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1. RE: Cold Weather Starting (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:26:02 -0800; I have found that the following things help: 1-Make SURE the two chokes pull down fully and evenly. Depress gas pedal first, then pull choke all the way out. Now manually check to see if you can pul; /html/mg-t/2006-02/msg00013.html (8,660 bytes)
2. RE: Shifting Technique: Is this Normal? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:18:02 -0800; I will always remember when I first drove my sisters 1952 MG TD in 1953 ( no drivers license but who cared back then ). I started off by pulling the lever through the gears with one continuous moveme; /html/mg-t/2006-02/msg00084.html (8,606 bytes)
3. RE: Shifting Technique: Is this Normal? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:35:11 -0800; he didn't say anything about popping out of gear, if thats the case, yes something is wrong. I think it is "normal" to hesitate between gears to give the synchros a chance to work.. Bob Grunau --Ori; /html/mg-t/2006-02/msg00085.html (8,466 bytes)
4. RE: hosed off (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:19:02 -0500; You can remove the four screws holding the front elbow to the head, then slide the hose on and screw the elbow back on. Much easier than fighting with the rad in the middle of a dark night. Bob Grun; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00010.html (7,562 bytes)
5. RE: Rev counter reduction gearbox (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:18:07 -0500; Mick Conde, who is copied, can rebuild the tack drive gearbox. Bob Grunau There may be replacement parts, but I'm not aware of any immediately. However, if you remove the rivets, twist the case halve; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00023.html (7,581 bytes)
6. RE: Exhaust bracket follow up - BSF rukles OK! (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:27:15 -0500; Well, well. Here I thought I knew every bolt on a T type. I was one of the guys voting for 8 x 1.0 mm metric thread based on all other bolt threads of that size being 8 x 1.0 mm on the TD/TF gearbox.; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00033.html (9,701 bytes)
7. tach drive gearbox (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:02:20 -0400; The tack drive gearbox does not take grease, #90 or 140 gear oil only. Use grease and the lubrication does not flow into the shaft bushings. Hence a worn bushing, easily repaired with a new bushing a; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00041.html (7,558 bytes)
8. RE: Broken axels and damper malfunction (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:44:16 -0400; You should check the thrust washers in the spider gears. Many years ago I broke a TD half shaft and the cause was the spider gear brass thrust washers were so worn that the gear teeth met on the end; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00018.html (10,179 bytes)
9. OIL FILTER adapters (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:21:04 -0400; I can supply an aluminum oil filter adapter for the TC/early TD to accept a modern spin-on filter. The adapter replicates the top half of the original cannister and the spin-on becomes the lower hal; /html/mg-t/2005-08/msg00070.html (7,521 bytes)
10. FW: [mg-tabc] TB/TC/TD/TF Cluster gear update (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:57:59 -0400; Hi TD/TF Owners, Mick Conde in Pittsburgh is planning to make new MG TD/TF gearbox cluster gears. He needs 25 orders, currently has 15, to make the price reasonable. Anybody on this list interested i; /html/mg-t/2005-06/msg00001.html (8,070 bytes)
11. RE: TF ENGINE CRANK (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 08:21:36 -0400; Hi Rocky, Your machine shop is right, you need tolerances. These are: Connecting rods 45 mm -0.035 mm or 1.7703" -0.015 mm 1.7716" Mains 52 mm -0.035 mm or 2.0459" -0.015 mm 2.0466" Radius ( and this; /html/mg-t/2005-06/msg00020.html (8,522 bytes)
12. RE: Oil Filter (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 14:00:12 -0500; Yes that Fram PH814 filter works fine on the late TD/TF oil pump with integral filter. Use the 0.088" wide gasket for the oil pump and make SURE all the old gasket is removed. Then seat the 0.088" g; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00026.html (8,617 bytes)
13. RE: Dashboard question (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:54:44 -0500; Hi Douglas, I think these rebates are required for the early TD chronometric instruments lighting. They may not be required for the late TD instruments where the instrument lights are in the instrume; /html/mg-t/2005-01/msg00063.html (7,311 bytes)
14. RE: Chronometric Tachometer Question (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 08:31:48 -0500; Terry is right. But the drill/cable rotation is counter-clockwise. A #2 robertson square drive bit in the drill will work, but a bit sloppy. Bob - out Yes, Jon, because of the escapement mechanism in; /html/mg-t/2004-12/msg00003.html (7,815 bytes)
15. FW: parts & services (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:05:51 -0500; Hi MG T list, I tried to attach my list of MG Parts and Services to a previous email but it was stripped off. So I am sending it in the body of this email. I hope you stop reading NOW if no interest.; /html/mg-t/2004-12/msg00007.html (8,653 bytes)
16. RE: TF STARTER (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:11:50 -0500; It is common to have the to grind the block to clear the screw heads off a replacement starter. Original starters had the screws going from the front backwards so no problem as the screw heads were; /html/mg-t/2004-12/msg00052.html (7,820 bytes)
17. RE: Dip stick, TF (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:49:56 -0500; No trick, push a wood or metal dowel/rod into the tube, grip tube with vice grips or pliers and it should come out easily. The dowel stops the tube from being crushed. It is a straight press fit. Bo; /html/mg-t/2004-12/msg00080.html (7,555 bytes)
18. RE: Reverse Threaded (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:18:09 -0400; TD rear axle hub nuts are normal right hand thread, both sides. Bob Bob Grunau 150 Pinewood Trail, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5G-2L1 Hi, I'm replacing the rear brake cylinders and I'm having a p; /html/mg-t/2004-08/msg00053.html (7,173 bytes)
19. RE: Re: NEMGTR (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:58:54 -0400; I agree fully with Gene. Some of these problems with the NEMGT Register may have been due to email/address gliches ( I hope ). Anyway, if you have a dues/membership problem, may I suggest you email T; /html/mg-t/2004-06/msg00030.html (8,183 bytes)
20. RE: Nonresponsive NEMGTR (score: 1): Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>; Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:53:52 -0400; I have been a member of the NEMGT Register for nearly 40 years. There have been some communication problems over the years but these have eventually been resolved. Keep in mind these people are all v; /html/mg-t/2004-06/msg00047.html (8,093 bytes)

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