<03e401ce2032$d5791920$806b4b60$@hky.com>
	<20130313214402.2AD76F44072@mx2.netinteraction.com>
Message-ID: <0b0b01ce2034$a3a6aa00$eaf3fe00$@cox.net>

Funny, I was just about to recommend YOU, Peter, since you did mine!  :^)

Paul Herder

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peter Caldwell
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:44 PM
To: 'Spridgets'
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer

I agree about Scott. Nice guy.    Peter C
--
At 04:36 PM 3/13/2013, Bud Osbourne wrote:
>Scott Harper, at Team Triumph, in Warren, OH. offers a rebuilding service.
>For a very reasonable price.  Just have your friend contact Scott at
>330-392-7176 (he's not real good about email correspondence) and Scott 
>can give him the details.  Scott will probably have a reconditioned 
>Spridget king pin/stub axle assembly in stock and can send it out right
away.
>Scott is one of the finest people you can ever hope to encounter in the 
>Brit car world.
>
>Bud Osbourne
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
>Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:13 PM
>To: Spridgets; Yahoo Spridget list
>Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>
>Can anyone here help this gentleman?
>
>Cheers!!
>Jim
------------------------

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From grunthaner at gmail.com  Thu Mar 14 09:13:59 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:13:59 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Free brochure link for cars
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVdkb1=U5YkQyHZUX4Tds5bqWVSr0bJsBcfMAwGKjifnqw@mail.gmail.com>

*
www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html
*
*
*
*Great link guys look up your American car from your youth and see print
and download the brochure.*
*Lin*

From soavero at yahoo.com  Thu Mar 14 18:23:28 2013
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:23:28 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
In-Reply-To: <20130313214402.2AD76F44072@mx2.netinteraction.com>
References: <a4d6.66c624d2.3e67c35d@aol.com>
	<CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJgjnuozquqkJ=H+5DTrmxpG0cnWt0D4bS8rYx7F-CavACBbbg@mail.gmail.com>
	<03e401ce2032$d5791920$806b4b60$@hky.com>
	<20130313214402.2AD76F44072@mx2.netinteraction.com>
Message-ID: <6E410F62-9533-4758-A667-A4DF86C00D0E@yahoo.com>

Wow - I first talked to Scott back in 1991 restoring my Spitfire. Good to know
he's still around.

Ron

On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com> wrote:

> I agree about Scott. Nice guy.    Peter C
> --
> At 04:36 PM 3/13/2013, Bud Osbourne wrote:
>> Scott Harper, at Team Triumph, in Warren, OH. offers a rebuilding service.
>> For a very reasonable price.  Just have your friend contact Scott at
>> 330-392-7176 (he's not real good about email correspondence) and Scott can
>> give him the details.  Scott will probably have a reconditioned Spridget
>> king pin/stub axle assembly in stock and can send it out right away.
>> Scott is one of the finest people you can ever hope to encounter in the
Brit
>> car world.
>>
>> Bud Osbourne
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:13 PM
>> To: Spridgets; Yahoo Spridget list
>> Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>>
>> Can anyone here help this gentleman?
>>
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim
> ------------------------
>
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>
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From cbking at alum.rpi.edu  Fri Mar 15 12:35:35 2013
From: cbking at alum.rpi.edu (Chris King)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:35:35 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
Message-ID: <38BD31738F9243B5AE655E60EAC05340@mail2world.com>

Same here, Peter, you did a great job on mine several years ago!

-=Chris

Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/

<-----Original Message-----> 
>From: Paul Herder [george.brokaw at cox.net]
>Sent: 3/13/2013 4:54:28 PM
>To: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>
>Funny, I was just about to recommend YOU, Peter, since you did mine!
:^)
>
>Paul Herder
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peter Caldwell
>Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:44 PM
>To: 'Spridgets'
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>
>I agree about Scott. Nice guy. Peter C
>--
>At 04:36 PM 3/13/2013, Bud Osbourne wrote:
>>Scott Harper, at Team Triumph, in Warren, OH. offers a rebuilding
service.
>>For a very reasonable price. Just have your friend contact Scott at
>>330-392-7176 (he's not real good about email correspondence) and Scott
>>can give him the details. Scott will probably have a reconditioned 
>>Spridget king pin/stub axle assembly in stock and can send it out
right
>away.
>>Scott is one of the finest people you can ever hope to encounter in
the 
>>Brit car world.
>>
>>Bud Osbourne
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>>[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:13 PM
>>To: Spridgets; Yahoo Spridget list
>>Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>>
>>Can anyone here help this gentleman?
>>
>>Cheers!!
>>Jim
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From ladaniels at sbcglobal.net  Sat Mar 16 11:04:17 2013
From: ladaniels at sbcglobal.net (Larry Daniels)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:04:17 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Test
Message-ID: <CCE053E6DA5647439988C5588332D33C@HomePC>


From ladaniels at sbcglobal.net  Sat Mar 16 11:09:09 2013
From: ladaniels at sbcglobal.net (Larry Daniels)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:09:09 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
Message-ID: <01B10AEAD6734C25BE80D4A187010CEE@HomePC>

I have a brand new Weber 42 DCOE sidedraft carb for sale. My plans have
changed and I no longer have the car I was going to put it on.

Asking $275 OBO.

From abcoz at hky.com  Thu Mar 14 20:06:15 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:06:15 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
In-Reply-To: <6E410F62-9533-4758-A667-A4DF86C00D0E@yahoo.com>
References: <a4d6.66c624d2.3e67c35d@aol.com>
	<CAEaiXmBgOA86ObeZoD-==7OaNh5QvXO2Jy9jP-hRzwJN9nnLqw@mail.gmail.com>
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	<03e401ce2032$d5791920$806b4b60$@hky.com>
	<20130313214402.2AD76F44072@mx2.netinteraction.com>
	<6E410F62-9533-4758-A667-A4DF86C00D0E@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <010701ce2121$ad205de0$076119a0$@hky.com>

Yeah, he had a pretty rough time of it, a few years back.   For a while, it
didn't look like he was going to make it.  He's in much better health, at
this point and I hope it stays that way.   A bunch of us in the Pittsburgh
area Triumph and MG clubs think the world of him.  We make a point of
getting up to Warren to visit him a couple (several, actually) of times a
year.
Bud

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Soave
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:23 PM
To: Peter Caldwell
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer

Wow - I first talked to Scott back in 1991 restoring my Spitfire. Good to
know he's still around.

Ron

On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com> wrote:

> I agree about Scott. Nice guy.    Peter C
> --
> At 04:36 PM 3/13/2013, Bud Osbourne wrote:
>> Scott Harper, at Team Triumph, in Warren, OH. offers a rebuilding
service.
>> For a very reasonable price.  Just have your friend contact Scott at
>> 330-392-7176 (he's not real good about email correspondence) and 
>> Scott can give him the details.  Scott will probably have a 
>> reconditioned Spridget king pin/stub axle assembly in stock and can send
it out right away.
>> Scott is one of the finest people you can ever hope to encounter in 
>> the
Brit
>> car world.
>>
>> Bud Osbourne
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net 
>> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:13 PM
>> To: Spridgets; Yahoo Spridget list
>> Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: King Pin Reamer
>>
>> Can anyone here help this gentleman?
>>
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim
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From bkitterer at me.com  Sat Mar 16 14:43:28 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Kitterer Bob)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:43:28 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Test
In-Reply-To: <CCE053E6DA5647439988C5588332D33C@HomePC>
References: <CCE053E6DA5647439988C5588332D33C@HomePC>
Message-ID: <0DDEFD59-E067-4AAF-96F3-DE0F5A249866@me.com>

It worked

Bob and Dolores

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From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Sat Mar 16 14:47:51 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:47:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
Message-ID: <3f19.7298154a.3e763477@aol.com>

Ask double if not three times that.  Rare, NLA and a 40 or 45 would  cost 
double anyway.
 
 
In a message dated 16/03/2013 17:09:26 GMT Standard Time,  
ladaniels at sbcglobal.net writes:

I have a  brand new Weber 42 DCOE sidedraft carb for sale. My plans have
changed and  I no longer have the car I was going to put it on.

Asking $275  OBO.

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sun Mar 17 08:44:42 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:44:42 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
Message-ID: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>

Last year before I buttoned up the Sprite for winter I took it for a usual
weekly ride.

About 4 miles from home I was waiting to get around a tree service crew.
As I passed them the car began to stumble an run really rough.  It felt like
it was running
on two cyclinders along with a pinging type of sound.

I limped home and parked the car for winter.  I figured that perhaps
something was wrong
with my home brewed MSD box.  I would deal with it in the Spring.

So today I'm out troubleshooting the thing.  I started by making a little
harness that allows
me to swap out the MSD box.  I figured this is a good thing to have anyway.
But the MSD box
was not the issue.  In fact spark is not the issue. Plenty of spark on every
cylinder even without 
the msd box.

It seemed like at idle, I could pull cylinders 1 & 2 spark plug boots and
not see an appreciable
drop in rpms. So I thought maybe something was wrong with the front SU carb.

I opened and drained it's float and removed the bell.  I then took canned
air and reverse blew 
through the main jet to make sure the tube was not clogged.  

That was'nt it.

Now I'm worried, so I pull the valve cover to make sure none of the rocker
adjuster had'nt worked 
loose.  No problem there...

So now I'm thinking either valves or head gasket.  But the failure was
sudden.  Has to be head gasket.

I Googled "symptoms of blown head gasket between cylinders" and I find
this...
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&threa
d=102462

Which has a link to this video on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k1zNcXUq834

Which is almost EXACTLY what my Sprite sounds like right now.

Guess I need to finish up that 12G295 head in a hurry. Ordered all the bits.
Need to get this done 
before the 55th shindig...

From kevinv1275 at gmail.com  Sun Mar 17 08:51:38 2013
From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:51:38 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
In-Reply-To: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
References: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <CAC3x7jNc3qmmfBvG3tp1zi5Azeuus2MSpbeiWoeLOgwkrgvaWw@mail.gmail.com>

Dean,

A leak-down compression test will tell you if you have a problem with the
head gasket (before you rip the head off ;)

Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa



On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Last year before I buttoned up the Sprite for winter I took it for a usual
> weekly ride.
>
> About 4 miles from home I was waiting to get around a tree service crew.
> As I passed them the car began to stumble an run really rough.  It felt
> like
> it was running
> on two cyclinders along with a pinging type of sound.
>
> I limped home and parked the car for winter.  I figured that perhaps
> something was wrong
> with my home brewed MSD box.  I would deal with it in the Spring.
>
> So today I'm out troubleshooting the thing.  I started by making a little
> harness that allows
> me to swap out the MSD box.  I figured this is a good thing to have anyway.
> But the MSD box
> was not the issue.  In fact spark is not the issue. Plenty of spark on
> every
> cylinder even without
> the msd box.
>
> It seemed like at idle, I could pull cylinders 1 & 2 spark plug boots and
> not see an appreciable
> drop in rpms. So I thought maybe something was wrong with the front SU
> carb.
>
> I opened and drained it's float and removed the bell.  I then took canned
> air and reverse blew
> through the main jet to make sure the tube was not clogged.
>
> That was'nt it.
>
> Now I'm worried, so I pull the valve cover to make sure none of the rocker
> adjuster had'nt worked
> loose.  No problem there...
>
> So now I'm thinking either valves or head gasket.  But the failure was
> sudden.  Has to be head gasket.
>
> I Googled "symptoms of blown head gasket between cylinders" and I find
> this...
>
> http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&threa
> d=102462
>
> Which has a link to this video on youtube...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k1zNcXUq834
>
> Which is almost EXACTLY what my Sprite sounds like right now.
>
> Guess I need to finish up that 12G295 head in a hurry. Ordered all the
> bits.
> Need to get this done
> before the 55th shindig...
> ------------------------
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From biffjones at verizon.net  Sun Mar 17 09:00:38 2013
From: biffjones at verizon.net (Biff Jones)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:00:38 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
References: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1515E641B5BD43BA8AF3591D2C33019A@dell1>

Check the intake header/head connection and the carb/ intake manifold 
connection for air leaks.

From lbc at littlebitcountry.com  Sun Mar 17 09:06:17 2013
From: lbc at littlebitcountry.com (Dave Yealy)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:06:17 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
In-Reply-To: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
References: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <201303171506.r2HF6hkM023610@mail.usimperio.com>

Pull one plug at a time and do a compression test on each cylinder. 
My Morris did the same as your Sprite and the problem was two valve 
seats dropped out of cylinders 1 and 4.

Dave



At 10:44 AM 3/17/2013, you wrote:
>Last year before I buttoned up the Sprite for winter I took it for a usual
>weekly ride.
>
>About 4 miles from home I was waiting to get around a tree service crew.
>As I passed them the car began to stumble an run really rough.  It felt like
>it was running
>on two cyclinders along with a pinging type of sound.
>
>I limped home and parked the car for winter.  I figured that perhaps
>something was wrong
>with my home brewed MSD box.  I would deal with it in the Spring.
>
>So today I'm out troubleshooting the thing.  I started by making a little
>harness that allows
>me to swap out the MSD box.  I figured this is a good thing to have anyway.
>But the MSD box
>was not the issue.  In fact spark is not the issue. Plenty of spark on every
>cylinder even without
>the msd box.
>
>It seemed like at idle, I could pull cylinders 1 & 2 spark plug boots and
>not see an appreciable
>drop in rpms. So I thought maybe something was wrong with the front SU carb.
>
>I opened and drained it's float and removed the bell.  I then took canned
>air and reverse blew
>through the main jet to make sure the tube was not clogged.
>
>That was'nt it.
>
>Now I'm worried, so I pull the valve cover to make sure none of the rocker
>adjuster had'nt worked
>loose.  No problem there...
>
>So now I'm thinking either valves or head gasket.  But the failure was
>sudden.  Has to be head gasket.

From abcoz at hky.com  Sun Mar 17 10:32:37 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:32:37 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
In-Reply-To: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
References: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <025e01ce232d$0a0715a0$1e1540e0$@hky.com>

Had a similar problem, last fall, with the MGB I was putting together for my
wife.  To make a very long story short, it was nothing more than fuel
starvation, caused by a partial blockage of the hard line that runs under
the car.  Before you do anything radical, like pulling the head, make damn
sure you don't have a fuel supply issue.  Look at the simple, inexpensive
items first, before working your way up the "food chain" in order of expense
and difficulty/complication.
We all have a tendency to out-smart ourselves, on occasion, when trying to
diagnose problems on these cars and it's a very easy trap to fall into.
Some guys never escape it.

Bud Osbourne

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dean Hedin
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 10:45 AM
To: 'spridgets'
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..

Last year before I buttoned up the Sprite for winter I took it for a usual
weekly ride.

About 4 miles from home I was waiting to get around a tree service crew.
As I passed them the car began to stumble an run really rough.  It felt like
it was running on two cyclinders along with a pinging type of sound.

I limped home and parked the car for winter.  I figured that perhaps
something was wrong with my home brewed MSD box.  I would deal with it in
the Spring.

So today I'm out troubleshooting the thing.  I started by making a little
harness that allows me to swap out the MSD box.  I figured this is a good
thing to have anyway.
But the MSD box
was not the issue.  In fact spark is not the issue. Plenty of spark on every
cylinder even without the msd box.

It seemed like at idle, I could pull cylinders 1 & 2 spark plug boots and
not see an appreciable drop in rpms. So I thought maybe something was wrong
with the front SU carb.

I opened and drained it's float and removed the bell.  I then took canned
air and reverse blew through the main jet to make sure the tube was not
clogged.  

That was'nt it.

Now I'm worried, so I pull the valve cover to make sure none of the rocker
adjuster had'nt worked loose.  No problem there...

So now I'm thinking either valves or head gasket.  But the failure was
sudden.  Has to be head gasket.

I Googled "symptoms of blown head gasket between cylinders" and I find
this...
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&threa
d=102462

Which has a link to this video on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k1zNcXUq834

Which is almost EXACTLY what my Sprite sounds like right now.

Guess I need to finish up that 12G295 head in a hurry. Ordered all the bits.
Need to get this done
before the 55th shindig...

From Ron.Corry at iol.ie  Sun Mar 17 11:17:41 2013
From: Ron.Corry at iol.ie (Ron Corry)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:17:41 -0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
In-Reply-To: <025e01ce232d$0a0715a0$1e1540e0$@hky.com>
References: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
	<025e01ce232d$0a0715a0$1e1540e0$@hky.com>
Message-ID: <F234200F148F44E48298630B69BD29BF@MidRoomPC>

My fuel pump sorta failed, and gave me exactly the same type of result.

