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221. All Five! (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 17:49:06 -0500
Got the $%#& clutch bled today with the help of my ever enduring wife (of 30-some years) and my trusty bicycle floor pump. Took the MGsun (or izzat DatMG ?) around the block IN ALL 5 FORWARD GEARS!
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00473.html (7,340 bytes)

222. Bleeding the Five-Speed (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:05:51 -0500
After I got the note from Frank Clarici, I engineered my E-Z-Bleed system to his specs. From there, it was a piece of cake. My wife pumped like the dickens while I manned the bleed screw. I knew exac
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00478.html (7,024 bytes)

223. Re: Gasket Sealers? (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:24:45 -0500
I used a "blue" silicone gasket sealer on the rocker cover side, mostly to keep the rocker cover gasket's shape during installation so it doesn't "creep" out of the channel. On my '72, the gasket cha
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00490.html (7,578 bytes)

224. Extra Studs from my 1275 ! (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 12:43:45 -0500
Found some Studs, Hey y'all, while cleaning up after this project, I found a pair of studs with nuts, and I can't figger out from whence they came. They look sorta brass. But they are attracted to a
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00502.html (7,622 bytes)

225. Cut The Tunnel? (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 09:57:47 -0500
Need some advice: Haiving installed the Datsun 5-speed kit, which is truly a great upgrade, I would like to improve access to the back end of the transmission and the front U joint. Rather than tryin
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00561.html (7,976 bytes)

226. Valvoline Synthetic gearlube ? (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:58:12 -0500
The Rivergate instructions for the Datsun gearbox suggest Valvoline Synthetic gearlube. Can't find it at my local hardware cum autolube store. Before I go chasing off to the big boyz, can someone tel
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00580.html (7,400 bytes)

227. Valvoline MTL, etc (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 17:03:29 -0500
Help, you guyz, I just hit about five auto-parts stores (including, but not limited to, Parts America and Advance) looking for Valvoline MTL. No dice! I can find: Unilube Synthetic (75W90) Halvoline
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00614.html (8,077 bytes)

228. Re: Pilot Bushing (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 10:45:52 -0500
To remove the pilot bushing from my 1275, I used a very small chisle -- ground down from an old screw driver blade. Maybe 3/16" wide and ground VERY sharp. I just tapped it with a hammer to chisle a
/html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00622.html (7,724 bytes)

229. 5-speed conversion: the front U-joint (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 09:12:27 -0500
I am preparing to order the Datsun 5-speed conversion kit from Rivergate. I have the engine and tranny out of the car, and I am just now going to call some junk yards for the Datsun tranny. Question
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00267.html (7,541 bytes)

230. [Fwd: Re: 5-speed conversion: the front U-joint] (score: 1)
Author: chuck ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:07:53 -0500
Forwarding Ron's note to me. chuck -- Begin Message -- To: chuckc@ibm.net << Question: How does the front U-joint come out of the drive shaft. >> The joint is a welded integral part of the drive shaf
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00290.html (8,401 bytes)

231. Removing Crank Pulley Bolt (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 13:10:26 -0500
Dismantling the 72 Midget has been going just fine up till now. I have to pull the crank pulley, timing cover, and timing gear to get at the front bolts for the front crank main bearing cover. I hav
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00326.html (7,075 bytes)

232. Re: Removing Crank Pulley Bolt and New Question! (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 16:45:25 -0500
Thanks for all the help, y'all. The 2x4 between the crank lobe and the side of the block, with a 6' pipe on the breaker bar, finally did it. Whew. Had me worried for a while. On another note, what sh
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00331.html (7,426 bytes)

233. Which Datson 210 ?? (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 09:43:48 -0500
I believe that I have located a 5-speed tranny from a Datson 210. However, the junk yard wants to know whether I need the gearbox from the COUPE? Is there a difference? They seem to think so. When I
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00404.html (7,140 bytes)

234. Install Engine With Head On or Off ?? (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 12:15:47 -0500
I need some suggestions. When I pulled the engine, I first removed the rocker assembly and the head (to lessen the weight, mostly). Then I threaded ring bolts into a front and rear stud hose on the b
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00598.html (7,953 bytes)

235. Valve Collet 1972 Midget 1275 CC (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 20:41:32 -0500
Just got the first seven valves seated. Popped the last one in, compressed the springs, put in the collets, and SPROINNGG! (the compressor slipped). Somewhere in my garage, in between the camel cric
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00756.html (7,675 bytes)

236. Plain end/threaded end ?? (score: 1)
Author: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 18:46:48 -0500
Hellpp! (yet again) I'm trying once again to find my way thru Haynes. In the section about the rocker arm assembly, Haynes wants me to remove the "threaded plug" in the rocker shaft. Both ends on my
/html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00788.html (6,848 bytes)

237. Pulling Engine -- ideas? (score: 1)
Author: chuck ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:26:37 -0400
Hey Y'all, I have finally decided to yank the engine/gear box to fit a Datson 5-spd tranny. I have been toying with the idea of renting an engine hoist, but at $45 a day, that could mount big, fast.
/html/spridgets/1997-10/msg00400.html (8,028 bytes)

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