- 41. Re: Do MGB's and TD's have Harmonic Balancers? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 08:36:04 -0400 (EDT)
- That's one piece of rubber you don't have to worry about. The XPAG engine doesn't have a harmonic balancer. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 C
- /html/mg-t/2002-05/msg00018.html (7,792 bytes)
- 42. Re: Message problems (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:14:14 -0500 (EST)
- Not here. Assuming you are the only one having the problem, then either your ISP's mail server or your own mail program (Outlook Express 6.0) is at fault. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEM
- /html/mg-t/2002-03/msg00024.html (7,600 bytes)
- 43. Re: Technical Articles (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:18:19 -0500 (EST)
- On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Bill Loubiere wrote to Chip Old and MG-T List: Thanks Bill. That was pre-PC, so many forests died as I ripped botched pages from the typewriter, balled them up, and flung them at
- /html/mg-t/2002-03/msg00026.html (8,030 bytes)
- 44. Re: gear/tranny changes (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:53:45 -0500 (EST)
- On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Bob D. wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Actually, it's 54 HP at 5200 RPM -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E f
- /html/mg-t/2002-03/msg00042.html (7,503 bytes)
- 45. Re: wind deflectors (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:42:26 -0500 (EST)
- On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Wizzer wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Do you mean the Brooklands-style racing screens mounted on top of the cowl, for use with the windscreen folded down? If so, Brooklands was th
- /html/mg-t/2002-03/msg00049.html (7,296 bytes)
- 46. Re: Head stud removal (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:04:43 -0500 (EST)
- Yes, it happens. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.te
- /html/mg-t/2002-02/msg00063.html (7,338 bytes)
- 47. Re: TD Carb Question (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 23:32:57 -0500 (EST)
- Some SU pistons have that spring-loaded pin, some don't. It's purpose is to soften the blow of the piston on the jet bridge, but I've never understood why it was thought to be necessary. The piston a
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00008.html (8,538 bytes)
- 48. Re: TD Carb Question, and Replying to All of the List... (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 10:38:53 -0500 (EST)
- In most mail programs, if the message has a "Reply-to:" address, then hitting Reply will automatically reply to that address even if it isn't the actual sender's address. In most mailing list managem
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00012.html (8,941 bytes)
- 49. Re: TD2 vs TD MkII (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:19:10 -0500 (EST)
- No, the Mk II originally had a modified version of the same oil bath air cleaner used on the standard TD. The reason for the "power bulge" in the bonnet side panel was that the 1.5 inch SU carbs used
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00027.html (8,806 bytes)
- 50. RE: TD2 vs TD MkII (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:23:07 -0500 (EST)
- The Andrex friction shocks were used front and rear. They were in addition to the standard hydraulic shocks, not in replacement of them. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00028.html (7,915 bytes)
- 51. Re: Email reply addressing [preset to The Whole Group] (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 08:02:07 -0500 (EST)
- The Macintosh version of Netscape 4.7 (which Roadrunner uses) may let you do that in a reply, but not all mail programs have that capability. Or (heaven forbid) type it in manually. Such a hardship.
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00081.html (7,372 bytes)
- 52. Re: Carb Plumbing (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 08:07:18 -0500 (EST)
- Nope, not me. I know I've seen old photos in which the (probably) original routing was visible, but I don't have those photos and did not comit the routing to memory. Or if I did, those particular me
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00082.html (8,146 bytes)
- 53. Re: Brake Drum (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:52:12 -0500 (EST)
- Black -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or t
- /html/mg-t/2002-01/msg00100.html (7,274 bytes)
- 54. Re: perfect pitch and exhaust notes (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 00:33:49 -0500 (EST)
- No, that's the speed at which the XPAG starts to sing. If the car starts to shake at 55 MPH, then the suspension needs serious work. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Ma
- /html/mg-t/2001-11/msg00022.html (7,862 bytes)
- 55. Re: perfect pitch and exhaust notes (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 08:33:07 -0500 (EST)
- Way back when I was the New England MG 'T' Register's tech editor, I used to get lots of letters (that was pre-email. WAY pre!) from new T-Type owners disappointed in their cars' performance. After s
- /html/mg-t/2001-11/msg00027.html (8,122 bytes)
- 56. Re: What will cause (and will prevent) "wrong curvature" in the (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 10:56:18 -0400 (EDT)
- The curvature (if any) of the front bow should be such that when it rests on the windshield frame the center of the bow rests on the center of the frame, but the outer ends do not. When you put the t
- /html/mg-t/2001-10/msg00018.html (8,654 bytes)
- 57. Re: Bad news, I think (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 15:53:29 -0500 (EST)
- No, normally it indicates compression rings that aren't sealing correctly. Oil will improve valve sealing only if you use an awful lot and it splashes up onto the valve seats. Did you break in the ov
- /html/mg-t/2001-10/msg00030.html (8,124 bytes)
- 58. Re: Tappets, again (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:00:06 -0500 (EST)
- The "normal" technique is to put a slight taper on the cam lobes and a slight dome on the tappet faces. "Normal" is the key word here. I don't know about the replacement cams and tappets currently av
- /html/mg-t/2001-10/msg00031.html (7,454 bytes)
- 59. RE: Tappets, again (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:38:26 -0500 (EST)
- Yes, the cam lobe is slightly off center relative to the tappet, the idea being that this will rotate the tappet. Sometimes it even works. There have been lots of methods used over the years to make
- /html/mg-t/2001-10/msg00034.html (8,512 bytes)
- 60. Re: Bad news, I think (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:43:45 -0500 (EST)
- No, I meant recommended. Breaking in an engine with non-synthetic oil is recommended. Breaking in an engine with synthetic oil is not recommended. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #227
- /html/mg-t/2001-10/msg00035.html (7,432 bytes)
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