As Bud says, check you have these things right:- atomised Fuel, Compression
and Spark (at the right time). If those three are right for all four
cylinders, the engine should fire up nicely.

On changing to a new fuel pump, my engine ran just fine.

My  b,0.02


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz at hky.com>
To: "'Dean Hedin'" <dlh2001 at comcast.net>; "'spridgets'"
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..


> Had a similar problem, last fall, with the MGB I was putting together for
> my
> wife.  To make a very long story short, it was nothing more than fuel
> starvation, caused by a partial blockage of the hard line that runs under
> the car.  Before you do anything radical, like pulling the head, make damn
> sure you don't have a fuel supply issue.  Look at the simple, inexpensive
> items first, before working your way up the "food chain" in order of
> expense
> and difficulty/complication.
> We all have a tendency to out-smart ourselves, on occasion, when trying to
> diagnose problems on these cars and it's a very easy trap to fall into.
> Some guys never escape it.
>
> Bud Osbourne
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dean Hedin
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 10:45 AM
> To: 'spridgets'
> Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
>
> Last year before I buttoned up the Sprite for winter I took it for a usual
> weekly ride.
>
> About 4 miles from home I was waiting to get around a tree service crew.
> As I passed them the car began to stumble an run really rough.  It felt
> like
> it was running on two cyclinders along with a pinging type of sound.
>
> I limped home and parked the car for winter.  I figured that perhaps
> something was wrong with my home brewed MSD box.  I would deal with it in
> the Spring.
>
> So today I'm out troubleshooting the thing.  I started by making a little
> harness that allows me to swap out the MSD box.  I figured this is a good
> thing to have anyway.
> But the MSD box
> was not the issue.  In fact spark is not the issue. Plenty of spark on
> every
> cylinder even without the msd box.
>
> It seemed like at idle, I could pull cylinders 1 & 2 spark plug boots and
> not see an appreciable drop in rpms. So I thought maybe something was
> wrong
> with the front SU carb.
>
> I opened and drained it's float and removed the bell.  I then took canned
> air and reverse blew through the main jet to make sure the tube was not
> clogged.
>
> That was'nt it.
>
> Now I'm worried, so I pull the valve cover to make sure none of the rocker
> adjuster had'nt worked loose.  No problem there...
>
> So now I'm thinking either valves or head gasket.  But the failure was
> sudden.  Has to be head gasket.
>
> I Googled "symptoms of blown head gasket between cylinders" and I find
> this...
> http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&threa
> d=102462
>
> Which has a link to this video on youtube...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k1zNcXUq834
>
> Which is almost EXACTLY what my Sprite sounds like right now.
>
> Guess I need to finish up that 12G295 head in a hurry. Ordered all the
> bits.
> Need to get this done
> before the 55th shindig...
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
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From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sun Mar 17 11:59:54 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:59:54 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Troubleshooting..
In-Reply-To: <1363538697.78022.YahooMailNeo@web124705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <5A90AB4C81ED4A308A9E74ECE96BAA7C@blackbox2>
	<025e01ce232d$0a0715a0$1e1540e0$@hky.com>
	<1363538697.78022.YahooMailNeo@web124705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <AC660B8096D341E89C3F953582D82D4A@blackbox2>

At this point I am 100% certain it is a blown head gasket between cylinders
1 & 2.

I'll probably pull the head next weekend and we will see.

Remember, I was planing to install a refurbed 12G295 head anyhow.

From ladaniels at sbcglobal.net  Sun Mar 17 13:58:47 2013
From: ladaniels at sbcglobal.net (Larry Daniels)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:58:47 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
In-Reply-To: <3f19.7298154a.3e763477@aol.com>
References: <3f19.7298154a.3e763477@aol.com>
Message-ID: <6D08B6FD6B97443D9E332D038EA0F4E6@HomePC>

Daniel, Ibm sure I could probably get a bit more for this if I wanted to
wait for the right buyer.  Double or triple sounds a little optimistic to me,
though.  If you know anybody willing to give me that much, please send them my
way and Ibll cut you a nice commission!

In any case, Ibm not losing anything on it at $275, so Ibm ok with this.

Larry



From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 3:47 PM
To: ladaniels at sbcglobal.net ; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

Ask double if not three times that.  Rare, NLA and a 40 or 45 would cost
double anyway.

In a message dated 16/03/2013 17:09:26 GMT Standard Time,
ladaniels at sbcglobal.net writes:
  I have a brand new Weber 42 DCOE sidedraft carb for sale. My plans have
  changed and I no longer have the car I was going to put it on.

  Asking $275 OBO.

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Sun Mar 17 15:17:49 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:17:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
Message-ID: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com>

Hi Larry,
 
In the UK I doubt you get could a brand new 40 or 45 for whatever UK pounds 
 B#275 works out in dollars (maybe US$500?) !  Why not list on UK ebay?  
 
Of course the really rare webers will fetch a couple of thousands  pounds.
 
Regards
 
Weslake-Monza 1330 (who is Daniel?)
 
 
In a message dated 17/03/2013 19:58:53 GMT Standard Time,  
ladaniels at sbcglobal.net writes:

 

Daniel, Ibm sure I could probably get a bit more for this if I wanted to  
wait for the right buyer.  Double or triple sounds a little optimistic to  
me, though.  If you know anybody willing to give me that much, please  send 
them my way and Ibll cut you a nice commission!
 
In any case, Ibm not losing anything on it at $275, so Ibm ok with  this.
 
Larry
 
 
 
 

 
From: _WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com_ (mailto:WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)  
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 3:47 PM
To: _ladaniels at sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:ladaniels at sbcglobal.net)  ; 
_spridgets at autox.team.net_ (mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net)  
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale


 

 
Ask double if not three times that.  Rare, NLA and a 40 or 45 would  cost 
double anyway.
 
 
In a message dated 16/03/2013 17:09:26 GMT Standard Time,  
ladaniels at sbcglobal.net writes:

I have  a brand new Weber 42 DCOE sidedraft carb for sale. My plans have
changed  and I no longer have the car I was going to put it on.

Asking $275  OBO.

From mark at bradakis.com  Sun Mar 17 15:34:23 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:34:23 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
In-Reply-To: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com>
References: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com>
Message-ID: <514636DF.1040109@bradakis.com>

If I had the money I'd have bought it already.  42s are a good size for 
Triumph
TR3-4s.  Think anyone would get suspicious if I started the Team.Net spring
fund drive now?  Donate early, donate often!

mjb.

From ladaniels at sbcglobal.net  Sun Mar 17 16:23:06 2013
From: ladaniels at sbcglobal.net (Larry Daniels)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:23:06 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
In-Reply-To: <514636DF.1040109@bradakis.com>
References: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com>
  <514636DF.1040109@bradakis.com>
Message-ID: <1E30934B5ABF457EB3640DC62D9A732A@HomePC>

What do you mean early?  Spring starts in only three days.  I'll start it 
out by donating $25 to the MJB Weber Carb Fund Drive!

It's not like we don't all owe you!


Larry


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mark J Bradakis
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:34 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

If I had the money I'd have bought it already.  42s are a good size for
Triumph
TR3-4s.  Think anyone would get suspicious if I started the Team.Net spring
fund drive now?  Donate early, donate often!

mjb.
------------------------

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From mark at bradakis.com  Sun Mar 17 16:34:16 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:34:16 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
In-Reply-To: <1E30934B5ABF457EB3640DC62D9A732A@HomePC>
References: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com> <514636DF.1040109@bradakis.com>
	<1E30934B5ABF457EB3640DC62D9A732A@HomePC>
Message-ID: <514644E8.6050703@bradakis.com>

Larry Daniels wrote:
> What do you mean early?  Spring starts in only three days.  I'll start it
> out by donating $25 to the MJB Weber Carb Fund Drive!
>
> It's not like we don't all owe you!
>
>
> Larry
>
>

Traditionally I send out the message begging for money on April 11th the
"birthday" of Team.Net - that was the day in 1991 that the domain was 
registered.

Some of you on Facebook may have seen my post about how my favorite radio
station started its fund drive this weekend, and they go on and on and 
on for
nine days.  Aren't you glad I don't do that?

mjb.

From bkitterer at me.com  Sun Mar 17 18:21:21 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:21:21 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Sprite
Message-ID: <532B8356-4A01-453E-B524-9A5F72C3ED0A@me.com>

Photos and some articles from when we redid our Sprite in 1996 are up on the
web site.

Enjoy

http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/rebuilding-the-sprite/

Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sun Mar 17 18:30:27 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:30:27 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Sprite
In-Reply-To: <532B8356-4A01-453E-B524-9A5F72C3ED0A@me.com>
References: <532B8356-4A01-453E-B524-9A5F72C3ED0A@me.com>
Message-ID: <31354173942C43BF99D7A4BDDBB8E35D@blackbox2>

I love Nevada Beige even more so now with wire wheels. 

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Kitterer
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:21 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Sprite

Photos and some articles from when we redid our Sprite in 1996 are up on the
web site.

Enjoy

http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/rebuilding-the-sprite/

Bob and Dolores

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sun Mar 17 18:41:01 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:41:01 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Sprite
In-Reply-To: <532B8356-4A01-453E-B524-9A5F72C3ED0A@me.com>
References: <532B8356-4A01-453E-B524-9A5F72C3ED0A@me.com>
Message-ID: <209223DEBF3F4A53A76BF728559EE19B@blackbox2>

Man, I never saw your web page before.  Love the original photos from 1960.

Explain what this photo is about.
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/1960-austin-healey-sprite/photos-1960-spri
te/1960-austin-healey-sprite08.html

The photo with all the stuff on and in front of the car.   

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Kitterer
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:21 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Sprite

Photos and some articles from when we redid our Sprite in 1996 are up on the
web site.

Enjoy

http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/rebuilding-the-sprite/

Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
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From shop at justbrits.com  Sun Mar 17 19:25:09 2013
From: shop at justbrits.com (" Just Brits " Shop)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:25:09 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Sprite
In-Reply-To: <209223DEBF3F4A53A76BF728559EE19B@blackbox2>
References: <532B8356-4A01-453E-B524-9A5F72C3ED0A@me.com>
	<209223DEBF3F4A53A76BF728559EE19B@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <51466CF5.90100@justbrits.com>

<< On 3/17/2013 7:41 PM, Dean Hedin wrote:

Man, I never saw your web page before. >>

You blind, Dean ? ? ?  LOL  Bob has announced it 3 or 4 DOZEN times lately ! ! !
(NO, I am NOT gonna go thru The Archives to "actually" count them <G>)

<< Love the count original photos from 1960. >>
  
They ARE kewl ! ! !

<< Explain what this photo is about.
http://www.gpsztwo.net/automotive/1960-austin-healey-sprite/photos-1960-spri
te/1960-austin-healey-sprite08.html >>

There IS a caption, right ? ! ?
And the link you posted IS a PERFECT example of when to USE www.tinyurl.co  ! ! !

From mark at bradakis.com  Mon Mar 18 12:51:27 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:51:27 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
Message-ID: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>

Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this 
morning.
Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent 
a check it
will likely be a few days before I see it.

Thanks again,

mjb.

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Mon Mar 18 19:23:23 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:23:23 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
In-Reply-To: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
References: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
Message-ID: <C42CF78FB24A49A2AD50CE69042043AE@blackbox2>

Life is too short for Mark not to have the rare and coveted 42 DCOE Weber.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:51 PM
To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!

Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this
morning.
Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent a
check it will likely be a few days before I see it.

Thanks again,

mjb.
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From tequila.brad at gmail.com  Tue Mar 19 06:30:21 2013
From: tequila.brad at gmail.com (Brad Fornal)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:30:21 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Chuck Christ
Message-ID: <CABQj3r__bz1QPStFCcq-DtJ8eqBtBUTi5g-DnP3KdYfRr68_xA@mail.gmail.com>

If you see this, send me a message off list please.

-- 
DON JULIO 1942

http://tequilabrad.com/

From grunthaner at gmail.com  Tue Mar 19 11:05:46 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:05:46 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see image.
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Listers,
It's a long shot but it can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
motor porter which is a VW dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
than one axis of movement to help get the little airhead motors into
beetles and buses  So put this image in your head and when you come across
one let me know.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg

you may recall seeing one look like this:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg

or this:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg

Thanks Linda

From thistle_3619 at yahoo.com  Tue Mar 19 13:35:56 2013
From: thistle_3619 at yahoo.com (James Gruber)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:35:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Motor Porter
Message-ID: <1363721756.16976.YahooMailNeo@web162605.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Linda,
 
Who needs a high tech tool like that. I can recall jacking up my '63
Bug, disconnecting all bolts and hoses and wires, and along with a couple of
friends dropping the whole engine onto a big stack of newspapers. Reverse was
just about the same. We might have used a scissors jack to balance the engine
atop of as we put it back in place. With some of those students of yours you
ought to be able to do the same. Can't say it was exactly safe but "Necessity
Is The..."

From corvallis at peoplepc.com  Tue Mar 19 13:41:56 2013
From: corvallis at peoplepc.com (corvallis at peoplepc.com)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:41:56 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <83D8EE661DE247E495C8E6074C545255@spider>

 Try googling VW "motor porter" ...then save the results at 
http://tinyurl.com/brbl9pv


http://tinyurl.com/ca76dup

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59988

http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=124840636

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1437871

========================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda Grunthaner
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:06 AM
To: Spridget list
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
image.

Hi Listers,
It's a long shot but it can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
motor porter which is a VW dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
than one axis of movement to help get the little airhead motors into
beetles and buses  So put this image in your head and when you come across
one let me know.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg

you may recall seeing one look like this:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg

or this:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg

Thanks Linda
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From derf247 at gmail.com  Tue Mar 19 14:02:44 2013
From: derf247 at gmail.com (Derf)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:02:44 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Motor Porter
In-Reply-To: <1363721756.16976.YahooMailNeo@web162605.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1363721756.16976.YahooMailNeo@web162605.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <EFCB13F3-717F-413B-B9ED-AC331E92CE71@gmail.com>

Somewhere there's a video of a father/son team who drive a Beetle up, swap out
the motor, and drive off in under 30 minutes.

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sun Mar 17 18:28:23 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:28:23 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
In-Reply-To: <1E30934B5ABF457EB3640DC62D9A732A@HomePC>
References: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com> <514636DF.1040109@bradakis.com>
	<1E30934B5ABF457EB3640DC62D9A732A@HomePC>
Message-ID: <8536B9780DEF4EE090917B7E8A74441F@blackbox2>

Here..here..  I second it...with a $25 donation.


-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Larry Daniels
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:23 PM
To: Mark J Bradakis; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

What do you mean early?  Spring starts in only three days.  I'll start it
out by donating $25 to the MJB Weber Carb Fund Drive!

It's not like we don't all owe you!


Larry


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark J Bradakis
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:34 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

If I had the money I'd have bought it already.  42s are a good size for
Triumph TR3-4s.  Think anyone would get suspicious if I started the Team.Net
spring fund drive now?  Donate early, donate often!

mjb.
------------------------

From grunthaner at gmail.com  Tue Mar 19 08:30:30 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:30:30 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] fate of the Midget
In-Reply-To: <v2k5f00d9911005090612m7bd7c3ebjfb6527473fc77ba7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5F87FC215C7949C8BEEE8244478008A8@AndrewHP>
	<4BE61F7A.8070204@comcast.net>
	<v2k5f00d9911005090612m7bd7c3ebjfb6527473fc77ba7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVcoSSTRzNy9ApcQZ4n2CY4MrE2TAVDGrGhXf6FdxnM8vQ@mail.gmail.com>

I'm reviving this old thread as I was looking for some sheet metal tools
for our shop order at school and wanted to know what our sheet metal gauge
is on our Spridgets and or other cars.
Boy's Frank will always be with us helping us all the way with his kindness
in his words on the threads here on the list.

Lin


On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 9:12 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sometimes it helps to bring donuts.
>
>
> > Tell them you are patching up an old car, they will help.
> > My shop is union, and they told me it will cost union rates to fire up
> and
> > use the machines so the guys made my stuff on their coffee break so I
> didn't
> > have to pay the going rate.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> _______________________________________________
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From corvallis at peoplepc.com  Wed Mar 20 05:08:01 2013
From: corvallis at peoplepc.com (corvallis at peoplepc.com)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:08:01 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale
In-Reply-To: <8536B9780DEF4EE090917B7E8A74441F@blackbox2>
References: <1f9.4edfb229.3e778cfd@aol.com>
	<514636DF.1040109@bradakis.com><1E30934B5ABF457EB3640DC62D9A732A@HomePC>
	<8536B9780DEF4EE090917B7E8A74441F@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <36A9B4EEC03F4BA3B82C9903A4102FE8@spider>

...and another $25 into the Carb pot.  Bill in Oregon

=========================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dean Hedin
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:28 PM
To: 'Larry Daniels'; 'Mark J Bradakis'; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

Here..here..  I second it...with a $25 donation.

