- 21. Re: Happy Motoring! (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 10:16:54 CDT
- Hmph. I couldn't get a tour in '88 because they were "remodeling". I wonder if they have a daily tearoff pad inside the little guardhouse at the front drive labeled "Today's Excuse for Getting Rid of
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00377.html (7,845 bytes)
- 22. Re: New LBC's for sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1993 14:46:26 CDT
- ...etc. Aw, c'mon. Five used cars, four of which have a claimed <100 miles on the clock? There has to be a story there. Were they all owned by the same eccentric? (Insert punchline here :-) Or are th
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00433.html (7,273 bytes)
- 23. American LBC Renaming (was Re: Coils) (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1993 13:35:28 CDT
- The Morris Marina in the U.S. was simply the Austin Marina, otherwise known as "For Sale". :-) It was the successor to the Austin America (known in England as the Austin 1300), which they imported fr
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00487.html (7,603 bytes)
- 24. Re: Buying cars that are miles away (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1993 15:40:29 CDT
- This was discussed a while back on the BMW list. Some good ideas surfaced regarding the rental of a U-Haul or Ryder truck big enough to just roll the thing in the back: 1) This is really good for an
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00489.html (8,017 bytes)
- 25. Re: Greetings (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1993 16:34:56 CDT
- Wellll... a _security_ system might be worthwhile for a valuable example of the marque. That is, something more than just a silly siren, which will prevent people from actually opening the bonnet and
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00491.html (7,716 bytes)
- 26. Re: TR7/8 Turn Signal Cancelling (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1993 17:24:20 CDT
- I shall stick my neck out by attempting to apply American car experience to this one... the self-cancelling mechanism is usually triggered by a couple of small springs (one for clockwise turns of the
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00492.html (7,810 bytes)
- 27. Re: Temperature Problems (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1993 10:24:16 CDT
- 1) Check the strength of your coolant; flush and fill with proper mixture if you haven't done it recently. 2) Besides inspecting the hoses for pinhole leaks, loose clamps (you have to retighten 'em a
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00506.html (7,222 bytes)
- 28. Re: Vanity Plates (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 14:26:55 CDT
- What are the parameters? Here in Illinois, for example, you get 7 characters maximum; must start with a letter and may end with 1 digit or more; digits, if used, must be trailing only. If you accept
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00602.html (8,704 bytes)
- 29. Re: Midget Turn Signal Switch (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 14:38:16 CDT
- What's the difference between Phillips and Pozidrive? (sp?) Does Pozidrive have narrower flutes, or something like that? I have sometimes fudged the matter on my cars by using a No. 1 Phillips, which
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00603.html (7,723 bytes)
- 30. Re: vanity plates (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 14:19:08 CDT
- Heh, heh. I spotted a car outside our office whose owner had obviously put a bit more thought into it... his plates read "VOID 2". A pity that someone else had apparently already nabbed "VOID"; this
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00650.html (8,103 bytes)
- 31. Re: Calipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 11:25:00 CDT
- You're both right, ("New Shimmer is a floor wax _and_ a dessert topping!" :-) but you may be talking at cross-purposes. BRAKE cylinders need smooth polishing for the seals to, well, seal. ENGINE cyl
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00688.html (7,181 bytes)
- 32. Where you shouldn't park your LBC (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1993 11:19:19 CDT
- Well, the Ob.LBC content here is basically an observation on one place to avoid... smiley warranted, however: :-) I drove the spouse and in-laws to Flint, Michigan from Chicago this past weekend to a
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00011.html (8,966 bytes)
- 33. Re: Decoking revisited (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1993 11:34:04 CDT
- I fill the burnt pan with a 1/4" or so of water, then boil it on the stove. Usually dissolves the gunk nicely and lets you wipe it off with, at most, a plastic scrubbing pad. Are we far enough from t
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00013.html (7,004 bytes)
- 34. This Month's Magazine Recommendation (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Wed, 05 May 1993 11:18:13 CDT
- ...is _Car_Collector_, June 1993 edition. Cover photo features three extremely red Jaguar dropheads: XK120, E-type and XJS. Article inside features additional photos, including an SS 100, C-type, D-t
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00059.html (7,433 bytes)
- 35. Re: Bogus Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Wed, 05 May 1993 11:47:20 CDT
- Roland reprints: (Doesn't a Grade 8 have _5_ lines?) Thanks to the SOL list last year, I was enlightened in the ways of fastener coding. Since then I have routinely picked up Grade 5 bolts from the l
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00061.html (8,418 bytes)
- 36. Re: Rover Car info (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Fri, 07 May 1993 16:09:38 CDT
- Are they still making the MG Metro? I hired one back in the '80's from Wadham-Stringer and thought it was rather fun. When I picked it up they said "We're terribly sorry about the rear bumper; it see
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00117.html (7,755 bytes)
- 37. Re: vendor alert (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1993 15:42:02 CDT
- [tale of woe deleted...] In one issue not long ago of "Cars and Parts" magazine, to which I seem to be the only subscriber :-) there was a fascinating article of how a real steering wheel outfit does
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00162.html (8,471 bytes)
- 38. Re: Re: vendor alert (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 10:33:43 CDT
- They use plastic wood. *rimshot* Thanks, you've been a wonderful audience... -- Andy
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00177.html (7,038 bytes)
- 39. Re: My postings about steering wheel restorations (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1993 10:07:37 CDT
- Based on some E-mail requests I've received, it looks like I'd better post a clarification: The outfit which I read about in a recent Cars & Parts issue _recreates_ _plastic_ steering wheels, as foll
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00204.html (8,474 bytes)
- 40. Re: Wholesale parts. (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uu.psi.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1993 10:29:05 CDT
- Ahem. I have occasionally received the trade price with a little bit of verbal posturing, etc., on occasions when it seemed financially advantageous. I call ahead to check that they've got it, and op
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00205.html (8,360 bytes)
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