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Jim... OK...you want to run "vented" instead of "closed loop" but wish to retain the charcoal cannister and use it as a catch can either in it's present position or possibly elsewhere in the engine compartment. Fine...but you MUST promise to read the last paragraph! :) I am strictly a layman in the post '67 emissions systems which were strapped to our engines as "add on" devici, providing for a "closed loop" system to ensure crankcase/fuel tank vapor evacuation into the combustion process. Ripped it out myself, and never used one. I took a look at it under the... MORE
try swapping the plug leads round to suit the correct firing order then (1,3,4,2?) - a bit easier than ending up with the distributor pointing somewhere inaccessible. David "David Jacobs" 27261... MORE
Duncan... First choice: pick up the later timing case cover and utilize the intended stock simple PCV system. It works very well. You see, the Series A motor has a scroll (oil thrower) affair back by the main bearing which depends upon tight metal (block) clearances for "oil tightness". The motor does not have a "regular" rear main oil seal, Duncan. Without the stock PCV system, these motors have a real tendency to leak oil out of this area, most especially as they build miles on the crankshaft. The stock PCV system will draw out crankcase PRESSURE along with... MORE
Bob, Thanks for your reply. Maby my question was not clear enough. There is no fuel leaking in the engine compartment. It is either vaporizing in the float bowls or draining down inside the intake manifold. I took one carb apart last night and i suspect it is the two O-rings that seal the main jet. Part # 16 on the moss website. If these are old and hard fuel will have to leak by. I would think that anyone using an electric fuel pump with this style of carby could have this problem and not even know it.... MORE
Maine.. Yeah...summer is really short up there. Thank God we overnighted in the Hotel attached to the terminal in Bangor. We weren't so lucky in Portland, though! :( Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27175... MORE
"Is it snowing already" Yep...not right now, but earlier this morning with arrival of cold front outta Canada. Only "squalls" or showers though with passing of fairly dry cold front this morning up here in the NE USA, Nigel. Much Canadian cold air moving in tonight. Temps here in CT on the shore should fall to low 20's by early morning. Temps in Maine (further north and east) should be fall well into the mid-teens, winds notwithstanding. Winter bites the big one. However, March 1st is only 3 months away so winter is pretty short where I am.....THANK GOD!!... MORE
Guys... Isn't there an anti-drainback valve in the 948's mechanical fuel pump? It's been 40 years for me so I've forgotten! :) But I think there may be one, Chris. And with no disrespect intended Chris, why would anyone run an engine with possible fuel leaks in the engine compartment? You don't EVER want to do this, man. Disaster doesn't always strike the "other guy"! :) I mean if you look just below the carbs, you'll find the exhaust system!! Speaking of which.... Invest in a portable FIREX as well that you can affix to, and carry around in... MORE
It seems to me that having a fuel leak is asking for an engine compartment fire. Why put in an electric fuel pump to fill up fuel bowls that can't hold what they already have in them? Fix those leaks then look into the electric pump. Nelson 62 Mk 2 Sprite "Nelson Wittstock" 27125... MORE
Nelson... Well, "knock" is pretty well tied to compression ratios and timing along with octanes of course, but you already know this. You are looking at a cam with numbers similiar to a Kent #276. The lift numbers may be the other way around but this is a minor point (usually a bit more lift for exhaust rather than inlet, when cam is assymetric, 'cause exhaust valve is smaller I guess?). This is a very fast road cam, similiar to what an APT VP3 or Kent #286 would be for a 1275, more or less. Minimum compression ratio for... MORE
From: Richard Rivenbark [mailto: rrivenbark@... ] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 4:37 PM To: Midgetsprite; Spridgets Cc: David Lieb Subject: [midgetsprite] 1275 coil update Thanks to all for the help, especially David Lieb. Yes, the ground strap was connected to the engine. And yes I have 12.1 Volts on the positive connection to the coil. It appears that I have a bad condenser (and the points needed to be cleaned). If I measure continuity where the points actually make contact I can watch the continuity come-and-go as they open and close. If I measure continuity at the spade connector... MORE
Thanks to all for the help, especially David Lieb. Yes, the ground strap was connected to the engine. And yes I have 12.1 Volts on the positive connection to the coil. It appears that I have a bad condenser (and the points needed to be cleaned). If I measure continuity where the points actually make contact I can watch the continuity come-and-go as they open and close. If I measure continuity at the spade connector on the outside of the dizzy I get continuity all the time no matter whether the points are open or closed (continuous or "dead"... MORE
