- 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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