From soavero at yahoo.com  Mon Nov  1 06:11:22 2021
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 07:11:22 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Left stub axle wanted
References: <6F6F3B2C-8436-4817-ABBC-A52479743172.ref@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <6F6F3B2C-8436-4817-ABBC-A52479743172@yahoo.com>

?Unfortunately I crack them a lot and hoard them :(. As for teaming the bushings, I think Peter C had a method of cutting a flute or 2 in an old pin and using it as a reamer. Peter?

Ron Soave

> On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:20 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> ?
> Anyone have a left stub axle for disc brakes they would sell?.  Converting to disc brakes on my Bugeye and left stub axle is the only missing piece.
> Mike MacLean
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From neilandcustom at gmail.com  Mon Nov  1 07:22:41 2021
From: neilandcustom at gmail.com (Neil Anderson)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 08:22:41 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Swivel Axle Reaming
In-Reply-To: <CAL4ZEOO2+JG2B5ivErC8eMpu8U0p1K33-YyLT0DhsGCNmjfxOQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL4ZEOO2+JG2B5ivErC8eMpu8U0p1K33-YyLT0DhsGCNmjfxOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHZDnjoiwzaypNq-RBA8s7XkXoDz_BCSoS=3-p4EU_TiM265-g@mail.gmail.com>

Try the Toy Shop in San Diego area.  Lifelong Healey enthusiast.  Races a
Sebring Sprite.

Neil Anderson

On Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 12:32 AM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I am in the Southern California area.  Is there anyone in this area that
> can ream the kingpin bushes in a swivel axle for the disc brake setup.  Who
> could I mail them to?
> Mike MacLean
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From frogeye at cox.net  Mon Nov  1 09:15:31 2021
From: frogeye at cox.net (Alan Fisher)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:15:31 -0400
Subject: [Spridgets] Stub axles
Message-ID: <C6C31B75-9C80-4AF2-95B3-450309A6AE16@cox.net>

I have a stash of stub axles here
Disc brake style
Contact me via email if needed
Frogeye at cox.net
Alan


Sent from my iPad

From ddoiron at cox.net  Mon Nov  1 12:45:27 2021
From: ddoiron at cox.net (David Doiron)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:45:27 -0700 (MST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Swivel Axle reaming
Message-ID: <1237385750.993859.1635792327598@myemail.cox.net>

Mike, 
If you don't find someone close by, 
I have the factory tool to ream a disc brake swivel axle. 
I'm in Phoenix...

W David Doiron...ex BMC mechanic

From miniac7 at aol.com  Thu Nov  4 06:44:30 2021
From: miniac7 at aol.com (miniac7 at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:44:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Barnfind : HP Bugeye Resurrected After 36 Years
References: <174088967.357200.1636029870202.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <174088967.357200.1636029870202@mail.yahoo.com>

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxaAIHyhU0k 
?
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From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 11 13:15:13 2021
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:15:13 +0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Flanders fields - no lbc
Message-ID: <CAMhoh1WZMfHXP=AKrdqB-ZQVrjEXU-+Dg_CdenHWxVztpS0Y_A@mail.gmail.com>

In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark our place; and in the sky
    The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
    Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
        In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
    The torch; be yours to hold it high.
    If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
        In Flanders fields.
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From grbyrns at gmail.com  Thu Nov 11 17:50:59 2021
From: grbyrns at gmail.com (grbyrns at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:50:59 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Flanders fields - no lbc
In-Reply-To: <CAMhoh1WZMfHXP=AKrdqB-ZQVrjEXU-+Dg_CdenHWxVztpS0Y_A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMhoh1WZMfHXP=AKrdqB-ZQVrjEXU-+Dg_CdenHWxVztpS0Y_A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <495A2518-FCD9-4143-B2D6-E1A4E1CC5A35@gmail.com>

On the 100th anniversary, My wife and I stood in the tiny ?field hospital? in Belgium where this poem was allegedly written.  A muddy hole beneath a concrete slab.  An easily imagined window to hell.  Powerful?.