Well, I just couldn't stand no being in debt. I had come into a small (and I mean small) amount of cash recently due to the sell of a piece of property in a ghetto. I spent a weekend recently at Elizabeth and Fisher Jones place in the hill country of Texas (take your hat off when you say that). I was there to persue Bambi and his kin with my cousin and grandson. We took a nice buck, but that's another story. Those of you who have had the pleasure of seeing the Jones' place will agree (unless... MORE
Later coils marked + & -, On cars wired with a negative ground system, these connections should be + to ignition switch, and - to distributor/contact points. "Brent Wolf" 27072... MORE
From: Brent Wolf [mailto: wolfbj@... ] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:19 PM To: Richard Rivenbark; Spridgets; Midgetsprite Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: 1275 coil Later coils marked + & -, On cars wired with a negative ground system, these connections should be + to ignition switch, and - to distributor/contact points. "Duncan Sinclair" 27073... MORE
Put a meter across the battery, it should show 14 volts (ish) when engine running 1500 rpm (fast idle). Gradually switch on more and more electrics and make sure the alternator is supplying the power and holding the battery at 14 volts. I have had a broken winding, one diode gone and worn brushes all of which prevent the alternator proving all the amps it should. Terry "terry.isherwood" 27045... MORE
Dave... Most good shops have a "battery in the car" load-tester handy. Easiest, most convenient way without undue hassle?? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27042... MORE
Alan... Which came first? The chicken or the egg? :):) Oil is basic power for production...of nearly anything and everything. There are other factors of course like normal inflation, with or without the cost of basic power tripling over a short period. Oil was US$ 9.00 bbl. back in the early 60's, if that. Airline kerosene was US 15 cents a US gallon under fleet purchase, if that, back then. As a kid, leaded high test ran about 40 cents a gallon or so. The foregoing notwithstanding, the modern cars of today are far safer/better machines for sure. Part... MORE
Hey y'all, Flounder here on PPP's computer... Camera is up and running. You need a Yahoo ID and Yahoo Messenger to view it. The screen name for the camera will be Floundervision. Once you have a Yahoo ID, you'll need to ask permission to be added to the list, and we'll also then invite you to a conference room with an audio connection so questions, comments, criticism, and beer farts can be heard by all real time. If you had a Yahoo ID from last year, you're still on the list here, so just log in. Se you around... MORE
Jeremy... Off topic? It's British built, right? No doubt with Lucas electricals? It's just a LBA instead of a LBC!! :) I like the takeoffs myself. The ground positively shudders when the afterburners are lit....very cool! Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26960... MORE
The new blue /white bulbs appear a lot brighter than the H7 (halogen) ones they replaced. They are in my dailyrunner (new shape Rover 214 (like a Honda civic)) with stupid slitty headlamps. I noticed an immediate improvement using the Phillips premium bulbs. Generally, for best illumination, circular lights are best with of course a true parabolic reflector. The MG version of the 214 has two sets of circular headlamps surprisingly. 60W main beam I believe. If you do have glass lenses in the headlamps then a step up in wattage is also preferable , I can't ever remember... MORE
Chris... Volvo dyanamos were probably of higher capacity most likely, though I do not know this for a fact. I would have loved to have kept my original BE gauges and most especially the mechnical tach. As a matter of fact, we looked into increasing the capacity of the stock generator but the gen itself was too small to really upgrade it's output decently according to a fellow who does this sort of stuff and with an halos., electric fan, fuel pump and sound system, the stock gens would burn out within a couple of months. I finally just... MORE
David Thanks, I didn't but it's a very good idea, and I'll certainly try it next time. I have to confess rather sheepishly that I scored 1 out of 2 on the circlip test! I hit upon a problem that I solved with my usual finesse : ) The circlip was somehow 'fouling' the hub, ie it wouldn't go down completely flat against the backplate because about 2 mil of it was overlapping the hub. So I ground off about 2mil off the circlip and it seemed to fit ok. Rather than mess about with the second one, I... MORE
have you tried the trick of using a bolt screwed into the hydraulic pipe connection hole, with suitable washers/large diameter nut to press the circlip into place? "David Jacobs" 26915... MORE
One idea I have seen with this is to remove the locating pin from the cylin der and tap out the hole. A small screw can then be used into the cylinder. _____ From: amukdigiphoto [mailto: amukdigiphoto@... ] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 5:52 PM To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: Rear brake assembly David Thanks, I didn't but it's a very good idea, and I'll certainly try it next time. I have to confess rather sheepishly that I scored 1 out of 2 on the circlip test! I hit upon a problem that I solved with my usual finesse... MORE
