- 1. Re: Wrench Sizes (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 14 May 90 14:04:28 -0400
- Snap-On box wrenches use this design methodology, though they've not applied it as you describe below. By applying force to the flats instead of the corners it allows you to transfer more force with
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00272.html (7,360 bytes)
- 2. Re: MPG Survey (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 14 May 90 15:57:24 -0400
- Well, the last tank on the Land Rover ('69, 88") was something about 10.5 mpg, (and that is just running about the paved roads in Rensselaer County)... (Not compensated for the leak in the fuel line.
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00286.html (6,637 bytes)
- 3. Re: Aran's Adventures in DMVland (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 14 May 90 18:05:21 -0400
- Actually, it looks like the states in New England and NY are trying to get together on Pollution stuff, and (according to recent AutoWeeks') will (as a group) join the folks on the left coast when i
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00299.html (7,203 bytes)
- 4. Re: various responses (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 14 May 90 17:29:00 -0400
- well, benzene has been branded carcinogenic, and when that happened, everybody switched to tolulene in the undergraduate chemistry labs (where it doesn't matter, that is), only because, A) the two a
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00303.html (7,127 bytes)
- 5. Re: brake fluid, shock fluid (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 14 May 90 19:05:47 -0400
- True, and don't pay too much for it. My favorite truck stop (I-90 & NY-22 in Cannan, NY) sells it for under $5/quart. My not-so-favorite Land Rover rip-off places try to pass off 12 oz. cans for mor
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00310.html (8,856 bytes)
- 6. Re: stainless pop-rivets (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Mon, 14 May 90 18:48:00 -0400
- weld ? rivit ? heck, the Rover's floor panels were attached with a variety of fasteners, from machine screws to real bolts.... then again, they aren't structural, but just keep it/you from doing a y
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00312.html (7,473 bytes)
- 7. Re: Unleaded Additives (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Tue, 15 May 90 17:48:43 -0400
- Why mess about with imitations ? anybody on this coast want to go in on a 55 gallon drum of tetra-ethyl lead.... (yes, I realise it could be dangerous to ask that question in this crowd... :-)
- /html/british-cars/1990-05/msg00336.html (6,728 bytes)
- 8. Re: More on Prices (long winded) (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 90 11:13:09 -0400
- IMHU (U=understanding), the regulations in Japan almost force scrapping of vehicles when they are a few years old, principly as a vehicle to drive the economy (pardon the pun). By administratively k
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00071.html (8,094 bytes)
- 9. Re: Cars For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 90 15:16:57 -0400
- What part of the country are the cars in ? Do you know anything more about the mustang, or the Austin Healy ? --bill
- /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00072.html (7,648 bytes)
- 10. oil pressure (Re: my new 73 jag) (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 90 11:25:38 -0500
- Presuming that the oil pump is driven of the crank or cam, a linear increase in rev's should produce a nearly linear increase in presure. (I don't know about Jag's in particular) I do recall reading
- /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00229.html (8,156 bytes)
- 11. Re: sander recommendations (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 90 10:29:14 -0500
- If you haven't done this kind of thing before, I'd reccommend an HP book with the title of 'paint and bodywork' or something like that. [HP books can be found in chain book stores out here, and most
- /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00235.html (10,677 bytes)
- 12. Re: Tools question.... (score: 1)
- Author: mit-eddie!aberffraw.sw.stratus.com!caloccia@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 90 13:54:46 -0500
- Re: Pittsburg Forge I talked to my friend who has the PF tools, and he said the sockets were ok, but the ratchets were definitely cheesey, like it was best to plan on having a good ratchet about...
- /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00239.html (6,993 bytes)
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