Glen Byrns

> On Nov 11, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?
> In Flanders Fields
> BY JOHN MCCRAE
> 
> In Flanders fields the poppies blow
> Between the crosses, row on row,
>     That mark our place; and in the sky
>     The larks, still bravely singing, fly
> Scarce heard amid the guns below.
> 
> We are the Dead. Short days ago
> We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
>     Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
>         In Flanders fields.
> 
> Take up our quarrel with the foe:
> To you from failing hands we throw
>     The torch; be yours to hold it high.
>     If ye break faith with us who die
> We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
>         In Flanders fields.
> ------------------------
> 
> 

From billyzoom at billyzoom.com  Thu Nov 11 18:21:37 2021
From: billyzoom at billyzoom.com (Billy Zoom)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:21:37 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Flanders fields - no lbc
In-Reply-To: <CAMhoh1WZMfHXP=AKrdqB-ZQVrjEXU-+Dg_CdenHWxVztpS0Y_A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMhoh1WZMfHXP=AKrdqB-ZQVrjEXU-+Dg_CdenHWxVztpS0Y_A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C7EF6C05-067F-44BD-8750-E46849A052BC@billyzoom.com>

I remember my dad reciting that when I was small. He served in France during the war. The poem was usually followed by a instructive lecture on what a horse's ass De Gaulle was. I was probably around four or five.

From billyzoom at billyzoom.com  Thu Nov 11 18:24:32 2021
From: billyzoom at billyzoom.com (Billy Zoom)
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:24:32 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Flanders fields - no lbc
In-Reply-To: <495A2518-FCD9-4143-B2D6-E1A4E1CC5A35@gmail.com>
References: <CAMhoh1WZMfHXP=AKrdqB-ZQVrjEXU-+Dg_CdenHWxVztpS0Y_A@mail.gmail.com>
 <495A2518-FCD9-4143-B2D6-E1A4E1CC5A35@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4B623DFC-A8DD-4B0D-95AE-1C33E9838EB1@billyzoom.com>

Dad spent several months in a field hospital in Liege. I don?t know the history of that poem, but I remember my dad reciting it to me as a kid.

From ddoiron at cox.net  Fri Nov 12 13:55:09 2021
From: ddoiron at cox.net (David Doiron)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:55:09 -0700 (MST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Uncle John Lewis
Message-ID: <1547695630.1776438.1636750509124@myemail.cox.net>

Dear Daniel, 
Thanks for the reminder. 
I still have the "poppy" I bought on King Street 
in Brighton years ago. 

My Great-Uncle Johnny is in the dirt of Flanders; 
He was 18. 

>>>> 
> <weslake1330 at gmail.com>
> To  Spridgets  
>
> In Flanders Fields
> BY JOHN MCCRAE
>>>> 

W David Doiron

From weslake1330 at gmail.com  Sat Nov 13 12:09:37 2021
From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:09:37 +0000
Subject: [Spridgets] Autocross - UK in the 1960s
Message-ID: <CAMhoh1Xk+TtwYszyfg3m4mVQ3BNyi9aMBNcn_YbRnE7_FvxzqA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi List, some interesting cars here (but it seems no longer road registered)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISk8sCWTx7g

Regards


Daniel
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Tue Nov 16 13:20:58 2021
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:20:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] SU fuel pump curiosity?
References: <946460386.2431396.1637094058873.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <946460386.2431396.1637094058873@mail.yahoo.com>

Working with an original never apart ( other than to check the points) SU fuel pump that seems to "tick" extremely slow.? ?Most of my experience has been they tick rapidly up to building pressure and then slow down to an every so often rate of making their tick sound.Now!? ?Before everyone jumps in with replace it...this is not an option .? ?The car I am working on is a 1962 Saab 96 with less than 10,000 miles on it and the car is incredibly original.? ?Saab mounted the pump right up in the engine compartment in plain sight!? ?It needs to stay there for obvious originality's sake.I am suspecting the diaphragm has hardened and is slowing down the pumps ability to run at the speed I am familiar with.So , whatcha think?? ?Replace the diaphragm and move onward with bringing this car back to life?ChuckGotta keep you all thinking!Wait until you see what's next on the list of odd and interesting cars here!
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From stargazer1 at cox.net  Tue Nov 16 14:21:59 2021
From: stargazer1 at cox.net (David Ambrose)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:21:59 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] SU fuel pump curiosity?
In-Reply-To: <946460386.2431396.1637094058873@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <946460386.2431396.1637094058873.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
 <946460386.2431396.1637094058873@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <c43c0614-dfb1-b5df-f315-915728b9ae06@cox.net>

I'd replace it. I've had diaphragms harden on me like that. I opted to 
replace the fuel pump, but replacing the diaphragm is a perfectly good 
alternative.

