[Spridgets] Racer guys Engine help

[Lester]

Didn't mean to offend you Steve, it's just that if I can replace one small
part then I'm done without having to the rocker assembly apart.

Lester


On Jul 21, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Steve Christiansen schris51 at att.net [bugeye]
wrote:

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> I offered Lester a complete and in good condition shaft but I guess he would
rather take chances on a shaft and rocker set that is possibly bad.
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> Steve Christiansen
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> From: "uniquelittlecars at yahoo.com [bugeye]" <bugeye at yahoogroups.com>
> To: "bugeye at yahoogroups.com" <bugeye at yahoogroups.com>; Colin Dodds
<colin at spriteparts.com.au>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Re: [Spridgets] Racer guys Engine
help
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> Well Colin i must be learning from you.
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> I was thinking the same thing.
> If one just went how good are the others.
> This is not place to skimp as it could case bigger problems.
> I would rather go with a whole new set to be sure every thing was good.
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> The other thing is what caused it break?
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> On Monday, July 21, 2014 2:42 PM, "'Colin Dodds' colin at spriteparts.com.au
[bugeye]" <bugeye at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> G'day Lester
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> BMC only made 30 million Minis and they each had 8 adjusters.  And that's
not counting Sprite, MG Midgets etc etc.  There should be plenty of used
adjusters out there.
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> They are two different sizes.  The 948cc, 998cc and 1098cc engines had 7/32"
BSF (28 tpi) thread with the oiling hole, fitted with 7/16 AF lock nuts, and
it's not uncommon for them to break just as yours did.  Most of the 1275cc
engines had 1/4" UNF (28 tpi) thread with no oiling hole, fitted with 1/2" AF
lock nuts, and they're much stronger.
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> So the first step is to determine which size you have.  Fortunately that's
easy because of the different nut size.
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> If the lock nuts are 1/2" AF I suggest you replace all of your adjusters
with 8 new ones.  One of yours just broke, the others might be about to break,
and you don't want to do this job again.
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> If the lock nuts are 7/16" AF, I suggest you replace the entire rocker gear
with a set from the later 1275cc engine.
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> hope that helps, and avagoodday
> Colin
> www.Spriteparts.com.au
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