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61. Re: Request advice for first -time restorer (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 09:46:09 -0400 (EDT)
I think you do have to remove the paint down to bare metal. I know of one paint that is recommended for use under polyester filler-- PPG DP series epoxy primer. And in the case of that paint, I think
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg01076.html (9,266 bytes)

62. Re: Lost Smoke (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:30:32 -0400 (EDT)
Yes, I think so. If the batteries No, not necessarily. The battery voltage may be ok until you put a load on it. But with newish twin batteries, I'd put my money on a simpler solution. I would say th
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg01116.html (9,059 bytes)

63. Re: everybody's talking- another tangent (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:49:13 -0400 (EDT)
etc, etc... Get a grip, Kai. W. R. Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8629
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg01249.html (7,795 bytes)

64. Re: questions: MGB front suspension (a little long), real long now (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 17:15:34 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Larry A Hoy quoted the following: Perhaps, if the monocoque were weakened by rust, it might take a "set" that could then be made permanent by repairs. Otherwise, I really doubt t
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg01302.html (8,460 bytes)

65. Re: Dangerous Dirt (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:58:48 -0400 (EDT)
I'm no chemist, but it sounds sensible to me. Certain chemicals certainly are hygroscopic, and I would not want them on my car. Certainly a lower numerical rear axle ratio will reduce highway rpms, b
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg01423.html (8,874 bytes)

66. Re: unknown indicator light. (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 17:30:46 -0400 (EDT)
That's the "No Overdrive in this car" warning light. No, no, don't thank me. I'm always willing to share my knowledge with others. W. R. Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Ve
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg01558.html (7,739 bytes)

67. Re: the french thing (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 10:50:01 -0500 (EST)
True story: Every day for 17 years, my drive to work took me past a house that had a falling down garage near the road. There were fairly decent sized trees in the driveway, so it clearly had not bee
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00073.html (7,855 bytes)

68. Re: LBC rollbars (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 09:19:31 -0500 (EST)
I would not remove it. I would be more interested in keeping my head stock than in keeping the car stock. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine,
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00116.html (7,776 bytes)

69. Re: this french thing (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 11:05:47 -0500 (EST)
Last time I was in St. Louis, I saw a Citroen Maserati for sale at a shop that sells mostly lbc's. My brother, a mechanic, was pretty taken by it; I told him that he was foolish to be a mechanic who
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00121.html (8,656 bytes)

70. Re:This French thing (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 15:39:15 -0500 (EST)
So the first French an LBC should learn is, "Voulez vous garer avec moi?" Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT gibbons@northpole
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00182.html (7,826 bytes)

71. Re: miscellaneous musings; only slight LBC content (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 10:41:06 -0500 (EST)
Like Click and Clack the Tappet brothers, I give relationship advice along with advice on other things I know little about. As a person who once was married, I must warn you it isn't a good idea to m
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00260.html (8,313 bytes)

72. Re: french cars (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 17:36:34 -0500 (EST)
I saw one on a local used car lot a couple of years ago, and thought it was very dramatic looking. Because I spent lots of time driving Dauphines in the the 60's, I was not very tempted. Car manufact
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00289.html (7,060 bytes)

73. Re: Batteries (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 17:57:08 -0500 (EST)
I haven't heard of this before, but since Interstate batteries brought it to mind, I would guess it stands for: God's House On The Interstate Probably it is for something far more profound. Ray Gibbo
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00291.html (7,100 bytes)

74. Re: miscellaneous musings; only slight LBC content (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 12:44:48 -0500 (EST)
I ordinarily wouldn't answer, but since Kai addressed the note to me, I feel obliged: I'm 58 years old. Women named Donna who drive Camaros are far outside my purview. You, on the other hand, are 15
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00320.html (8,363 bytes)

75. Re: WHY BRITISH??? (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:52:25 -0500 (EST)
<snip> I became interested in cars in utero. No, just kidding, but early. When I was 4 or 5, my uncles and fathers say I could identify many cars by the shape and location of their tail lights at nig
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00413.html (11,465 bytes)

76. Re: Why British? (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:58:06 -0500 (EST)
Well, I won't turn you in to the FBI. However, having just choked on "Une MGA bleu convertible." I may just turn you in to your French teacher. The French have their very own word for convertible. An
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00469.html (7,704 bytes)

77. Re: HIF4 idle speed (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 22:03:15 -0500 (EST)
Is there any possibility your chokes are failing to completely return to the proper position when you disengage the choke? On my (different SU) carbs this happens, and I can force a reduced idle by p
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00486.html (7,881 bytes)

78. Re: Vacuum Troubleshoot (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:53:52 -0500 (EST)
I would certainly wonder if the noise and the lack of power from two cylinders might not indicate a bad lobe or two or three on your cam. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ.
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00511.html (7,501 bytes)

79. Re: What does USR X2 stand for ? (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 13:15:25 -0500 (EST)
I have this feeling that I'm listening to the next Bill Gates. Kai, when you go public, please let me know. I failed to get in on the ground floor of Microsoft, but there's always hope. Ray Gibbons D
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00698.html (9,138 bytes)

80. Re: Miata hoods (score: 1)
Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 16:23:21 -0500 (EST)
You don't understand; the A/C doesn't work worth a damn with the top down. There *are* times when life is better with the top up and the system on max cool. Try August at midday in a traffic jam in S
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg00907.html (7,401 bytes)


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