On 11/16/2021 12:20 PM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets wrote:
> Working with an original never apart ( other than to check the points) 
> SU fuel pump that seems to "tick" extremely slow. ?Most of my 
> experience has been they tick rapidly up to building pressure and then 
> slow down to an every so often rate of making their tick sound.
> Now!? ?Before everyone jumps in with replace it...this is not an 
> option .? ?The car I am working on is a 1962 Saab 96 with less than 
> 10,000 miles on it and the car is incredibly original.? ?Saab mounted 
> the pump right up in the engine compartment in plain sight!? ?It needs 
> to stay there for obvious originality's sake.
> I am suspecting the diaphragm has hardened and is slowing down the 
> pumps ability to run at the speed I am familiar with.
> So , whatcha think?? ?Replace the diaphragm and move onward with 
> bringing this car back to life?
> Chuck
> Gotta keep you all thinking!
> Wait until you see what's next on the list of odd and interesting cars 
> here!
>
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From 220caribou at gmail.com  Wed Nov 17 13:07:00 2021
From: 220caribou at gmail.com (Mark Haynes)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:07:00 -0700
Subject: [Spridgets] SU fuel pump curiosity?
Message-ID: <CAMYfP3kdP8c-FavnsFRbZDpFmZQXm6ou+PzttH6DZm1pnU-zJg@mail.gmail.com>

I'd replace the diaphragm, doesn't hurt the originality and should restore
function, plus it falls in line with the 'We Cheap' approach?
Mark Haynes
It only goes one way- Pay It Forward
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From dtwoerpel at gmail.com  Wed Nov 24 09:17:42 2021
From: dtwoerpel at gmail.com (David Woerpel)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:17:42 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] HELP!!! NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
Message-ID: <01f98a9d-0036-d785-47fa-167cff343f76@gmail.com>

Hi Mark,

I don't think my new email address got to you.? My former provider has 
dropped service as of November 1st.? Can you please switch to my new 
address?

Old address was: dwoerpel at wi.net

New address is: dtwoerpel at gmail.com Note the "t".

I tried to go to the "manage" page but my address had changed by then.? 
I miss the list!? I was on Spridgets, MGs, & Austin Healeys.

*Please acknowledge receipt of this email*.? It will be a Happy 
Thanksgiving if I can get back on the lists.

Enjoy the holiday and know how thankful we all are for your efforts.

Best Regards,

David Woerpel

'59 :{)
'59 MGA 1500
Burlington WI
"Pay It Forward"
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From lmacy at mac.com  Wed Nov 24 12:39:50 2021
From: lmacy at mac.com (Larry Macy)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:39:50 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] HELP!!! NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
In-Reply-To: <01f98a9d-0036-d785-47fa-167cff343f76@gmail.com>
References: <01f98a9d-0036-d785-47fa-167cff343f76@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001BCDDE-523B-421B-A608-69A990236FB6@mac.com>

Well, I didn?t see this email so I have no way t confirm I got it. 



> On Nov 24, 2021, at 11:17 AM, David Woerpel via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I don't think my new email address got to you.  My former provider has dropped service as of November 1st.  Can you please switch to my new address?
> 
> Old address was:   dwoerpel at wi.net <mailto:dwoerpel at wi.net>
> 
> New address is:  dtwoerpel at gmail.com <mailto:dtwoerpel at gmail.com>         Note the "t".
> 
> I tried to go to the "manage" page but my address had changed by then.  I miss the list!  I was on Spridgets, MGs, & Austin Healeys.
> 
> Please acknowledge receipt of this email.  It will be a Happy Thanksgiving if I can get back on the lists.
> 
> Enjoy the holiday and know how thankful we all are for your efforts.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> David Woerpel
> 
> '59 :{)
> '59 MGA 1500
> Burlington WI
> "Pay It Forward"
> ------------------------
> 
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> 
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?

Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
lmacy at mac.com


?Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet,? he said. ?Try to make sense of what you see and about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters that you don?t just give up.? 
~Stephen Hawking


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From dtwoerpel at gmail.com  Wed Nov 24 15:36:19 2021
From: dtwoerpel at gmail.com (Dave and Terri Woerpel)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:36:19 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Message-ID: <CADtDyyCS+hLnUbT2ew9Y8pkMO_SJ3=YWa4NGWtA3_K2h9-amuA@mail.gmail.com>

Really thankful for Mark B. and the list.  Even during these
stressful times we can count on each other to whine, bitch, moan, argue, &
joke(oh wait...you weren't joking?). But we're Paying it Forward to help
others and for me, that's what it's all about.
Thanks group.
Dave W.

