- 21. Re: Stubborn Pinking problem, revisited (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 13:58:58 -0400 (EDT)
- What year is it? Do you have the vacuum advance hooked up? If you have done mods to the engine and it is a late model B (smog), The part throttle ping is caused by your vacuum advance unit. Later Bs
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00137.html (10,683 bytes)
- 22. Re: Su vs. Weber (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:41:14 -0400 (EDT)
- Try Pierce Manifolds 1 800 874 3728 I hear that is where Moss gets their kits.
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00203.html (9,082 bytes)
- 23. Re: MGB Seatbelts (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 09:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
- Me too... Me too.. please post if you have info Thanks
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00312.html (7,056 bytes)
- 24. Re: Stupid Tuning Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 09:41:54 -0400 (EDT)
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- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00314.html (8,039 bytes)
- 25. 1980 mgb Alternator (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 15:25:02 -0400 (EDT)
- Above 2500, my lights and all other electrical devices flicker slightly. At night I can see a very faint flickering of the charge light on the dash with each dip of the headlight's power. I think tha
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00327.html (6,905 bytes)
- 26. Re: 80 MGB horsepower? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 19:09:00 -0400 (EDT)
- A pathetic 68 HP according to a chilton spec sheet for the 80 B
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00373.html (7,658 bytes)
- 27. Re: 1980 mgb Alternator (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 19:18:40 -0400 (EDT)
- Thanks, but it turned out to be a bad alternator. I had it tested. Thanks for the imput. By the way, the turn signal/ headlight controll was replace a few years ago for that particular problem you me
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00374.html (7,869 bytes)
- 28. Re: Thanks for HP numbers, now what?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 19:24:46 -0400 (EDT)
- Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Too much to say, ask Qs and I will answer.
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00375.html (7,545 bytes)
- 29. Re: Compression Test deciphering (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 19:29:23 -0400 (EDT)
- sounds like a blown head gasket... dunno about the oil missing
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00376.html (8,619 bytes)
- 30. Re: Vexation in the engine. (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 10:46:31 -0400 (EDT)
- Sounds like you put too much lube on the crank. I did the same thing and took it all apart and speared all of the assembly lube just a little bit thinner. Then it turned with ease.By the way, I don't
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00399.html (8,625 bytes)
- 31. Re: rad. bushing blowout! (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 10:49:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Yeh, Sounds like your cooling system is over presurized. Aside from the good stuff below, you might also want to replace the rad cap or check it to assure that it releases at I think about 14 lbs pre
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00400.html (10,648 bytes)
- 32. Re: Fuel questions and AIMS help (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:16:11 -0400 (EDT)
- Retard your spark a bit, lean out your mixture to where the car is almost choking and raise the rpm up to about 1200. It would really help at this point to have a gas tester. Otherwise you won't be a
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00445.html (8,059 bytes)
- 33. Re: collectors plates (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 09:48:15 -0400 (EDT)
- following restrictions: You must have a primary mode of transportation other than the collector car That car must have full coverage 100,000 You must be 25 or older You can only drive the car 2500 m
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00459.html (8,647 bytes)
- 34. Re: acronyms, boring (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:00:13 -0400 (EDT)
- Hmmm... If you have the crank turned down they sell oversized bearings but I have never heard of enlarging the bearing housing
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00483.html (8,339 bytes)
- 35. Re: Engine Help Required (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 15:09:06 -0400 (EDT)
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- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00504.html (9,024 bytes)
- 36. Re: Midget front suspension (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:03:49 -0400 (EDT)
- Try topping them off with the proper fluid. It should be hydrolic fluid to spec from your manual.
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00529.html (8,498 bytes)
- 37. Re: Kingpin question... (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:46:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Possibly, if you jack up the car and play around with a pry bar a little you may be able to see it move. I could see mine move. I also had a clunck when turning the wheel while parking I doubt that t
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00530.html (9,843 bytes)
- 38. Re: strange occurences (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 15:50:52 -0400 (EDT)
- When a valve seat is replaced it must be "pinned" in or it could fall out at high temp. Sounds like that's what happened
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00538.html (7,434 bytes)
- 39. Re: MGB transmission swap (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 10:25:50 -0400 (EDT)
- And thats not including the transmission. You have to get that yourself. That is just for the kit. They said a Z tranny can be had for under $200.
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00564.html (7,763 bytes)
- 40. RE: Midget front suspension (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 10:18:02 -0400 (EDT)
- It means next time you should pump the shock as you fill it to get all of the air replaced with fluid.
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00568.html (8,698 bytes)
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