=====================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Larry Daniels
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:23 PM
To: Mark J Bradakis; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

What do you mean early?  Spring starts in only three days.  I'll start it
out by donating $25 to the MJB Weber Carb Fund Drive!

It's not like we don't all owe you!

Larry

===========================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark J Bradakis
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:34 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Weber 42 DCOE for sale

If I had the money I'd have bought it already.  42s are a good size for
Triumph TR3-4s.  Think anyone would get suspicious if I started the Team.Net
spring fund drive now?  Donate early, donate often!

mjb.
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From abcoz at hky.com  Wed Mar 20 08:30:34 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:34 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <004401ce2577$7c7d85a0$757890e0$@hky.com>

I wonder how many they actually sold.  I've never seen one before and I was
very involved with air-cooled VWs (and getting back into them, again, now)
back when they were new.  I know the dealers around Pittsburgh never used
them, nor did the VW dealer I worked for in Alton, IL.  Pretty neat devices,
for sure.  Still, most  VW guys (myself included) did just fine with a
conventional floor jack.  When combined with a shop lift (the dealers used a
4 post model, which was pretty much the standard for VW/Porsche service
departments), the floor jack made short work of an engine r&r for an
experienced mechanic.

Lin, you might want to keep your eyes peeled, at Import Carlisle.  You just
never know when something like that might show up.

Bud

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda Grunthaner
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:06 PM
To: Spridget list
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
image.

Hi Listers,
It's a long shot but it can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
motor porter which is a VW dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
than one axis of movement to help get the little airhead motors into beetles
and buses  So put this image in your head and when you come across one let
me know.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg

you may recall seeing one look like this:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg

or this:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg

Thanks Linda

From healeyrick at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 20 09:07:38 2013
From: healeyrick at yahoo.com (HealeyRick)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:07:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,- Now Speedwell
In-Reply-To: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1363792058.61264.YahooMailNeo@web124702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Lin,

Never saw that before, I always used an old skateboard.  Anyway, it
wasn't a dealer item, it was made by EMPI, who produced all kinds of V-dub
speed parts.  And in the world of six degrees of Sprite separation, my
googling discovered that EMPI had a tie-in with Speedwell.  This article even
mentions the Motor Porter:  http://www.kes.u-net.com/speedwell/story.html

 
Rick


"Madman in a death machine"
Follow My Nasty Boy Build:
http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo


________________________________
 From: Linda
Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
To: Spridget list <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:05 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor
Porter, VW dealer item ...see image.
 
Hi Listers,
It's a long shot but it
can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
motor porter which is a VW
dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
than one axis of movement to
help get the little airhead motors into
beetles and buses  So put this image
in your head and when you come across
one let me know.
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg

you may recall
seeing one look like this:
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg

or this:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg

Thanks Linda
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From r.alkins001 at comcast.net  Wed Mar 20 09:38:08 2013
From: r.alkins001 at comcast.net (Randy Alkins)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:38:08 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Sign on
Message-ID: <3CCD07FB55784F2AA9626786E957D585@CaptRandyPC>

Tried to log on but says user name is inactive.  CaptRandy

From mark at bradakis.com  Wed Mar 20 09:48:04 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:48:04 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Sign on
In-Reply-To: <3CCD07FB55784F2AA9626786E957D585@CaptRandyPC>
References: <3CCD07FB55784F2AA9626786E957D585@CaptRandyPC>
Message-ID: <5149DA34.40402@bradakis.com>

Randy Alkins wrote:
> Tried to log on but says user name is inactive.  CaptRandy
>

Oops.  My fault, you should be set now.

mjb.

From grunthaner at gmail.com  Wed Mar 20 10:47:23 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:47:23 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <83D8EE661DE247E495C8E6074C545255@spider>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<83D8EE661DE247E495C8E6074C545255@spider>
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVfhYTFL7yKmOcj6cotDN4dvR_KKfEyfu6Hcs=3p6z11WA@mail.gmail.com>

Wow how did I miss that on on the samba site of which I have my thread for
my bus?
Good eye,
Yes the HF motorcycle stands are similar but wow it sure would be nice to
have the tilting axis for aligning up the bolts.
Lin


On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:41 PM, <corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:

>  Try googling VW "motor porter" ...then save the results at
> http://tinyurl.com/brbl9pv
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ca76dup
>
> http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59988
>
> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=124840636
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1437871
>
> ========================================================
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda Grunthaner
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:06 AM
> To: Spridget list
> Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
> image.
>
> Hi Listers,
> It's a long shot but it can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
> motor porter which is a VW dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
> than one axis of movement to help get the little airhead motors into
> beetles and buses  So put this image in your head and when you come across
> one let me know.
>
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg
>
> you may recall seeing one look like this:
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg
>
> or this:
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg
>
> Thanks Linda
> ------------------------
>
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>
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From grunthaner at gmail.com  Wed Mar 20 10:51:39 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:51:39 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <004401ce2577$7c7d85a0$757890e0$@hky.com>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<004401ce2577$7c7d85a0$757890e0$@hky.com>
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVc2XszyHaRyApizbvvdxSpXaqAn_dAR0uuXs30LCHaLew@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Bud that's a great idea as many people may not even know what it is if
they had it : ) Well hopeful wishing anyway.
So Bud are you restoring/repairing an aircooled bus or bug now? If I had a
jack like this I'm sure I can pull my engine out single handed. I don't
need to pull it it would just make it easier to swap out my heater boxes as
well as cool factor being every aircooled motorhead talks about how easy it
is with only 4 bolts holding it in place which still amazes me.
Thanks Lin


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:

> I wonder how many they actually sold.  I've never seen one before and I was
> very involved with air-cooled VWs (and getting back into them, again, now)
> back when they were new.  I know the dealers around Pittsburgh never used
> them, nor did the VW dealer I worked for in Alton, IL.  Pretty neat
> devices,
> for sure.  Still, most  VW guys (myself included) did just fine with a
> conventional floor jack.  When combined with a shop lift (the dealers used
> a
> 4 post model, which was pretty much the standard for VW/Porsche service
> departments), the floor jack made short work of an engine r&r for an
> experienced mechanic.
>
> Lin, you might want to keep your eyes peeled, at Import Carlisle.  You just
> never know when something like that might show up.
>
> Bud
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda Grunthaner
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:06 PM
> To: Spridget list
> Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
> image.
>
> Hi Listers,
> It's a long shot but it can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
> motor porter which is a VW dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
> than one axis of movement to help get the little airhead motors into
> beetles
> and buses  So put this image in your head and when you come across one let
> me know.
>
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg
>
> you may recall seeing one look like this:
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg
>
> or this:
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg
>
> Thanks Linda

From abcoz at hky.com  Wed Mar 20 11:36:05 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:36:05 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <CAL0QtVc2XszyHaRyApizbvvdxSpXaqAn_dAR0uuXs30LCHaLew@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<004401ce2577$7c7d85a0$757890e0$@hky.com>
	<CAL0QtVc2XszyHaRyApizbvvdxSpXaqAn_dAR0uuXs30LCHaLew@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <006401ce2591$66d6ec90$3484c5b0$@hky.com>

Lin,

Suddenly, yes, I'm finishing up a long-dormant restoration project on a '73
std. beetle.  I finally accepted the reality (actually, the reality has been
crammed down my throat!) that I need to replace my Golf III daily driver.  I
decided that I'd be damned if I would ever again have a daily driver that
needed to go any farther than my own garage/workshop for ANYTHING.  For me,
that can only mean an air-cooled VW.

I had already completed the metal work (LOTS of it!) on this particular
beetle about 15+ years ago, so it's more a matter of painting and assembly.
However, I've got a lot of parts to dig out of my stash, sort, clean,
recondition/whatever before I actually assemble the car.  Still, I expect to
have the car up and running sometime in May without too much difficulty.

Among the many projects assuring my immortality (wife says "don't you DARE
die before you finish all of these projects and get them gone!") is my
387,000 mile '72 Super Beetle and a '68 VW panel van.  The '72 SB will
replace the Golf as my back-up daily driver (the '73 will replace the Golf
as my main daily driver).

 

If you can find one of those engine hoist thingies, it would be helpful, but
not at all essential, for r & r ing your bus motor.   A floor jack, with a
good block of wood on the pad, is really all you need.  After you've done it
a few times, it's just like riding a bicycle.  You never quite forget how.
As with most things, it's best to take your time and be very methodical
about it, so you don't end up with an engine hanging by a throttle cable of
part of the wiring harness. ;)  It really does help to have a second person,
to operate the jack while the other guides the engine/tilts the engine on
the jack as needed, but I've done it myself a whole bunch of times, over the
years and still have all of my fingers, toes, etc..and have never damaged
car or engine in the process.  I'll send you some pics of the project later
on.

 

Now back to "normal" subject material:  I need to schedule an appointment to
get my cats' annual booster shots 7 check-ups.  And it's time to get the
short to medium range artillery out and start shooting this year's crop of
ground hogs.

 

Bud

 

From: Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:52 PM
To: Bud Osbourne
Cc: Spridget list
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
image.

 

Hey Bud that's a great idea as many people may not even know what it is if
they had it : ) Well hopeful wishing anyway.

So Bud are you restoring/repairing an aircooled bus or bug now? If I had a
jack like this I'm sure I can pull my engine out single handed. I don't need
to pull it it would just make it easier to swap out my heater boxes as well
as cool factor being every aircooled motorhead talks about how easy it is
with only 4 bolts holding it in place which still amazes me.

Thanks Lin

From kentmclean at comcast.net  Wed Mar 20 12:13:16 2013
From: kentmclean at comcast.net (Kent McLean)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:13:16 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item,
 ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <mailman.3.1363802402.31956.spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <mailman.3.1363802402.31956.spridgets@autox.team.net>
Message-ID: <5149FC3C.9030306@comcast.net>

Linda Grunthaner wrote:
> Yes the HF motorcycle stands are similar but wow it sure would be nice to
> have the tilting axis for aligning up the bolts.

Go to your local home center and by a package of wooden shims.
Where the engine needs to be tilted to align the bolt with the
hole, insert a shim on that low side and tap it to raise that
side of the engine.

-- 
Kent McLean
'56 Austin-Healey 100 BN2

From ridleymj at brant.net  Wed Mar 20 12:41:15 2013
From: ridleymj at brant.net (Martyn Ridley)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:41:15 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
Message-ID: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>

Has anybody any experience with the aluminium radiators being advertised 
by several groups on E-Bay.  Its time for the Frog to get a replacement 
so I checked about and there seem to be several different firms selling 
but, and this is a big but, not from the places I where expected to buy 
- Moss US/UK, Brown& Gammons, AH Spares, Head 4 Healeys etc. - not even 
Vicky B.  All I found was a strong denouncement from Speedwell - and 
their version looks very different and at twice the price.

Appreciate any feedback you may have.

Cheers,
Martyn

From tncarnut1 at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 20 13:01:35 2013
From: tncarnut1 at yahoo.com (Tncarnut1)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:01:35 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
Message-ID: <ntn1sed9ytjoss4rw548ih96.1363806095223@email.android.com>

I'm sitting here wondering how many of the coming responses will contain a quote from Frank...

>From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network.

Martyn Ridley <ridleymj at brant.net> wrote:

Has anybody any experience with the aluminium radiators being advertised 
by several groups on E-Bay.B  Its time for the Frog to get a replacement 
so I checked about and there seem to be several different firms selling 
but, and this is a big but, not from the places I where expected to buy 
- Moss US/UK, Brown& Gammons, AH Spares, Head 4 Healeys etc. - not even 
Vicky B.B  All I found was a strong denouncement from Speedwell - and 
their version looks very different and at twice the price.

Appreciate any feedback you may have.

Cheers,
Martyn
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From jfishbein at snet.net  Wed Mar 20 13:11:03 2013
From: jfishbein at snet.net (Jay)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:11:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
Message-ID: <1363806663.4557.YahooMailRC@web181303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Ron Soave has info on the subject of aluminium radiators for Sprites.

I would wait for confirmation from Ron, but this may be who he has used:
http://www.rondavisradiators.com

 jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
63 Pink Sprite Mk II
61 Innocenti 950 Spider 





________________________________
From: Martyn Ridley <ridleymj at brant.net>
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Wed, March 20, 2013 2:50:44 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China

Has anybody any experience with the aluminium radiators being advertised by 
several groups on E-Bay.  Its time for the Frog to get a replacement so I 
checked about and there seem to be several different firms selling but, and this 
is a big but, not from the places I where expected to buy - Moss US/UK, Brown& 
Gammons, AH Spares, Head 4 Healeys etc. - not even Vicky B.  All I found was a 
strong denouncement from Speedwell - and their version looks very different and 
at twice the price.

Appreciate any feedback you may have.

From lotuspilot at frontier.com  Wed Mar 20 13:27:54 2013
From: lotuspilot at frontier.com (lotuspilot at frontier.com)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:27:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <1363806663.4557.YahooMailRC@web181303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
	<1363806663.4557.YahooMailRC@web181303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1363807674.80071.YahooMailNeo@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

I have been using a $170 one off of ebay for nearly three years now.  Not a
problem at all.
 
Mike


________________________________
From: Jay
<jfishbein at snet.net>
To: spridgets at autox.team.net 
Sent: Wednesday, March 20,
2013 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China

Ron
Soave has info on the subject of aluminium radiators for Sprites.

I would
wait for confirmation from Ron, but this may be who he has used:
http://www.rondavisradiators.com

jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
63 Pink Sprite
Mk II
61 Innocenti 950 Spider 





________________________________
From:
Martyn Ridley <ridleymj at brant.net>
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Wed,
March 20, 2013 2:50:44 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From
China

Has anybody any experience with the aluminium radiators being
advertised by 
several groups on E-Bay.  Its time for the Frog to get a
replacement so I 
checked about and there seem to be several different firms
selling but, and this 
is a big but, not from the places I where expected to
buy - Moss US/UK, Brown& 
Gammons, AH Spares, Head 4 Healeys etc. - not even
Vicky B.  All I found was a 
strong denouncement from Speedwell - and their
version looks very different and 
at twice the price.

Appreciate any feedback
you may have.
------------------------

From ridleymj at brant.net  Wed Mar 20 13:46:08 2013
From: ridleymj at brant.net (Martyn Ridley)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:46:08 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Rads - slight correction
Message-ID: <514A1200.2070008@brant.net>

Since writing that note I have come across European Rads from Frontline 
Spridget and also in the Moss UK book.  Don't know how I missed them but 
would appreciate experiences on these also.

Cheers,
Martyn

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Wed Mar 20 14:06:41 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:06:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
Message-ID: <175d.3381c0e8.3e7b70d1@aol.com>

You tend to get what you pay for.  If I was in the USA I'd buy an  
aluminium radiator from Tom Colby at Speedwell.  In fact even though I'm in  the UK 
I still bought my replacement Panhard rod tower from Tom who made it in a  
bespoke size for me.
 
Radiators from China are a bit like con-rods from China - they might be a  
bargain but then again they might not.
 
Weslake Monza 1330
 
 
In a message dated 20/03/2013 18:43:31 GMT Standard Time,  
ridleymj at brant.net writes:

Has  anybody any experience with the aluminium radiators being advertised 
by  several groups on E-Bay.  Its time for the Frog to get a replacement  
so I checked about and there seem to be several different firms selling  
but, and this is a big but, not from the places I where expected to buy  
- Moss US/UK, Brown& Gammons, AH Spares, Head 4 Healeys etc. - not  even 
Vicky B.  All I found was a strong denouncement from Speedwell -  and 
their version looks very different and at twice the  price.

Appreciate any feedback you may  have.

Cheers,
Martyn

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Wed Mar 20 19:30:40 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:30:40 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
Message-ID: <2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2>

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think the ones on ebay are from China.
For a while there was only the guy in New York selling them for $500.

Now I think there are a bunch of other radiator guys in the US getting 
in on the action.  Free market at work and we all win.

Like this..

http://tinyurl.com/cujls6j 

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Wed Mar 20 19:42:28 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:42:28 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] More on cooling...
Message-ID: <F6A94378D8DD4121A5AD4CBE38212A65@blackbox2>

>From the "BMC Special Tunning for Sprites and Midgets"..

"Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can result
if it is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's
place. Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head 
and water pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."

Does the above mean that if my 12G295 cylinder head has the bypass 
braized closed that I can now run without a thermostat WITHOUT using 
the blanking sleeve?

