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101. Four Decades of Auto Repair (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sfisher@wsl.dec.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Mar 92 12:02:15 PST; So Saturday morning I had a full day's worth of car work planned for myself and a couple of friends who would be stopping by. The first part of the day saw Miq Millman and, ah, Miq, should I tell the; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00543.html (17,569 bytes)
102. Re: sparkplugs (fwd) (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sfisher@wsl.dec.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Mar 92 10:45:30 PST; On the subject of "indexing" spark plugs: I can't see how this indexing does any good, unless the idea is to "douse" the electrodes with the mixture. After all, the intake valve has long since closed; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00568.html (9,878 bytes)
103. Re: Something to Shoot for (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 09:25:34 PST; Gee, you don't suppose that could be because the current national champion in SCCA's E Production is a TR-4? Why go vintage racing when you can do the real thing? :-) -- Scott "And I'm not even a Tr; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00004.html (6,977 bytes)
104. Re: BRG Miata (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 12:02:58 PST; Every car company that had a color called British Racing Green formulated their own exact color, but most of them were fairly close through about 1972. MG has used three different colors that could; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00165.html (8,733 bytes)
105. Re: G15, Go Scott go, Gastric brit-cars (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 91 09:34:08 PST; IT? *I*T*? I'm shocked, Roger, truly shocked. *MY* MGB is a *REAL* race car, in E Production. (Hi Sam! How's the tape holding up on the Serengetis?) I'll have a full report later, but it worked real; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00264.html (6,880 bytes)
106. Re: RE>Re- Frozen 1/4" brake ad (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 91 09:16:36 PST; Tweak, twiddle, and frob are three stages along a continuum of adjusting something. In terms of British cars, a tweak might be getting the timing just right by turning the distributor in its mountin; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00271.html (7,538 bytes)
107. How I Spent My Summer Vacation (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Tue, 19 Feb 91 17:29:36 PST; How I Spent My Summer Vacation (And my stock options and half my retirement fund, and most of the food, clothing, and entertainment budget) As many of you know, I've been acquiring parts for a race c; /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00275.html (16,942 bytes)
108. Re: MGB Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 02 Jan 91 12:09:43 PST; Have fun! The B engine is easy to dismantle, if you've got the right tools. From the sounds of it, you've got access to an engine hoist -- that makes things a lot easier than using a come-along throw; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00005.html (9,567 bytes)
109. Re: ballast resistor (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 02 Jan 91 15:48:31 PST; Back when I was about to purchase my Lotus Cortina, aka The World's Ugliest Lotus ("That's a Lotus?" said one friend. "I thought Lotuses were..." "Pretty?" I suggested), a friend of a friend caught; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00013.html (8,404 bytes)
110. In heaven, everything is fine (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 02 Jan 91 17:02:57 PST; I'm about to embark on the best of both worlds: a British car with an Italian exhaust system on it. :-) And I've commented lately that if you have to drive and eat, it's better to drive a British ca; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00015.html (7,211 bytes)
111. Re: MGB Engine Rebuild (2) (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Fri, 04 Jan 91 15:58:57 PST; Plus by then, maybe I'll have mine done and I'll know the pitfalls you can avoid. In the last month, I've pulled three MGB engines and one Chevy 350. In all four cases we pulled the radiator. In the; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00053.html (13,001 bytes)
112. Re: What spare parts are carried (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 09 Jan 91 15:42:18 PST; Well, I carry my Lucas screwdriver-cum-feeler gauge on my keyring (thanks, Chris!) Other than that and the wire-wheel bonking tool, I don't keep anything in the car as a rule. And yes, this is the ca; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00089.html (8,692 bytes)
113. Re: rustproofing (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Fri, 11 Jan 91 12:04:16 PST; Ah, the Lotus is a special case. I finally hit on the correct maintenance technique for my Lotus Cortina: Every two weeks, I'd tear up a hundred-dollar bill into tiny fragments and stuff them down i; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00149.html (7,013 bytes)
114. Re: Midget clutch (score: 1): Author: <sfisher@wsl.dec.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 10:07:37 PST; Don't drop the engine on your foot. It's not likely to do either one a world of good... Take your time disconnecting everything before you try to pull the engine. This means throttle and choke cable; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00178.html (8,865 bytes)
115. Re: Big Healeys (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 10:22:31 PST; Well, it was and it wasn't. When it became apparent that the Big Healey would be unable to meet upcoming US smog and safety requirements, BMC began looking into a replacement for their 3-liter, 6-cy; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00192.html (11,859 bytes)
116. Re: Midget clutch (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 11:47:34 PST; Excellent suggestion. Of course, a '68 Midget should be pretty simple to reconnect -- there isn't much on it. It's biodegradable, you can dilute it with water, and it smells fresh and minty. :-) I u; /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00195.html (7,623 bytes)
117. Tradition Renewed (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Fri, 07 Dec 90 11:14:41 PST; Dale Cook, Ovr Fovnder and new list manager, just gave me the "Send away!" message, so here's something that ought to test the mettle of the new list mechanisms... It's the account of my first drive; /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00000.html (28,222 bytes)
118. Re: winter starts.. (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Tue, 11 Dec 90 10:49:11 PST; My experience would support that. I recently put in a Lucas Sport coil, along with new plugs and new plug wires. I still have to really do the carbs (I've played with them twice but never really set; /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00059.html (7,900 bytes)
119. Re: Hallelujah!!! (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Tue, 11 Dec 90 16:46:38 PST; *WHEW*. Glad to hear it was just the sender. (Now I hope you don't have the same sender as a '71 B. While I was assembling the race motor, getting one of those senders seemed like the right thing to; /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00066.html (7,120 bytes)
120. Re: definative Midget book? (score: 1): Author: sfisher@wsl.dec.com; Date: Wed, 12 Dec 90 17:15:06 PST; The Bentley manual (they publish some books on small, squarish cars of German persuasion) is a virtual reprint of the factory manual on Midgets. Get "The Complete Official [your year here] MG Midget; /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00082.html (8,885 bytes)

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