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101. having a really bad day (already) (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 10:25:41 -0500; Hi Listees, Well I think Frank was right about the dizzy drive spindle being one notch off. It was around 1:00 now it's at 2:30. The book says around 2:00, big help that is. Now when the #1 piston is; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00875.html (7,651 bytes)
102. Re: having a really bad day (already) (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 12:19:35 -0500; OK, thanks Peter, Now it runs fine. Somewhere in the 3 minutes in between when I gapped the plugs and when I installed them, the #1 plug got screwed up. I don't know if I kocked it against something; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00891.html (8,145 bytes)
103. rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 16:53:38 -0500; Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this engine from hell so far. Everything is running great now except that oil is literally pouring out of the back of the engine. I've never seen anything l; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00917.html (8,244 bytes)
104. RE: rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:16:25 -0500; Possible, but I have a Weber DGV, so the only fitting for crankcase venting is from the air filter to the breather on the timing cover. This is hooked up. If it was a little oil, I could see that may; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00935.html (10,401 bytes)
105. Re: rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:45:21 -0500; I just called MiniMania and spoke to someone there about their rear seal kit. It turns out this is not a simple bolt on mod, it requires machining of the block and crank to work. So much for that ide; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00938.html (9,140 bytes)
106. RE: rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:56:51 -0500; I just went out in the rain and checked this out. There is some puffing out of the oil filler hole in the valve cover. Nothing drastic, but it is definately not sucking air in. How long do the rings; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00944.html (13,251 bytes)
107. RE: rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 19:35:05 -0500; Would that work? I thought they had to be oriented right side up? Doesn't gravity have something to do with the resting place of the little weighted inner piece on a modern type PCV valve? I'll put i; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00952.html (10,350 bytes)
108. Re: rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:54:46 -0500; Hi Paul, Didn't have the bearing caps resized. This was a low mileage engine that just needed the crank polished and new standard size bearings. All of the machine work on this engine was done by the; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00969.html (13,287 bytes)
109. Re: rear seal (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 22:57:13 -0500; Hi David, No I never touched it, I had also heard not to mess with it. That doesn't mean that the guy before me didn't move it though. I got this engine and it had never been run so I have no idea if; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00978.html (9,402 bytes)
110. Re: ummm..... houston, we have a problem....... (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 08:27:10 -0500; Thanks Bruce, The engione runs smoothly now, timing is now correct (required rotating dizzy drive spindle one gear tooth as per Frank's suggestion) and the rough idle was caused by a plug that was in; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00994.html (8,890 bytes)
111. Re: ummm..... houston, we have a problem....... (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 08:48:36 -0500; Thanks David, Unfortunately this car is pretty much a daily driver so when these little problems crop up it really makes me want to pull my hair out. Especially considering that the engine that was i; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg00997.html (9,437 bytes)
112. Re: Im pulling apart my baby bumble-bee (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:49:40 -0500; Hey Mark, I'm no expert, but I've pulled 3 different engines a total of five times now and I've had four of the pushrods stay in the block and four in the head everytime I've pulled a head (total of; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01023.html (10,422 bytes)
113. Re: LBC Test (Was: RE: The date?) (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 23:22:20 -0500; If she drives topless who cares about her hair, she's a keeper (or a stripper) ;-) Robert _____________ =; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01045.html (7,789 bytes)
114. progress, not perfection (napa pcv valve tap size?) (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 16:49:56 -0500; Hi everyone, Well, I pulled my engine yesterday and installed new sump seals, new oil pump seals, new backplate gasket, futzed with the top half of the rear seal and used liberal abounts of blue goop; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01075.html (8,162 bytes)
115. Re: 1500 Temp Sender (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 19:17:24 -0500; Is there a reasonably priced electronic replacement for the 1275? My capillary tube broke off at the sensor the other day. It would need to be a dual guage; water temp and oil pressure. Thanks, Rober; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01082.html (8,333 bytes)
116. NCMGCC Early Spring Rally / Drive (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 20:04:49 -0500; Hey all you NC Spridget owners! Mark your calanders and come on out for the NCMGCC Early Spring Rally / Drive. here's the particulars as they were sent to me by Jim: __________________ ______________; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01084.html (8,441 bytes)
117. Re: progress, not perfection (napa pcv valve tap size?) (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:07:34 -0500; Hi Dave, This is a Weber manifold, so it doesn't have any existing hose. I tried the look for the matching nut thing ( in four hardware stores ) and nothing matched. Frank suggested drilling and tapp; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01109.html (10,636 bytes)
118. Re: Sprite on E-bay (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:36:54 -0500; This car is in MA? Then I think the operative word in that description is "visible" as used in the phrase: "no *visable* rust. ;-) Robert (who's midget is leaking less and less oil each day) At 1:57; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01125.html (8,448 bytes)
119. Re: Aaaaaaargh! Help! Hood/Bonnet Hinge (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 19:14:15 -0500; Hi Becky, I took off my dash, rewired it after a fire caused by the DPO's shoddy wiring splices, *and* reinstalled the dash in less than 8 hours. Removing the dash can be a royal p.i.t.a. but it does; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01136.html (9,784 bytes)
120. location of reverse switch (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:03:36 -0500; Hi everyone, My transmission came with the reverse light switch removed. The PO had wired a switch on the radio console instead. When I bought one of my parts cars there was a reverse switch in with; /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01173.html (7,077 bytes)

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