'59 :()
'59 MGA 1500

Burlington WI

"Pay It Forward"
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From soavero at yahoo.com  Thu Nov 25 07:23:32 2021
From: soavero at yahoo.com (Ron Soave)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:23:32 -0600
Subject: [Spridgets] HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
In-Reply-To: <CADtDyyCS+hLnUbT2ew9Y8pkMO_SJ3=YWa4NGWtA3_K2h9-amuA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADtDyyCS+hLnUbT2ew9Y8pkMO_SJ3=YWa4NGWtA3_K2h9-amuA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <6AF8A022-D4C1-435B-BCDB-108C1D325371@yahoo.com>

Happy Thanksgiving, Dave. Great sentiments. 

Ron Soave

> On Nov 24, 2021, at 4:36 PM, Dave and Terri Woerpel via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?
> Really thankful for Mark B. and the list.  Even during these stressful times we can count on each other to whine, bitch, moan, argue, & joke(oh wait...you weren't joking?). But we're Paying it Forward to help others and for me, that's what it's all about. 
> Thanks group. 
> Dave W.
> 
> '59 :()
> '59 MGA 1500
> 
> Burlington WI 
> 
> "Pay It Forward"
> ------------------------
> 
> spridgets at autox.team.net
> 
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From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com  Thu Nov 25 09:30:57 2021
From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (crusaderchuck55 at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:30:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Spridgets] Holiday wish
References: <1455398376.5431739.1637857857911.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1455398376.5431739.1637857857911@mail.yahoo.com>

Hope everyone has a HAPPY THANKSGIVING..Chuck
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From lmacy at mac.com  Thu Nov 25 20:33:46 2021
From: lmacy at mac.com (Larry Macy)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:33:46 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
In-Reply-To: <CADtDyyCS+hLnUbT2ew9Y8pkMO_SJ3=YWa4NGWtA3_K2h9-amuA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADtDyyCS+hLnUbT2ew9Y8pkMO_SJ3=YWa4NGWtA3_K2h9-amuA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BD09A457-E148-418D-9893-6727E087C74B@mac.com>

Right back at ya Dave. 

--

Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.

Use two fingers, it sends a better message - Peace

Sent from my Magical iPad

> On Nov 24, 2021, at 5:36 PM, Dave and Terri Woerpel via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?
> Really thankful for Mark B. and the list.  Even during these stressful times we can count on each other to whine, bitch, moan, argue, & joke(oh wait...you weren't joking?). But we're Paying it Forward to help others and for me, that's what it's all about. 
> Thanks group. 
> Dave W.
> 
> '59 :()
> '59 MGA 1500
> 
> Burlington WI 
> 
> "Pay It Forward"
> ------------------------
> 
> spridgets at autox.team.net
> 
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> Suggested annual donation: $12.75
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From ddoiron at cox.net  Fri Nov 26 07:40:49 2021
From: ddoiron at cox.net (David Doiron)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:40:49 -0700 (MST)
Subject: [Spridgets] Rear main seal
Message-ID: <1209945691.1998353.1637937649056@myemail.cox.net>

Anyone have experience with the various rear main seals?

W David Doiron

From refisk at chartermi.net  Fri Nov 26 08:34:17 2021
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:34:17 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Rear main seal
In-Reply-To: <1209945691.1998353.1637937649056@myemail.cox.net>
References: <1209945691.1998353.1637937649056@myemail.cox.net>
Message-ID: <F094FDBA-F911-45E7-896A-785DC4A96834@chartermi.net>

Hi David,

The kits from MED engineering in England work.  But they are quite pricey and require removal and machining of the rear main cap.  The kits from Gerard's Garage work well and are also pricey.  I ran one of his kits on one of my race engines and it worked well.  But Gerard quit making them a few years ago.  He came out of retirement a few weeks ago and said he was going to produce another batch, but I believe it's too late to get in on this run.  The other kit for sale out there and sold by Moss, Spridgetmania, etc. all come from the same supplier in England.  They slow the leak down, but don't really stop it.  I have one of those on another engine.

I also have a well built properly ventilated engine with the nothing but the factory eyebrow piece and it doesn't leak.  My last street Midget was a '72 with the factory PCV system functioning properly and it didn't leak.  :-)

Rick

> On Nov 26, 2021, at 9:51 AM, David Doiron via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Anyone have experience with the various rear main seals?
> 
> W David Doiron
> ------------------------
> 
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From stargazer1 at cox.net  Fri Nov 26 10:44:30 2021
From: stargazer1 at cox.net (David Ambrose)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:44:30 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Rear main seal
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Has anyone ever tried actively pulling crankcase vacuum to prevent the leak?

