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1. Pozidriv screwdrivers (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Fri, 13 Jan 95 23:07:58 -0800; Well, it's finally time to get some real screwdrivers to use on the Midget instead of the phillips drivers that I have been using. I've decided that the correct Pozidriv screwdrivers really are the w; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00428.html (7,026 bytes)
2. Jag 3.8S update (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 2 Nov 94 15:54:29 -0800; Well, thanks to everyone for the information concerning our possible purchase of a 1966 Jaguar 3.8S. The final (??) decision was to not buy it - a decision that was hard and we are still dissapointed; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00069.html (6,981 bytes)
3. Shops in SF bay area (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 16:27:26 -0700; Well, I didn't see much response about Burnett's in Palo Alto and since my only experience with them has been less than favorable, I thought I'd defer this one to the wisdom (??) of the list. Are the; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00002.html (7,492 bytes)
4. Jag 3.8s purchase? (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Sat, 29 Oct 94 15:42:10 -0700; Help! We are looking at an original owner, 1966 Jaguar 3.8 S. The paint is badly swirled, the leather dried and badly cracked and the wood in need of refinishing. However, the engine sounds good and; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01468.html (7,349 bytes)
5. Re: Palo Alto (CA) British Car Meet (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 09:27:57 -0700; We'll be there - look for 2 Midgets ('77 - white with a stylized eagle on the side and '79 - blue, just plain blue) with at least 4 people crammed around a very small TV watching the 49ers - Chiefs g; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00179.html (7,472 bytes)
6. Shops in SF bay area (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 16:27:26 -0700; Well, I didn't see much response about Burnett's in Palo Alto and since my only experience with them has been less than favorable, I thought I'd defer this one to the wisdom (??) of the list. Are the; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00267.html (7,502 bytes)
7. Spitfire/Midget 1500 clutch pins (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 94 14:57:38 -0700; The clutch release arm pivot pin seems to drop out on most Midgets and Spitfires sooner or later. It's only held in by friction (to the release arm - not to the bell housing) and once it slips, it dr; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00199.html (6,991 bytes)
8. Redline phone number (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Mon, 6 Jun 94 23:14:25 -0700; Does anyone have the number for Redline Synthetic Oils technical help line (if they have one). I want to replace the oil in my 79 Midget's transmission with a synthetic (for better shifting when cold; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00205.html (6,661 bytes)
9. Redline Oil (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Thu, 9 Jun 94 10:12:21 -0700; This got trashed the first time, so here's another try..... Thanks to P J Hartman and Roland Dudley for the advice on the correct Redline Oil for use in my 79 Midget's gearbox. I just called Redline'; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00360.html (7,353 bytes)
10. Seat recovering (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 11 May 94 11:09:32 -0700; Well, it's finally time to do something about the tattered seats in the Midget. Cracked and chewed up vinyl just isn't the look we're after anymore. I've managed to find a set of seat covers in the r; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00286.html (7,113 bytes)
11. K&N filter for 1500 Midget (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 13:03:41 -0700; I have a K&N air filter on my '79 Midget but it barely fits. The problem is that the filter housing is very close to the inner fender wall and actually touches as the engine vibrates. I consider this; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00523.html (7,489 bytes)
12. Re: setting valve/rocker gap (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 14:46:11 -0700; I used to rotate the engine in my Midget with a socket on the alternator pulley and a hand pulling on the belt -- this results in some minor dings to the radiator (it's a Midget - there isn't much ro; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00530.html (8,250 bytes)
13. Re: MG History? (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Thu, 28 Apr 94 13:29:02 -0700; My '79 Midget (May, '79 according to the tag on the door) is GAN6UL224516G. It's definitely not an '81! It's possible they skipped "I" as a model year designator but that still makes it an '80, whic; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00794.html (8,229 bytes)
14. Re: spridget hubs and bearings (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Tue, 1 Mar 94 17:00:52 -0800; You mean to say that later Midgets had roller bearings from the factory? I did not know that. Apparently so - that's what someone else (Daren?) said when I asked him about the swap. I'm pretty much a; /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00022.html (6,987 bytes)
15. Seatbelt recalls (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Sun, 13 Mar 94 18:21:55 -0800; I missed all the recent discussion on seatbelt recalls. Could someone please let me know the details (which cars, what years, what to do, etc.) Thanks, Rich Hill hill@ece.ucdavis.edu; /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00326.html (6,478 bytes)
16. New CA smog checks (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 09:32:01 -0800; Bad news for those who live in CA - according to this mornings paper, the state is about ready to implement new, tougher smog checks. Most of the laws pertain to 'non-attainment' areas (bad smog) but; /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00440.html (7,120 bytes)
17. Avoiding stuck clutches (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Mon, 10 Jan 94 13:35:06 -0800; Well, it happened again this weekend - the clutch on my 79 Midget stuck to the pressure plate (or whatever clutches stick to). I know how to free the thing (put in gear, push in clutch pedal, start c; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00191.html (7,252 bytes)
18. 1500 Midget clutch release pivot (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Wed, 10 Nov 93 09:01:42 -0800; I'm about to replace the clutch release pivot pin on my 79 Midget (it dropped onto the road and went "jingle, jingle" off into who-knows-where.....again). Anyway, due to the strange, Triumph design o; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00194.html (7,012 bytes)
19. oil coolers, fittings, etc. (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Thu, 22 Jul 93 14:54:58 -0700; With all the talk about oil coolers, thermostats, etc., one thing hasn't been mentioned. Are the threads used for these things universal. That is, if some parts (say, for example, the cooler) were pu; /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00355.html (6,965 bytes)
20. oil cooler fittings - again (score: 1): Author: hill@ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill); Date: Fri, 23 Jul 93 11:02:36 -0700; OK, so now I know there are two likely candidates for the threads on the cooler, adapter, and hoses. It sounds like the US stuff uses AN threads and the UK stuff uses BSP threads. Does anyone know wh; /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00365.html (6,802 bytes)

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