What's you budget, Jeff? avagoodday Colin www.SpriteParts.com.au ... From: JYoung To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:40 PM ...
Isn't the concept of a "budget" for a car restoration project wishful thinking, to say the least?!! Good luck to you, friend, but don't count on it costing...
Hello Spridget Enthusiast, Just curious how many others are using oil catch cans? (Why is it that when I search for a post on this topic I find nothing...
Schedule "B" of the 2007 CAMS Manual, Clause 2, states that a vehicle "if fitted with any crankcase breather discharging to the atmosphere, each breather be...
Hi Rod, You really only need one (oil catch can) if competing in CAMS events. You might want one if you put a sidedraft Weber on as they usually don't look...
I resent the comment about Scrutineers being pedantic. The regulations specify minimum size, so anything less is deemed inadequate (by CAMS), and to use an...
Sorry David, I humbly apologize if my comments caused offense. I have great respect for CAMS officials being one myself. My comments were only an attempt to...
Brant, No offence, just a chance to get my "two bob's worth" in! David ... From: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Hi guys, 1275 blows smoke if it has been idling for a while (just about asphixated some fellow passengers in the queue for the Spirit of Tasmania recently -...
G'day Kieran The compression's fine and the fact that it doesn't rise much with oil indiactes your rings are fine. It's almost certainly a combination of worn...
Thanks Colin - are you on-line all the time? So it's time for a head job on the little beast. Talk to you off line about bits once I have it apart. Regards,...
Hello to you all ..i am a new member to this forum..i have a 1968 mg midget mark 3 1275 cc motor and this week i have developed a problem ..on deexceleration...
Hi Peter and welcome to the club! Don't be afraid to answer the dump questions, we are started somewhere. As we always say, go back and review what changed...
G'day Peter Coincidence perhaps, but you have the same problem as Kieran - worn walve guides and/or valve stem seals. I guess the easy solution is - take out...
Gentleman thankyou for your input i have spoken to a motor engineer and he agrees ..valve seals etc ..i will have the head removed and repaired ..thankyou...
Sprite Car Club Members: Please note, the social drive on May 20th will not include our annual trophy presentations as advertised in the Sprite Torque issue...
Hi all, I want to replace the fuel tank cap on my 71 Midget. Does the cap have to be vented? the current cap is so lose fitting that I don't know what it is. I...
just wondering what weight gearbox oil to use. it says in service manual to use the engine oil shell super is this a good oil to use or should i use something...
I use the same oil I use in the engine, namely penrite HPR30. I've had my car since 1998 and it still has synchro and does not jump out of gear. (admittedly, i...
... be a bit heavier. Is there a reason for this ... jump out of gear. (admittedly, i try to save the synchro by double clutching) ... in a mini, in which the...
Thanks for your reply Colin. Regards Dave _____ From: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Colin Dodds Sent:...
Hi Lenny; You aren't the first person to ask this question, and I doubt you'll be the last. When selecting a gear oil, the viscosity at operating temperature...
aaahh - you can tell Steve knows a little bit about gearboxes. He should, since he has designed a couple. I use Penrite HPR30 in engines and HPR50 in...
... and i will be able to go back and tell them why we use engine oil in the gearbox. thanks again ... should, since he has designed a couple. ... still an...
Steve, I always appreciate an expert's opinion. Any one who owns a Sprite knows that great care & skill obviously went into designing the gearbox. I am...
G'day, Bruce; Without the design parameters in front of me which they enjoyed, one can only make guesses. But as before, the gearbox operating temperature...