What if I do want to run a thermostat?  Do I have to unplug the bypass? 

From soavero at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 20 20:48:09 2013
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:48:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
Message-ID: <1363834089.21225.YahooMailNeo@web122105.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

talk to Rod @ www.spridgetech.com
 
Ron Soave
Roscoe, IL


"It only goes one
way."
"Pay it forward."


>________________________________
> From: Martyn
Ridley <ridleymj at brant.net>
>To: spridgets at autox.team.net 
>Sent: Wednesday,
March 20, 2013 1:41 PM
>Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
> 
>Has anybody any experience with the aluminium radiators being advertised
by several groups on E-Bay.  Its time for the Frog to get a replacement so I
checked about and there seem to be several different firms selling but, and
this is a big but, not from the places I where expected to buy - Moss US/UK,
Brown& Gammons, AH Spares, Head 4 Healeys etc. - not even Vicky B.  All I
found was a strong denouncement from Speedwell - and their version looks very
different and at twice the price.
>
>Appreciate any feedback you may have.
>
>Cheers,
>Martyn
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From soavero at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 20 20:52:00 2013
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:52:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
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As Jay said, Ron Davis is the very best. I have a downflow Bugeye unit on
 White Trash 1 and it is absolutely drop in and amazing quality. Speedwell
just uses Ron's, doesn't even take the labels off. But I have a "Made in USA"
excellent quality one from Rod at Spridgetech for a lot less $$ ave on White
Trash 2. Talk to Rod, 810-229-8639. www.spridgetech.com
 
Ron Soave
Roscoe, IL
"It only goes one way."
"Pay it forward."


>________________________________
> From: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
>To: spridgets at autox.team.net 
>Sent:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminium
Radiators - From China
> 
>Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think the ones on ebay
are from China.
>For a while there was only the guy in New York selling them
for $500.
>
>Now I think there are a bunch of other radiator guys in the US
getting 
>in on the action.  Free market at work and we all win.
>
>Like
this..
>
>http://tinyurl.com/cujls6j 
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From grunthaner at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 07:03:52 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:03:52 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
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Cool my 67 bus engine is a Super Beetle engine 1600 DP, so do I have to
pull the engine in order to replace my heater boxes?

Hoping to do some maintenance on Pinky in the warm dry garage once the bus
get all her glass.

Frank would have had all this work done in one afternoon ; )
Lin


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:

> Lin,****
>
> Suddenly, yes, Im finishing up a long-dormant restoration project on a
> 73 std. beetle.  I finally accepted the reality (actually, the reality has
> been crammed down my throat!) that I need to replace my Golf III daily
> driver.  I decided that Id be damned if I would ever again have a daily
> driver that needed to go any farther than my own garage/workshop for
> ANYTHING.  For me, that can only mean an air-cooled VW.****
>
> I had already completed the metal work (LOTS of it!) on this particular
> beetle about 15+ years ago, so its more a matter of painting and
> assembly.  However, Ive got a lot of parts to dig out of my stash, sort,
> clean, recondition/whatever before I actually assemble the car.  Still, I
> expect to have the car up and running sometime in May without too much
> difficulty.****
>
> Among the many projects assuring my immortality (wife says dont you DARE
> die before you finish all of these projects and get them gone!) is my
> 387,000 mile 72 Super Beetle and a 68 VW panel van.  The 72 SB will
> replace the Golf as my back-up daily driver (the 73 will replace the Golf
> as my main daily driver).****
>
> ** **
>
> If you can find one of those engine hoist thingies, it would be helpful,
> but not at all essential, for r & r ing your bus motor.   A floor jack,
> with a good block of wood on the pad, is really all you need.  After youve
> done it a few times, its just like riding a bicycle.  You never quite
> forget how.  As with most things, its best to take your time and be very
> methodical about it, so you dont end up with an engine hanging by a
> throttle cable of part of the wiring harness. ;)  It really does help to
> have a second person, to operate the jack while the other guides the
> engine/tilts the engine on the jack as needed, but Ive done it myself a
> whole bunch of times, over the years and still have all of my fingers,
> toes, etcand have never damaged car or engine in the process.  Ill send
> you some pics of the project later on.****
>
> ** **
>
> Now back to normal subject material:  I need to schedule an appointment
> to get my cats annual booster shots 7 check-ups.  And its time to get the
> short to medium range artillery out and start shooting this years crop of
> ground hogs.****
>
> ** **
>
> Bud****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:52 PM
> *To:* Bud Osbourne
> *Cc:* Spridget list
> *Subject:* Re: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item
> ...see image.****
>
> ** **
>
> Hey Bud that's a great idea as many people may not even know what it is if
> they had it : ) Well hopeful wishing anyway.****
>
> So Bud are you restoring/repairing an aircooled bus or bug now? If I had a
> jack like this I'm sure I can pull my engine out single handed. I don't
> need to pull it it would just make it easier to swap out my heater boxes as
> well as cool factor being every aircooled motorhead talks about how easy it
> is with only 4 bolts holding it in place which still amazes me.****
>
> Thanks Lin****
>
> ** **

From grunthaner at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 07:10:57 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:10:57 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item,
 ...see image.
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Yes if I have to thanks. I may just buy a motorcycle jack and modify a bit.
I can also use it on my motorcycle ....wink.
Thanks,
Lin


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> Linda Grunthaner wrote:
>
>> Yes the HF motorcycle stands are similar but wow it sure would be nice to
>> have the tilting axis for aligning up the bolts.
>>
>
> Go to your local home center and by a package of wooden shims.
> Where the engine needs to be tilted to align the bolt with the
> hole, insert a shim on that low side and tap it to raise that
> side of the engine.
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> '56 Austin-Healey 100 BN2
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From grunthaner at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 07:18:56 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:18:56 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Will a motorcycle jack clear our spridget in the front?
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVftAaLWW4awKQ5_uag0L2ixi-3aU8bkTU4ZEOpA_MAWxw@mail.gmail.com>

So I was thinking about how much I hate using 2 small hydraulic jacks to
get stands under my Spridget and being I'll most likely buy
a motorcycle jack for my bus engine (also for the bike) has anyone ever
used one to lift their Spridget from the front? It appears it will easily
slide under but I don't know if they are low enough or if the front
mechanism will clear enough without hitting the front valance.


http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb-capacity-atv-motorcycle-lift-2792.html

I think this Horrible Freight brand will hold up our light LBC's as it is
good for 1.5K lbs.

Thanks Lin

From grunthaner at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 07:24:52 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:24:52 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,- Now Speedwell
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Wow Rick very cool info, so from reading this article I do have good Karma
in my little garage with both a Spridget and a VW .....wink.

I'll be scoping out the treasures at Carlisle in May.
Thanks for that link!!!!
Lin


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:07 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrick at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Lin,
>
> Never saw that before, I always used an old skateboard.  Anyway, it
> wasn't a dealer item, it was made by EMPI, who produced all kinds of V-dub
> speed parts.  And in the world of six degrees of Sprite separation, my
> googling discovered that EMPI had a tie-in with Speedwell.  This article
> even
> mentions the Motor Porter:  http://www.kes.u-net.com/speedwell/story.html
>
>
> Rick
>
>
> "Madman in a death machine"
> Follow My Nasty Boy Build:
> http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Linda
> Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
> To: Spridget list <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:05 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor
> Porter, VW dealer item ...see image.
>
> Hi Listers,
> It's a long shot but it
> can't hurt to ask. This image below is called a
> motor porter which is a VW
> dealer item. The beauty is that you have more
> than one axis of movement to
> help get the little airhead motors into
> beetles and buses  So put this image
> in your head and when you come across
> one let me know.
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/IMG_2423.jpg
>
> you may recall
> seeing one look like this:
> http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/TJKustoms/untitled.jpg
>
> or this:
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/802792.jpg
>
> Thanks Linda
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From bkitterer at me.com  Thu Mar 21 08:38:05 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Kitterer Bob)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:38:05 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Will a motorcycle jack clear our spridget in the
 front?
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Have not done it - yet.  But have considered modifying one to lift the entire
car coming in from the passenger side to make the lift.  Then putting the car
on body stands.

Bob and Dolores

On Mar 21, 2013, at 6:18 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com> wrote:

> So I was thinking about how much I hate using 2 small hydraulic jacks to
> get stands under my Spridget and being I'll most likely buy
> a motorcycle jack for my bus engine (also for the bike) has anyone ever
> used one to lift their Spridget from the front? It appears it will easily
> slide under but I don't know if they are low enough or if the front
> mechanism will clear enough without hitting the front valance.
>
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb-capacity-atv-motorcycle-lift-2792.html
>
> I think this Horrible Freight brand will hold up our light LBC's as it is
> good for 1.5K lbs.
>
> Thanks Lin
> ------------------------
>
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From abcoz at hky.com  Thu Mar 21 08:42:30 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:42:30 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
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Lin,

If you are into pain & suffering, I suppose you could replace the heater
boxes with the engine in place.   Long-time air-cooled VW folks tend to pull
the engine as casually as normal people say "excuse me". ;)   

Look at it this way: the exhaust flange nuts are probably pretty well rusted
to the manifold studs and if you break one of the studs, you're going to
have to pull the engine, anyway.  Also, have the heads been re-torqued since
you've had the bus?  Easier to do that with the engine out.  On my
air-cooled engines, I used to (and will, again) remove the engine every two
or three years just re-torque the heads and  to pull the cooling tin off and
make sure everything is clean under there.  It only takes a little bit of an
oil mist (and if you think Spridgets leak oil...) to land on cooling fins of
heads or cylinders or oil cooler and start accumulating fine particles of
dust, which continues to build-up until you've got some significant blockage
of cooling air.  Not a good thing!  Also, with the engine out, EVERYTHING on
the engine (except the oil drain plug and sump plate) and engine compartment
is easily accessible, so you can come up with a nice list of "might as
wells". J  Fun stuff!

You'll want to make sure all of the rubber around the perimeter of the
engine compartment and on the rear cover plate is in good shape and that
there are no significant openings in the cover plates.  This is critical to
keeping the engine temperatures down to a survivable (for the engine) level.
Also, how's the clutch looking?  Bus clutches really do take a beating, so
you don't want to start the season with a worn clutch.  Clutch release shaft
bushings OK?  Easy to access with the engine out and not that difficult to
replace.

Food for thought and, yes, you'll want to have some help, when you pull that
engine out for the first few times.

 

Looking longingly at the Midget, yesterday and remembering that it had
already been out for several runs on salt-free roads by this time, last year
L  Beginning to think that the run to Import Carlisle may be it's first time
out, this year.  By Import Carlisle, last year, I had already put a couple
thousand miles on it!

 

Bud

From: Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:04 AM
To: Bud Osbourne
Cc: Spridget list
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item ...see
image.

 

Cool my 67 bus engine is a Super Beetle engine 1600 DP, so do I have to pull
the engine in order to replace my heater boxes? 

 

Hoping to do some maintenance on Pinky in the warm dry garage once the bus
get all her glass. 

 

Frank would have had all this work done in one afternoon ; )

Lin

From dwoerpel at wi.net  Thu Mar 21 10:22:21 2013
From: dwoerpel at wi.net (dwoerpel)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:22:21 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
In-Reply-To: <5EA1BCADCBE1436182ED9BF99B565466@HomePC>
References: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
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Thanks for the reminder Larry, I just sent my contribution.  Win-win for 
all.

Dave W.


On 3/20/2013 9:36 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
> For those who are new and not aware, Mark Bradakis is the owner of these
> lists as well as quite a few others.  He supplies all of the equipment and
> maintenance costs and time to keep these lists going.  In recognition of
> that and to defray his costs to keep these lists up and running for us, we
> annually contribute a few bucks to him to cover some of that expense.  If
> you appreciate what he does for us, please consider throwing in whatever you
> feel you can afford.
>
> Mark has said he would like to have the 42 DCOE Weber carb I am selling.  If
> any of you would like to kick in a few bucks toward that, I am sure he would
> appreciate it.  I am putting in $25 and a couple others have done so, as
> well.
>
> If anybody belongs to any of Marks other lists, please forward this to those
> lists so they can do something as well.  Mark, it may be easiest if you just
> forward this to all of your lists?
>
> The link to contribute is on the bottom of every email that goes out to the
> lists.
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry Daniels
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Hedin
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:23 PM
> To: 'Mark J Bradakis' ; Spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>
> Life is too short for Mark not to have the rare and coveted 42 DCOE Weber.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:51 PM
> To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>
> Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this
> morning.
> Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent a
> check it will likely be a few days before I see it.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> mjb.
> ------------------------

From jfishbein at snet.net  Thu Mar 21 10:43:01 2013
From: jfishbein at snet.net (Jay)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:43:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
In-Reply-To: <514B33BD.1030709@wi.net>
References: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
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I just donated as well.

IMO, anyone who reads or uses these list should support Mark's dedication to 
maintaining these lists.

 jay fishbein

wallingford, ct




________________________________
From: dwoerpel <dwoerpel at wi.net>
To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, March 21, 2013 12:23:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!

Thanks for the reminder Larry, I just sent my contribution.  Win-win for 
all.

Dave W.


On 3/20/2013 9:36 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
> For those who are new and not aware, Mark Bradakis is the owner of these
> lists as well as quite a few others.  He supplies all of the equipment and
> maintenance costs and time to keep these lists going.  In recognition of
> that and to defray his costs to keep these lists up and running for us, we
> annually contribute a few bucks to him to cover some of that expense.  If
> you appreciate what he does for us, please consider throwing in whatever you
> feel you can afford.
>
> Mark has said he would like to have the 42 DCOE Weber carb I am selling.  If
> any of you would like to kick in a few bucks toward that, I am sure he would
> appreciate it.  I am putting in $25 and a couple others have done so, as
> well.
>
> If anybody belongs to any of Marks other lists, please forward this to those
> lists so they can do something as well.  Mark, it may be easiest if you just
> forward this to all of your lists?
>
> The link to contribute is on the bottom of every email that goes out to the
> lists.
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry Daniels
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Hedin
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:23 PM
> To: 'Mark J Bradakis' ; Spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>
> Life is too short for Mark not to have the rare and coveted 42 DCOE Weber.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:51 PM
> To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>
> Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this
> morning.
> Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent a
> check it will likely be a few days before I see it.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> mjb.
> ------------------------

From peter at nosimport.com  Thu Mar 21 10:56:25 2013
From: peter at nosimport.com (Peter Caldwell)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:56:25 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
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References: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
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Me too...
    ppp

At 11:43 AM 3/21/2013, Jay wrote:
>I just donated as well.
>
>IMO, anyone who reads or uses these list should support Mark's dedication to
>maintaining these lists.
>
>  jay fishbein
>
>wallingford, ct
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: dwoerpel <dwoerpel at wi.net>
>To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
>Sent: Thu, March 21, 2013 12:23:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
>
>Thanks for the reminder Larry, I just sent my contribution.  Win-win for
>all.
>
>Dave W.
>
>
>On 3/20/2013 9:36 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
> > For those who are new and not aware, Mark Bradakis is the owner of these
> > lists as well as quite a few others.  He supplies all of the equipment and
> > maintenance costs and time to keep these lists going.  In recognition of
> > that and to defray his costs to keep these lists up and running for us, we
> > annually contribute a few bucks to him to cover some of that expense.  If
> > you appreciate what he does for us, please consider throwing in 
> whatever you
> > feel you can afford.
> >
> > Mark has said he would like to have the 42 DCOE Weber carb I am 
> selling.  If
> > any of you would like to kick in a few bucks toward that, I am 
> sure he would
> > appreciate it.  I am putting in $25 and a couple others have done so, as
> > well.
> >
> > If anybody belongs to any of Marks other lists, please forward 
> this to those
> > lists so they can do something as well.  Mark, it may be easiest 
> if you just
> > forward this to all of your lists?
> >
> > The link to contribute is on the bottom of every email that goes out to the
> > lists.
> >
> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Larry Daniels
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dean Hedin
> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:23 PM
> > To: 'Mark J Bradakis' ; Spridgets at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thanks!
> >
> > Life is too short for Mark not to have the rare and coveted 42 DCOE Weber.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> > [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:51 PM
> > To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
> >
> > Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this
> > morning.
> > Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent a
> > check it will likely be a few days before I see it.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > mjb.
> > ------------------------
>------------------------
>
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>
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From grbyrns at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 10:59:40 2013
From: grbyrns at gmail.com (Glen Byrns)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:59:40 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
Message-ID: <287DFA97-74BB-4CAB-A4B9-A8FE64BDA2A4@gmail.com>

> I've got the Speedwell rad and it's excellent.  Mine also came with a cool
Speedwell shift knob. My Moto Lita wheel scorched in the fire, but the
Speedwell knob just needed a bit of scrubbing.

