I hope someone could assist in adviseing me what the indicater light on MK3 Sprite is in the middle /top of the dash. The light was never connected on my car...
Bruce, It was an oil change indicator light. There was a switch in the oil filter head. If/when that switch read pressure (sorry, don't know how much) that...
Peter C.
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Jul 4, 2006 2:16 pm
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Yeah, pretty much an "idiot light". "Hey, idiot, don't you think an oil change is due?" Only last week, we changed the oil filter in a Sprite to find that the...
Thank you Peter and Colin for your reply. I have removed the original filter system from the engine and replaced it with a spin on type from a mini moke. Since...
does the spring and plate act as a bypass when the filter is cruddy? i can't imaging why else you would want it there. (did a spin on adaptor conversion...
Hi Andy, The spring and plate in the filter assy keep the filter up to the head of the housing to enable the filter to do it's job, filtrate foreign material....
The existing ( original ) windows on my Sprite Mk 1 hood have discoloured and are no longer clear enough to see through. Can anyone recommend a firm in Sydney...
barkayne@...
Jul 5, 2006 12:56 am
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Nope, the spring and plate push the filter into the top of the bowl so that oil actually passes through it. No spring and plate = no filtering of the oil. ......
Hi Baz, Most rear windows are plastic welded which means a nice water tight job however trimmers will only stich in a replacement. Depends on what conditions...
G'day Bert Barry, (and I for that matter) would prefer someone who can heat-weld the clear plastic, not just sew it in. Can Craig Wall do that? thanks Colin ...
thanks for that bruce , colin.. i probably should have phrased more carefully... what i meant was, as a means of holding a filter element in place, it's a...
Hi All, I am currently refitting the steering rack to my midget. Can anyone tell me what the material is between the mount and the rack and how thick it should...
Dave Perkins
d.perkins@...
Jul 5, 2006 10:05 pm
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Hi Dave, are you refering to the square tube that the alloy rack mounts bold to? If so the material thickness is 2.5mm. Regards bruce. Dave Perkins...
Hi Bruce, I am after the packing between the round section of the rack and the alloy mount. Thanks for your reply mate, Dave ... From:...
Dave Perkins
d.perkins@...
Jul 5, 2006 10:37 pm
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Hi Colin, As Bruce Miles and I said, give T. Wall and Sons a call. Craig will tell Barry what he can do or what he cannot do with a (48 year old) 'original'...
Dave have measured the best that I can and it appears to be 10-12 thou. Measured with feeler gauge, have the top cap off the clamp at present. regards Bruce. ...
Silly question but....... I am repairing my 'oval' kingpins by reaming out the oval and fitting bronze bushes. I have two new fulcrum pins and new 'wedge'...
Brant, welcome to the wonderful world of British engineering - everything wears. As you have now discovered not only does the fulcrum pin wear out, but it ...
Hi Brant, The wear is in the bushes in the wishbone. The easy fix is to buy exchange reconditioned wishbones. The bushes in the wishbone aren't easily replaced...
Thanks guys. I have the gear to braze new threaded bosses/bushes into the old wishbones if I need to. Any idea who would have either the threaded bits or...
Hi Brant, I have just been through the same exercise, big job! The small diameter bush is 9/16 BSF which is 16tpi and can be cut with a standard tap, the large...
Dave Perkins
d.perkins@...
Jul 6, 2006 10:20 pm
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All, Some updated pics for your veiwing pleasure. Now it's off to the paint shop Mark...
Hi, I'm currently rebuilding the rear axle of my Mk3 Midget. I am planning to have the major components (rear axle casing, brake back plates, spring mounts...
David, I had mine painted in black 2 pack & it seems to hold up ok. At each end of the axle housing, the bearing surfaces tend to wear undersize and also the...
G'day David Buy POR15. Rock hard, durable, can be brush-painted and the brush marks smooth out. Click here: http://www.ppc.au.com/ avagoodday Colin ...
Colin Dodds
colin@...
Jul 10, 2006 2:56 pm
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David, If you want to do the painting yourself I would use enamel for those items, easy to apply and is quite tough when fully cured. Those parts were probably...
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