- 1. Cold weather & MG's (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 95 09:34 MST
- Yesterday morning, I woke up to find 8 inches of new snow on the ground. Flagstaff is pretty good about plowing, but the road out to where I work is way out in the middle of nowhere, so they didn't g
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00525.html (7,356 bytes)
- 2. Trip to the U.K. (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 95 20:00 MST
- I will be in the U.K. from Feb 10 to the 19th. I plan to visit London, Stratford, Oxford, Abingdon, Salisbury, and the motoring museum at Beaulieu (sp?). Although I grew up all over the world, this w
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00801.html (7,360 bytes)
- 3. RE: Trip to the U.K. (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 10:17 MST
- Hmmmm... How much carry on baggage can you handle.... Transmissions, cylinder heads, etc..... <grin> The last time my Dad went, he brought home a nitrided crank for his Y-type in his carry on baggag
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00967.html (7,265 bytes)
- 4. Re: MGB: Identification of 3/5 bearing motor (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 95 09:51 MST
- The easiest way to tell if you have a 3 main engine is if it has the machanical tach drive. Aft of the distributor, driving off the camshaft, there will be a threaded take off similar to the speedome
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg01105.html (6,885 bytes)
- 5. re: New Range Rover (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 94 09:52 MST
- You mean there's really a place called Winslow, Arizona? I thought the Eagles just made it up! Yes, and there is a shop downtown called "Standin' on a Corner..."
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00040.html (6,782 bytes)
- 6. Re: Don't Use Armorall? (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 94 14:00 MST
- So, is there a product we can use that prevents (or at at least slows) the aging, cracking, or hardening of rubber? I presume that some sort of UV protection would be desirable. James The old armor a
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00059.html (7,830 bytes)
- 7. Re: Nice FIAT! (Was nice MG..) (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 94 09:09 MST
- ("Judge, on that date, I didn't own a fiat, and I didn't own any vehicle with that license plate.") My MG was ticketed as a Triumph in Boston once. I called up the city, and they said I did not have
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00129.html (7,036 bytes)
- 8. Re: Think your parts bill is high? (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 94 17:19 MST
- My neighbors Nissan Pathfinder's starter was very easy to get to. Good thing, too, because you had to partially remove it to change the oil filter.
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00519.html (7,184 bytes)
- 9. New Range Rover (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:20 MST
- I saw two of the new Range Rovers near Winslow, Arizona over the weekend. They are much bigger than they look in the pictures I have seen, but I am not sure I like the styling - it is less distinctiv
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00809.html (6,399 bytes)
- 10. John Thornley (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 16:19 MST
- I just heard that Mr. MG, John Thornley, passed away. I hope my life is half as exciting as his. James
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00364.html (6,431 bytes)
- 11. Re: stereo-types, TR3, MGBGT, LR news (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 94 14:13 MST
- Meanwhile the Land Rover transmission is still appart from breaking a on the way back from the Portland All British car meet last month. Gears are good & a new layshaft is all thats needed. The trans
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00704.html (7,683 bytes)
- 12. Re: MGB maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 15:32 MST
- The important thing is to keep your springs rust-free. Rust, over time, contributes to the sag in the springs. James
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01001.html (6,607 bytes)
- 13. Winter wonderland (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 94 20:39 MST
- Flagstaff got seven inches of snow yesterday! I love it. Only one problem. The snow melts a little in the daytime, which means water gets into the door latches on my MGB. Then, it freezes, preventing
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01024.html (6,826 bytes)
- 14. Re: Winter wonderland (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 94 16:40 MST
- Thanks for the answers on what to do about ice in my latches. The problem I had, though, was not with the locks. I don't usually lock the doors, since I don't keep anything worth stealing inside the
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01253.html (6,999 bytes)
- 15. Re: MGB steering rack question (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 94 09:07 MST
- My steering rack has no grease/oil nipple. I read somewhere that later left hand drive cars don't have them, probably to keep American mechanics from squirting grease where the manual says to squirt
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00275.html (7,293 bytes)
- 16. New Seat belts for an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:11 MST
- Does anyone know where I can get a new set of inertia real seat belts for my 72 MGB? The ones Moss sell work only in a horizontal position, which works fine in an MGB/GT. In my roadster, however, the
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00338.html (6,666 bytes)
- 17. MGA cockpit rail bodge (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 94 21:37 MST
- I'd decided that the thing to do was to tap the rail for a pair of 6-32 machine screws. Bad move, Jerry! The Aluminum didn't take well to such a fine thread. In fact, there appeared a pair of nice sh
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00469.html (7,609 bytes)
- 18. Burlin Fuel Systems (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 13:48 MST
- Could someone please email me the address of this company. They are not in brit_vendors.ascii on triumph.cs.utah.edu. Thanks, James
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00220.html (6,397 bytes)
- 19. Re: an MGB in need of more cooling (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 08:05 MST
- Yesterday I noted that if my car is getting warm commuting over hwy 17 in 80F weather, then it'll probably overheat if I were to take it to thunderhill racetrack next month. Rather than just cleaning
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00244.html (7,205 bytes)
- 20. John Thornley (score: 1)
- Author: jhoward@argus.lowell.edu (James D. Howard II)
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 16:19 MST
- I just heard that Mr. MG, John Thornley, passed away. I hope my life is half as exciting as his. James
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00629.html (6,431 bytes)
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