- 81. Re: Valve Cover Cap (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 18:33:47 -0400 (EDT)
- I'll second Dave's opinion. If the rocker assembly is getting as much oil as it's supposed to, after a 75 mile drive with the filler cap off you would have a LOT of oil all over the engine compartmen
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00074.html (8,123 bytes)
- 82. RE: front coil spring (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:32:30 -0400 (EDT)
- On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Curtis Cook wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Spring rate (how much force it takes to compress the spring) is also important. Two coil springs can have the same height, but very diff
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00119.html (7,199 bytes)
- 83. Re: Blocking the Bypass (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 23:38:08 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Scott Allen wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: You didn't say what type of thermostast it is, and that has a bearing on the answer. If it's the original bellows-activated type with a
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00139.html (8,690 bytes)
- 84. Re: Blocking the Bypass (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 00:02:40 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Chip Old wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: ^^^^^^ Oops! That should read "...through the radiator." I shouldn't try to do e-mail this late at night. :-( -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC67
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00140.html (7,569 bytes)
- 85. Re: Blocking the Bypass (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:25:00 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, lbprince wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Whether or not a thermostat bypass is necessary depends on how the engine and cooling system are designed. What is appropriate for the Metr
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00146.html (8,123 bytes)
- 86. Re: Paint Chips (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:15:47 -0400 (EDT)
- That was reprinted from an article I wrote for TSO back in the 70's (don't remember exactly when). Even then some Ditzler and Rinshed-Mason dealers claimed theuy could no longer mix the colors for la
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00026.html (8,665 bytes)
- 87. Re: Craftsman Whitworth tools (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:02:46 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, yd3@nvc.net wrote to mgt: I used to have a full set of Craftsman Whitworth wrenches. They were nice tools, but unfortunately not theft-proof. :-( My sockets were 1/2 inch drive to
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00031.html (7,980 bytes)
- 88. Re: Paint Color (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:36:10 -0400 (EDT)
- As Ivan has already pointed out, there is at least one TF advertising brochure that shows MG Red. The other brochures list "Red". Autumn Red is never mentioned. MG Red is NOT a light red, although it
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00063.html (9,381 bytes)
- 89. Re: TC Wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:40:40 -0400 (EDT)
- Lawrie, this "what is it worth" debate has been going round and round as long as I've been involved with T-Types. It's interesting that the $35,000 someone is looking to pay now is $7,925 in 1970 dol
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00076.html (11,295 bytes)
- 90. Re: TC Wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:11:38 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, British Sportscar Center wrote to Chip Old and...: I agree, Lawrie, but on the other hand I don't want potential sellers to have unrealistic expectations. I've seen too many hurt
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00078.html (8,752 bytes)
- 91. Re: Craftsman Whitworth tools (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:09:55 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Wiedemeyer wrote to Blair Engle: American wrench sizes refer to the jaw openings. For example, a 1/2 inch wrench fits a hex head 1/2 inch across the flats, which normally is a 5/
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00087.html (9,301 bytes)
- 92. RE:TD engine & Oil Filter (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:13:45 -0400 (EDT)
- On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Ronald Olds wrote to mgs@autox.team.net and...: Ron, since the filter assembly isn't original equipment, there is no "correct" color for it. If your personal preference is to try
- /html/mg-t/2000-08/msg00139.html (9,132 bytes)
- 93. Re: Thermostat (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 08:21:47 -0400 (EDT)
- The small hole found in some thermostats is there to allow air to bleed out of the block when the cooling system is filled from empty. Although coolant does flow through the hole when the thermostat
- /html/mg-t/2000-07/msg00017.html (7,664 bytes)
- 94. Re: Fw: SU balacing (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:45:38 -0400 (EDT)
- On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, toad wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Side curtains. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net
- /html/mg-t/2000-07/msg00045.html (6,963 bytes)
- 95. Re: MG-T List (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 10:31:49 -0400 (EDT)
- On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Terry Looft wrote to : To Subscribe: To Unsubscribe: That will subscribe or unsubscribe the e-mail address from which you send the message. If you need to subscribe a different ad
- /html/mg-t/2000-06/msg00032.html (7,418 bytes)
- 96. Re: estimate TD population (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 16:31:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Do you really mean "on the road", or do you mean "still in existance"? Those would be two VASTLY different numbers, assuming anyone knows. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hi
- /html/mg-t/2000-06/msg00037.html (6,842 bytes)
- 97. Re: Stuck Valve on TD (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:31:46 -0400 (EDT)
- On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, BobMGT@aol.com wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Did the rebuild include bronze valve guides? They have a higher expansion rate than the standard cast iron guides, so require a thou o
- /html/mg-t/2000-06/msg00062.html (7,462 bytes)
- 98. Bonnet Strap (was Re: TF alloy body, update) (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:03:41 -0400 (EDT)
- On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, david.tinker wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: Whether or not yours actually dates from the mif 50s is another matter because they have been available more or less continuously since
- /html/mg-t/2000-06/msg00092.html (6,995 bytes)
- 99. Re: Hillary "Panther" Clinton - NO LBC - Interesting Reading (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:07:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Come on, guys, knock it off. MG-T isn't an appropriate venue for that argument. On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Steve Tritle wrote to Dave Miles and mg-t@autox.team.net: -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430
- /html/mg-t/2000-06/msg00093.html (7,741 bytes)
- 100. Re: Abingdon Spares, was gas cap (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:00:26 -0400 (EDT)
- Gimmicks like that have been sold for years. Save your money, it's snake On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, tsouthworth@att.net wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net: -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 C
- /html/mg-t/2000-06/msg00114.html (8,589 bytes)
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