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Thu Mar 21 12:45:15 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:45:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] More on cooling...
Message-ID: <a36b.cb75020.3e7caf3b@aol.com>

No
 
Yes
 
At least in my opinion
 
 
In a message dated 21/03/2013 01:45:08 GMT Standard Time,  
dlh2001 at comcast.net writes:

Does the  above mean that if my 12G295 cylinder head has the bypass 
braized closed  that I can now run without a thermostat WITHOUT using 
the blanking  sleeve?

What if I do want to run a thermostat?  Do I have to  unplug the bypass? 

From bkitterer at me.com  Thu Mar 21 11:20:46 2013
From: bkitterer at me.com (Bob Kitterer)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:20:46 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
In-Reply-To: <20130321165617.7301FF44198@mx2.netinteraction.com>
References: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
	<C42CF78FB24A49A2AD50CE69042043AE@blackbox2>
	<5EA1BCADCBE1436182ED9BF99B565466@HomePC> <514B33BD.1030709@wi.net>
	<1363884181.81505.YahooMailRC@web181306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<20130321165617.7301FF44198@mx2.netinteraction.com>
Message-ID: <45875888-67AD-476E-B41C-17EED6F80244@me.com>

Done

Bob and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes

On Mar 21, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Peter Caldwell wrote:

> Me too...
>   ppp
>
> At 11:43 AM 3/21/2013, Jay wrote:
>> I just donated as well.
>>
>> IMO, anyone who reads or uses these list should support Mark's dedication
to
>> maintaining these lists.
>>
>> jay fishbein
>>
>> wallingford, ct
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: dwoerpel <dwoerpel at wi.net>
>> To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
>> Sent: Thu, March 21, 2013 12:23:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
>>
>> Thanks for the reminder Larry, I just sent my contribution.  Win-win for
>> all.
>>
>> Dave W.
>>
>>
>> On 3/20/2013 9:36 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
>> > For those who are new and not aware, Mark Bradakis is the owner of these
>> > lists as well as quite a few others.  He supplies all of the equipment
and
>> > maintenance costs and time to keep these lists going.  In recognition of
>> > that and to defray his costs to keep these lists up and running for us,
we
>> > annually contribute a few bucks to him to cover some of that expense.
If
>> > you appreciate what he does for us, please consider throwing in whatever
you
>> > feel you can afford.
>> >
>> > Mark has said he would like to have the 42 DCOE Weber carb I am selling.
If
>> > any of you would like to kick in a few bucks toward that, I am sure he
would
>> > appreciate it.  I am putting in $25 and a couple others have done so, as
>> > well.
>> >
>> > If anybody belongs to any of Marks other lists, please forward this to
those
>> > lists so they can do something as well.  Mark, it may be easiest if you
just
>> > forward this to all of your lists?
>> >
>> > The link to contribute is on the bottom of every email that goes out to
the
>> > lists.
>> >
>> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Larry Daniels
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Dean Hedin
>> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:23 PM
>> > To: 'Mark J Bradakis' ; Spridgets at autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>> >
>> > Life is too short for Mark not to have the rare and coveted 42 DCOE
Weber.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>> > [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
>> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:51 PM
>> > To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
>> > Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>> >
>> > Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this
>> > morning.
>> > Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent
a
>> > check it will likely be a few days before I see it.
>> >
>> > Thanks again,
>> >
>> > mjb.
>> > ------------------------
>> ------------------------
>>
>> spridgets at autox.team.net
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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From gmari2 at verizon.net  Thu Mar 21 20:16:53 2013
From: gmari2 at verizon.net (Gmari2)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:16:53 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
In-Reply-To: <20130321165617.7301FF44198@mx2.netinteraction.com>
References: <5147622F.2050303@bradakis.com>
	<C42CF78FB24A49A2AD50CE69042043AE@blackbox2>
	<5EA1BCADCBE1436182ED9BF99B565466@HomePC> <514B33BD.1030709@wi.net>
	<1363884181.81505.YahooMailRC@web181306.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<20130321165617.7301FF44198@mx2.netinteraction.com>
Message-ID: <462442FD-A049-411E-A217-36657ACF7762@verizon.net>

Absolutely.
Thanks.
George
Sent from my iPad

On Mar 21, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com> wrote:

> Me too...
>   ppp
>
> At 11:43 AM 3/21/2013, Jay wrote:
>> I just donated as well.
>>
>> IMO, anyone who reads or uses these list should support Mark's dedication
to
>> maintaining these lists.
>>
>> jay fishbein
>>
>> wallingford, ct
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: dwoerpel <dwoerpel at wi.net>
>> To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
>> Sent: Thu, March 21, 2013 12:23:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] [Mgs]  Thanks!
>>
>> Thanks for the reminder Larry, I just sent my contribution.  Win-win for
>> all.
>>
>> Dave W.
>>
>>
>> On 3/20/2013 9:36 PM, Larry Daniels wrote:
>> > For those who are new and not aware, Mark Bradakis is the owner of these
>> > lists as well as quite a few others.  He supplies all of the equipment
and
>> > maintenance costs and time to keep these lists going.  In recognition of
>> > that and to defray his costs to keep these lists up and running for us,
we
>> > annually contribute a few bucks to him to cover some of that expense.
If
>> > you appreciate what he does for us, please consider throwing in whatever
you
>> > feel you can afford.
>> >
>> > Mark has said he would like to have the 42 DCOE Weber carb I am selling.
If
>> > any of you would like to kick in a few bucks toward that, I am sure he
would
>> > appreciate it.  I am putting in $25 and a couple others have done so, as
>> > well.
>> >
>> > If anybody belongs to any of Marks other lists, please forward this to
those
>> > lists so they can do something as well.  Mark, it may be easiest if you
just
>> > forward this to all of your lists?
>> >
>> > The link to contribute is on the bottom of every email that goes out to
the
>> > lists.
>> >
>> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Larry Daniels
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Dean Hedin
>> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:23 PM
>> > To: 'Mark J Bradakis' ; Spridgets at autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>> >
>> > Life is too short for Mark not to have the rare and coveted 42 DCOE
Weber.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>> > [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
>> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:51 PM
>> > To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
>> > Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks!
>> >
>> > Well, shucks.  I didn't find an extra $275 in my Paypal account this
>> > morning.
>> > Oh, well.  But I did find a nice donation, thanks Dean!  If anyone sent
a
>> > check it will likely be a few days before I see it.
>> >
>> > Thanks again,
>> >
>> > mjb.
>> > ------------------------
>> ------------------------
>>
>> spridgets at autox.team.net
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Suggested annual donation: $12.75
>>
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From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Thu Mar 21 21:02:26 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:02:26 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
	<2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <61B47A87A7614A778180F0E52F46975A@blackbox2>

I just want to add to this...

The guy in New York was Wizard Cooling. That is a quality aluminum unit.
There was the later model green Sprite with the Judson at the 50th that had
one installed.

It was very nicely welded together.   

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dean Hedin
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:31 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think the ones on ebay are from China.
For a while there was only the guy in New York selling them for $500.

Now I think there are a bunch of other radiator guys in the US getting in on
the action.  Free market at work and we all win.

Like this..

http://tinyurl.com/cujls6j
------------------------

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From mark at bradakis.com  Thu Mar 21 21:39:33 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:39:33 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Wow!
Message-ID: <514BD275.4060801@bradakis.com>

Larry, box up that carb.

I spent the afternoon down at my favorite community radio station taking 
calls
for their pledge drive.  A nice way to support something I enjoy.

And I come home to find support for something I provide that many others 
enjoy.
Very nice.  Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it.

mjb.

From lotuspilot at frontier.com  Fri Mar 22 05:49:40 2013
From: lotuspilot at frontier.com (lotuspilot at frontier.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <61B47A87A7614A778180F0E52F46975A@blackbox2>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
	<2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2>
	<61B47A87A7614A778180F0E52F46975A@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1363952980.7753.YahooMailNeo@web161002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

How do I tell if I have one of the bad Chinese aluminum radiators, by the
welds?  Everything about the radiator looks over built even with great
welding.  It was an exact fit.  I think the brand was Champion Radiators if
that rings a bell with anyone.  I really couldn't bother to clean or repair an
older original radiator for the price and have run exceptionally for three
years.
 
Thanks,
 
Mike


________________________________
From: Dean Hedin
<dlh2001 at comcast.net>
To: 'Dean Hedin' <dlh2001 at comcast.net>;
spridgets at autox.team.net 
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:02 PM
Subject: Re:
[Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China

I just want to add to this...
The guy in New York was Wizard Cooling. That is a quality aluminum unit.
There
was the later model green Sprite with the Judson at the 50th that had
one
installed.

It was very nicely welded together.  

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dean Hedin
Sent:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:31 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re:
[Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't
think the ones on ebay are from China.
For a while there was only the guy in
New York selling them for $500.

Now I think there are a bunch of other
radiator guys in the US getting in on
the action.  Free market at work and we
all win.

Like this..

http://tinyurl.com/cujls6j
------------------------

From lbc77mg at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 10:32:59 2013
From: lbc77mg at gmail.com (Allen Hefner)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:32:59 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Wow!
In-Reply-To: <514BD275.4060801@bradakis.com>
References: <514BD275.4060801@bradakis.com>
Message-ID: <CAMEj5Os-=5g14Pcx0pJ-pfqz3epkAfvV5+6qqXEaQVOcomVtFg@mail.gmail.com>

Let me help pay for that carb. I just sent in my 2 pence...er 25 bucks.

 Allen Hefner
Norristown, PA

*Current:*
2006 Chebbie
*Former:*
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
1964 VW Type I
1967 VW Type II
1967 Rover 2000TC
1977 MG Midget


On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Mark J Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> wrote:

> Larry, box up that carb.
>
> I spent the afternoon down at my favorite community radio station taking
> calls
> for their pledge drive.  A nice way to support something I enjoy.
>
> And I come home to find support for something I provide that many others
> enjoy.
> Very nice.  Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it.
>
> mjb.

From johnsfolly at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 11:29:25 2013
From: johnsfolly at gmail.com (JohnD)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:29:25 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiators
Message-ID: <CABFJSR2K75vrszrGUNo+wzaAph8w-4Sy5g7qVB7C1iXQha3FFg@mail.gmail.com>

I'm running a Spridgetech radiator from Rod Hahneman as well. He told me he
gets them from Ron Davis and from somebody in Indianapolis. The one he sold
me came from Winners Circle but he said it was a Ron Davis without the name
stenciled on the fins....therefore cheaper. However, without a tank on the
radiator, I had to add a custom-fabricated remote tank on the firewall,
which was an unexpected expense.
--JohnD

*Driving in the past lane!*
JohnsfollyVintageRacing <http://www.johnsfolly.webs.com>

>>Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:52:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
To: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>, "spridgets at autox.team.net"
        <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
Message-ID:
        <1363834320.22726.YahooMailNeo at web122105.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

As Jay said, Ron Davis is the very best. I have a downflow Bugeye unit on
 White Trash 1 and it is absolutely drop in and amazing quality. Speedwell
just uses Ron's, doesn't even take the labels off. But I have a "Made in
USA"
excellent quality one from Rod at Spridgetech for a lot less $$ ave on White
Trash 2. Talk to Rod, 810-229-8639. www.spridgetech.com

Ron Soave
Roscoe, IL
"It only goes one way."
"Pay it forward."

From derf247 at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 12:59:45 2013
From: derf247 at gmail.com (derf)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:59:45 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiators
In-Reply-To: <CABFJSR2K75vrszrGUNo+wzaAph8w-4Sy5g7qVB7C1iXQha3FFg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABFJSR2K75vrszrGUNo+wzaAph8w-4Sy5g7qVB7C1iXQha3FFg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEAAx7_Zh-t20qt9tp+k06=SA=O6gm1Hst+4gsUrFnjk+o0zGA@mail.gmail.com>

Also, I've seen some good quality air/air intercoolers that were made in
China.
If they can make intercoolers then they can make radiators, IMO.

From refisk at chartermi.net  Fri Mar 22 13:25:16 2013
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:25:16 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiators
In-Reply-To: <CABFJSR2K75vrszrGUNo+wzaAph8w-4Sy5g7qVB7C1iXQha3FFg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABFJSR2K75vrszrGUNo+wzaAph8w-4Sy5g7qVB7C1iXQha3FFg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <180A3612-CD78-4A60-9042-17F8702184E9@chartermi.net>

Everybody tell John "Happy birthday, ya old fart".

Sent from my keyboard

On Mar 22, 2013, at 1:29 PM, JohnD <johnsfolly at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm running a Spridgetech radiator from Rod Hahneman as well. He told me he
> gets them from Ron Davis and from somebody in Indianapolis. The one he sold
> me came from Winners Circle but he said it was a Ron Davis without the name
> stenciled on the fins....therefore cheaper. However, without a tank on the
> radiator, I had to add a custom-fabricated remote tank on the firewall,
> which was an unexpected expense.
> --JohnD
>
> *Driving in the past lane!*
> JohnsfollyVintageRacing <http://www.johnsfolly.webs.com>
>
>>> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:52:00 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
> To: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>, "spridgets at autox.team.net"
>        <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
> Message-ID:
>        <1363834320.22726.YahooMailNeo at web122105.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> As Jay said, Ron Davis is the very best. I have a downflow Bugeye unit on
> White Trash 1 and it is absolutely drop in and amazing quality. Speedwell
> just uses Ron's, doesn't even take the labels off. But I have a "Made in
> USA"
> excellent quality one from Rod at Spridgetech for a lot less $$ ave on
White
> Trash 2. Talk to Rod, 810-229-8639. www.spridgetech.com
>
> Ron Soave
> Roscoe, IL
> "It only goes one way."
> "Pay it forward."
> ------------------------
>
> spridgets at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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From grunthaner at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 16:11:16 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:11:16 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Will a motorcycle jack clear our spridget in the
 front?
In-Reply-To: <6A9918AF-3AD2-4EDE-882F-A61B871E5933@me.com>
References: <CAL0QtVftAaLWW4awKQ5_uag0L2ixi-3aU8bkTU4ZEOpA_MAWxw@mail.gmail.com>
	<6A9918AF-3AD2-4EDE-882F-A61B871E5933@me.com>
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVfBwAz=K8suSHbbk9S0C7UXkyF-KEas7Rittg-9_tnWFg@mail.gmail.com>

The investigation continues...wink.
Lin


On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Kitterer Bob <bkitterer at me.com> wrote:

> Have not done it - yet.  But have considered modifying one to lift the
> entire car coming in from the passenger side to make the lift.  Then
> putting the car on body stands.
>
> Bob and Dolores
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 6:18 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > So I was thinking about how much I hate using 2 small hydraulic jacks to
> > get stands under my Spridget and being I'll most likely buy
> > a motorcycle jack for my bus engine (also for the bike) has anyone ever
> > used one to lift their Spridget from the front? It appears it will easily
> > slide under but I don't know if they are low enough or if the front
> > mechanism will clear enough without hitting the front valance.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb-capacity-atv-motorcycle-lift-2792.html
> >
> > I think this Horrible Freight brand will hold up our light LBC's as it is
> > good for 1.5K lbs.
> >
> > Thanks Lin
> > ------------------------
> >
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> >
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From grunthaner at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 16:31:36 2013
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:31:36 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter,
 VW dealer item  ...see image.
In-Reply-To: <011c01ce2642$516a6fb0$f43f4f10$@hky.com>
References: <CAL0QtVcnurtiWafT26h6Sce4t7xEpJtBX0mJSd0sq8bQzcOVqQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<004401ce2577$7c7d85a0$757890e0$@hky.com>
	<CAL0QtVc2XszyHaRyApizbvvdxSpXaqAn_dAR0uuXs30LCHaLew@mail.gmail.com>
	<006401ce2591$66d6ec90$3484c5b0$@hky.com>
	<CAL0QtVeau83YVGEs4RCVmkH1SDZ4b_7khC2CcwcDa5RXSbQOdA@mail.gmail.com>
	<011c01ce2642$516a6fb0$f43f4f10$@hky.com>
Message-ID: <CAL0QtVdTy+CVnf20fVH790W0yA3hW=XpcpdbhwHdU3B9VoELDA@mail.gmail.com>

Bud,
My neighbor 2 blocks away has the same bus he has offered to give me a hand
maybe I'll do that in the fall as the engine was installed by a VW guy
before I bought it but he didn't want to do the body work. I believe the
clutch is in very good shape and some other essentials.
Lin


On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:

