- 21. Meeting another SOL (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1991 11:29:35 -0600
- On a recent trip through St. Paul I got to meet Phil Ethier and his Europa. I can now tell a friend of mine who has trouble getting in and out of my MGBGT that there is a car that is even harder to g
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00545.html (6,583 bytes)
- 22. Current owner mods (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1991 21:33:44 -0500
- Before the recent muffler addition the exhaust pipe on my 74 MGBGT was held to the mid car mounting bracket by a short length of chain. The starter relay is wired to a seperate switch in the console
- /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00228.html (8,357 bytes)
- 23. Desk Toys (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.nodak.edu>
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 09:34:08 -0500
- The only toy I have is a picture of a top sail schooner, The Pride of Baltimore. I have never been to Baltimore but I like the boat. I WOULD have a model of my car BUT has anybody ever found a model
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00006.html (7,636 bytes)
- 24. Re: Desk Toys (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.nodak.edu>
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1991 14:06:45 -0500
- Well it's too bad about the "Pride", rotten thing to happen to any ship. I haven't got a boat yet but if wait a couple of decades I plan to build a trimaran rigged out like a top sail schooner. Then
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00026.html (9,278 bytes)
- 25. One of those days... (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.nodak.edu>
- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1991 14:00:00 -0500
- Have you ever had one of those days when you wished you hadn't done something even thought you knew you had to? Yesterday I took apart the engine from my '74 MGBGT. Today I dropped the crank off to b
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00091.html (7,685 bytes)
- 26. MGD?? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.nodak.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1991 21:28:10 -0500
- A while back there was a posting about BL possibly creating an MGD to try and capture some of the little sports car market. Could somebody please send me a good pointer to the article(magazine,date,p
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00147.html (7,129 bytes)
- 27. Clutch parts and Re:MGD??? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1991 22:09:04 -0500
- First the clutch; Robby, The clutch master cylinder should have either a dimple or a ring just behind the mounting plate. The parts person will need to know which what your cylinder has in order to g
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00171.html (10,645 bytes)
- 28. Whitworth (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.nodak.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1991 13:43:37 -0500
- Here is an article I got from rec.motorcycles about Whitworth sizes that I thought might be interesting. Tim This is the email my father sent me about whitworth sizes - I haven't been able to find an
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00220.html (10,481 bytes)
- 29. Timing marks (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.nodak.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1991 18:26:20 -0500
- I am going to be finishing the installation of my engine into my MGB this weekend and I have one little question. On the timing chain cover there is this piece of metal with I think 5 points. Which e
- /html/british-cars/1991-08/msg00345.html (6,493 bytes)
- 30. add me to the mailing list (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Fri, 8 Feb 91 08:41:18 -0600
- Actually I believe that the fire/blow-up problem came from the carburators being above the catalytic converter. All the MGBs with electric fuel pumps had them in the back as far as I know. The speed
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00081.html (7,405 bytes)
- 31. Too much mail (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 13:28:28 -0600
- With all the talk about newsgroups and overflowing mailboxes I can offer another solution, or hassle depending on how you look at it. I have a program that will reroute mail from various places to va
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00162.html (7,895 bytes)
- 32. Octane, high is not always better? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 91 07:11:18 -0600
- On a recent trip I was having many prob;ems with my car, a 74 MGBGT. It would sput and sputter if I drove slower than 75 mph even though it was warm, the carburators were warm, when their cold they d
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00261.html (7,588 bytes)
- 33. What spare parts are carried (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 91 16:23:10 -0600
- One item that I have carried in the car since I took it to CO to go sking is a spare heater fan motor. Tim
- /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00086.html (6,862 bytes)
- 34. Re: Midget clutch (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 21:32:38 -0600
- With all this talk about removing engines and how most everybody seems to think that removing the starter makes life easier, I wonder if I'm doing something wrong? I have never removed the starter fr
- /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00182.html (8,102 bytes)
- 35. Sources for MGB rebuild parts (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 91 13:20:34 -0600
- Actually I take the radiator and oil cooler out with the engine. Since I leave the transmission attached I don't see how I could get the pair out without removing the radiator. I started leaving the
- /html/british-cars/1991-01/msg00194.html (7,527 bytes)
- 36. Valves, Seats, and smilies (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 90 09:11:25 -0600
- I'm glad the list is back, although it was to late to lament my LBC's most recent problem. The low-lead( read as unleaded ) gas monster raised it's ugly head last week and took a large size bite out
- /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00088.html (7,749 bytes)
- 37. Valve job (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Lyle Smith <tsmith@plains.NoDak.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 90 08:43:11 -0600
- The whole job cost $374 plus odd cents. Of that $288 was labor. New parts included hardened valve donuts, valves, and gaskets. I don't remember if new guides were installed, don't have the bill handy
- /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00102.html (7,933 bytes)
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