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61. Re: Stupid painting question? (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:06:34 -0400; Are you painting over old paint? Laquer does not do well when applied over enamel paints. Personally, I would use an acrylic enamel. Best stuff for adhesion and life. But to each his own. You probabl; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00136.html (8,107 bytes)
62. road noise (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:27:19 -0400; I've been running country-road shake-down drives on my Bugeye to get the remaining 9-year-storage-related bugs out (had a float stick last night-- went through 1/4 tank of gas while looking for a pla; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00137.html (7,425 bytes)
63. Re: Tanglewood British Car Show (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:14:37 -0400; You car is unbelievable! It was very pleasant to talk with you about it. I am very impressed that you intend to drive it a lot. Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye (wasn't at the show) Clemmons, NC -- a anyway; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00138.html (10,179 bytes)
64. Finding good parts (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 08:22:09 -0400; I have a suggestion for all of you experienced people who know where the good stuff is: When you say that "Joe Blow Motors in RI has what you need," it would help all of us newcomers a LOT if you inc; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00139.html (7,063 bytes)
65. Re: Chinese junk (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:55:11 -0400; The thing I find most interesting about this thread is the concept of "quality British parts". The British used to OWN the motorcycle and sports car arenas back in the early sixties, but it was the r; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00140.html (11,478 bytes)
66. Re: IT'S ALIVE! (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 08:05:12 -0400; There are times when life is just grand, ain't there? <g> Possibly the high point of my entire year so far was when I tried starting my Bugeye after a 9-year storage. I rebuilt the carbs and replaced; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00141.html (8,453 bytes)
67. Eyeglasses (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 16:53:25 -0400; Here's a tip for you Old Guys (like me) on the subject of eyeglasses. I am pretty darned nearsighted, and I'm old enough now that I've had to go to bifocals for normal use. However, the bifocals don'; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00258.html (7,540 bytes)
68. Re: Cylinder Head Capacity (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 06:56:06 -0400; I've seen pictures of this done in car magazines where they bolt a piece of Plexiglas to the head and fill it through the spark plug hole. As I understand it, the point is to ensure that all of the c; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00391.html (9,890 bytes)
69. Re: Is it just me? (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 07:07:35 -0400; Oh, my. I always assumed that the name came from the Disney movie. <g> Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye Clemmons, NC --; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00392.html (8,671 bytes)
70. Armageddon (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 07:13:30 -0400; I saw Armageddon yesterday. It included the most remarkable quote, made by the Russian Cosmonaut: "American parts... Russian parts... ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!" (and then he slams the balky equipment with; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00406.html (6,846 bytes)
71. Re: Pressure Failure Switch (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 07:19:08 -0400; Moss sells a rebuild kit for the assembly as well as the switch itself. They carry the same description, but the cheap one is the kit (o-rings and seals) and the expensive one is the switch. They app; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00407.html (10,022 bytes)
72. Re: Brake Grabbing (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 07:34:50 -0400; That doesn't sound right for the calipers on my car, which I am 90% sure came off a '67. They are bolted pretty solidly to the kingpins. I always assumed that the "wobbling" in and out was taken care; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00408.html (9,610 bytes)
73. Re: best source for Sprite brake parts? (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:30:12 -0400; All of my brake stuff came from Moss, and it appears to be genuine Lockheed stuff. I replaced hoses, slave cylinders (drums and clutch), and brake shoes. I did not replace the master cylinders or cal; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00583.html (8,244 bytes)
74. Re: Pressure Failure Switch (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:24:18 -0400; I found an ordinary threaded pipe plug fits the pressure switch hole just fine. I just took the switch and found a match. The Moss kit also includes new seals, I believe. Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye Cle; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00584.html (10,804 bytes)
75. Re: NEW, SU stuff (used to be SU damping) (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 06:48:16 -0400; I hadn't been following this thread real carefully, so please forgive me if I'm going over old ground here. On my 1275, the relative relationship of the two carbs is set by the connecting shaft betwe; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00603.html (9,245 bytes)
76. Wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 07:23:22 -0400; Thanks to all of you who told me to check my wheel bearings when I asked the group about a rumbling noise a while back. I took the hubs apart yesterday to examine and repack the bearings and found a; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00618.html (7,445 bytes)
77. Re: Calipers (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:42:55 -0400; Where did you get those calipers? Or should I say, how did you convince Parts America that they could get them after they told you they couldn't? I would love to be able to buy more stuff locally, ev; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00697.html (10,147 bytes)
78. Re: Hydraulics... (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:41:31 -0400; My clutch reservoir was also completely empty after a 9-year storage. Dunno where it does, but I suspect it leaks out of the slave cylinder. I wound up having to replace almost everything, not surpri; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00698.html (8,466 bytes)
79. Re: An observation about the Occupation Survey (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:14:42 -0400; I used to really miss my '67 'Vette until I got the Bugeye, for the same reason. I had to drop the headers on the 'Vette to change the plugs, and I could do that without moving anything but the star; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00699.html (8,648 bytes)
80. Re: An observation about the Occupation Survey (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:27:01 -0400; You are also running what's called a self-selecting survey, which will favor people who are comfortable with the 'Net because they are more likely to respond. It will also favor people who are proud; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00700.html (10,502 bytes)

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