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21. Re: Nader, was: Side Marker Reflectors (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 09:58:56 -0400; I always found it ironic that Nader wound off killing off the best-handling car made in the US at the time-- the late-model Corvair. And the early Corvair had its handling faults, but it was clearly; /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01631.html (11,612 bytes)
22. NAPA PCV valve restrictor (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 08:12:10 -0500; Is it desirable to put a flow restrictor in the line when using the NAPA PCV valve on a 1275 engine? I am using that valve. It made awful sucking sounds when I first put it on, so I made a wooden plu; /html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00277.html (7,140 bytes)
23. welding (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 08:16:19 -0500; Is it really hard and/or expensive to learn to do your own gas-welding? My Bugeye Sprite has several bubbled spots in the paint below the doors and behind the rear wheels, and I just know that I'm go; /html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00712.html (7,522 bytes)
24. Gasoline Smell (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 05:36:12 -0500; My '61 Bugeye with 1275 engine runs well, but after driving it, the garage smells strongly of gasoline for several days afterwards. I do not smell anything while driving, and have checked for leaks.; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00127.html (7,361 bytes)
25. Re: Gasoline Smell (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 20:32:52 -0500; Peter, you might be on to something with the gas tank suggestions. The smell has never been worse than this last time (still there after a week), and the last thing I did before parking it was buy ga; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00212.html (10,525 bytes)
26. Re: Makin' Trouble! (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 18:51:06 -0500; I had a '68 Fiat 850 Spyder back around '71, I think. In its own way, it was as much fun as the Bugeye, and a LOT more refined in the bargain. I've never owned another car that I could drive as fast; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00348.html (10,412 bytes)
27. Re: Makin' Trouble! (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 18:53:22 -0500; I had a '68 Fiat 850 Spyder back around '71, I think. In its own way, it was as much fun as the Bugeye, and a LOT more refined in the bargain. I've never owned another car that I could drive as fast; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00349.html (10,301 bytes)
28. Re: Master Cylinder (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 06:42:29 -0500; Rebuilding those MC's is a bit of a chore. If you can find someone who has done one before to help you, you will be ahead of the game. Alternately, Advance Auto sells rebuilt dual MC's for about $40.; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01443.html (8,273 bytes)
29. Re: Donation results (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 06:40:13 -0500; Wow. You stay offline for a week... I must have read 500 Spridgets messages! You can put me down for $20 in the Sprite Gift Fund. Tom Zuchowski; /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00581.html (7,870 bytes)
30. Location (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 06:42:38 -0500; Name: Tom Zuchowski City: Clemmons State: NC Country: USA Area Code: 336 Web Site: No Check out: Yes Car: 61 Bugeye; /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00582.html (7,743 bytes)
31. Re: Rubber seals, plugs (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 06:47:08 -0500; I haven't yet installed them, but I bought a set of side curtain seals from AH Spares that look really great. They aren't just flat like the trash seals presently on my side curtains. They have an ex; /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00583.html (8,351 bytes)
32. Re: Diode -> I think I've got it. (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 06:54:08 -0500; Are you =sure= that there are no other markings on that bad diode? Generally, they have a part number on them, although OEM stuff might not. It might be on the bottom, against the circuit board. Diod; /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg01244.html (9,985 bytes)
33. side curtains and temp gauges (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 08:56:31 -0500; Thanks to all who responded to my questions. I'm glad the subsequent thread about the thermostat housing came up. Now I'll be more prepared for that problem. Tom Zuchowski; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00000.html (6,334 bytes)
34. voltage regulator? (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:40:50 -0500; My Bugeye has a scratchbuilt wiring harness and is negative ground. The tach is electronic and looks just like the one in a Mk IV. My tach is somewhat erratic and tends to read a couple thousand RPM; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00103.html (6,753 bytes)
35. Re: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 19:35:04 -0500; I use the squishy kind of ear plugs. Works great. But I am sure getting a lot of good ideas from this thread . . . Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye Clemmons, NC; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00107.html (8,413 bytes)
36. PCV valve noise (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 15:53:38 -0500; Recently I installed the oft-mentioned NAPA PCV valve that screws right into the intake manifold on my pre-emissions 1275 (no provision for Y-tube on carbs, I've been told it looks like a '67 engine); /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00267.html (7,400 bytes)
37. Re: misfire, exhaust, etc. (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 06:52:16 -0500; If you can find a 5/8 part for your valve bypass, it should be easy enough to find a 1/2-to-5/8 adapter hose fitting at a good hardware store. Pretty tight quarters, but it ought to work. Tom Zuchows; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00417.html (8,271 bytes)
38. Re: Ideas for quicker engine starting? (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 07:00:31 -0500; My 1275 Bugeye, which gets driven every week or ten days (depends on the weather), is also reluctant to start the first time. It has an electric fuel pump, which I let come up to pressure before pres; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00418.html (11,608 bytes)
39. crankcase venting (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 07:06:51 -0500; You may or may not recall that I asked about a noisy PCV valve about a week ago. Nobody had any good ideas, but thinking about it gave me another question: What is the proper crankcase venting? My 12; /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00420.html (7,175 bytes)
40. Re: showtime (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 19:11:47 -0400; There is also a "European" auto show/gathering at Reynolda House in Winston-Salem on the 17th. The TAHC is pushing it pretty hard. Tom Zuchowski 61 Bugeye Clemmons, NC NC at; /html/spridgets/1998-10/msg00210.html (7,603 bytes)

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