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181. Generator gear reduction drive lubrication (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 23:09:35 -0800
Happy New Year to All! I guess this applys to people still running their tachometer off their generator. Does anyone know what kind of lubrication to use in the gear reduction unit on the back of my
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00824.html (7,884 bytes)

182. Re: Exporting Spridgets (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:32:34 -0800
My .02 cents FWIW: When I bought my Bugeye basket case, even the seller said I should have picked an easier one to restore. (He had FIVE of them to choose from!) But, when I saw that the car had the
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00895.html (9,229 bytes)

183. Re: Steering Rack Leak (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 09:03:03 -0800
Your memory is just fine. The original Sprite manual that came with the car says at 12,000 mile intervals to "Give 10 strokes of the oil gun only." Now, which oil gun they are talking about, I've ne
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00012.html (8,921 bytes)

184. Re: Carbs (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 10:39:23 -0800
Why don't you go the easy route? Just put a 1275 in it. Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00041.html (9,806 bytes)

185. Re: 4 core radiator for bug eye (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 16:17:57 +0000
I had my radiator re-cored at Ace Radiator in San Bernardino, California. The guy has been there forever and does all the antique and collector cars in this area. I had originally asked hin to just p
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00239.html (9,148 bytes)

186. Re: Take the test (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:27:59 +0000
Ron and listers, I know this is a little late of a response, but Peter Egan was the one that wrote the article in Road and Track about Rob Garofalo's Leaf Green Gold level Bugeye. Peter and a photogr
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00480.html (8,353 bytes)

187. Re: (Clarifying my situation) Removing tie rod end ball joints (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:54:12 +0000
I just rebuilt my rack, so I'm somewhat familiar with what you are talking about. If the rack is out of the car, you can stick the ball joint assembly in a vise and back the lock nut off. If it is s
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00539.html (9,089 bytes)

188. Re:Thanks, engine pull, now clutch (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 06:23:16 +0000
The acronym escapes me. Who is SCIP? Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00843.html (7,550 bytes)

189. Re:thanks, engine pull, now clutch (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 06:28:08 +0000
Whoops, I meant, What is SICP? Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00844.html (7,525 bytes)

190. RE: VIZARD'S BOOK (score: 1)
Author: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 16:53:35 +0000
Just came back from APT in Riverside, California. I am lucky enough to live only 5 min. away from this tremendous source. I bought Vizard's book for $43.95 plus Calif. sales tax ($47.36 Total). It is
/html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00909.html (8,215 bytes)

191. Re: Bitten by the bug(eye) (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 15:24:28 -0700
You're right, 6500 does seem too high for a bugeye that needs that much metalwork. Remember one thing with your foray into any "collectible" car; bodywork is the most expensive part of the refurbish
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00513.html (11,167 bytes)

192. Re: a Very Sad thing (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 13:26:47 -0700
Just think what that sight would be if it were a Bugeye! Much more incentive to be carefull. Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00623.html (9,938 bytes)

193. Front Suspension Rebuild (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:48:49 -0800
My 60 Sprite is undergoing a complete original restoration and at the moment it is the suspension that is being worked on. I am reassembling all the original parts that came off the car in the first
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00786.html (7,762 bytes)

194. Re: MG Register (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:37:01 -0800
RWA = round wheel arch. Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00787.html (8,218 bytes)

195. RE: Front Suspension Rebuild (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:27:11 -0800
Chris, Ulix and everyone else that wondered what the heck I was talking Last week I asked the list if there was anyone that knew why my kingpin trunnion and shock lever arm would not line up on my re
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00856.html (8,325 bytes)

196. RE: Front Suspension Rebuild Correction (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:44:47 -0800
To all on the list who responded, It seems I jumped the gun the other day when I said that my kingpin trunnion and right front shock lever would line up correctly during installation. The rebuilt sho
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00882.html (7,756 bytes)

197. Re: Public drafting, was Re: a Very Sad thing (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 23:47:29 -0800
It will never work until we do what Shakespeare said" First we kill all the lawyers!" Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg01015.html (10,860 bytes)

198. Steering Rack Leak (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:01:03 -0800
Any listers use 140 wt gear oil in their steering racks? I just finished rebuilding mine for my restoration. New boots, damper plungers, backlash checked, etc., etc. I was quite proud of the fact tha
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg01016.html (7,780 bytes)

199. Re: How this list works (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:03:20 -0800
I'm a train engineer, does that count? Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg01017.html (8,994 bytes)

200. Re: Steering Rack Leak (score: 1)
Author: MIKE MACLEAN <macleans@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 14:00:29 -0800
The steering rack in Spridgets (early cars) came from the factory with 90 wt gear oil in them. These days 140 wt gear oil is recommended. The reason is; the two dampers that remove the backlash at b
/html/spridgets/1998-10/msg01074.html (9,219 bytes)


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