> Lin,****
>
> If you are into pain & suffering, I suppose you could replace the heater
> boxes with the engine in place.   Long-time air-cooled VW folks tend to
> pull the engine as casually as normal people say excuse me. ;)   ****
>
> Look at it this way: the exhaust flange nuts are probably pretty well
> rusted to the manifold studs and if you break one of the studs, youre
> going to have to pull the engine, anyway.  Also, have the heads been
> re-torqued since youve had the bus?  Easier to do that with the engine
> out.  On my air-cooled engines, I used to (and will, again) remove the
> engine every two or three years just re-torque the heads and  to pull the
> cooling tin off and make sure everything is clean under there.  It only
> takes a little bit of an oil mist (and if you think Spridgets leak oil)
> to land on cooling fins of heads or cylinders or oil cooler and start
> accumulating fine particles of dust, which continues to build-up until
> youve got some significant blockage of cooling air.  Not a good thing!
> Also, with the engine out, EVERYTHING on the engine (except the oil drain
> plug and sump plate) and engine compartment is easily accessible, so you
> can come up with a nice list of might as wells. J  Fun stuff!****
>
> Youll want to make sure all of the rubber around the perimeter of the
> engine compartment and on the rear cover plate is in good shape and that
> there are no significant openings in the cover plates.  This is critical to
> keeping the engine temperatures down to a survivable (for the engine)
> level.  Also, hows the clutch looking?  Bus clutches really do take a
> beating, so you dont want to start the season with a worn clutch.  Clutch
> release shaft bushings OK?  Easy to access with the engine out and not that
> difficult to replace.****
>
> Food for thought and, yes, youll want to have some help, when you pull
> that engine out for the first few times.****
>
> ** **
>
> Looking longingly at the Midget, yesterday and remembering that it had
> already been out for several runs on salt-free roads by this time, last
> year L  Beginning to think that the run to Import Carlisle may be its
> first time out, this year.  By Import Carlisle, last year, I had already
> put a couple thousand miles on it!****
>
> ** **
>
> Bud****
>
> *From:* Linda Grunthaner [mailto:grunthaner at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:04 AM
>
> *To:* Bud Osbourne
> *Cc:* Spridget list
> *Subject:* Re: [Spridgets] Looking for a Motor Porter, VW dealer item
> ...see image.****
>
> ** **
>
> Cool my 67 bus engine is a Super Beetle engine 1600 DP, so do I have to
> pull the engine in order to replace my heater boxes? ****
>
> ** **
>
> Hoping to do some maintenance on Pinky in the warm dry garage once the bus
> get all her glass. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Frank would have had all this work done in one afternoon ; )****
>
> Lin****
>
> ** **

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Fri Mar 22 17:50:58 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:50:58 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] More on cooling...
In-Reply-To: <a36b.cb75020.3e7caf3b@aol.com>
References: <a36b.cb75020.3e7caf3b@aol.com>
Message-ID: <4545A9D7F3D545F78BAD5410D36A977D@blackbox2>

So you're saying that if I want to run a thermostat then I need to open up
the blocked bypass?
 
How come the later heads do away with the bypass entirely?
 
I'm thinking that, for now at least, I leave the bypass blocked and put a
thermostat in (and block off the water pump bypass).
 
Maybe later I 'll get a blanking sleeve and put that it.  Sound reasonable?

 
  _____  

From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com [mailto:WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 2:45 PM
To: dlh2001 at comcast.net; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More on cooling...


No
 
Yes
 
At least in my opinion
 
In a message dated 21/03/2013 01:45:08 GMT Standard Time,
dlh2001 at comcast.net writes:

Does the above mean that if my 12G295 cylinder head has the bypass 
braized closed that I can now run without a thermostat WITHOUT using 
the blanking sleeve?

What if I do want to run a thermostat?  Do I have to unplug the bypass? 

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Sat Mar 23 07:21:35 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] More on cooling...
Message-ID: <84f6.617d3779.3e7f065f@aol.com>

The Metro heads have a different thermostat housing with different  
pipework.
 
 
In a message dated 22/03/2013 23:51:08 GMT Standard Time,  
dlh2001 at comcast.net writes:

So you're saying that  if I want to run a thermostat then I need to open up 
the blocked  bypass?
 
How come the later  heads do away with the bypass entirely?
 
I'm thinking that, for now at least, I  leave the bypass blocked and put a 
thermostat in (and block off the water pump  bypass).
 
Maybe later I 'll get a blanking sleeve  and put that it.  Sound  
reasonable?

From jmfarley61 at gmail.com  Sat Mar 23 13:11:01 2013
From: jmfarley61 at gmail.com (John Farley)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:11:01 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <1363952980.7753.YahooMailNeo@web161002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
	<2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2>
	<61B47A87A7614A778180F0E52F46975A@blackbox2>
	<1363952980.7753.YahooMailNeo@web161002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CADtHRq6sgdz4U9T+u37SHWi6O4XVRgm8nsdjGiaCHaS8vi1zbg@mail.gmail.com>

I have been interested in an aluminum radiator since Leo S. ran a proposal
past the group in Feb. 2010.  I have a bugeye with a 1275.  I retained the
stock bugeye Downflow radiator.

I also looked on eBay and found they listed a Superadiator at I think
$299.99 plus shipping.  They also list two from GPI Racing.  Both are
$273.24 plus $75.90 shipping.  One says the manufacturer is Opel / Vauxhall
 ???  and cooling capacity is increased 30% to 40%.  The other says the
manufacturer is Austin ??? and the cooling capacity is increased.  Both are
2 Row and the pictures look identical.  Anybody have any knowledge about
these?

I am debating the choice of spending much more for the best recommended
ones, or going a less expensive route.

Also, what's the consensus of replacing the metal 4 blade fan with a
plastic 6 blade one?

Thanks,  John



On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:49 AM, lotuspilot at frontier.com <
lotuspilot at frontier.com> wrote:

> How do I tell if I have one of the bad Chinese aluminum radiators, by the
> welds?  Everything about the radiator looks over built even with great
> welding.  It was an exact fit.  I think the brand was Champion Radiators if
> that rings a bell with anyone.  I really couldn't bother to clean or
> repair an
> older original radiator for the price and have run exceptionally for three
> years.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Dean Hedin
> <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
> To: 'Dean Hedin' <dlh2001 at comcast.net>;
> spridgets at autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:02 PM
> Subject: Re:
> [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
>
> I just want to add to this...
> The guy in New York was Wizard Cooling. That is a quality aluminum unit.
> There
> was the later model green Sprite with the Judson at the 50th that had
> one
> installed.
>
> It was very nicely welded together.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dean Hedin
> Sent:
> Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:31 PM
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re:
> [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
>
> Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't
> think the ones on ebay are from China.
> For a while there was only the guy in
> New York selling them for $500.
>
> Now I think there are a bunch of other
> radiator guys in the US getting in on
> the action.  Free market at work and we
> all win.
>
> Like this..
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cujls6j
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From pythias at pacifier.com  Sat Mar 23 16:34:39 2013
From: pythias at pacifier.com (Bill L)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:34:39 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <CADtHRq6sgdz4U9T+u37SHWi6O4XVRgm8nsdjGiaCHaS8vi1zbg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net>
	<2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2>
	<61B47A87A7614A778180F0E52F46975A@blackbox2>
	<1363952980.7753.YahooMailNeo@web161002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
	<CADtHRq6sgdz4U9T+u37SHWi6O4XVRgm8nsdjGiaCHaS8vi1zbg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <994517210.20130323153439@pacifier.com>

Hello John,

     The extra blades steal horsepower. ...At high speeds you don't
     need the extra .. and at low speeds you don't overheat...

-- 
Best regards,
 Bill L.                           mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
 
 '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403   "the red thing"
 
      * "Happy Halloween!" Tom said gravely. (*2)

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sat Mar 23 19:59:36 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:59:36 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China
In-Reply-To: <994517210.20130323153439@pacifier.com>
References: <514A02CB.7060407@brant.net><2E3042A7700E44A192869A8D0A4158E9@blackbox2><61B47A87A7614A778180F0E52F46975A@blackbox2><1363952980.7753.YahooMailNeo@web161002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com><CADtHRq6sgdz4U9T+u37SHWi6O4XVRgm8nsdjGiaCHaS8vi1zbg@mail.gmail.com>
	<994517210.20130323153439@pacifier.com>
Message-ID: <EDE7F9D6B0124057A097BFC2D05A5C5D@blackbox2>

It's a matter of opinion.
I'm liking the 6 blade fan.  I could care less how much power it eats.
I'm not racing in H-production.  I want reliability. 

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill L
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 6:35 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminium Radiators - From China

Hello John,

     The extra blades steal horsepower. ...At high speeds you don't
     need the extra .. and at low speeds you don't overheat...

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sat Mar 23 20:27:03 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:27:03 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] A little head action...
Message-ID: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>

Well, This morning I pulled off the old head in under 40 minutes.
Spent the rest of the day pulling parts off the old head to put on the new
one. 
Then re-installing.

It was a blown gasket between 1 & 2 like I suspected.
http://tinyurl.com/d8shsav

One thing I've discovered is that all the manifold & thrmostat housing studs
I bought 
from Moss were about 1/4" longer than I prefer. I turned them down on the
lathe.

All the other studs were easily removed from the old head using a pair of
nuts backed 
to back.

I didn't trust the aluminum valve spring retainers so I pulled the steel
ones off the 
old head.  I used the springs on the 12G295 head since they looked thicker.

There was another hitch.  The 12G295 head had locating sleeves for the
intake manifold.
Unfortunately, my manifold does not have the cutouts for locating sleeves.
I thought all 1-1/4" manifolds would have the locating sleeve cutouts.  Is
this something 
that was added later?  I did'nt bother with them.

In any case.  It all worked out. Car runs fine.  I think I'll take her out
for a spin 
tommorow and then re-torque the head, re-adjust the valves, and then change
the oil.

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sat Mar 23 20:39:26 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:39:26 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] A little head action...
In-Reply-To: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>
References: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1B5DF720FB824567A1E0B74A33650B99@blackbox2>

Oh yeah,  I left the bypass blocked but I kept the bypass hose in place.
No water flows throught it.  I installed a new 160 degree thermostat.

Here is a blurry picture of the new head..
 http://tinyurl.com/cp8gkuo

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sat Mar 23 20:50:22 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:50:22 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Sprite Cruise 2013
Message-ID: <5F7990376AD04B3D845F1C88C2B4A84C@blackbox2>

Dr. Moses has posted the info for the upcomming 
"Sprite Cruise 2013"

http://www.austinhealeysprite.org/

From miniac7 at aol.com  Sat Mar 23 21:05:35 2013
From: miniac7 at aol.com (Howie)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:05:35 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Sprite Cruise 2013
In-Reply-To: <5F7990376AD04B3D845F1C88C2B4A84C@blackbox2>
References: <5F7990376AD04B3D845F1C88C2B4A84C@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <40658EE2-4AED-4169-9C7E-71FCB6FE9160@aol.com>

I'm going, but probably Friday and Saturday only. Who else is going?

Howard Collins
'60 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite
'68 Austin Mini

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 23, 2013, at 10:50 PM, "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Dr. Moses has posted the info for the upcomming
> "Sprite Cruise 2013"
>
> http://www.austinhealeysprite.org/
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From frogeye at cox.net  Sat Mar 23 21:42:38 2013
From: frogeye at cox.net (alan)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:42:38 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Spritefest 2013
Message-ID: <9D3ED67430AC4687B080D7238D0F0085@alanfPC>

I will be at Carlisle vending on Thursday-Sunday

I will be fairly busy with my 2 usual spots
C-38 and C-39

but hope to catch some of the events if time allows

I wonbt have one of my cars there but expect to get involved somewhere along
the path

If anyone expects or plans to stop by the Fairgrounds and roam the field
please stop by and say hello and share a few stories.

I will be bringing down my usual stash of highly prized Spridget bits

If you are looking for anything in particular drop me a line off list

Alan

From jimndi at frontiernet.net  Sun Mar 24 06:32:16 2013
From: jimndi at frontiernet.net (Jim F)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:32:16 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Spritefest 2013
In-Reply-To: <9D3ED67430AC4687B080D7238D0F0085@alanfPC>
References: <9D3ED67430AC4687B080D7238D0F0085@alanfPC>
Message-ID: <DF66518162C54EB0A0AC418CAADCF486@MAIN>

What are the Dates for Carlisle this year?
Jim f

-----Original Message----- 
From: alan
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 11:42 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] Spritefest 2013

I will be at Carlisle vending on Thursday-Sunday

I will be fairly busy with my 2 usual spots
C-38 and C-39

but hope to catch some of the events if time allows

I wonbt have one of my cars there but expect to get involved somewhere 
along
the path

If anyone expects or plans to stop by the Fairgrounds and roam the field
please stop by and say hello and share a few stories.

I will be bringing down my usual stash of highly prized Spridget bits

If you are looking for anything in particular drop me a line off list

Alan
------------------------

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From abcoz at hky.com  Sun Mar 24 07:24:45 2013
From: abcoz at hky.com (Bud Osbourne)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:24:45 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] if I bring a '76 Midget shell to Import Carlisle,
 will anyone  be interested?
Message-ID: <02bf01ce2892$f44c7230$dce55690$@hky.com>

As part of what I call "ground clutter", in my pole barn, I have a '76
Midget shell, with some new sill panels installed by a previous owner.
Originally, I acquired this car for my youngest son (who wanted to install a
Mazda rotary engine, etc.), who has moved on to other interests.  I was
thinking of throwing it on my trailer and bringing it to Carlisle this year,
to see if I can find a new home for it.  I do have a title for it.  I'd even
bring the engine & transmission, if anyone is interested in the car.  Please
understand that this is a bare shell, although the original hood, doors and
trunk lid will be with it.

I will be very flexible on price, as the pole barn space is of more value to
me, right now, than the Midget.

 

Bud Osbourne

From pvanwig at mac.com  Sun Mar 24 09:00:24 2013
From: pvanwig at mac.com (Paul Van Wig)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:00:24 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] A little head action...
In-Reply-To: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>
References: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <56215778-1FF8-42AE-84FB-DA056851B529@mac.com>

One little trick I do the first time I need to open up the thermostat housing
is throw away the studs and reassemble with bolts. So much easier  to take it
apart next time.
And yes the locating sleeves are later additions.



Paul Van Wig
Big Bear/Long Beach, CA
pvanwigatmacdotcom
facebook.com/pvanwig













1959 Nash Metropolitan (the wife's fun ride)
1968 Morris Minor Woody RHD
1960 Bug Eye (awaiting restoration)

1980 CJ7 Lives @ 7440'

2003 Toyota 4Runner (the wife's Mountain car)
2012 Cadillac SRX 3.6 (the wife's work ride)
2012 Turbo Diesel Ram 2500 4X4
1958 Minor-wrecked
1960 Minor woody (For restoration, Soon to be for sale)
1965 Midget-parts
1981 Datsun 210 1500 w/ 5 speed

On Mar 23, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

Well, This morning I pulled off the old head in under 40 minutes.
Spent the rest of the day pulling parts off the old head to put on the new
one.
Then re-installing.

It was a blown gasket between 1 & 2 like I suspected.
http://tinyurl.com/d8shsav

One thing I've discovered is that all the manifold & thrmostat housing studs
I bought
from Moss were about 1/4" longer than I prefer. I turned them down on the
lathe.

All the other studs were easily removed from the old head using a pair of
nuts backed
to back.

I didn't trust the aluminum valve spring retainers so I pulled the steel
ones off the
old head.  I used the springs on the 12G295 head since they looked thicker.

There was another hitch.  The 12G295 head had locating sleeves for the
intake manifold.
Unfortunately, my manifold does not have the cutouts for locating sleeves.
I thought all 1-1/4" manifolds would have the locating sleeve cutouts.  Is
this something
that was added later?  I did'nt bother with them.

In any case.  It all worked out. Car runs fine.  I think I'll take her out
for a spin
tommorow and then re-torque the head, re-adjust the valves, and then change
the oil.
------------------------

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From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Sun Mar 24 11:49:11 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] A little head action...
In-Reply-To: <56215778-1FF8-42AE-84FB-DA056851B529@mac.com>
References: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>
	<56215778-1FF8-42AE-84FB-DA056851B529@mac.com>
Message-ID: <7AF1F970363D4AF8BD971B24A8D0AD32@blackbox2>

That's funny.  I bought the studs for the thermostat housing because I
wanted to get back
to the original configuration (I used to have the bolts).  It will be a
'bear' getting that off next time.

Another tip.  Clean up and paint the thermostat hosing..inside and out.
It's aluminium and tends to want to corrode.  

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul Van Wig
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:00 AM
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] A little head action...

