- 1. Re: 3 questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 09:58:31 CST
- ^^^^^ *urp* Hey, I don't think so... I have yet to see a Delco connector fall off, break off, melt, rot, etc. in normal use, nor have I seen their ECM modules crash, and their factory stereos are bui
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00031.html (7,453 bytes)
- 2. Re: Roadster Religious Wars (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 10:22:33 CST
- Hey, why doesn't someone call The Roadster Factory? Maybe they know! :-) Nope, that's the CO's (Current Owner's) fault. (Couldn't be a PO; nobody would buy something that stupid-looking.) The "Roadst
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00036.html (8,370 bytes)
- 3. Re: Roadster Religious wars (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 12:44:21 CST
- In the event that you are stuck (pun intended) with something similar on the boot lid of your car, I have had great success with the following strategy for removing the dealer stickers, most of which
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00045.html (8,026 bytes)
- 4. Re: Dealer Stickers (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 09:46:10 CST
- I believe they are starting to fade away in favor of plastic license plate frames on the rear plate. I think they're probably about the same cost to make, but give the dealer a larger "billboard" are
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00050.html (7,632 bytes)
- 5. Re: Cadillacs and Distributors (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 13:49:06 CST
- Well... quite a few of them come from the same corporate platforms as Chevies, although the common areas are lot fewer than in years gone by. ^^^ Was this the economy model? I'm sure that one will fi
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00075.html (7,443 bytes)
- 6. Re: Brake backing or dust plates? (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 14:39:16 CST
- I'm not sure how true this is. I notice that most cars are equipped with these although the likelihood of them acting as a shield against flying debris seems a bit remote; ergo, what are they doing t
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00076.html (8,442 bytes)
- 7. Re: Brake backing or dust plates? (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 09:32:17 CST
- The majority of my brake experience has been with honking big G.M. cars, which have the same vented design. As the wheel turns, there are always several vents open to the incoming slipstream, and whe
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00094.html (9,227 bytes)
- 8. What Ford sez about those shields (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 09:59:08 CST
- Out of curiosity, I just consulted a recent Ford Shop Manual we have here at the office (we do their publishing systems -- plug, plug :-) to see what it said about those shields on the front brakes.
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00095.html (7,117 bytes)
- 9. Re: Temperature gauges and homebrewing (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 12:34:30 CST
- A Bourdon-tube gauge is strictly mechanical; you should find a capillary tube linking sender to gauge, not an electrical wire. If there's nothing electrical at the sender end, I suppose you could use
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00101.html (7,631 bytes)
- 10. Re: Temperature gauges and homebrewing (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 12:48:24 CST
- P.S. Going from memory here, there was a Chicago Tribune article a few weeks ago on auto gauges in their Transportation section. It seems that the terms "gauge" and "instrument" have different specif
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00103.html (7,669 bytes)
- 11. Re: Assorted Luantic Ramblings (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 16:58:44 CST
- (Minimal LBC content following...) Hmmm. Our late lamented Austin America never received a name, despite having the unique distinction of being possibly the only marque of car capable of sustaining d
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00131.html (9,388 bytes)
- 12. Re: Lunatic Ramblings (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 09:59:56 CST
- This is straying from the LBC theme, but yes, Adolf Galland was his name. I THINK that he's the one who had an ashtray specially installed in his plane so he wouldn't get cigar ashes on the floor. As
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00141.html (7,954 bytes)
- 13. Re: Naming Cars was( Assorted Luantic Ramblings ) (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 11:16:28 CST
- ^^^ ^^^ Oh. So is my wife's '72 LeMans. Please submit a mailing address to which we can send royalty payments. "Sparky"? "Flipper"! -- Andy
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00148.html (7,623 bytes)
- 14. The Genealogy of "Redcar" (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 11:56:45 CST
- Yes, 'twas me who enquired about where to send royalty payments for our use of the name "Redcar" (or "RedCar", or "Red Car") as applied to my wife's '72 LeMans. However, on further reflection, some d
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00189.html (7,464 bytes)
- 15. Re: Lunatic Ramblings (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 12:16:44 CST
- A late postscript on our car names which the Rolls owner here might want to consider: I had forgotten that my wife's old car from some years ago was Doris, a '72 Buick Skylark coupe. We pulled the na
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00191.html (7,348 bytes)
- 16. Re: Wire Wheel Play (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 13:41:16 CST
- My first thought on this thread was that possibly there was a slight mismatch between axle and hub (e.g. one was a not-quite-perfect replacement part of some sort), but perhaps that's a bit farfetche
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00197.html (9,360 bytes)
- 17. Re: Garages without mains electricity (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 21:35:06 CST
- I'm not sure exactly what kind of 100 watt light bulbs you're referring to; can you elaborate? Do you mean the little high-intensity jobs found in desk lamps? If Paul is looking for a good caged drop
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00251.html (8,688 bytes)
- 18. Re: Cosworth BDG, sports racer (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1993 11:35:25 CST
- Isn't it 3.8L? Also, would this not be TOO too blasphemous a conversion, as Buick V8s, if not V6s, have gone to England in the past? ;-) -- Andy
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00265.html (7,289 bytes)
- 19. Re: Dash for bug-eye (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 12:02:58 CST
- This discussion of dashboards reminds me of one of the things that has long interested me about the dash design in general of LBCs compared to American ones. Specifically, the LBC is much more casual
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00284.html (9,231 bytes)
- 20. Re: What is it about these things? (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 13:38:57 CST
- For me, American cars are transportation devices, in that you get in, start it and drive to your destination. I mean that not in the sense of "I hate cars; I just use them to go from A to B, and neve
- /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00287.html (8,693 bytes)
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