- 1. Re: Leaf Spring Shackle Bushings (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:41:58 -0500 (EST)
- A Silentblock bushing is rubber sandwiched between outer and inner steel sleeves. The outer sleeve presses into the spring eye. The inner sleeve fits on the mounting pin on the chassis and is securd
- /html/mg-t/2006-03/msg00027.html (7,430 bytes)
- 2. Re: Oil Priming. (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:09:02 -0500 (EST)
- That oil pressure behavior is perfecly normal. Why do you suspect a problem? -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC Cub Hill, Maryland, US TC6710 XPAG7430 fold@bcpl.net NEMGTR #2271 /// unsubscribe/change address
- /html/mg-t/2006-01/msg00018.html (7,637 bytes)
- 3. Re: overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:36:40 -0500 (EST)
- The Triumph TR-6 used the A-Type overdrive through 1972 and the J-Type from 1973 on, so I have no idea what a "27%" model would be. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC Cub Hill, Maryland, US TC6710 XPAG7430 fol
- /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00063.html (7,235 bytes)
- 4. Re: Temperature sensor site on engine (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:25:11 -0400 (EDT)
- It isn't on the engine, it's on the rear of the radiator header tank. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC Cub Hill, Maryland, US TC6710 XPAG7430 fold@bcpl.net NEMGTR #2271 /// unsubscribe/change address request
- /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00033.html (7,248 bytes)
- 5. Re: lEvappo-Rust (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:03:06 -0400 (EDT)
- It's actually Evapo-Rust. It's made by: Harris International Labs P.O. Box 6487 Springdale, AR 72766 For one place to get it see http://www.theruststore.com/ -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC Cub Hill, Maryla
- /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00078.html (7,131 bytes)
- 6. Re: MG-TABC (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:11:31 -0400 (EDT)
- Yes -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC Cub Hill, Maryland, US TC6710 XPAG7430 fold@bcpl.net NEMGTR #2271 /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailm
- /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00061.html (6,402 bytes)
- 7. Re: oil pump gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:43:59 -0400 (EDT)
- No gasket is used between the pump and pump cover. Theoretically the mating surfaces are machined accurately enough not to need one. Since you describe it as "could almost see through it", I wonder i
- /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00062.html (7,488 bytes)
- 8. Re: TD Negative Ground Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 21:23:38 -0400 (EDT)
- You said it's "the best non-stock improvement I have made", but you didn't say why. What do you expect to gain by switching polarity on your TD? It makes sense if you want to install electronic equip
- /html/mg-t/2005-07/msg00009.html (8,292 bytes)
- 9. Re: Question and a Plug (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 19:51:34 -0400 (EDT)
- Just look at the order in which the exhaust and intake maifold branches mate with the head. From front to rear: Exhaust Intake Intake Exhaust Exhaust Intake Intake Exhaust -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC
- /html/mg-t/2005-05/msg00028.html (7,013 bytes)
- 10. Re: Really nitty details (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 10:23:09 -0400 (EDT)
- It's a black oxide finish. If you want to do it yourself, Eastwood has a kit that works pretty well. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland fold@bcpl.net /// unsubsc
- /html/mg-t/2005-05/msg00059.html (7,187 bytes)
- 11. Re: TC Clutch Adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:32:39 -0400 (EDT)
- The 1 inch free play at the pedal is to make sure there is no pressure on the release bearing when the clutch is engaged. If you have no free play at all, then it's possible the slipping is due to th
- /html/mg-t/2005-04/msg00031.html (8,222 bytes)
- 12. Re: Prestone Heavy Duty Flush (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:40:06 -0500 (EST)
- On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:44 -0500, Bob Donahue wrote to mg-t: That stuff has been on the market since at least the 1950s, possibly longer, but in any case since back in the days when all radiators were
- /html/mg-t/2005-02/msg00020.html (7,259 bytes)
- 13. Re: Stud Size Question (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 06:22:07 -0500 (EST)
- On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:57 -0500, S. Allen wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: The head studs are 10 mm diameter, 1.5 mm thread pitch. I'm all in favor of using the correct tool for the job, but unless you'r
- /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00039.html (7,523 bytes)
- 14. Re: test (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:41:16 -0500 (EST)
- On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:00 -0500, TATERRY@aol.com wrote to ??? -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland fold@bcpl.net /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordo
- /html/mg-t/2004-12/msg00013.html (6,830 bytes)
- 15. Re: [mg-tabc] dash rear view morror for TC (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:23:11 -0400 (EDT)
- On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 07:21 +1000, tnewton wrote to mg and MG TABC: There is no original TC dash mirror, other than on the TC/EXU made specifically for the North American market in 1948 and 1949. You'l
- /html/mg-t/2004-10/msg00015.html (7,771 bytes)
- 16. Re: Torque Specs (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:35:05 -0400 (EDT)
- That's correct. Divide or multiply by 12, depending on which direction you're converting. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland fold@bcpl.net /// unsubscribe/change
- /html/mg-t/2004-10/msg00017.html (6,915 bytes)
- 17. Re: FW: Spark Plug Choice (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:30:33 -0400 (EDT)
- You're confusing "reach" and "thread length". They aren't the same thing. The original question was about the correct thread length for an XPAG engine with a Wolsely head on it. "Reach" refers to how
- /html/mg-t/2004-07/msg00025.html (9,318 bytes)
- 18. Re: FW: Spark Plug Choice (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:41:17 -0400 (EDT)
- On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:30 -0400, Chip Old wrote to MG-T: A couple of you wrote to me privately to disagree, saying the thread length is "reach" and the distance the electrodes extend into the combust
- /html/mg-t/2004-07/msg00028.html (8,398 bytes)
- 19. Re: switch winding (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:07:52 -0500 (EST)
- On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:50 -0500, S. P. Carr wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: That isn't string, it's resistance wire. The coil of fine wire wrapped around the switch body acts as a resistor to reduce th
- /html/mg-t/2004-03/msg00033.html (7,747 bytes)
- 20. Re: Mark II (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:46:04 -0500 (EST)
- Same company, if I remember correctly. The Luvax shocks originally used on TAs are hydraulic vane dampers, not friction dampers. They are rotary, in the sense that movement of the shock arm rotates a
- /html/mg-t/2004-02/msg00051.html (7,795 bytes)
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