- 1. Re: Fuel Tank Slop (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:14:14 -0800
- A chrome plumbing sink-drain with holes drilled in it is often recommended to help prevent fuel sloshing. The lip of the sink-drain tube rides on the inner ridge in the gas filler opening. I first s
- /html/mg-t/2001-01/msg00031.html (8,537 bytes)
- 2. Re: Air Filters (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:08:22 -0800
- K&N filters E3290 fit very nicely. It is a bit of a tight fit, but they work well. The size is 6.25" OD, 5.25" ID and 1.5" height. The perforated ring goes away. The one snag is the breather nipple.
- /html/mg-t/2000-12/msg00004.html (7,403 bytes)
- 3. Re: Christmas was a Success (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:01:59 -0800
- I suggest you take a look at the June 1996 issue of the TSO, published by the New England MG T Register. According to page 30, here are some ivory paint matches that correspond to BMC YL5: PPG (Ditzl
- /html/mg-t/2000-12/msg00047.html (10,765 bytes)
- 4. Gear Ratios (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:22:02 -0800
- I would like to know the gear ratios for the 1979 --1982 Datsun B-210 five speed transmission. I also would like to know the speedometer cable ratio (partial turns of the speedo cable for one turn o
- /html/mg-t/2000-11/msg00015.html (7,127 bytes)
- 5. Re: Carbon Ignition Wires (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:30:01 -0800
- If you are tall in stature, removing the pedal extensions (Moss part no.406-760) will often help leg cramping. Ben 54 TF 1500
- /html/mg-t/2000-11/msg00018.html (8,979 bytes)
- 6. Fw: Thanks for the welcome (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:39:44 -0800
- To supplement the excellent information provided by Roadrunner, you might contact the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. For about $40, they will send a certificate for your car, providing the d
- /html/mg-t/2000-11/msg00091.html (10,861 bytes)
- 7. Re: Joe Curto (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:27:08 -0700
- Perhaps you are inquiring about Joe Curto's address for carb help. If so, you might also consider Jim Taylor in Oklahoma, an SU rebuild specialist. Jim may be reached at 918-333-3444. I don't have h
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00030.html (6,836 bytes)
- 8. Re: 1500 cc XPAG (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 17:49:38 -0700
- It is my understanding that Mike Goodman's shop converts XPAGs to 1500 cc. I believe the shop is in the Los Angeles area. The phone number is 818-996-7388. John Seim of the Vintage MG Club of Southe
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00031.html (7,087 bytes)
- 9. Re: How much Coolant? (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 14:21:11 -0700
- If you want to keep the radiator full and not have coolant on your garage floor, an overflow bottle works great. The best appearance option (and perhaps most expensive) is a stainless overflow tube
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00063.html (9,549 bytes)
- 10. Re: TD Clutch Linkage (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 14:44:56 -0700
- According to an excellent article by Carl Cederstrand a couple of years ago, he points out that the clutch adjustment link should be extended by about 5/8". Carl is a guru in the Vintage MG Club of
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00065.html (8,620 bytes)
- 11. Re: TD Clutch Linkage (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:46:33 -0700
- Here are a couple of Carl's paragraphs from the article on elongating the clutch connecting rod (diagram references not included): "The connecting rod that actuates the clutch is too short. When the
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00069.html (11,558 bytes)
- 12. Re: Valve Cover Cap (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:32:35 -0700
- According to Carl Cederstrand's booklet on rear end conversions, a Michelin 165 x 15, ZX tire turns 813 revs per mile. (He doesn't specify tire pressure.) Multiplying by 4.3, the rear end ratio, res
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00077.html (10,618 bytes)
- 13. Re: packing front bearings, revisited (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:54:58 -0700
- I agree with Terry. Sealed bearings for the front are less hassle. If you decide to switch to sealed, here are some that will fit: Outer small bearing: NACHI 6304-2NSE Inner large bearing: Koyo 6306
- /html/mg-t/2000-10/msg00083.html (7,771 bytes)
- 14. Re: Compression Ratio Calculation (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:31:18 -0700
- Your table on compression ratio vs head thickness should be helpful. Much of this information appears in the MG Special Tuning handbook. My copy of this booklet was issued in 1954. I was able to spo
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00025.html (8,229 bytes)
- 15. Re: Mystery Coolant Leak (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:57:07 -0700
- I suggest that you send your water pump to Phil Mario along with a late type impeller seal and two sealed bearings (SKF# 6301-2RSJEM). Also send the pulley. Phil will rebuild the pump and install a
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00040.html (8,860 bytes)
- 16. Re: Discovering The Wheel-Again (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:43:32 -0700
- I took a look at installing an electric fan some time ago and decided against. As I recall, the current draw was nearly as great as the output of the generator. If the fan were running along with ot
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00046.html (8,879 bytes)
- 17. Re: Mystery Coolant Leak (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:20:36 -0700
- I recently recommended that you have Phil Marino install a tapered shaft, and new bearings and seals in your water pump. I failed to mention impellers. Old TDs had four blade impellers, and newer TD
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00049.html (10,380 bytes)
- 18. Re: Speedometer cable lube (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:01:46 -0700
- I have used shrink tube to make a plastic sheath on the outside of the cable. I put on a double layers make sure it is substantial. You can now blow lubricant down the cable, and the plastic reduces
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00080.html (8,528 bytes)
- 19. Thread Direction (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:05:44 -0700
- As we all know, wire wheel knock-offs on the left side are right-hand thread and those on the right are left-hand. These orientations supposedly keep the knock-offs from loosening, particularly with
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00109.html (7,363 bytes)
- 20. Re: Blocking the Bypass (score: 1)
- Author: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:27:23 -0700
- There is an excellent article on thermostats by Neil Cairns, the British MG authority, in the December 1998 issue of the Bulletin of the Octagon Car Club. Cairns claims that the bypass may be blocke
- /html/mg-t/2000-09/msg00142.html (8,413 bytes)
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