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81. valve float (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 23:40:59 -0400; Can anyone describe the sound of valve float? at 4500rpm and above my engine starts to make a racket similar to the sound of the valve gear of the stock b motor. I am taking this to be the sound of v; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00016.html (7,806 bytes)
82. valve float (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 23:53:37 -0400; alright, everybody says that valve float sounds worse then this and a few have asked: 1. what combination of stuff am I running 2. how old and how was it stored I'll write up all of this in a sec and; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00022.html (9,397 bytes)
83. timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:27:13 -0400; For the sake of consuming bandwidth here is that 'other' email. I have some drivability problems that I just can't shake. In mid to med-high throttle openings I get a constant miss, similar in feelin; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00023.html (11,531 bytes)
84. Re: Panard bar. (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 21:55:08 -0400; I'll bite, I have a v-link in my MGB V8, it is a panhard rod and anti-tramp bars rolled into one. I love it, compared to my stock B and other RWD cars I have owned the rear end is far more planted th; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00025.html (10,070 bytes)
85. Re: timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:36:36 -0400; The common factor that I neglected to mention with my two distributors is that I only have one working set of points, the second set would not fire even after filing them. Perhaps what I need is a ne; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00030.html (10,969 bytes)
86. Re: timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 01:32:20 -0400; Paul, I was rereading your post and I have another question for the list. It occurred to me at some point that I have plenty of air coming into the engine bay but I don't think that I have much going; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00031.html (12,573 bytes)
87. Re: timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:14:40 -0400; I don't recall the specific source but I have read it in numerous tuning books. As I said, it can be up to that tall, I imagine the worst would be in front of a vertical windscreen decreasing as the; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00045.html (10,177 bytes)
88. Re: timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:24:34 -0400; I guess you caught me in a little mis statement. It is true that if there were no airflow in the engine bay the car would overheat. Obviously I have airflow as engine temps are very agreeable, again; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00046.html (12,901 bytes)
89. Re: was timing, now Engine Compartment Hot Air Exit (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:33:34 -0400; I read in a summit racing tech tip that when placing a cowl induction scoop you should align the opening roughly 1-2"s from the windscreen in order to take full effect of the high pressure area in fr; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00047.html (12,469 bytes)
90. Re: timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:56:51 -0400; Now here is the kind of common sense evidence that I was looking for. You are exactly right, I have never seen evidence of significant water influx through the header holes. while they may not be 'lo; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00048.html (11,159 bytes)
91. Re: timing (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 01:00:50 -0400; with If you're going to start nit-picking I'm going to start writing email earlier in the day when my brain is more active. james /// /// mgb-v8@autox.team.net mailing list /// Send admin requests t; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00049.html (9,491 bytes)
92. Re: cooling the engine bay (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 01:15:27 -0400; While overheating will always be an important topic of conversation on this list, it isn't exactly my problem. My car will run 180 all day long, on long stretches of 70mph+ in traffic I'll hit 190 bu; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00050.html (8,129 bytes)
93. Re: was timing, now Engine Compartment Hot Air Exit (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:48:20 -0400; Paul, I measured the temperature of the carb body this morning. It was 80F outside with moderate humidity (it was early); the car was running steadily at 180F and the temperature of the carb body was; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00057.html (12,556 bytes)
94. Re: Cooling! (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:18:33 -0400; When I took delivery of my brand new VDO gauges for the V8, the mechanical temp gauge was reading 20 degrees high. I simply pried off the needle and reinstalled it to the correct position. James Naz; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00058.html (7,613 bytes)
95. Re: was timing, now Engine Compartment Hot Air Exit (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:26:07 -0400; I'll throw mine out right now, late 80's Volkswagen radiator (the same as the sirocco one available to drag racers), flexlite twin 10" fans and shroud from summit racing mounted as pullers, coolant s; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00059.html (12,397 bytes)
96. drivability issues (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:41:28 -0400; I have solved nearly all of my drivability issues with one fix. The only thing that I haven't yet solved is my hot idle, but now that I have everything else working correctly I think I can get the ca; /html/mgb-v8/2003-08/msg00068.html (7,780 bytes)
97. Re: Gauge Bezels (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 00:10:14 -0400; In the case that you suggest, I would recommend that you bond the plates into the holes. Lord used to make a product called Fusor, 3M makes one too but I don't know what it is called. James Nazarian; /html/mgb-v8/2003-07/msg00007.html (10,369 bytes)
98. Re: Gauge Bezels (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:33:32 -0400; The reason that I suggest it for the dash is that there is no risk of warping and you can simultaneously use it to smooth out the area around the adapter. AFIK it is as strong or stronger then weldin; /html/mgb-v8/2003-07/msg00012.html (10,261 bytes)
99. Fuel economy and slipping clutch (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:48:29 -0400; Ok, so maybe I don't have a slipping clutch. It seems to have cured itself. When I first moved the car the disk was stuck to the flywheel, it would seem that that bit of surface rust and maybe a bit; /html/mgb-v8/2003-07/msg00013.html (8,002 bytes)
100. Re: Now epoxy bonds, was Gauge Bezels (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 19:56:56 -0400; The documentation that was available with fusor listed sheer and tensile strengths during crash testing and listed specific applications where it could be used, the major one that I recall is replace; /html/mgb-v8/2003-07/msg00022.html (11,738 bytes)

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