Aww Shucks Eric:
I feel suitably chastened. I guess I got overly excited from
finally working on a car after the relatives finally went home. Try
Locktite on the peeling chrome.
Kelvin.
Kids, don't do this at home.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Stephen [mailto:bk996@freenet.carleton.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:36 AM
> To: Dodd, Kelvin; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Bumper removal - MGA 1600 Roadster
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> Kevin:
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> I know I can always depend on this list and its members for
> great advice. I
> followed through as you directed. With the heat applied, the
> nuts came off very
> easily, however, the only trouble I ran into was the
> mis-coloured and peeling
> chrome! Unfortunately I deleted your reply. Did I perhaps
> miss some important
> little tidbit towards the end of your message? How did you
> manage to polish out
> the discoloration and re-attach the peeled chrome? The
> valance was quite a
> different matter. I had alot of trouble breaking it free.
> Why did that have to
> come off in the first place? Perhaps a question I should
> have asked before I
> demolished the rear end! Appreciate a reply ASAP, as my SO
> Theresa, is really
> PO'ed thinking of course, that I have done something terribly
> wrong (go figure).
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> Just kidding! Was that cod tongue and cheeks? Applied a
> little "Break Away"
> the night before and all went smoothly the next day. One
> side had an additional
> rubber washer that wasn't apparent in the catalogs. I called
> Moss "tech" and
> was assured that it was likely a DPO addition. Thanks to all
> for their advice
> on this.
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> "Dodd, Kelvin" wrote:
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