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Many thanks for the replies. Yes, I realise that the system is the sum of its many parts. And I should have thought it through a little more as I am planning to fit an MGMetro head and camshaft. Now I'm thinking I need to fit the water heated inlet manifold also. So the question changes a little. How much hassle is it to fit an LCB in a midget. (In a mini we had to attack the bulkhead (firewall) with an 'ammer to create space) Is it possible to retain the metro inlet manifold , do I need... MORE
Mr Zappa, You should have a Zenith cd150 carb installed on your car if it is stll as originally equipped. These carbs have been trouble since the day they were installed new and only get worse as time goes on. As for the fuel leak. Look real close at the rubber hose where it attatchs to the carb body. Small hairline cracks frequently are found causing fuel to weep. Have someone crank it over and you watch right here for where the leak appears. Another possibilty is the auto choke (if installed) can be a pain in the a$$.... MORE
Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ Back up to too many sprites again. http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/ Frank Clarici 27965... MORE
Zappa? Is that you Zappa? Leak is most likely caused by a sticking fuel float inlet valve. It may have a bit of grit in it. They are easy to replace, but try cleaning it first. Another likely culprit is the short length of flexible plastic tube that connects from the base of the carburetta bowl to the main jet. They come loose and leak at the bowl end. There should be a small neoprene washer, a brass washer and a gland nut. Don't overtighten the gland nut, but do make sure the pipe is pushed well into the... MORE
Cap'n Oi! I've got enough flack coming at me from the Bugeye group, I don't need it in here as well, thank you very much *kicks away your walking stick* ;) Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27952... MORE
"It is like you Brits have different words for everything"... They do, Brad. Matter of fact, I am beginning to think they must be very carefully watched!!! Do you know that Alan actually found me on his Bugeye search map? Suppose he gets mad and wants to fire a "rocket" at me. I could be killed for a comment on the bugeye list!! :( This is VERY frightening! :( You do guns, right? You wouldn't happen to be into anti-aircraft or anti-missle missles, would you? I need something that would mount on a ^ roof! It's got to be... MORE
By now it should be obvious that I have a few days off and am spending them in the workshop, hence another quick question. Are 1098 and 1275 exhaust manifolds identical or is the 1275 version a little larger internally, and if the 1275 is a little larger internally would it fit on a 1098 and what effect would it have on performance? The reason I ask is that my project (65 Sprite ) has one of those performance enhancing three branch manifolds unfortunately the previous owner has hacked a lump out of one of the front chassis legs... MORE
This Jensen is only for masochists or Frank. The seller's description is marvelous, and truly shows his love for the car. I couldn't stop laughing! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2451718436&category=6472 Jim Rogers San Juan Capistrano, CA Jim Rogers 27930... MORE
Nigel / Biff Thanks for the relies, I agree with you Nigel it isn't really worth mocking your own panels I spent a day making the riser brackets which I could have bought for 22 pounds. The main reason I make my own is to develop my metalworking and welding skills before I let myself loose on the important structural parts of my project car. The other advantage is that not all the repair panels are exact replicas of the original (even the good quality ones) either in exact design or metal thickness. I was very interested in Nigel's... MORE
Rubber Bumper Midgets are bad but Fiat X-19s were always junk ...Heres an idea ! take them both to to nearest scrap yard and have a crush party ... one big cube. Happy New Year!. Just B Crusin 1967 Austin Healey Sprite 1974 MGB 1970 Spitfire Cheers to all... crfkingfish@... 27915... MORE
Dave I also had to repair that area on my car recently, including putting in a new 'chassis mounting tube' to replace the original one that a bolt had seized in, and as they're high tensile steel, I could not drill it out. I simply cut out the mounting tube and refitted a new one - much easier. I also debated on whether to repair my old 'riser brackets', but felt on balance, bearing in mind the amount of work involved, it would be easier to just buy new ones, which I did. "amukdigiphoto" 27911... MORE
David, I have an unmolested original '62 Sprite (1743 miles from new) and the bumper mounts (riser brackets) exit the front valance in the center of the holes. Either a new front valance was installed and not aligned (manufactured?) properly or maybe the front arms were replaced/repaired and were 'straightened' a bit to give them the misalignment. Biff Jones '59 Bugeye, 'Kermit' '62 Sprite, 'Ole Gray' '71 Midget, 'Freebie' http://sprites2.homestead.com/ "Biff" 27913... MORE
I am in the process of rebuilding a 65 Sprite and one of the small jobs I have just completed is replacing the rusted out riser brackets which extend the chassis to provide the anchorage points for the front bumper. Rather than buy the brackets I fabricated new ones using the old parts as a pattern. Before I removed the old brackets from the car I noticed that they poked through the front valance panel a bit too low and the two holes in the valance had been modified to accommodate this ( I put this down to the... MORE