On 11/26/2021 7:34 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> The kits from MED engineering in England work.  But they are quite pricey and require removal and machining of the rear main cap.  The kits from Gerard's Garage work well and are also pricey.  I ran one of his kits on one of my race engines and it worked well.  But Gerard quit making them a few years ago.  He came out of retirement a few weeks ago and said he was going to produce another batch, but I believe it's too late to get in on this run.  The other kit for sale out there and sold by Moss, Spridgetmania, etc. all come from the same supplier in England.  They slow the leak down, but don't really stop it.  I have one of those on another engine.
>
> I also have a well built properly ventilated engine with the nothing but the factory eyebrow piece and it doesn't leak.  My last street Midget was a '72 with the factory PCV system functioning properly and it didn't leak.  :-)
>
> Rick
>
>> On Nov 26, 2021, at 9:51 AM, David Doiron via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> ?Anyone have experience with the various rear main seals?
>>
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From refisk at chartermi.net  Fri Nov 26 11:40:28 2021
From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:40:28 -0500
Subject: [Spridgets] Rear main seal
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That's what the factory PCV systems does.  The last version used from about '70 to '74 works the best *without a PCV valve*.  It connects the oil separator canister on the timing chain cover to special ports on the SU's without a PCV valve and works very well as long as the engine is in good condition.  

> On Nov 26, 2021, at 12:51 PM, David Ambrose via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> ?Has anyone ever tried actively pulling crankcase vacuum to prevent the leak?
> 
>> On 11/26/2021 7:34 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote:
>> Hi David,
>> 
>> The kits from MED engineering in England work.  But they are quite pricey and require removal and machining of the rear main cap.  The kits from Gerard's Garage work well and are also pricey.  I ran one of his kits on one of my race engines and it worked well.  But Gerard quit making them a few years ago.  He came out of retirement a few weeks ago and said he was going to produce another batch, but I believe it's too late to get in on this run.  The other kit for sale out there and sold by Moss, Spridgetmania, etc. all come from the same supplier in England.  They slow the leak down, but don't really stop it.  I have one of those on another engine.
>> 
>> I also have a well built properly ventilated engine with the nothing but the factory eyebrow piece and it doesn't leak.  My last street Midget was a '72 with the factory PCV system functioning properly and it didn't leak.  :-)
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>>>> On Nov 26, 2021, at 9:51 AM, David Doiron via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ?Anyone have experience with the various rear main seals?
>>> 
>>> W David Doiron
>>> ------------------------
>>> 
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From pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com  Fri Nov 26 12:54:17 2021
From: pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com (Gerard)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:54:17 -0800
Subject: [Spridgets] Rear main seal
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Thanks for the mention, Rick.

Due to some minimum quantity requirements, I have just a few of the 948/1098 and 1275 kits still available. 

Provided there?s not so much wear on the main cap/half moon that the tolerance is beyond the scroll function working correctly, setting up a Smiths PCV will indeed help minimize, if not cure the leak while the engine is running. Otherwise, an align bore to restore air gap tolerance is the only remedy until it wears again. 

The issue with the other kits commonly available is that the air gap, which should only be a couple thousandths, is increased to over 1/4? (over the diameter). In other words, the scroll function is completely discarded/not functional. At some point, the lip seal becomes overwhelmed with oil and internal pressure pushes the oil out anyway. My design not only retains the scroll function but also restores the correct tolerance without machining. There are several other superior design features that improves fit and function.

An extensive review, explanation of installation, and endorsement is available at the link below.

Anyone interested can send me an email for more information or interest in acquiring one.

Gerard

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mg-midget-forum.3/gerards-garage-a-series-rear-seal-kit.2681890/#msg-2681890

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> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:34:17 -0500
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> 
> Hi David,
> 
> The kits from MED engineering in England work.  But they are quite pricey and require removal and machining of the rear main cap.  The kits from Gerard's Garage work well and are also pricey.  I ran one of his kits on one of my race engines and it worked well.  But Gerard quit making them a few years ago.  He came out of retirement a few weeks ago and said he was going to produce another batch, but I believe it's too late to get in on this run.  The other kit for sale out there and sold by Moss, Spridgetmania, etc. all come from the same supplier in England.  They slow the leak down, but don't really stop it.  I have one of those on another engine.
> 
> I also have a well built properly ventilated engine with the nothing but the factory eyebrow piece and it doesn't leak.  My last street Midget was a '72 with the factory PCV system functioning properly and it didn't leak.  :-)
> 
> Rick
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