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Toyman sounds correct, but you may get by with only topping off the fluid for now. Be aware however, that the fluid does not evaporate and you will in the perhaps near future need a master cylinder and/or slave cylinder at least rebuilt or replaced. Been there, doing that now. Robert Houston Transervicios S.A. de C.V. 915-592-2082 rbhouston@... 23699... MORE
Actually I purchased a 1977 MG Midget for my wife for a graduation gift. It really is a nice car and I'm sure we'll have many hours of enjoyment riding around the country side. But alass, the first problem has cropped up, or should I say problems. When I tried the car out the clutch grabbed close to the floorboard. Not a big problem I thought due to the fact I hadn't driven it before and wasn't sure what was normal. Within a short period of time and not much driving it seems that I am having problems shifting... MORE
done, good luck to him and I hope we hear of his progress on this website. Alan PS did you sell the datsun 510 queerbox? "Alan" 23665... MORE
I opened a sticking tach and found the trouble to be a warped plastic bobbin that was used to form the wire coil on the end of the indicator pointer. The bobbin walls are very thin as it is mounted on the moving needle, heat and age deteriorate and warp it to a point that it strikes adjacent surfaces causing the indicator needle to stick. I was able to gently pry off the warped and brittle side walls of the bobbin which allowed free motion again. Would not recommend trying this to anyone unless they are very comfortable working... MORE
Had to get a new rad for my '75 a couple of years ago. A saga in itself. Cost me $135 at a local shop (wholesale) retail should be around $150-175. The '75 radiator should fit '76 and on. Rob C '75 Midget 00 Trans Am robbiesg@... 23643... MORE
Don, Re the crack, there are many al. alloys which are not weldable, but I have no idea about this one. In any case, a typical good welding-repair practice for large and relatively fragile castings such as this is to pre-heat the whole bare casting (in an oven) and keep covered with thermal blankets as much as possible during the weld time to minimise distortion. Without this, even if the bell housing IS weldable, one of the dangers is that you might just cause the crack to propagate further by attempting to weld in situ and thus cause more... MORE
After stripping off the front end outer metal work and cleaning the engine compartment I discovered there is a crack in the transmission bell housing. The tab like area at the top of the clutch bell housing where the top two bolts are located has a horizontal crack below them.. It does not appear to be a major structural problem once the transmission bell housing is bolted on as all other areas and bolts are sound. It looks like an easy in place weld job. Is it possible to weld the aluminum housing material? Some PO strangeness as usual... MORE
Someone buy my Sprite, don't force me to put it on eBay, I don't want to part it out. That would be sad. 210 Tranny $200, engine $200, carbs $100, shell $200, man, that would be more than what I'm asking for the whole thing. Maybe I should... YK "yucholian" 23447... MORE
"I am building a 1275 to the specs of my 1340 Cooper S that I had in the UK. I had the cam ground close to the 731 cam that I had in that motor. It will have a big valve head and cooper s distributor. It is .030 over. I have several leather hides and decided to cover all panels and dash with that. I put floors, lt rocker and A post piller sections back in it plus a new bonnet. (Since buying a bonnet I bought a 68 with an excellent bonnet for $400.) Oh well. All... MORE
"Anyone ever fitted electric fan to a Mk.3 Midget..... Affirmative, M&M....guilty. Front mounted along with use of 5 bladed trop plastic fan for summer, heavy NYC Metro area traffic...good results. A few questions....is the tendency to run warm occurring "at speed" or crawling along as in traffic! Are you using a theromstadt? If so, summer one? You running a 50/50 antifreeze/water mix? If not, what's the current "ratio" of the mix? At around what ambient temperature does the tendency to run warm under the "circumstance" become apparent? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 23354... MORE
Kims got my $5.00 we have to stick together. I know how I would feel if I had to sell my midget. And I have just owned it for 2 months and I havent got the title yet. Rick "mtman19552002" 23345... MORE
LOL, Don May.... I can see the headlines now.... "Giant oak fallen by mighty mite engine" Very wise of you to check out the gearbox before installaton into the machine. Otherwise it could be a real bummer to find out afterward....... Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 23330... MORE
Thanks to all for the advice and humor. I will not start it indoors on a carpet floor and if in if in a grocery cart will do so on level ground. At this point I think I will just push it under the big oak tree out back and use block and tackle to lower it back in and out as necessary. It is actually the transmission I am most concerned with testing before lowering it back in. I had the engine running fine before I took it out. Don "Don May" 23328... MORE
