In the local (Bryan/College Station Eagle) paper for the last few days... A '85 JAGUAR XJ6 VAN-DEN PLAS. Original Owner. 78,000 mi. $7900. 846-2880. The local area code is (409). I don't know anythin
My thoughts on the gearcase lubrication debate--crankcase oil or gear oil? I used a gear oil (don't remember what viscosity right now) in my Midget transmission since last rebuild. I didn't even chec
I stand corrected; as John W. earlier pointed out, the designation I was searching the failing memory chips for was "EP" (extreme pressure). "Winter" is correct. -- Name: Ray W. James Texas Transport
That isn't a good idea. If the belt is tight enought to turn the pump (without slip), you will have the same power demand on the engine. If it is loose enough that the power demand is reduced, you w
Rick... Read it all again. Of course the mains are measured with Plastigage--the discussion pertained to thrust bearing clearance, which IMHO plastigage is not suited for. First, there is no control
Ed..it is a technical question, not a race question; listen to your mechanical e-nerd friends. (When the doctor says you got a heart problem and shouldn't drive in that race, would you get the secon
I am suffering from what I understand to be a standard lbc problem--the battery overnight. Manual suggests (among other things) a short in lighting circuit. Another suspect (imo) is a short in the al
My recollection of the explanation was that British sailors of 19th century carried limes to combat scurvy.... and... incessantly about the weather. Sounds like Texans to me. -- Name: Ray W. James Te
"Alan Legerlotz 508.486-5744" <legerlotz@smaug.enet.dec.com> writes on Repairing holes in MGA inner frame rails.... One potential technical problem with option 2--this is in effect an abrupt change i
(apologies for being 4-5 issues behind) As a college student a few (well, too many) years ago I drove my first car (64 Midget) happily with a straight pipe for many months after my limited financial
Second attempt, replacing several lines (in ALL CAPS) which mysteriously time of transmission...sorry to waste time/bandwidth. --Original Message-- (apologies for being 4-5 issues behind) As a colleg
I bought a tube yesterday; my recollection is it is a Locktite product, and I think I noticed that Locktite is owned by Permatex (or vice-versa). It was recommended to me by knowledgable machinist/m
I double checked my tube--it is Loktite mfg. Permatex is in bed with Loktite, somehow. "ya can look it up." Maybe the acquisition of the Hylomar by Loktite is a recent event, I havent seen this labe
is to measure the amount of freeplay in the crank by >pushing full forward, measure, pull full back, measure and subtract the two. I finally figured that all out! As I pointed out to SOLer Lee Danie
I saw a interesting sight during a drive to Houston on Saturday--a westbound tractor-trailer carrying what appeared to be *three* Austin Healey 3000's (hard to identify with such a short time to see
Same problem with my 79 Midget (1500, I assume same clutch as spitfire). I replaced the notorious pin with a hex-head bolt, head on top, nylon insert nut on bottom. Even if the nut falls off, it is b
I just did this job--you have your 16-yr old son crawl under the *well* supported car and hold the end of a 36-in long vinyl hose in the filler port. The uphill end of the hose is passed up past the
There is a nice little shop in College Station, Vilas Motor Works, (409) 775-1633, which is owned and staffed by people with high interest in lbc (together they own several (many?), one counterman o
Having enjoyed reading the various problems and cures suggested by this learned group, I feel that I know you well enough to bring up this embarassing and somewhat personal problem. I have been battl
Surface flaws in stressed regions of components lead to failure because the flaw causes locally increased stresses. When these stresses are cyclic (as in connecting rods) fatigue failures become more