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I take some offense when they slight our speed. Perhaps not top speed but a warmed up 1275 and a numerically higher diff will embarrass many Porsches and 'Vetts and other expensive and highly respected "sports cars" in the international STOPLIGHT GRAND PRIX. All that and at 1/10th the cost and 10 times the grins!!!!!!! Cheers, Bob in San Diego "Robert D. Gardner" 27234... MORE
I understood that the early cars had hand stamped numbers (cut, I believe the expression is) from the top . But the later cars had them stamped from the back resulting in raised figures that in theory could not overstamped. An anti theft device to stop people changing the identity of the car. I understand that there's a place in Brum (where else?) that supplies the c orrect VIN plates and know a place that can stamp the raised letters. I hav e the details somewhere. Aside, my MG metro has the VIN plate with raised letters riveted to... MORE
Ah, Duncan... You've got an "early" timing chain cover on a "later" engine. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27200... MORE
Jim I'm 99.9% sure the oil seal lipped side does indeed face the bearing, in other words it goes in flat side first. Yeah, front suspension can be a nightmare to take apart. Penetrating fluid all over everything at least a day before hand, is a must. Don't forget heat can be very useful as well. Just shout if you get really stuckamundo! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27176... MORE
Nigel, I may have asked before but where in the UK are you located. If you're in London (which I doubt) you can see what it's like to drive my Frogeye (1275 with Datsun/Rivergate 5 speed) to get you in the mood for your next (vehicular) project. Gary L "Gary Lazarus" 27149... 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
Hi, Duncan.... The "open" port on the normal stock intake manifold on the '67 is for the rubber diaphragm equipped PCV valve which is fed via a rubber hose from the "flame arrester" (can) fabricated into the timing chain cover at the front of the motor. The "intake air" for crankcase gases drawn out from the crankcase into the intake manifold via the PCV valve is the plastic "filtered" oil cap containing a "graduated orifice" (designed "hole" of a specific diameter. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27173... MORE
Ed I only saw an engine plate, do they do the correct VIN (chassis) plates as well? Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27133... MORE
Eeg Thank you and I'm pleased to hear your new sill is going to stay on! And yes I've already sprayed the underneath in topcoat, it's all done, as well as the engine bay and inside. I'm just working on the outer panels now. Repair panels are notorious for poor fit, some suppliers of repair panels are better than others (yes Ashley Hinton, you're one of the good ones:) and pretty much all of them require some form of fettling to make them fit correctly. To be honest 2 or 3 mil really doesn't sound that much, are you... 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
Nigel, Hearty congrats on getting the little beast on all fours. I remember vividly the feeling I got when I first got my engine to fire. It was still two years before I could go anywhere but these milestones are great memories and keep us going. Rob C 75 Midget asleep for the winter Webfoot Leisure.com rob@... 630-841-6077 robbiesg@... 27117... MORE
I'm not sure of the compression ratio but the head has been milled 0.080 and the cylinders are 0.040 larger. I'm using the valves for the 1098 head and running 1 1/2 SU's. The combustion chambers have all been opened up and balanced but I don't remember their size and won't be able to measure them until I get the new valve guides and lead free valve seats installed. I'll have to compute the compression ratio when I can make careful measurements. Thanks for the info. Nelson "Nelson Wittstock" 27116... MORE
Those numbers are close to the Kent 276 Megadyne cam. Vizard describes this cam as "Slight lopey idle, okay in traffic, Strong mid and top end..." "Jeffrey Holmes" 27112... MORE
Here are my cam numbers: Top center intake opens 29* exh closes 31* Bottom center in closes 64* exh opens 66* intake lift 0.295 exhaust lift 0.272 Nelson "Nelson Wittstock" 27111... MORE
Is there some way to look up the performance potential of the cam I have in my Sprite? I have the numbers for when the valves open and close and also the lift measurements. I'm wondering if it is suitable for use with today's fuels as I put it in back in the 60's and the car has been dismembered since 1971. Nelson Mk2 1016cc Sprite "witstock7" 27109... MORE
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Every day I drive to and from work I must pass the body shop where I see mine still sitting on a cart waiting its turn to be painted. Maybe by Christmas I'll get it back. I'm trying to get all the small stuff done before I get it back, ie reassemble the engine, transmission, paint all the small parts etc. If I don't then I am like you too much car and too little garage! Steve Quandt "Steve Quandt" 27124... 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
Ed If you read one of my earlier posts regarding the front hub smaller bearing not going all the way down to the spacer, I can now tell you why that was. When I started working on the second hub to fit the bearings and oil seals, I took a look down the hub, to see how far down the smaller bearing had to go. Yep you guessed it (well I hope you did ; ) the outer 'RACE' of the smaller bearing was still down there! Doh! That's why on the other hub the smaller bearing wasn't going... MORE
Jim OK, I think I'm getting confused between front and rear hubs, because I'm doing the front ones now! I the oil seal goes in as far as it'll go, then press the bearing in using the old one as a drift. Pack it with grease, then put the 'o' ring into its little groove with grease and then the paper gasket. Does that sound right? From what I remember, the oil seal does go in as far as it will go, there is a lip that it rests against on the 'halfshaft' side of the hub. When the... 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
Jim I've just recently fitted new bearings and seals to my rear hubs, but I'm not sure I fully understand the first part of your question to answer it. As far as I can remember, the big bearing goes into the rear of the hub (I used the old one against the new one and pressed it home in a vice) then the oil seal goes in open side first, the flat side of the seal is always outermost. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27080... MORE
Since we're on the subject of hubs, bearings and seals I have a question. When I removed the rear hubs on my 73 Midget I found the seals directly against the back of the bearings. There appears to be a seat for the seal at the back (inside) of the hub just as there is a seat for the bearing in the front(outside). Should the seal be directly behind and touching the bearing or should it be seated at the back of the hub leaving a space between the two? Also, each hub had the seal facing in different... 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