One little trick I do the first time I need to open up the thermostat
housing is throw away the studs and reassemble with bolts. So much easier
to take it apart next time.
And yes the locating sleeves are later additions.



Paul Van Wig
Big Bear/Long Beach, CA
pvanwigatmacdotcom
facebook.com/pvanwig

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Sun Mar 24 14:05:48 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:05:48 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] A little head action...
Message-ID: <14a76.3758be71.3e80b69c@aol.com>

Until you strip the threads in the head or the bolts seize in the  head? 
 
I've never understood why anyone does that when you can buy an ARP  
stainless stud kit.
 
Weslake-monza 1330
 
 
In a message dated 24/03/2013 15:01:20 GMT Standard Time, pvanwig at mac.com  
writes:

throw  away the studs and reassemble with bolts. So much easier  to take  it
apart next time.

From bugeye15 at hotmail.com  Mon Mar 25 07:00:10 2013
From: bugeye15 at hotmail.com (brian S)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:00:10 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] A little head action...
In-Reply-To: <7AF1F970363D4AF8BD971B24A8D0AD32@blackbox2>
References: <32FE9879C2FA4E3CBDBA9EBAA05CC44D@blackbox2>,
	<56215778-1FF8-42AE-84FB-DA056851B529@mac.com>,
	<7AF1F970363D4AF8BD971B24A8D0AD32@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <BAY171-W84DEF20521E4DD7D146CC0C2D70@phx.gbl>

Personally,
I wouldn't paint the inside of the housing.
I wouldn't trust the paint to not flake off, circulate around the cooling
system and possibly clog something up.
 I do paint the base of it tho and use a little blue goop
between the housing and gasket.

Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
Thanks to Frank C.!


> From: dlh2001 at comcast.net
> To: pvanwig at mac.com
> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:49:11 -0400
> CC: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] A little head action...
>
> That's funny.  I bought the studs for the thermostat housing because I
> wanted to get back
> to the original configuration (I used to have the bolts).  It will be a
> 'bear' getting that off next time.
>
> Another tip.  Clean up and paint the thermostat hosing..inside and out.
> It's aluminium and tends to want to corrode.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul Van Wig
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:00 AM
> Cc: Spridgets
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] A little head action...
>
> One little trick I do the first time I need to open up the thermostat
> housing is throw away the studs and reassemble with bolts. So much easier
> to take it apart next time.
> And yes the locating sleeves are later additions.
>
>
>
> Paul Van Wig
> Big Bear/Long Beach, CA
> pvanwigatmacdotcom
> facebook.com/pvanwig
> ------------------------
>
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From lsr_man at yahoo.com  Mon Mar 25 07:40:56 2013
From: lsr_man at yahoo.com (Dick J)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:40:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] lugnuts
Message-ID: <1364218856.8901.YahooMailClassic@web162302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Does anybody know where to find open end lug nuts for mag wheels?
 
Dick J

From corvallis at peoplepc.com  Mon Mar 25 08:00:03 2013
From: corvallis at peoplepc.com (corvallis at peoplepc.com)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:03 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] lugnuts
In-Reply-To: <1364218856.8901.YahooMailClassic@web162302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1364218856.8901.YahooMailClassic@web162302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <675F839F969E4F73A6C25E1212FBFEFF@spider>

http://tinyurl.com/c5hjl67

========================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick J
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 6:41 AM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] lugnuts

Does anybody know where to find open end lug nuts for mag wheels?
 
Dick J
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From refisk at chartermi.net  Mon Mar 25 09:56:54 2013
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:56:54 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] lugnuts
In-Reply-To: <1364218856.8901.YahooMailClassic@web162302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1364218856.8901.YahooMailClassic@web162302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <3AC0DA99-1F4E-45F9-A46A-6AD4A28D0CAF@chartermi.net>

These are specifically for Spridget mags.....

http://tinyurl.com/3uzdkzb

Sent from my keyboard

On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Dick J <lsr_man at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Does anybody know where to find open end lug nuts for mag wheels?
>
> Dick J
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From refisk at chartermi.net  Mon Mar 25 14:00:35 2013
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:00:35 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] lugnuts
In-Reply-To: <3AC0DA99-1F4E-45F9-A46A-6AD4A28D0CAF@chartermi.net>
References: <1364218856.8901.YahooMailClassic@web162302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
	<3AC0DA99-1F4E-45F9-A46A-6AD4A28D0CAF@chartermi.net>
Message-ID: <A639BF8B-59D0-4221-AEE6-CF3196097838@chartermi.net>

Better link.......

http://tinyurl.com/cwzvba5

Sent from my keyboard

On Mar 25, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:

> These are specifically for Spridget mags.....
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3uzdkzb
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Dick J <lsr_man at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anybody know where to find open end lug nuts for mag wheels?
>>
>> Dick J
>> ------------------------
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From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Mon Mar 25 18:46:29 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:46:29 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
Message-ID: <6E2513D05C90416A8C0072427AC5F8FC@blackbox2>

As you recall, fronm the "Special Tunning for Sprites and Midgets"..

"Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can result if it
is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's place.
Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head and water
pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."

I've thought it over.  The above statement is true.
If you block the bypass then you don't need the blanking sleeve (and no
thermostat).
The only purpose of the blanking sleeve is to obstruct the flow to the
bypass.

Here's my justifiction.  

In the normal case, in a warmed up engine, the water pump is pushing water
into the block up through the head through the OPENED thermostat and then
the  water expells out the thermostat housing into the top of the radiator.
Water from the bottom of the radiator feeds the water pump

But when the engine is cold the thermostat is closed, so no water enters the
top of the radiator.  In this case the water comes from the head via the
bypass.  It a little "sub loop" until the head warms up enough to open the
thermostat.

The important thing is this.  If you block the bypass then you must remove
the thermostat!
Which means I gotta go pull my thermostat out!

From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Mon Mar 25 18:50:44 2013
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:50:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <6E2513D05C90416A8C0072427AC5F8FC@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1364259044.33938.YahooMailClassic@web181106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

My bypass is blocked and I have a thermostat.  Never runs over 190 to 200
degrees in Southern California.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2

--- On Tue, 3/26/13, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
To: "'Spridgets'" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 12:46 AM

As you recall, fronm the "Special Tunning for Sprites and Midgets"..

"Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can result if it
is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's place.
Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head and water
pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."

I've thought it over.  The above statement is true.
If you block the bypass then you don't need the blanking sleeve (and no
thermostat).
The only purpose of the blanking sleeve is to obstruct the flow to the
bypass.

Here's my justifiction. 

In the normal case, in a warmed up engine, the water pump is pushing water
into the block up through the head through the OPENED thermostat and then
the  water expells out the thermostat housing into the top of the radiator.
Water from the bottom of the radiator feeds the water pump

But when the engine is cold the thermostat is closed, so no water enters the
top of the radiator.  In this case the water comes from the head via the
bypass.  It a little "sub loop" until the head warms up enough to open the
thermostat.

The important thing is this.  If you block the bypass then you must remove
the thermostat!
Which means I gotta go pull my thermostat out!
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From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Mon Mar 25 19:29:02 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:29:02 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <1364259044.33938.YahooMailClassic@web181106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <6E2513D05C90416A8C0072427AC5F8FC@blackbox2>
	<1364259044.33938.YahooMailClassic@web181106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>

Let me tell you why I think that is bad. 
 
When the engine is cold, the thermostat is closed and because the bypass is
blocked no water can circulate through the head AT ALL.
 
So what could happen is localized heating could occur in an area of the
head/block that is far away from the thermostat.
 
Eventually the front of your head will get warm and open the thermostat, but
it may take a while.
 
Basicaly you need some flow to let the thermostat "know" things are warming
up.
 
The benefit of running with the bypass blocked is that none of the hot head
water gets mixed with the normal flow, so you get better cooling.
The downside is longer warmup time and running too cool in colder temps.  
 
But since you have a blocked bypass like I now have, then you should not run
with the thermostat (or open the bypass)


  _____  

From: Michael MacLean [mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net] 
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:51 PM
To: 'Spridgets'; Dean Hedin
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...


My bypass is blocked and I have a thermostat.  Never runs over 190 to 200
degrees in Southern California.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2	

From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Mon Mar 25 19:54:31 2013
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:54:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Dean,
     You may be right.  I don't think it takes the thermostat very long to
open up and I have not had any problems so far.  I have the thermostat bulb in
the head right by the thermostat  and it seems to read the warm up pretty
fast.
Mike MacLean

--- On Tue, 3/26/13, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
To: "'Michael MacLean'" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>, "'Spridgets'"
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 1:29 AM



 
 

Let me tell you why I think that is 
bad. 
 
When the engine is cold,
the thermostat is closed and because 
the bypass is blocked no water can
circulate through the head AT 
ALL.
 
So what could happen is localized
heating could occur in an 
area of the head/block that is far away from the
thermostat.
 
Eventually the front of your head will get warm and open the
thermostat, but it may take a while.
 
Basicaly you need some flow to let the
thermostat "know" 
things are warming up.
 
The benefit of running with the
bypass blocked is that none of 
the hot head water gets mixed with the normal
flow, so you get better 
cooling.
The downside is longer warmup time
and running too cool 
in colder temps.  
 
But since you have a blocked bypass
like I now have, then you 
should not run with the thermostat (or open the
bypass)



From: Michael MacLean 
[mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net]
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:51 
PM
To: 'Spridgets'; Dean Hedin
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 
Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...




  
  
    My bypass is blocked and I have a thermostat.  Never 
      runs
over 190 to 200 degrees in Southern California.
Mike MacLean
60 
      Sprite
56 BN2

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Mon Mar 25 20:15:26 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:15:26 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>

I was just googling thermostats.  Some modern ones are two stage affairs so
that when they open they have another valve that closes the bypass.
 
A solution that might work for you and I.   Drill a small bypass hole (maybe
around 3/16") in the thermostat itself.
That will allow a small amount of flow to bleed past to let the thermostat
know things are warming up.
 
I don't know,   The more I think about it, it might just be best to run
without the thermostat.  
I'm curious anyway,  I'd like to see how cool it runs with the bypass
blocked on a hot 105F day.  
 
If I'm driving it on a cool day I'll just get on it harder to make it warm
up. 

From rrengineer.mike at att.net  Mon Mar 25 20:30:58 2013
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:30:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1364265058.69359.YahooMailClassic@web181102.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Well, let me know what happens.  You have my curiosity up.  The thermostats
with the blocking sleeve are quite expensive and you are limited in the temp
range.  I did run with a blanking sleeve at one time, but I did not block off
the bypass.  I don't remember having good results with that, but I did not
know much about the cooling system back then.  Besides, it was something I
tried on the original 948 I had in the Bugeye at the time because it was
overheating.  The 1275 I have in there now runs at a perfect temp all the
time.  Gerard built the short block for me and did an exceptional job.  His
work is impeccable.
Mike MacLean

--- On Tue, 3/26/13, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
To: "'Michael MacLean'" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>, "'Spridgets'"
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 2:15 AM



 
 

I was just googling thermostats.  Some modern ones are 
two
stage affairs so that when they open they have another valve 
that closes the
bypass.
 
A solution that might work for you and I.   Drill a 
small bypass
hole (maybe around 3/16") in the thermostat 
itself.
That will allow a small
amount of flow to bleed past to 
let the thermostat know things are warming
up.
 
I don't know,   The more I think about it, it might 
just be best to run
without the thermostat.  
I'm curious anyway,  I'd like to see how cool it
runs 
with the bypass blocked on a hot 105F day.  
 
If I'm driving it on a
cool day I'll just get on it harder to 
make it warm up. 

From dwramsey at att.net  Tue Mar 26 00:35:30 2013
From: dwramsey at att.net (dwramsey at att.net)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:35:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Yea, great idea don't use a thermostat, all they really do is bring the engine
temp up to optimum level faster.  Who needs that?  The reason there isn't a
bypass on the later cars was because it really didn't do all that much and
wasn't needed.  Use it or don't makes no difference. You do know where to get
the restrictor plate to replace your thermostat?  Really I just think your
pulling my chain, but good luck whatever you decide to do.
        Crash 



I
don't know,  The more I think about it, it might just be best to run
without
the thermostat.  
I'm curious anyway,  I'd like to see how cool it runs with
the bypass
blocked on a hot 105F day.  

If I'm driving it on a cool day I'll
just get on it harder to make it warm
up.

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Tue Mar 26 17:57:20 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:57:20 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>

It's not called a "restrictor plate".  It's called a "blanking sleeve". Moss
sells them.
 
Clearly you are not following.

The BMC Special Tuning Guide states...
"Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can result if it
is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's place.
Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head and water
pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."

It's not that I want to run without a thermostat.
My situation is that the previous owner on the 1100 head that I just
installed blocked the bypass.
At this point I'd have to remove the head to unblock it and I'm not up to
doing that.

Now, I don't think it is safe to run a thermostat if the bypass is blocked.

I think I provided a good reason why it's bad to do this.

I just looked at Moss's catalog and it looks like the 1275 cars have the
bypass too.
The 1500 design is a different animal (but I'll bet there is still a bypass
mechanism)

And no, I'm not trying to pull anybody's chain.

Now, you explain to me why the bypass "did'nt do all that much and was'nt
needed" or else I will think you are pulling everyone's chain.
You can start by drawing yourself a little schematic of how the water flows
through the A series cooling system.
With any luck it should then become clear to you why the bypass is there.  
With a little more luck it might become clear to you that just about any car
with a thermostat must have (and does have) a bypass mechanism.  
________________________________

From: dwramsey at att.net [mailto:dwramsey at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:36 AM
To: Dean Hedin
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...


Yea, great idea don't use a thermostat, all they really do is bring the
engine temp up to optimum level faster.  Who needs that?  The reason there
isn't a bypass on the later cars was because it really didn't do all that
much and wasn't needed.  Use it or don't makes no difference. You do know
where to get the restrictor plate to replace your thermostat?  Really I just
think your pulling my chain, but good luck whatever you decide to do.
        Crash 

From refisk at chartermi.net  Tue Mar 26 18:54:07 2013
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:54:07 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <A7AD7211-A5E2-4715-AD1F-54AC4A8CB620@chartermi.net>

Drill a 1/4" hole on the edge of your thermostat and you'll have a bypass and
a thermostat.


Sent from my keyboard

On Mar 26, 2013, at 7:57 PM, "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

> It's not called a "restrictor plate".  It's called a "blanking sleeve".
Moss
> sells them.
>
> Clearly you are not following.
>
> The BMC Special Tuning Guide states...
> "Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can result if it
> is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's place.
> Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head and water
> pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."
>
> It's not that I want to run without a thermostat.
> My situation is that the previous owner on the 1100 head that I just
> installed blocked the bypass.
> At this point I'd have to remove the head to unblock it and I'm not up to
> doing that.
>
> Now, I don't think it is safe to run a thermostat if the bypass is blocked.
>
> I think I provided a good reason why it's bad to do this.
>
> I just looked at Moss's catalog and it looks like the 1275 cars have the
> bypass too.
> The 1500 design is a different animal (but I'll bet there is still a bypass
> mechanism)
>
> And no, I'm not trying to pull anybody's chain.
>
> Now, you explain to me why the bypass "did'nt do all that much and was'nt
> needed" or else I will think you are pulling everyone's chain.
> You can start by drawing yourself a little schematic of how the water flows
> through the A series cooling system.
> With any luck it should then become clear to you why the bypass is there.
> With a little more luck it might become clear to you that just about any
car
> with a thermostat must have (and does have) a bypass mechanism.
> ________________________________
>
> From: dwramsey at att.net [mailto:dwramsey at att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:36 AM
> To: Dean Hedin
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
>
>
> Yea, great idea don't use a thermostat, all they really do is bring the
> engine temp up to optimum level faster.  Who needs that?  The reason there
> isn't a bypass on the later cars was because it really didn't do all that
> much and wasn't needed.  Use it or don't makes no difference. You do know
> where to get the restrictor plate to replace your thermostat?  Really I
just
> think your pulling my chain, but good luck whatever you decide to do.
>        Crash
> ------------------------
>
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From soavero at yahoo.com  Tue Mar 26 19:01:18 2013
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:01:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <A7AD7211-A5E2-4715-AD1F-54AC4A8CB620@chartermi.net>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
	<A7AD7211-A5E2-4715-AD1F-54AC4A8CB620@chartermi.net>
Message-ID: <1364346078.51983.YahooMailNeo@web122101.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

And you won't surge the water pump, which is the primary reason for the
bypass.
 
