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1. Re: TF question (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:36:43 -0800; Yes, Terry, it does, but there is also a thin piece of welting that follows the front edge of the hood side panel which effectively hides the gap caused by the rubber's being there. bottem /// unsubs; /html/mg-t/2006-01/msg00041.html (7,166 bytes)
2. Re: Skyhook....5 speed (score: 1): Author: "lawrie" <lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:33:53 -0800; When I typed "High Gear Engineering" into Google, the only reference was an article in a Riley club publication telling me that this company offers Ford gearbox kits for other cars . Can you tell us; /html/mg-t/2005-12/msg00011.html (8,593 bytes)
3. Re: overdrive (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:31:45 -0800; Sadly, Rocky, neither the A-type nor the J-type were ever used on MGBs. Depending on the year of your MGB, you would need a D-type (through 1967) or LH-type (68 on). However, just finding an overdriv; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00067.html (8,272 bytes)
4. Re: oil pump gasket (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:45:09 -0700; There should not be a gasket between the pump body and the pump cap! The one you found was a DPO's invention. Just make sure the surfaces are smooth, flat and free of scoring, and that there is 3 th; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00057.html (8,033 bytes)
5. Re: Cover plate fitting, Rear of TD Engine (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:24:59 -0700; A previous owner must have had a heater fitted to the car and this was probably where the coolant returned to the engine. If you plan to run the car without a heater, the elbow is superfluous. I'd fi; /html/mg-t/2005-08/msg00058.html (8,089 bytes)
6. Re: gas tank cap seal (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:32:26 -0700; What Andy described is a fix I have used for many years with great success on TCs, TDs and TFs. However, I believe Andy must have read the instructions upside down {VBG} - as Bob surmised, the holes; /html/mg-t/2005-06/msg00039.html (9,226 bytes)
7. Re: TD Carburettors (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:19:33 -0700; My recollection is that TDs with 1-1/4" carbs did not have springs in the carburetors. I would have said the first springs appeared on TFs with 1-1/2" carbs. But, then, my memory sometimes isn't what; /html/mg-t/2005-06/msg00046.html (9,672 bytes)
8. Aluminizing (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:19:29 -0700; Fellow T-owners, For many years I used a company in Buena Park, CA, called Southland Metallizing for aluminizing T-series exhaust manifolds and the manifold clamps. Today, I have been unable to conta; /html/mg-t/2005-05/msg00054.html (6,743 bytes)
9. MG T Parts (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:52:35 -0700; I know we are not supposed to use this list for commercial purposes but I have run across some hard-to-find parts that might be of interest to listers, so I am taking the liberty of posting their ava; /html/mg-t/2005-05/msg00061.html (7,261 bytes)
10. Re: Wire wheel conversion (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:44:29 -0800; Why is the Moss conversion so much more expensive? This may be a case of the fine print being meaningful! The Moss kit includes new brake drums, new hubs, five new knock-offs, an adapter for the spar; /html/mg-t/2005-03/msg00024.html (8,197 bytes)
11. Re: Wire wheel conversion (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:34:08 -0800; Thanks for the clarification, Bob. That must be how they solved the hydrogen embrittlement problem way back when..... the recollection wheels...... the spokes. makes BWW /// unsubscribe/change addres; /html/mg-t/2005-03/msg00027.html (9,431 bytes)
12. Re: Wire wheel conversion (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:32:29 -0800; I stand corrected, Stu! Clearly, it would appear the BWW kit is much better value. I guess I'll have to change my shopping habits ... Lawrie your chrome identical WHY? /// unsubscribe/change address; /html/mg-t/2005-03/msg00028.html (9,355 bytes)
13. Re: TD Steering Wheel Paint Color (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 17:24:37 -0800; The TD (and TF) steering wheel hubs were painted a bronze very similar to the instrument center panel. (Obviously, with two different suppliers for those parts, exactness of match probably varied ov; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00005.html (7,854 bytes)
14. Re: Biscuit vs. Tan (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:26:47 -0700; Moss's "Biscuit" is the correct shade for a TD. Their "tan" is a darker color, first used on the TF. However, unless your car is going to be perfectly original in every other respect, be aware that B; /html/mg-t/2004-10/msg00027.html (7,549 bytes)
15. Re: TD steering problem (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:15:32 -0700; If your guy can figure out how to put toe-in on just one side of a rack-and-pinion steering system, he's a clever chap, indeed! I'd be rather leery of taking his advice, based on that suggestion. Ti; /html/mg-t/2004-09/msg00038.html (8,687 bytes)
16. Re: TD steering problem (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:25:40 -0700; The steering self-centers. If you shorten the tie rod on one side (increasing toe-in while at rest on that side only), as soon as you start moving the other side will take up half of the toe-in you a; /html/mg-t/2004-09/msg00039.html (9,781 bytes)
17. Re: Late TD Water Pump Seal (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 13:55:06 -0700; Save me the time to find your address in my files by e-mailing it to me or phoning and I'll express-mail you a seal this afternoon. This is one of the seals that Abingdon sells; I presume it's the s; /html/mg-t/2004-07/msg00008.html (7,815 bytes)
18. Re: Shift lever removal (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 17:07:38 -0700; If you have an old punch (or even an old screwdriver with a solid handle), take it to the stone on your bench grinder and grind a nice gentle taper the width of the groove in the shifter ball. Then; /html/mg-t/2004-06/msg00073.html (8,433 bytes)
19. Re: Shift lever removal (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:19:04 -0700; Assuming that the pins are still in good condition, drive them back in through the holes in the housing, into the grooves in the lever. Then, as there probably won't be enough metal around the outsi; /html/mg-t/2004-06/msg00075.html (8,271 bytes)
20. Re: Hand Crank Mystery (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:35:42 -0700; It sounds to me as though you bought an MGA hand crank..... Lawrie British Sportscar Center -- Original Message -- From: "Nels Anderson" <nels@flightsim.com> To: <mg-t@autox.team.net> Sent: Monday, A; /html/mg-t/2004-04/msg00023.html (8,274 bytes)

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