At 10:47 AM 9/20/97 -0600, Phil Bates wrote:
>>>Sorry, but the nearest "real" MG mechanic is 120 miles away and so are
>>>parts.
>>You've got the Haynes book in the trunk, and parts are as close as your
>>phone and next day air if need be. A few tools, a little help from this
>>list, and a little hand cleaner, and you may never need the mechanic
>>again. Simple cars -- simple fixes.
>>
>>Barney Gaylord
>>1958 MGA with an attitude
>
>Barney - Have you looked at a 79B manual lately??? Simple cars, yes up to
>1967. Some may say even up to '69 or to '74. But emission strangulation is
>a huge ugly thing on a 79B. I'd suggest that your A, and my A and B are all
>easy to work on, but Debora has a much bigger headache. Look in a parts
>book - emissions on a B up to '67 was a PCV valve, and hoses - (moss items
>2-9). A '79 is a much different story (moss items 12-70 or so).
>
>Phil Bates
Well, Phil... if Debra's "mechanics" don't understand her car as well as
she does, maybe she doesn't need them! Why should she pay them by the hour
so they can learn?!
Hey... it's a thought!
Carol
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