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10358
rcg, the late Bob Gill ( had most sprite repare panels and sills remade from imported Pommy panels by a company in Ballarat ) and Tony Benneto have never been...
toxicbugman
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Jul 20, 2008
12:50 am
10359
Hi Bruce. When I took my doors apart and re-assembled them, I found the Haynes manual to be helpful. But even more helpful was a book called "MG Midget reborn"...
Don Jordan
donjor03
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Jul 20, 2008
1:18 am
10360
Thanks, Glenn. See my next post. Don J. ... From: Glenn Reid To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:06 PM Subject: Re:...
Don Jordan
donjor03
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Jul 20, 2008
1:20 am
10361
Hi Andy, Eleah just phoned. It was him - the fuel gauge is dicky and he'd run out of petrol. Since then he's run out of brake fluid and rolled back into the...
Mark Jacobson
jacoma1951
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Jul 20, 2008
6:08 am
10362
G'day Mark eek!..no petrol, then no brake fluid...tell him to check his oil and his radiator before he sets off! my fuel guage has just started to point to...
Andy Webster
spudd_gunn
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Jul 20, 2008
8:50 am
10363
Hi, Andy, MG City gave me good advice some years ago: yes - keep all your invoices, and, no- never add them up!! It's all good fun, and life's too short to put...
Mark Jacobson
jacoma1951
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Jul 20, 2008
9:14 am
10364
Hi Don. Thank you for the offer on the scanning the information, that is very good of you. I have a spare complete door that is being used as a reference but...
bruce wallace
brucejw1949
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Jul 20, 2008
7:01 pm
10365
Hi Bruce. I did mine October '98. Like you, I was apprehensive but didn't have too much trouble. I followed the (not very good) instructions in the workshop...
Mark Jacobson
jacoma1951
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Jul 20, 2008
8:54 pm
10366
Hi, Bruce (again) I've uploaded that older Moss file to the spridgets site (fies section) It's down the page a bit starting s&m... Regards, Mark. ... From:...
Mark Jacobson
jacoma1951
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Jul 20, 2008
9:47 pm
10367
Hi everyone, I would appreciate a copy of any photographs of Saturdays garage crawl as well. Regards Mark Derbyshire On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 5:58 PM, David and...
Mark Derbyshire
derby_sakwalo
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Jul 21, 2008
2:03 am
10368
guys, there is a free program available called pdf995..   http://www.pdf995.com/   with it, you can scan stuff and then print it to pdf995 rather than your...
Andy Webster
spudd_gunn
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Jul 21, 2008
8:58 am
10369
Thanks, Andy. I assume you mean that it will do the conversion to .pdf files after you have scanned the document in a scanner. Just making sure. Don J. ... ...
Don Jordan
donjor03
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Jul 21, 2008
12:32 pm
10370
Strange, it looks like a bugeye, feels like a bugeye and was restored as a bugeye Hell I hope I didn't mix it up with the v12 E Type Landgover _____ From:...
rcg
hillcliv
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Jul 22, 2008
7:29 am
10371
Does it leak oil? Could be either Bugeye or E-Type. Colin ... From: rcg To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:29 PM Subject: RE:...
Colin Dodds
thefright
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Jul 22, 2008
7:39 am
10372
yes Don, that is right. it installs as a printer driver, then you select it as you would select a printer, if you had access to more than one. So rather...
Andy Webster
spudd_gunn
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Jul 22, 2008
8:38 am
10373
Hi All, Please help solve my problem. Travelled to work this morning and sprite spluttered to a stop after about 20 k's. Didn't feel like it was a " no...
David and Glenys Love
whitesprite1965
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Jul 22, 2008
10:48 am
10374
Hi David. The coil is oil cooled and should not get too hot. I had the same problem on my morris minor (basic same engine) traced to a braided oil line to the...
Glenn Reid
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Jul 22, 2008
11:18 am
10375
Hi David, did you change your points recently? I have read that there are some crappy points sets , in which the plastic part softens at operating temperature,...
Andy Webster
spudd_gunn
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Jul 22, 2008
11:52 am
10376
Thanks, I'll investigate these ideas tomorrrow. David ... From: Andy Webster Date: 07/22/08 21:52:34 To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
David and Glenys Love
whitesprite1965
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Jul 22, 2008
12:40 pm
10377
David, suggest checking all the wiring into the disy although they may good ok, could have broken wires under the plastic. Spend a few hours on the road side...
Warren Lawlor
wickedwazza
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Jul 22, 2008
1:26 pm
10378
G'day David Grab a coke bottle full of water and start driving around the block. When the car splutters to a stop, pour the water on the coil to cool it and...
Colin Dodds
thefright
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Jul 22, 2008
1:41 pm
10379
Could still be the fuel pump. Mine was pumping, but not enough. From scratch the fump filled the bowls so it started and ran for a while before conking out....
kieran brown
kieranbrwn
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Jul 23, 2008
12:59 am
10380
Ok Does not appear to be the coil. Drove around the suburb - - stalled-- Cooled the coil - no improvement so --fitted a new one --- no improvement. Waited...
David and Glenys Love
whitesprite1965
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Jul 23, 2008
2:41 am
10381
A toad home? That'd be a pond or a sugar cane field, wouldn't it? Don J. :-) ... From: David and Glenys Love To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Don Jordan
donjor03
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Jul 23, 2008
4:51 am
10382
when you get toad home I guess you hide under the nearest rock and hope no one sees you. Keep smiling we're making progress. I've located a new set of points...
David and Glenys Love
whitesprite1965
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Jul 23, 2008
6:46 am
10383
Jag and Sprite don't leak but it would take a miracle to cure the Landrovers they should have built in drip trays built in by Solihull. Landgover _____ From:...
rcg
hillcliv
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Jul 23, 2008
8:12 am
10384
Hi everyone, I have heard tell of a special oil seal being made for the crankshaft for the 1275 A series, which cures the oil leakage. Does anyone know more...
bazzarius
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2:12 am
10385
G'day Baz Yes, there is an after-market seal kit to help minimize the rear crankshaft leak. Different kits for 948cc, 1098cc and 1275cc engines. They are a...
Colin Dodds
thefright
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5:27 am
10386
I have fitted one of the kits that Colin discusses to my 998cc Bugeye with great success, only clutch dust in the gearbox bell housing and no oil dripping from...
Gordon Boyce
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6:41 am
10387
Andy, I have not been reading my e-mails for while so you may have the piece you are after. However, I am very close to replacing the right hand outer sill of...
Danielle Duff
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