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81. Re: Pilgrims' Progress...'74 Midget Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:57:13 -0400; How about duct tape, or maybe a long tie-wrap (or chain of shorter ones)? I've managed to use, of all things, dental floss for many, many temporary tie-ups over the years, too. Tom Zuchowski '61 Buge; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00732.html (7,716 bytes)
82. Re: Humour (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 07:11:44 -0400; Heh. I was just thinking that those characteristics reminded me an awful lot of a couple of early-80's Chevys I used to own before I wised up about GM products. Tom Zuchowski -- those; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00791.html (7,603 bytes)
83. Re: '74 Midget Rear Suspension Progress (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 07:01:01 -0400; I have been finding your progress reports good reading. Like you, I've never done those jobs and I'm finding your reports to be very informative. You've also hooked me. I want to know how it ends. <g; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00792.html (7,582 bytes)
84. Bugeye wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 08:05:57 -0400; I just finished repacking and reinstalling my front wheel bearings, and I am wondering what is the correct tightness for the spindle nut? The Haynes book says to torque them to 46 foot-pounds, but th; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00816.html (6,658 bytes)
85. Re: Check Strap .. to Door Pulls (score: 1): Author: tzuchow@ibm.net; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 18:48:47 -0400; If you have access to a Victoria British catalog, they are clearly illustrated in there. I got a set and they look pretty OK to me. They weren't very expensive. Tom Zuchowski; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00824.html (8,028 bytes)
86. Re: Removing a ZS carburator from a 77 Midget (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 19:22:00 -0400; FWIW, Craftsman and others sell thin wrenches. Short ones, too. Very nice to have when you need them, but pricey compared to regular wrenches. Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye Clemmons, NC; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00851.html (8,463 bytes)
87. Re: '74 Midget - Engine Quitting etc. Progress (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 18:31:36 -0400; Black spark plugs are a sign of rich-running carbs. That may be where your poor running comes from, and the new plugs will foul also if you don't get the mixture fixed. Gas on the tops of the float b; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00873.html (10,276 bytes)
88. Re: New Starter (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 18:44:50 -0400; I had exactly the problem you describe, and it turned out to be a bad connection between the battery negative cable (negative ground) and the firewall. Of course, I didn't figure this out until after; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00086.html (8,871 bytes)
89. Whitworth tools (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 20:54:05 -0400; I'm really getting tired of not having the right sized wrench for whatever I'm wrenching on my Bugeye. Does anyone have a good place for obtaining Whitworth tools? Moss wants an arm and a leg for a s; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00200.html (7,861 bytes)
90. Re: Whitworth tools (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 19:21:27 -0400; Frank, if your car will take standard tools, then one of us has an oddball. <grin>. I regularly have to scrounge up an old open-end wrench with some weird size like 13/32" (I forget exactly) and ther; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00227.html (10,488 bytes)
91. Re: Whitworth tools (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 07:02:11 -0400; I have no doubt you are right about this. Some are just a bit too loose for comfortable torquing, while others are just =barely= too large. I think I'll just replace as many as I can! Tom Zuchowski I; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00336.html (8,860 bytes)
92. Re: Wishbone Pan Nuts (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 07:51:47 -0400; Not sure my experience applies here, but many years ago I needed to replace the lower A-arm mounting bolts on a '67 Corvette. the manual was quite sure that I wanted to use grade-8 only. Tom Zuchowsk; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00337.html (8,024 bytes)
93. Re: The time has come.... (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 07:20:50 -0400; Right on, Patton. If you guys think that things are testy here, you should take a look at what the high-power rocketry crowd puts up with. Anyone who takes any kind of pro-organization stand gets lot; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00338.html (9,905 bytes)
94. Steering columns (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 09:00:54 -0400; I am well on my way to getting my Bugeye back on the road after 9 years in the garage. But an totally unexpected problem has arisen. My wife of 5 years was very supportive of the idea of getting it r; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00353.html (7,937 bytes)
95. Re: Gasket Techniques (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 20:30:17 -0400; It's been even longer for me since I've been all the way into an engine, but in my younger years we used a gasket sealant that cam in a can and was applied with a swab applicator attached to the lid.; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00456.html (8,912 bytes)
96. Re: A good weekend (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 20:33:31 -0400; It was good to meet you at the show! And your car is BEAUTIFUL! For myself, I picked up an NC license today and came home to find the new clutch slave cylinder waiting for me. Perhaps I can get every; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00457.html (8,377 bytes)
97. Re: Fuse block (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 06:50:47 -0400; I just got one of the 4-fuse blocks that Moss has on sale, and I am very pleased with it. I don't know why you would want to use anything else, unless you needed more than four fuses. Tom Zuchowski '; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00562.html (9,200 bytes)
98. Re: Tires ... etc (part III) (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 07:14:26 -0400; It's not unique to Sears mechanics. EVERY oil change shop in my area inflates the tires to the "MAX PSI" rating on the sidewall, and I can't seem to convince them that the tire pressures on the door; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00563.html (8,258 bytes)
99. Re: Clutch release bearing (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 08:07:47 -0400; Please tell me what it is! I went through THREE cans of brake fluid trying to bleed the clutch on my 1275. I thought I finally got it all out, but the clutch engages about two inches off the floor. T; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00779.html (7,940 bytes)
100. Re: Brakes - Confused (score: 1): Author: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:32:55 -0400; If it is just the front brakes locking up, you =may= have some corrosion between the dust seal the fluid seal on the caliper pistons. Such corrosion can make the piston a very tight fit so that it do; /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00789.html (11,796 bytes)

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