Ron Soave
Roscoe, IL


"It only goes one way."
"Pay it forward."
>________________________________
> From: Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net>
>To: "spridgets at autox.team.net" <spridgets at autox.team.net> 
>Sent: Tuesday,
March 26, 2013 7:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked
bypass again...
> 
>Drill a 1/4" hole on the edge of your thermostat and
you'll have a bypass and
>a thermostat.
>
>
>Sent from my keyboard
>
>On Mar
26, 2013, at 7:57 PM, "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> It's not
called a "restrictor plate".  It's called a "blanking sleeve".
>Moss
>> sells
them.
>>
>> Clearly you are not following.
>>
>> The BMC Special Tuning Guide
states...
>> "Assuming the thermostat is working correctly, overheating can
result if it
>> is removed without fitting a blanking sleeve 11G 176 in it's
place.
>> Alternatively, the bypass connection between the cylinder head and
water
>> pump may be sealed on 'A' series engines."
>>
>> It's not that I want
to run without a thermostat.
>> My situation is that the previous owner on the
1100 head that I just
>> installed blocked the bypass.
>> At this point I'd
have to remove the head to unblock it and I'm not up to
>> doing that.
>>
>>
Now, I don't think it is safe to run a thermostat if the bypass is blocked.
>>
>> I think I provided a good reason why it's bad to do this.
>>
>> I just
looked at Moss's catalog and it looks like the 1275 cars have the
>> bypass
too.
>> The 1500 design is a different animal (but I'll bet there is still a
bypass
>> mechanism)
>>
>> And no, I'm not trying to pull anybody's chain.
>>
>> Now, you explain to me why the bypass "did'nt do all that much and was'nt
>> needed" or else I will think you are pulling everyone's chain.
>> You can
start by drawing yourself a little schematic of how the water flows
>> through
the A series cooling system.
>> With any luck it should then become clear to
you why the bypass is there.
>> With a little more luck it might become clear
to you that just about any
>car
>> with a thermostat must have (and does have)
a bypass mechanism.
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From:
dwramsey at att.net [mailto:dwramsey at att.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
2:36 AM
>> To: Dean Hedin
>> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re:
[Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
>>
>>
>> Yea, great
idea don't use a thermostat, all they really do is bring the
>> engine temp up
to optimum level faster.  Who needs that?  The reason there
>> isn't a bypass
on the later cars was because it really didn't do all that
>> much and wasn't
needed.  Use it or don't makes no difference. You do know
>> where to get the
restrictor plate to replace your thermostat?  Really I
>just
>> think your
pulling my chain, but good luck whatever you decide to do.
>>        Crash
>>
------------------------
>>
>> spridgets at autox.team.net
>>
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From dwramsey at att.net  Tue Mar 26 19:32:44 2013
From: dwramsey at att.net (dwramsey at att.net)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:32:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Moss sells them?  I bet they do, they also sell the acordian bypass
hose. Call 
it what you want. A restrictor plate or blanking sleeve is just a
thermostat 
with the works cut out and the plate used by itself. The reason it
overheats 
without one is because of the increase of flow, the coolant doesn't
stay in the 
radiator long enough to cool.  90% of all engine ware is at start
up on a cold 
engine. No thermostat, more ware. You might have a point that if
the thermostat 
fails closed and if you look at one they are designed to fail
open. You car 
would over heat a little faster without the bypass but not by
much.  My point is 
no bypass and a thermostat will work fine.  No thermostat
equals more engine 
ware
        Crash 

From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Tue Mar 26 20:17:12 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:17:12 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
	<1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>

You don't know what you are talking about.

All the sleeve does is block the bypass port. The bottom hole is BIG.
Bigger than an opened thermostat. 
It is not designed to restrict flow.  That's some sort of fantasy in your
mind.

Here, read this or look at the pictures or something...
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/cooling/cool_103b.htm

Your point about the thermostat working properly with the bypass blocked is
equally wrong.
With the bypass blocked and with the thermostat closed (like when the engine
first starts up)
there will be no flow around the thermostat or through the block and the
head.

As the back of the block/head warms up the thermostat will not be made
aware, since there is no flow.
Trust me the back of the block heats up first, and cast iron and non flowing
water are poor conductors 
of heat.
    
Remember the thermostat is at the front of the engine, cool water from the
top of radiator will slosh 
against it.  It won't know that the back of the block is heating up unless
the water is flowing through the
bypass.    


_______________________________

From: dwramsey at att.net [mailto:dwramsey at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:33 PM
To: Dean Hedin
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...



Moss sells them?  I bet they do, they also sell the acordian bypass hose.
Call it what you want. A restrictor plate or blanking sleeve is just a
thermostat with the works cut out and the plate used by itself. The reason
it overheats without one is because of the increase of flow, the coolant
doesn't stay in the radiator long enough to cool.  90% of all engine ware is
at start up on a cold engine. No thermostat, more ware. You might have a
point that if the thermostat fails closed and if you look at one they are
designed to fail open. You car would over heat a little faster without the
bypass but not by much.  My point is no bypass and a thermostat will work
fine.  No thermostat equals more engine ware
        Crash 

From lbc at littlebitcountry.com  Tue Mar 26 21:09:03 2013
From: lbc at littlebitcountry.com (Dave Yealy)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:09:03 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
	<1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <201303270309.r2R39GPQ027347@mail.usimperio.com>

Instead of the blanking sleeve you could make a disc out of a 
piece/disc of aluminium the same outside diameter of the thermostat 
and drill a 5/8" hole in the center, just make sure the disc is thick 
enough to fit snug. Remove thermostat and insert the disc. We do this 
in all the race engines we rebuild. Some of them we have to fiddle 
with the center hole size but we use the 5/8" as a starting point. 
You may have to change the size for winter and summer driving. Most 
of the heads have the bypass plugged.

Dave

From dwramsey at att.net  Wed Mar 27 12:42:48 2013
From: dwramsey at att.net (dwramsey at att.net)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:42:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
	<1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>
Message-ID: <1364409768.19363.YahooMailRC@web184904.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Your right I'm to stupid to be on this list. Where did I get all these dumb
ideas back in the day.
        Crash



You don't know what you are talking
about.

Your point about the thermostat working properly with the bypass
blocked is
equally wrong.

From mark at bradakis.com  Wed Mar 27 13:45:10 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:45:10 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Fwd: Healeys at the Beach with Healey Celebrities -
	April 4 -7
In-Reply-To: <5971754.1364412146685.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
References: <5971754.1364412146685.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <51534C46.2050302@bradakis.com>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Healeys at the Beach with Healey Celebrities - April 4 -7
Date: 	Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:22:26 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: 	John H <jhomonek at mindspring.com>
Reply-To: 	John H <bn7 at mindspring.com>
To: 	mark at bradakis.com



Healeys at the Beach. Check out this line up of Healey Celebrities. This 
event has become international!

Gerry Coker - Designer of the Healey 100 and Bugeye
Gus Ehrman - A Big Healey Sebring Driver in 1958
Jack Hoogland - the Secretary of the Healey Museum in the Netherlands!

Itbs not too late to register for a Healey trip to the beach in North 
Florida! Register and Book your Room NOW. The rooms are almost gone! The 
host hotel, The Amelia Hotel at the Beach is right across the street 
from the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia is just north of Jacksonville and easy 
to get to..just off of I-95.

Everyone is invited to attend SE Classic XXVII on April 4-7, hosted by 
the St. Johns Chapter of the AHCA. Expect to see up to 80 Healeys at one 
place at the car show in downtown Fernandina...the car show site 
features a history of pirates, great restaurants/cafes and shopping.

Expect a Poker Rally, Funkhana, Tech Session and Car Show. Oh yes, there 
will be time for relaxing and catching up with Healey friends ... old 
and new.

Please see the link for more information and Registration Form.

http://sjahc.com/2013/Southeastern/SE%20Classic%202013%20main.htm.

1 week to go. Get your registrations in now or register onsite Thursday, 
April 4, 2013. Join us for a great time in Amelia Island.

John Homonek

1959 BN7

1974 Jensen-Healey

John Homonek
bn7 at mindspring.com

From jeffsbugeye at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 18:53:51 2013
From: jeffsbugeye at gmail.com (Jeff Kelly)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:53:51 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Testing
Message-ID: <D0A659761179494D8CCBA02555AEBB40@Snoopy>

Testing to see if my post will get to the website.

Jeff Kelly

From kevinv1275 at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 18:59:19 2013
From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:59:19 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Testing
In-Reply-To: <D0A659761179494D8CCBA02555AEBB40@Snoopy>
References: <D0A659761179494D8CCBA02555AEBB40@Snoopy>
Message-ID: <CAC3x7jOWcJc=6niF0pXZydJX4Gj5Xw-QiBBDj6GpW8RZ0e7X1w@mail.gmail.com>

It did ;)

Kevin V.
Too many Midgets

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Jeff Kelly <jeffsbugeye at gmail.com> wrote:

> Testing to see if my post will get to the website.
>
> Jeff Kelly

From jeffsbugeye at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 19:24:29 2013
From: jeffsbugeye at gmail.com (Jeff Kelly)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:24:29 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Testing
In-Reply-To: <CAC3x7jOWcJc=6niF0pXZydJX4Gj5Xw-QiBBDj6GpW8RZ0e7X1w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D0A659761179494D8CCBA02555AEBB40@Snoopy>
	<CAC3x7jOWcJc=6niF0pXZydJX4Gj5Xw-QiBBDj6GpW8RZ0e7X1w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F6ED5ACEBAF145BBB0323E2FFE8F12D0@Snoopy>

Thanks , Kevin

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kevin Valentine
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 7:59 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Testing

It did ;)

Kevin V.
Too many Midgets

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Jeff Kelly <jeffsbugeye at gmail.com> wrote:

> Testing to see if my post will get to the website.
>
> Jeff Kelly
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From dlh2001 at comcast.net  Wed Mar 27 19:55:26 2013
From: dlh2001 at comcast.net (Dean Hedin)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:55:26 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <1364409768.19363.YahooMailRC@web184904.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
	<1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>
	<1364409768.19363.YahooMailRC@web184904.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <D23DDF5DF5D243ABB8067C6DEB99DF44@blackbox2>

Don't take it that way.  
You got it from other people who were wrong.  
 
I just looked through Vizard's "How to modify your Mini" and his discussion
about 
the blanking sleeve is also incorrect.

Vizard states that if you install the blanking sleeve then you'll want to
block off the bypass.  
That's wrong.  The blanking sleeve WILL block off the bypass.
 
If you read Vizard's text on this it will be clear that it is second hand
info he is relaying. 
e.g. "I have it on good authority..."  In addition, he doesn't describe the
flow of water around 
the thermostat and why the bypass is there in the first place.
 
I am absolutely certain that if you have the bypass blocked off, then you
MUST NOT install a 
thermostat.  You risk overheating areas of the engine furthermost from the
thermostat.
Just draw yourself a diagram of how the water flows with the thermostat
closed off and 
it all becomes clear.
 
It's unsettling that Vizard was wrong about this...but he was so right on
everything else 
that I can easily forgive him.

 
________________________________

From: dwramsey at att.net [mailto:dwramsey at att.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2:43 PM
To: Dean Hedin
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...


Your right I'm to stupid to be on this list. Where did I get all these dumb
ideas back in the day.
        Crash


You don't know what you are talking about.

Your point about the thermostat working properly with the bypass blocked is
equally wrong.

From shop at justbrits.com  Wed Mar 27 23:01:10 2013
From: shop at justbrits.com (" Just Brits " Shop)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:01:10 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Blanking sleeve and blocked bypass again...
In-Reply-To: <1364409768.19363.YahooMailRC@web184904.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <7F36E710BA1F493CB53D398FD94BC5B9@blackbox2>
	<1364262871.34537.YahooMailClassic@web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<47998302B7864F3FA27E9FF3164480E9@blackbox2>
	<1364279730.84051.YahooMailRC@web184901.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<BB1FC90031984601893651FBCE0E7F36@blackbox2>
	<1364347964.21123.YahooMailRC@web184906.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<D016BD9C51B84919ADC0C20AC1542D0F@blackbox2>
	<1364409768.19363.YahooMailRC@web184904.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5153CE96.9090609@justbrits.com>

<< On 3/27/2013 1:42 PM, dwramsey at att.net wrote:

Your right I'm to stupid to be on this list. >>

Well, DUH ? ! ?

<< Where did I get all these dumb ideas back in the day.
         Crash  >>

A little sailboat told you ???

Did I get that correct, Crash <VBG> ? ? ? ?

Ed

From dwoerpel at wi.net  Thu Mar 28 08:03:55 2013
From: dwoerpel at wi.net (dwoerpel)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:03:55 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Hagerty's 10 Best
Message-ID: <51544DCB.5030607@wi.net>

Some of you may have seen this already.  We don't know anyone who would 
do such things.....do we?  ;-)


http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-articles-resources/Features/News/All-Articles/2013/03/25/April-Fools?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Hagerty%20Weekly%20News%2003-27-2013


OR use the tiny version:

*http://tinyurl.com/bpqp3p4

*Dave W.*
*

From mark at bradakis.com  Thu Mar 28 13:30:03 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:30:03 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] Thanks again
Message-ID: <51549A3B.6090601@bradakis.com>

Over the course of the afternoon I hope to get caught up sending quick
thank you notes to all those who donated recently.  The Weber 42 is in town,
I need to go sign for it at the post office.

But thanks to all those who helped out, you are certainly off the hook for
the spring fund drive coming up.  If you want to avoid the rush before the
official fund drive, http://www.team.net/donate.html is open 24/7 :-)

Thanks again to those who help make Team.Net such a nice, unique little
slice of the internet.

mjb.

From jmfarley61 at gmail.com  Thu Mar 28 14:27:18 2013
From: jmfarley61 at gmail.com (John Farley)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:27:18 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiator & Silicone Hoses
Message-ID: <CADtHRq4edYK3Cv+pkbnvboHomWmyH_W1ihDoFNUAS7N=FRzXow@mail.gmail.com>

After much checking, I decided to go with an aluminum radiator manufactured
by Wizard Cooling in West Falls, NY to replace my stock downflow in my 1275
bugeye.   From what I can see, their quality is *much* better than the
Chinese variants.  Their number is 716-655-6760.  I have been talking with
Scott and he has been most helpful.  Their original design did not include
the shrouds.  He is adding them to mine at no additional cost.  In the end,
I will be paying $499 -  which is somewhat more that the various ones on
eBay, which seem to be the same even though they have different names, but
less than the one produced by Ron Davis.

Does anybody know of a producer Silcone hoses for the downflow type?

Thanks,  John

From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Fri Mar 29 04:34:17 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:34:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiator & Silicone Hoses
Message-ID: <5c71e.40d83ac3.3e86c829@aol.com>

ME! 
 
Orange is in stock anything else has to be made: Blue or Black with or  
without Samco branding, other colours are a maybe (purple, green).
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
 
In a message dated 28/03/2013 20:27:25 GMT Standard Time,  
jmfarley61 at gmail.com writes:

Does  anybody know of a producer Silcone hoses for the downflow  type?

Thanks,  John

From swann-price at blueyonder.co.uk  Fri Mar 29 12:52:33 2013
From: swann-price at blueyonder.co.uk (G & J Swann-Price)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:52:33 -0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Silicone Hoses and Stuff
In-Reply-To: <5c71e.40d83ac3.3e86c829@aol.com>
References: <5c71e.40d83ac3.3e86c829@aol.com>
Message-ID: <268DF36B4E824019856B3E8CBE9E22F7@TINY2>

Do you do track-rod end ball joint boots as well?

Geri

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To: jmfarley61 at gmail.com; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aluminum Radiator & Silicone Hoses

ME! 
 
Orange is in stock anything else has to be made: Blue or Black with or  
without Samco branding, other colours are a maybe (purple, green).
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
 
In a message dated 28/03/2013 20:27:25 GMT Standard Time,  
jmfarley61 at gmail.com writes:

Does  anybody know of a producer Silcone hoses for the downflow  type?

Thanks,  John
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From WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com  Fri Mar 29 16:10:37 2013
From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com (WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:10:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Spridgets] Silicone Hoses and Stuff
Message-ID: <fe03.2d95d159.3e876b5d@aol.com>

No, nor do I know of anyone who does.  
 
 
In a message dated 29/03/2013 18:53:33 GMT Standard Time,  
swann-price at blueyonder.co.uk writes:

Do you  do track-rod end ball joint boots as  well?

Geri

From mark at bradakis.com  Fri Mar 29 16:43:30 2013
From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:43:30 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] It arrived
Message-ID: <51561912.7070406@bradakis.com>

http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=149


This episode regarding the Weber 42 DCOE was mainly a Spridget list 
thing, but there
was some overlap with the MG list as well.

Thanks again.

mjb.