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41. RE: AN5-L612 just came out of spray booth (delete if you don't care about originality) (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 11:39:27 -0700 (PDT); It definitely had a Bugeye front end and bonnet, but no doubt about it -- a trunk and lid like a Midget......some kind of goofy splice job? I dunno -- but I drive by the thing every day and can suppl; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00071.html (9,980 bytes)
42. Re: Distributor problems (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:24:21 -0700 (PDT); I seem to remember reading in one of the manuals (Chiltons, I think) that the 1500 engine (low compression variety) could take 30 deg total advance (the BTDC position of the distributor + the interna; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00199.html (9,765 bytes)
43. Engine Paint Primer (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 06:17:59 -0700 (PDT); Plasti-Kote makes an engine paint primer which can take elevated temperatures. I use it anytime I use engine paint since I hate to redo anything a few years down the line. Engine paint is pretty adhe; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00306.html (7,727 bytes)
44. RE: Brake Fluid -- I gotta know (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 15:26:39 -0700 (PDT); As your brake friction parts wear down you'll get slightly increasing travel of the wheel cylinder pushers.....this results in an ever-increasing (albeit slight) increase in the required volume of th; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00391.html (10,951 bytes)
45. Brake fluid stuff.... (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:38:40 -0700 (PDT); Some interesting (to me, anyway) insights on brake fluid spec http://www.muller.net/karting/docs/technical/brfluid.html Mike D.; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00427.html (6,724 bytes)
46. Ratings for Grade 5/8 bolts (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:25:06 -0700 (PDT); Ratings Grade 5/8: Proof Load (testing) 85/120 kpsi Tensile Strength 120/150 kpsi Yield Strength 92/130 kpsi Rockwell Hardness 54/58.6 Composition: Medium carbon steel (Grade 5), medium carbon alloy; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01021.html (12,032 bytes)
47. Re: Re: Sway Bar Mounting Bolts (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 07:28:11 -0700 (PDT); Not that it matters very much, but I have to disagree that the Grade 8 bolt will fail "suddenly"....although it certainly is less ductile than the Grade 5, it is not terribly so. Onset of yield for t; /html/spridgets/1998-09/msg01104.html (12,562 bytes)
48. Re: IN-LINE GAS FILTER (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 06:54:14 -0700 (PDT); The glass ones are cool looking, but I learned the hard way about one flaw. If there's any side load on 'em they'll break internally and spill fuel mightily. Just the weight of my fuel hose, routed a; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00355.html (9,490 bytes)
49. Re: Anybody know Midget values? (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:24:06 -0700 (PDT); Kelly Blue Book at kbb.com tends to value Spridgets pretty low, so a printout from them is good to take into a negotiation. I haven't used the site in a year but it helped me on my purchase.... M. Di; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00356.html (8,836 bytes)
50. Re: Brake light switch (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:23:40 -0700 (PDT); The coil is mounted to the brake box cover, which comes off the box with four screws -- you can pull off the cover/coil as an assembly to expose the switch. The switch backs out of the forward (towar; /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00364.html (9,006 bytes)
51. Re: Spark plug removal (77 Midget) (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 14:07:06 -0700 (PDT); I've gotten it out using a standard socket and a "U"-joint handle. Turns out I've used a similar combo on many other places on the 78 Midget...... MD adjusted following one is the well.; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00088.html (9,432 bytes)
52. Re: Chinese junk (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:27:37 -0700 (PDT); Having been to China lately to find manufacturers for my own niche product (guitar amps, made with vacuum tube - 50's technology) I can tell you it just ain't that simple as demanding quality and get; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00248.html (13,556 bytes)
53. Re: Carburetor: rebuild or replace? (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:33:08 -0700 (PDT); I rebuilt the Zenith in my 78 this winter - the kit from Winners Circle (it had a Moss P/N) was about $20. The carb was full of silt and rust, and finally just quit running - the choke mechanism was; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00276.html (10,458 bytes)
54. Re: Adding an accessory with a relay (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:55:30 -0700 (PDT); As I understand your description, the accepted method would be to run hot to the common relay terminal (the jumpered connection between one leg of the coil and one side of the relay contacts). Then t; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00750.html (11,332 bytes)
55. Re: Leaking fuel pump (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:18:03 -0700 (PDT); I've had good luck with the AutoZone mechanical pump on my '78. It's about $40, and is Italian made. It can be diassembled to clean or to replace the diaphram. It comes with a gasket, but you need to; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00843.html (10,050 bytes)
56. Horns.... (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:31:41 -0700 (PDT); Pep Boys "Freeway Blasters" are pretty cheap, resemble the late-model Midget horns in shape, and come in a hi and lo note version. I had to rewire slightly (the 'Blasters are case grounded) but the s; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00196.html (6,773 bytes)
57. Re: Midget 1500 Help (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 07:28:10 -0700 (PDT); I had good luck with the $39 Auto-Zone special. It came with a gasket, but I had to re-use the existing spacer. It was a superior unit to the old one (original?)I took off. The housing halves were sc; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00213.html (8,404 bytes)
58. Clutch woes...... (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:24:13 -0700 (PDT); Haynes tells me there' no way to get at the cluch of my 78 1500 Midget without removing the engine.........Anyone know a better way? M. Dietsche; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00685.html (6,768 bytes)
59. LBC mechanics.....are there any? (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 15:00:51 -0700 (PDT); Can anyone recommend a good MG mechanic in the Dallas area (heavy repairs and resto)? I've given up on the Oklahoma City possibilities, since they admit they can't rebuild a carb or rewire the car (t; /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00493.html (7,019 bytes)
60. RE: LBC mechanics.....are there any? (score: 1): Author: Michael Dietsche <mdietsche@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 14:38:53 -0700 (PDT); Thanks for the responses. I intend to pull the engine/tranny soon for overhaul. Machine work on the engine is anticipated. In more youthful days I would have pulled the engine myself, but now I'm wil; /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00536.html (9,449 bytes)

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