You are correct, in a perfect world, the pressure would balance out to be zero, but a little pressure sneaks past the rings, the valve guides, etc and any positive pressure pushes oil out the rear seal. Interesting side tangent when talking about two cycle engines. When I was a 16 year old kid, I worked for a marine place and we built racing Johnson outboard motors. Roy Rogers,( the great cowboy movie star) had us build his engines. Twin Johnson 35's for off shore racing. My boss and I drilled the crankcase full of holes and inserted one... MORE
BECKERS states (in part).. "....it lowers fuel octane anyway" Yeah, this is true and a tough one to call (except in a high compression motor or when higher octanes are available at reasonable cost) against crankcase evacuation of vapors/pressures with respect to oil being forced passed seals or out the rear scroll "seal". But it's basically why I run "vented" instead of "evacuated", the thought of introducing oil (in any amount) into the combustion process "going against the grain" personally, though there are cases (Judson and to a lesser extent, Shorrocks applications) where this comes with the territory so... MORE
G'day Peter C I pack the oil pump with black moly grease (Molybdenum Disulphide). The oil picks up straight away, the moly does no harm at all to the bearings etc, and it all gets dumped out 30 minutes later anyway. Yes, I know you can prime the pump through the hole in the left rear corner, but my thumb get sore pushin down the plunger on that oil can. Now here's another way of priming the pump. You know where the oil line goes into the rear of the block on the right hand side? Well directly below... MORE
HI all, A very merry Christmas to all list members! The days will soon be getting longer. Our cars will soon be getting twitchy to hit those salt free roads. Cheers and happy hols. Chris Nevard Midget & Sprite Club Webmaster "Chris Nevard" 27864... MORE
G'day Paul I agree with everything Rex said. But after 20 minutes of running at 2,500 to 3,000 rpm and then 10 minutes of silence, I retorque the head and adjust the tappets. And I dump the oil and change the filter right then. There are ALWAYS some metal filings floating around in there, from when the block was re-bored etc, and after 20 minute of running they should all be in the oil by now. I don't want them floating around in the oil and through the bearings for another 500 miles, so I refresh the oil and... MORE
Peter, Right you are. I wondered if anyone would realize that the distributor drive gear is connected to the camshaft which actually turns the oil pump. Lots of wasted time doing it this way if you ask me. Its your money.....I heard of one fellow that hooked up a presurized bug spray can with oil in it to the oil gauge feed pipe or something and pumped oil through his engine before starting. I heard it killed bugs for miles when he drove by for years afterwards. LOL Really, I think that this is to anal for a common... MORE
Paul, Yes, there is a proper way to break in your engine. The first 20 min will tell if your engine will live a long life or die at an early age. Lots of people have differant ideas on how to run it in for the first 1000 miles. I will tell you how I do it at work and what I reccomend to my customers. When we go to start up a new one we always go through the same check list. All fluids up to specs. Gravity fill the oil cooler if installed. Make sure the fuel... MORE
Hi, Ginger.... Just as I thought.....SCAMERINO!! :( Well...this whole event has been extremely deflating resulting in significant personal shrinkage (in terms of trust in the internet...of course! What did you think I meant?:) Wanna bet the poor quality is due to the fact it isn't really Paris in that film clip? :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27814... MORE
Am I correct in thinking the following could only have come from the midget sprite or bugeye sites ? again unsolicited and it turned up on my office PC Alan "Jones, Alan" 27801... MORE
I see that when my Ebay 'spoof' mail arrived at midgetsprite , the actual E bay message complete with a link and asking for information was missing. Bu t you got the hidden message- strange. !!! I forwarded it to Spoof@ebay then received a VERY,VERY Extremely long stand ard reply. Despite the warnings contained in the Ebay email - all seems to be working OK. Alan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -... MORE
Yes, Alan... The "standard reply" is what you normally get. It simply confirms they got your email along with the "ebay" mail you rec'd, and that it is indeed a fraudulent mail, that it did not originate with ebay and they will look into it (along with the gazillion others they've rec'd.). The "Citibank" and "PayPal" ones should be arriving "over there" any day now!! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27804... MORE
yes, it's not too difficult a job; it's even possible to do the valve stem seals (is that what you mean?) with the head still on, though paradoxically it's probably trickier to do that way. There are no particular pitfalls I can think of, just make sure the engine's cold before you loosen anything, get a workshop manual for torqueing the nuts up in the right order, oh, and don't forget to refit the little bypass hose between the head and water pump *before* you screw the head down. Regards David "David Jacobs" 27776... MORE
