- 1. RE: PA-PB Transmission rear (output) oil seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:45:16 +0100
- Hello Jack, to fit a ring-seal to a new rear-engine-housing is easy, but difficult on the old original housings, as there is not much material to machine a seat. On the original housings, after caref
- /html/mg-mmm/2005-12/msg00011.html (9,711 bytes)
- 2. RE: PA-PB Transmission rear (output) oil seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:53:24 +0100
- Hello Jack, no I don't use any abrasive material, as normally the thread of the scroll is sharp enough to cut away the excess epoxy, presumed, that you have not build up the material to high, and tha
- /html/mg-mmm/2005-12/msg00013.html (9,780 bytes)
- 3. RE: PA-0531 brake cables (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:49:03 +0200
- Hi Bob, I also have a Part No. for a VW boot which I use for "brake-cable-dust-excluders". It is part No. 311 713 269 A from a AUDI&VW dealer. You need 2 per wheel (8 per car), and you should make a
- /html/mg-mmm/2005-08/msg00045.html (10,502 bytes)
- 4. RE: Tyre tubes (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:37:57 +0200
- Hi Phil, after ever so many flat tyres with outside laced wheels, during the last 30 years, I am sure, that the main problem is the difference in diameter of the two rim sides at outside laced wheels
- /html/mg-mmm/2005-07/msg00027.html (11,525 bytes)
- 5. RE: Engine installation? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:17:16 +0200
- Hi Terry, I found it easier to lift the NA (on a ramp when available), put the engine with gearbox and front mounting in position under the car, and then lift the complete unit up and fix it. Gerhard
- /html/mg-mmm/2005-07/msg00030.html (8,986 bytes)
- 6. RE: water pump shaft dimensions- P type (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:31:41 +0200
- Hi Don, the bottom-cast iron part of the pumps have a chamfered edge at one side of the flange, to avoid touching the bottom plate of the Dynamo. Did you care, that this side is towards the Dynamo ?
- /html/mg-mmm/2004-10/msg00053.html (10,107 bytes)
- 7. RE: would some one assist a friend (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 19:54:01 +0200
- Hi Pip and friend, in case there is no expert answering to your question, to my knowledge, the P-types had the same fuse-box as the N-types and possibly the TA. That type is: CJR 2 It has the fitting
- /html/mg-mmm/2004-05/msg00013.html (9,870 bytes)
- 8. 100 Years Bobby Kohlrausch ! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 00:07:19 +0100
- Long gone (in1953), but never forgotten: Today, March 9th 2004, is the date of the 100th Birthday of Bobby Kohlrausch !! This great gentlemen, engineer and racing-driver, has been one of the best pil
- /html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00009.html (8,299 bytes)
- 9. RE: Mandrel for front bearing housing alignment (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:31:58 +0100
- Hi Alex, I understand what you mean with a mandrel for aligning the front bearing housing. Sometimes those are quite complicated tools, and not easy to make. They also neglect possible right-angle pr
- /html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00012.html (10,959 bytes)
- 10. RE: PA bonnet hinge (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:14:18 +0100
- Paint on the hinge would chip in a few times use. To my knowledge that centre hinge is the only part on MMM-cars, made of stainless steel. On old photos it always looks like bright-metal. To clean it
- /html/mg-mmm/2004-03/msg00028.html (9,047 bytes)
- 11. RE: N-Type Tools (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:07:41 +0100
- Hello Jack, I had a look too in the N-type spare parts lists, and could not find any clips in relation to the toolbox. As the wooden handle of the tyrepump is not removable like the handle for the ja
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-12/msg00004.html (9,323 bytes)
- 12. electric water pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:49:03 +0100
- Hi Bud and other interested, friends of mine fitted, with good results, to a 1931 F-type a electric waterpump from VW origin. The same pump you can perhaps also get from BOSCH. The VW Order-No. is :
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-12/msg00012.html (10,027 bytes)
- 13. water wetter ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:36:23 +0100
- I heard great sayings about that "water wetter" before, but never had the chance to test it myself. You now say it works well. Can you enlighten me (us) about that stuff ! What are the advantages ?
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-12/msg00014.html (9,751 bytes)
- 14. RE: reserve petrol switch (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:19:59 +0200
- Hello Don, the nut you are missing is a half-high (1/4 inch thick) 7/16 BSF nut. At least it is so on the original petrol reserve valve of my N-type. Gerhard +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-08/msg00002.html (9,632 bytes)
- 15. RE: P-type distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 18:30:31 +0200
- Hi Bob, must be very early beetles which had Lucas DK4A dizzys !! Maybe with a minimum of modification you even could use the engine ? Excuse the joke Bob, but if you try Barry Walker or similar sour
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-05/msg00007.html (9,114 bytes)
- 16. RE: fuse & control box for PA (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 19:56:06 +0200
- Hi Don, a old LUCAS Parts-List, of which I send you a extract by separate mail, tells that obviously the P-types had the same Control & Cut Out Box as the L, N and KN. It is a CJF2 / DA7 , number 336
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-05/msg00052.html (9,073 bytes)
- 17. RE: dry lodging and safe garage! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:04:58 +0200
- Hello Kevin, what a fine idea you had last night. Thank you !! If you don't mind, I would like to use your words, to repeat your offer for enthusiasts, travelling with a MMM-type in the south-west of
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-04/msg00013.html (8,402 bytes)
- 18. RE: PA Block (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:40:50 +0100
- Hello Dennis, costs for a engine-rebuild today are high, and therefore in the long run, it often is wise to replace a old block, although original but weak, by a new one. I heard from friends, that t
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-03/msg00021.html (9,198 bytes)
- 19. RE: dust boot replacements? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:33:34 +0100
- I have for those, who have tattoos, but no Harley Davidson dealer nearby, another chance for "brake cable dust excluders" It is part No. 311 713 269 A from a VW dealer. You need 2 per wheel (8 per ca
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-02/msg00015.html (9,728 bytes)
- 20. RE: Thermostat in PA cooling system. Worth the effort? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerhard Maier" <m.g.erhard@gmx.de>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:44:27 +0100
- Hi Dick, I think you have the right feeling concerning the danger fitting a thermostat in the top water-hose of a MMM-car. As long as such a tubular thermostat is closed, there is hardly any circulat
- /html/mg-mmm/2003-01/msg00018.html (12,983 bytes)
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