It saddens me to here that you are not going to be able to reap the rewards of all the work you have put into your Sprite Kim. I hope you will stick around here and give us a shout every once in a while. Good luck in any direction you might choose. Dave in NY David A. Stevens Jr. Utilities Engineer II NYS Office Of General Services Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant 79 Sheridan Avenue Albany, NY 12210 "Stevens, David" 23284... MORE
Sorry to hear you having to give up on the project you have put so much into and . . . what will we do without our only Asian redneck? . . . I was looking forward to seeing where you were going to mount the gun rack on a Sprite. :-) Trust you stick around. Don "Don May" 23288... MORE
I must apologize to those who followed my progress report, just don't have the time nor the room anymore to work on my 67 Sprite. It is a 67 Sprite that is torn down and middle of restoration. It has a lot of body work done already and shouldn't take much to finish. The shell and doors were professionally sandblasted to bare metal. (cost over $400 for just that). Car is apart but well cataloged, small parts in Ziplock bags with labels, bigger parts in categorized plastic bins, shell on a dolly, new VB parts used cost over $600.... MORE
So I take it none of you have done this, done lots of other things but not this. Yes, well, when I asked him why I did not get a valid answer. It was more - have midget, seen rear disks on other cars, want them on my midget, went out and bought them. He paid =A360 for two disks and calipers from the bre akers. He does have access to a very good machine shop and I think he will need it. If he succeeds I will be able to supply you with details after a ll if... MORE
That reminded me of a funny story my father told me. It seems a fellow had rebuilt a Midget motor and clamped it to some timbers to start it before he installed it in the car. He was doing this in an old house trailer that had a carpet floor (don't ask me why). Every thing was fine until he rev'ed the engine and it tipped over. The flywheel then snagged the carpet and ripped it loose from the floor. The motor ended up wrapped up in the carpet at the door of the trailer. The motor was unharmed... MORE
Hi Jack in Texas.... We had to cut a larger hole in the shifter cover to accomodate the gate positons of the Datsun box using the Sprite shifter which we adopted to the Datsun tranny. I found an MGB rubber gaitor worked just fine for the larger hole. The Rivergate people ARE great to work with!! No doubt about it. "Old style" business ethics coupled with a great attitude with respect to customer service! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 23189... MORE
Hi guys You may have noticed I've been rather quiet regarding posts to the list lately, thats soley because I've been beavering away on the Midget restoration, and making the most of the good weather. I'll bring you up to date on where I am. I'm glad to say that about 90% of the structural welding is now complete and includes two new floorpans, two new inner and outer sills, two new inner footwell side panels, two new lower hinge repair sections and outer covers, two new lower rear inner and outer wing repair sections, localised repairs to both... MORE
I forgot to add a 'welcome to the list', Erich. someone on the list can probably help you narrow down the approximate age of your 'new' car with a little bit of detective work, for example, has it got wind-up windows or sidescreens? 948/1098/1275 or 1500 engine? combined brake/clutch master cylinder or separate? single or dual circuit brakes? chrome or rubber bumpers? if chrome, are they wide or narrow? is the hood a packaway type or fastened to the back of the cockpit? and so on. Any single one of these features won't necessarily give the whole story, as... MORE
On this shift I get all the leftovers.........day late and a dollar short I guess....... "Stevens, David" 23087... MORE
You're not the only one Doug. I spent a great part of this weekend removing the clutch master cylinder from my '76 midget. Fun job isn't it!? "Alan Hearnshaw" 23076... MORE
Need some help on this. I intended to rebuild my clutch master cylinder so I looked in the Haynes 1275/1500 comic book. It says to remove the pedal box cover remove the cotter pin and pin and than remove the master cylinder nuts. How does someone remove the lower nut without taking off the entire pedal box along with also removing the brake master cylinder. Not so simple a job. Is this the only way to get at the nut. Dougp77 Michigan. "dougple" 23062... MORE
I purchased a 8 of 1975 USA mg midget and have been correcting what the previous owners did to ricky race it. I have talked to the mechanic the previous owners had work on the car about the things I noticed wrong after buying it. The left front end has too much negative camber, thanks PilotBob. The mechanics answer "the owners just replaced tires and did not drive fast" what he meant by fast must have been any thing over 40 MPH. The engine isn't original for the car. Its a 1275 instead of the 1493. The mechanic had... MORE
